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Entries for September 2010
Fall turkey hunting in Kansas bonus for all hunters
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From the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
-- Wild turkey populations in most of Kansas have been growing for years, offering hunters the opportunity to the celebrated game bird to the holiday feast. All of Kansas except Unit 4 (west central a...
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Prospects looking good for Texas deer season
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From the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
-- Texas deer hunters could be blessed with too much of a good thing this fall, at least early on, as excellent range conditions throughout the state have set the stage for what could be a season to remem...
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Unclaimed NJ fall turkey and deer permits on sale Oct. 5
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From the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
-- New Jersey hunters are reminded that all leftover and unclaimed fall turkey permits and all deer permits will become available for sale on Oct. 5 at 10a.m. Permits will be available until the perm...
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NJ deer season opens with fall bow Oct. 2-29
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From the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
-- New Jersey's regular fall bow deer hunting season kicks off statewide Oct. 2 and extends through Oct. 29. Bow hunters will benefit from another important regulation change, which comes on the heel...
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Everything Happens for a Reason
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-- That’s what my wife told me on the morning of her first turkey hunt. We woke up to strong winds and a raging blizzard. Four inches of heavy wet snow did not exactly scream “success” to me.
It was supposed to be my wife’s first bow turkey hunt...
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Silent Drives
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There are times when the deer are simply not moving and you're forced to make something happen. Maybe you're up against a full moon or hot weather. This is when a silent drive to force deer to move should be considered.
By silent drive, you're no...
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Sleeper State Wakes Up
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Missing what should be a gimmee can rattle even the most experienced archer. Doing it (or, more accurately, NOT doing it) twice in a row can bring a guy to his knees.
Longtime bowhunter Jim Casto Jr. didn't care to test the "third time's a charm"...
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Arizona will vote Nov. 2 on right to hunt and fish amendment
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From the Arizona Game and Fish Commission
-- One of the propositions facing Arizona voters on the Nov. 2, 2010 election ballot is Proposition 109, which, if passed, would amend the state's constitution to make hunting and fishing a constitutional ri...
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Wisconsin's mentored youth gun deer hunt Oct. 9-10
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From the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
-- The ninth annual Wisconsin Youth Gun Deer Hunt takes place statewide Oct. 9 and 10.
Under Wisconsin's Mentored Hunting Law, now in its second season, hunters as young as 10 years of age may part...
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Management deer hunts at two Indiana nature preserves
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From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- Management deer hunts are planned for Indiana's Big Chapman Lake Nature Preserve and Little Chapman Lake Nature Preserve and Wildlife Diversity Area during November and December. Applications are d...
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NY asks hunters to help monitor small game species
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From the New York Department of Environmental Conservation
-- New York hunters are encouraged to participate in two surveys for popular game species during the this fall's hunting seasons. Citizen science efforts provide wildlife managers with valua...
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Pennsylvania joins interstate wildlife violator compact
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From the Pennsylvania Game Commission
-- Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell has signed a measure that enrolls Pennsylvania in the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact which prevents those convicted of poaching in other states from being able to lawful...
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New Ohio permit system tested; implemented in March 2011
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From the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- Approximately 60 to 75 sales agents throughout Ohio will be testing the newly designed fishing, hunting and trapping license and permit sales system this fall. The test run of the new system wil...
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H&R’s Modern Muzzleloader
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In the 1950s and ’60s, muzzleloader hunting was associated with turn-of-the-century history, and sidelocks were the dominant style. Bucking that trend, someone at H&R decided to try something new. They took their popular and inexpensive break-ope...
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Alabama uses new tool--Tip411--to fight poachers
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From the Alabama Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
-- Alabama is launching Tip411, an internet based tool that enables the public to report hunting or fishing violations anonymously via text message.
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