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Entries for August 2008
My Lucky Day
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By Dennis Webbert
-- As I headed to our hunting camp, a good of friend of mine called to tell me that it had been raining nearly all day. I hung up the phone and thought about turning back to the house. However, I heard reports from two other friend...
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Booth Wins 2008 Top Bow Title
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By Daniel Dye
-- MONTGOMERY, Ala. 8/17/08 - Skipper Booth of Tuscaloosa, Ala., beat Tom Boatwright 162-137 in the final round of the 2008 Buckmasters Top Bow Indoor World Championship.
As a result, Booth bagged a $25,000 payday from Buckmasters and...
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Then There Were Eight
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By Daniel Dye
--Tom Pruitt maintains Buckmasters Top Bow Championship lead
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Tom Pruitt of Stotts City, Mo., was the only archer to accumulate more than 700 points during the first four rounds of competition at the 2008 B...
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A Test of Nerves: Buckmasters Top Bow Championship Kicks Off
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By Daniel Dye
-- Field of 49 archers whittled down to top 32
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Tom Pruitt of Stotts City, Mo., led the pack of 49 archers after Friday's first and second rounds of competition during the 2008 Buckmasters Top Bow Indoor World ...
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Buckmasters Expo Begins Today
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By Daniel Dye
-- MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 15, 2008 - Deer hunters looking for deals on outdoor gear and wholesome family entertainment need to wait no longer. The 15th annual Buckmasters Expo presented by Yamaha opens its doors today at 3 p.m. at the ...
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Friends: The Best Trophy a Guy Could Ask For
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By Jason Poreda
-- The weekend started out as every good hunting adventure should - by relaxing and catching up with my hunting buddies. With bows in hand, it was to be a three-day weekend trek to Kentucky for us Illinois boys to shake out the cobwe...
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Bear Hunting Addiction
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By Chad Eckhart
-- Four of my friends, Dr. Yale Conley, Bob Dunbarger, Jim McCay, Dennis Lehmann and I decided to take a crack at bear hunting. We really did not know what to expect during our adventure with Kim Tiringer of Larson Lake Outfitters lo...
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Second Chance Buck
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By Dennis E. Black
-- For the past seven years, I have hunted at a friend's place in Polk County, Fla. Over the years I have seen some big bucks, and in the 2007 season, I managed to take one of these impressive central Florida bucks.
My first enc...
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Ohio to Open 25 Nature Preserves to Archery Hunters
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From Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- An increasing deer population, resulting in extensive damage to native plant communities, has led the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Natural Areas and Preserves to coordinate spe...
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Deadlines Near for Indiana State Park Deer Reduction Hunts
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From Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- Both mail-in and on-line application deadlines are drawing near for the 2008 Indiana state park deer reduction hunts. The reductions are held specifically to reduce the number of ecologically damaging ...
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Vermont Hunter Education Classes Open for Enrollment
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From Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
-- With hunting seasons just around the corner, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is urging new hunters to sign up now for a hunter education class. All first-time Vermont hunting license holders are ...
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From one Generation to the Next
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By Keith Parker
-- I have taken a few bucks during my years of hunting, but this particular buck was the best harvest of my life because it involved my 4-year-old son, Brennden. He is the type of child who eats, lives and breathes hunting and fishi...
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Nebraska Turkey Permits on Sale August 11
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From Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- Permits to hunt turkeys in Nebraska this fall are now on sale.
Turkey hunting begins with the archery season Oct. 1-Nov. 14 and Nov. 24-Dec. 31. The shotgun season is Oct. 11-Nov. 14 and Nov. 24-Dec....
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BowTech Warns of Possible Defect on 2008 General Compound Bow
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From BowTech
-- BowTech publicizes this notice as a service to BowTech customers and potential BowTech customers. We have determined a potential defect relating to the limb integrity on certain 2008 General bows produced between October 2007 and ...
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Free Range Day Offered in Nevada
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From Nevada Department of Wildlife
-- Las Vegas area hunters and shooters who need a safe and legal place to sight in their hunting firearms may want to mark Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, on their calendar. On that day the Nevada Department of Wildlif...
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Michael Waddell Named NWTF Spokesman
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From National Wildlife Turkey Federation
-- Michael Waddell has agreed to become the official spokesman for the National Wild Turkey Federation.
In this new role, Waddell will represent the NWTF as host of its television series, "Turkey ...
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Oregon Unveils Hunting Access Map Powered by Google
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From Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
-- Oregon's fall hunting season is fast approaching and the perennial question "Where can I go hunting?" will be much easier to answer this year.
ODFW recently unveiled its new Oregon Hunt...
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Sometimes the Best Deer is the One You Don't Shoot
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By Ken Heffelfinger
-- My 2007 archery season began like most other seasons. However, there was one exception - my younger bother, Brian, would join me in the woods. Ever since I could remember both of us being able to go for a walk in the woods, he...
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