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Entries for May 2008
Florida to Accept Applications for FWC Quota Permits
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From Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
-- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will be accepting applications June 2-12 for quota permits to hunt on wildlife management areas (WMAs) next season.
On many WMAs,...
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WV to Host 5th Annual Women in the Outdoors Event July 26
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From West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
-- It's time to register for the fifth annual Women in the Outdoors Event to be held at Kanawha State Forest on July 26, according to Frank Jezioro, Director of the West Virginia Division of Natural R...
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Last Comic Standing
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By Dan Andrews
-- In early December 2004, a friend of mine named E.O. and I were invited to hunt on a friend's lease near Abilene, Texas. We arrived late on a Friday night and were greeted by another friend. In our minds, the lease was the ideal pla...
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New Season, Old Friend
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By Chuck Vereen
-- It was November in Arkansas, and it had been unseasonably warm all week. On Wednesday evening, the weatherman enthusiastically announced a cold front was scheduled to hit Saturday morning, which happened to be the opening day for ...
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Oregon Extends Controlled Hunt Deadline
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From Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
-- Oregon's controlled hunt deadline has been extended through close-of-business Monday, May 19 due to a slowdown in ODFW's point-of-sale system created by the high-volume of sales act...
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Workin' the Wind
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By Kyle Schwabenbauer
-- My success as an archery hunter has sometimes been as unpredictable as a bottomland breeze. There have been days when all the pieces came together and I actually believed I had "figured things out." The...
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Just Beyond the Tree Line
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By Braden Arp
-- Our stands have been stowed and the stories have all been told. Another season has come and gone. For some, the season brought success. For others, I suppose some regrets. No matter what the case, our daily countdown has begun in an...
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One 'Good' Turkey
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By Sherri Good
-- This is the story of my first hunting experience and how I got there. In the fall of 2006, my dad gave me his 20-gauge shotgun after I completed a hunter safety course.
After shooting targets for a few months, I announced to my ...
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South Dakota Offers More Opportunities for Young Hunters
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From South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission
-- Two South Dakota hunting seasons have been expanded to allow more opportunities for young hunters and more opportunities are on the way.
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission has appro...
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Pennsylvania Removes Protection of Feral Swine
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From Pennsylvania Game Commission
-- At the unanimous direction of the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners, and in response to a recent state Supreme Court ruling, Carl G. Roe, agency executive director, recently issued an order removing protec...
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Spring Mule Deer Survey Complete
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From North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- North Dakota Game and Fish Department big game biologists recently completed the annual spring mule deer survey. Based on observations, the population index in the badlands continues to remain higher tha...
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One Fine Buck
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By Phil Fiene
-- It was a frosty Kansas morning on Nov. 13, 2002. The weather was not great for a morning bowhunt. Days like this make it easy to stay under the blankets. However, it was the first day of pheasant season, which would result in a lot ...
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Archery in the Off Season
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By Tracy Breen
-- Archery season has come to an end and bowhunters everywhere find themselves wondering what to do now. Most of us shot our bows daily for weeks before the season opened to get ready for our fall hunts. We fine-tuned our equipment ...
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Going Large in Maine
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By Val Faust
-- My first year to deer hunt in Maine was 2005. My brother-in-law Al Woodbury has hunted in Maine at Forth Generation Farm and Guide Service, which is owned and run by Mike Farrar. Al has had great success due to the fact he has taken ...
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No Ground Shrinkage Here
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By Christopher Duncan
-- I had just settled into my treestand for a vigilant morning of deer hunting on the next to last day of Wisconsin's firearms season. BOOM! The sound of my father's .30-06 erupted in the morning air. BOOM! Another shot cracked...
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Colorado Wildlife Commission Denies Prairie Dog Hunting Ban
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From U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
-- The Colorado Wildlife Commission has voted to allow the continued hunting of prairie dogs after being presented with a petition asking it to issue a ban.
The ban was backed by the anti group WildEarth Guard...
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