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Entries for June 2009
A Hunch Pays Off
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By Bruce Holbrook
-- On the afternoon of Nov. 7, 2008, as I was preparing to leave for a deer hunt, I had a feeling that I should change locations and hunt a small woodlot near Sterling, Mass., which I hadn’t hunted all year.
I had been see...
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DNR helps thrifty Ohioans get back to outdoor basics
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From the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is seeing a notable recent upswing in the numbers of people enjoying the affordable outdoor opportunities ODNR offers. Ohioans in search of access to high va...
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Commission protects feral swine in one county
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From the Pennsylvania Game Commission
-- Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that he was retaining protection on feral swine in Bedford County in an effort to facilitate trapping by individuals permi...
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Louisiana Black Bear Reintroduction Program comes to a close
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From the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
-- The multi-agency Louisiana Black Bear Reintroduction Program in east-central Louisiana wrapped up its ninth and final year this spring. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fish...
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Taking time to honor the father of modern day forest rangers
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From the New York Department of Environmental Conservation
-- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) held a ceremony June 16 to honor William F. Fox, the father of the state’s modern-day forest rangers, on the 100t...
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23 State Attorneys General oppose semi-auto ban
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From the National Shooting Sports Foundation
-- Twenty three (23) state attorneys general have signed a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, expressing their opposition to reinstatement of the federal ban on semi-automatic firearms.
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Former SCTP shooter wins Silver at World Cup
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From the National Shooting Sports foundation
-- Another former Scholastic Clay Target Program shooter is proving herself on the world stage. Caitlin Connor of Winnfield, La., took home her first ever ISSF World Cup medal last week in Minsk, ...
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Vision for Missouri outdoors emerges from summit meeting
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From the Missouri Department of Conservation
-- Conservation leaders from government, NGOs and businesses produced an outdoor vision for the 21st century in a meeting that produced a historical echo, when conservation leaders met in Columbia May 2...
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Scholarships offered for NSSF Voting Members
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From the National Shooting Sports Foundation
-- NSSF is offering students attending college or vocational school during the 2009-10 school year the chance to win one of twenty-five $1,000 scholarships. Scholarships are limited to candidates seekin...
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Sam D. Hamilton nominated for USFWS Director
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From the National Shooting Sports Foundation
-- Sam D. Hamilton has been nominated by President Obama to be the next U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Hamilton would assume the position last held by Dale Hal...
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Exotic Louse found on mule deer near Saratoga
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From the Wyoming Game and Fish Department
-- An adult mule deer buck collected from hunt area 80 near Saratoga was found to have a heavy infestation of the exotic louse Bovicola tibialis. This is the first time this nonnative external parasi...
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Drivers urged to watch for wildlife in the road
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From the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
-- Forget the chicken. Why did the turtle cross the road?
In spring and early summer, the turtle may be looking to find food, a mate or a nest site.
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Summer is good time to take hunter education
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From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- Summer is an excellent time to fulfill a hunter education requirement, and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has a number of courses scheduled.
While hunter education is required for some hu...
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Indiana will launch Hunters Helping Farmers program
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From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- Deer hunters in need of a place to hunt, and farmers/landowners in need of crop damage relief now have a way to contact each other using a tool developed by the Indiana Department of Natural Reso...
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Hooked on Bowhunting
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By Anne M. Hall
-- I began hunting four years ago, but my initiation to bowhunting came just last season. Before I hung up my bow for the year, I’d arrowed a doe and my very first buck.
The morning of Nov. 15 was beautiful. It started off wit...
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Deer Central: Generations of Tradition
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By Donald R. Biggie
-- My story begins in 1955, when I first learned my father was going deer hunting with my uncles. Although only 5 years old, I remember to this day as he left for his hunting trip.
The anticipation of the hunt and being with fa...
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