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Entries for January 2012
For Better or Worse
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“With this ring,” “‘til death do us part,” “through sickness and in health” are things we remember saying when joining in solemn assembly with the one we vow to spend the rest of our lives with. There is one line that most of us forget from that s...
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Missouri archery deer, turkey harvests up from last year
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From Missouri Department of Conservation
-- Bowhunters posted increases in both deer and turkey harvests during Missouri's 2011-12 archery deer and turkey hunting seasons, topping the previous year's figures by more than one-third.
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Giving Back and Teaching
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-- Charles Herron wasn't looking for any special recognition a few years ago when he started sharing his love for the outdoors with young hunters in central Alabama. Herron, who started out with a pulpwood truck and chainsaw 35 years ago, has done...
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CWD found in two Missouri free-ranging deer
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From Missouri Department of Conservation
-- Two positive test results for Chronic Wasting Disease were found in the 1,077 tissue samples taken from free-ranging deer harvested by hunters in north central Missouri during the 2011 fall firearms dee...
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And There I Was
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-- I woke up early to drive to a 60-acre property about an hour from my home. It was December 16, 2007. I’d not had much luck hunting the abandoned farm, but decided to...
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All Fogged Up
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These past few years I have learned from experience that wearing a neck scarf, gator, or face guard over my mouth can save your hunt.
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2007's Biggest Buck
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Nov. 29, 2007, the day I shot the 35-pointer that set tongues wagging across all of North America, wasn't the first time I saw the buck. The previous year on the very same field, my wife, Gail, and I both shot at and missed it.
I can't speak for ...
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Do doe's really scrape?
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Do doe's really scrape, and if so what is the difference in a buck and doe scrape? Also is there a time that does scrape or do they scrape for a reason like bucks?
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Iron Sights or Glass?
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The morning sun spilled over the cactus-choked Texas hillside where I sat in a box blind hidden beneath an ancient mesquite. The stand provided a good view of several well-worn game trails leading to and from a feeder that spewed its contents twic...
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Minnesota wolf management plan to take effect Jan. 27
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From Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
-- On Jan. 27 Minnesota's population of wolves transition from federal protection to state management by the Department of Natural Resources, bringing a number of law changes.
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NH 2012 moose hunt lottery now open
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From New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
-- New Hampshire's 2012 moose hunt lottery is now open. Entering costs are $15 for New Hampshire residents and $25 for nonresidents.
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Ron Spomer Receives Bushnell Award
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-- In 2011 Bushnell Outdoor Products created the Bushnell Bill McRae Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize the vast contributions the legendary writer and photojournalist has...
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My Name is Linda, and I'm a Deer Hunting Addict
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I am the oldest of five girls reared in the country and taught by our father to shoot at an early age. My husband, Joe, has been deer hunting since the first legal Kentucky deer season in 1968. He took our two kids and me with him in 1985, and I’ve b...
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