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Entries for August 2008
Ducks Unlimited Applauds USDA Decision
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From Ducks Unlimited
-- In a move contrary to several weeks of speculation, the Department of Agriculture announced that they would not allow acres of the popular Conservation Reserve Program to be put into production without repayment. The ...
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Pennsylvania Urges Outdoorsmen to Pass Along Hunting Tradition
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From Pennsylvania Game Commission
-- Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe reminded experienced hunters, who have historically helped pass along the state's rich hunting heritage, that the new license year means another year to...
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Indiana to Hold Sportsmen's Series Workshops
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From Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- A new Sportsmen's Series consisting of a hunter education class and four themed workshops for hunters will be presented at Potato Creek State Park. The series kicks off with a hunter education ...
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No Deer Here?
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By Dane St. Cyr
-- I consider myself to be a bit more than an avid deer hunter. I hunt nearly every day of the deer season, which begins Sept. 15, and ends during the middle of February. I have three boys who almost always tag along. My oldest son, ...
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EHD and the Whitetail
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Text & Photos by Tommy Kirkland
-- Last year in 2007, a large outbreak of EHD (Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease) unfolded throughout the country - causing the deaths of several thousand plus whitetails. From the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Texas...
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New York Creates Junior Hunter Mentoring Program
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From New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
-- New York Gov. David A. Paterson recently signed into law a bill that created a special "junior hunter" mentoring program which will allow persons aged 14 and 15 to hunt big ga...
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Volunteers Needed for Vermont Turkey Brood Survey
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From Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
-- The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is seeking help in determining this spring's turkey nesting success by asking volunteers to record wild turkey sightings during August using the department's web-b...
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Mission Buckmasters Bow Revealed
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By Tracy Breen
-- If you are a diehard bowhunter, or a casual bowhunter for that matter, you have heard of Mathews Archery. In the last decade, Mathews has become the largest bow manufacturer in the world. There are a few things that helped Mathew...
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Mathematical Functions
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By Marvin Seibers
-- After twice bumping a 10-pointer that was every bit of 40 inches BIGGER than the 130ish 4x4 he'd shot during his trip to Illinois in 2003, Carson Bradford was painfully aware of how short three days can be. That's how long the s...
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