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Entries for January 2012
Michigan spring turkey licenses on sale now through Feb. 1
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From Michigan Department of Natural Resources
-- Spring turkey hunting applications are on sale now through Feb 1. The season runs from April 23 through May 31, with hunts lasting from seven to 39 days, depending on the hunt unit. A total of 11...
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Minnesota deer harvest declines 7 percent
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From Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
-- Lower deer populations and a windy first weekend of the firearms season resulted in Minnesota's deer harvest dropping 7 percent in 2011.
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Landrys Join Life Classic Hunt
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-- While the absence of the patriarch of the Hinton family around the campfire at Sedgefields Plantation was truly felt, the 19th annual Buckmasters Life Classic Hunt was a...
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Rimfire Lever Rifles
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Winchester and Marlin .30-30 and .44 Magnum lever rifles still work great at typical deer shooting range, but their popularity plummeted years ago. More powerful, flatter-shooting bolt rifles inevitably nudged them aside. As much as I like lever-a...
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Kentucky finalizes purchase of WMA in Union County
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From Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife
-- The Division of Forestry and the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources have jointly acquired nearly 2,500 acres in Union County at the confluence of the Ohio and Tradewater rivers. The property...
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Hunting Season over in your state?
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Just because your state's hunting season has ended doesn't mean you should head for the recliner. Late winter is one of the very best times of the year to scout and unlock the mysteries of your hunting land.
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Mr. Untouchable
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It had been two years since their last encounter, and, suddenly, only 20 feet separated Greg Holthaus, up a tree in a climbing stand, and the Illinois slammer that had haunted his dreams after back-to-back misses in 2004.
"Here it came, walking r...
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Missouri firearms harvest up 7,408
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From Missouri Department of Conservation
-- Hunters age 6 through 15 checked 2,193 deer during the late youth hunt Jan. 7 and 8, bringing the total harvest for the 2011-2012 firearms deer season to 238,921 compared to last year's total of 231,513...
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WV hunters harvest 1,172 fall turkeys in 2011
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From West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
-- The Division of Natural Resources reports preliminary figures for the 2011 fall turkey hunting season show a harvest of 1,172 turkeys, four percent higher than the 1,126 birds checked in during ...
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Apply for AZ elk, pronghorn hunts by Jan. 20
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From Arizona Game and Fish Department
-- Hunters who apply for Arizona's 2012 elk and pronghorn antelope hunts are encouraged to apply early to take advantage of the correction period.
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Hunting Below the Threshold
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Is it humanly possible to not smell like a human? I often kick off seminars with this question because it’s a hot, if not the hottest, topic in hunting. Invariably, the “nays” outnumber the “ayes” by at least three to one.
Someone might answer, “...
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Why does the rut seem to vary so much in some small areas?
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The rut in Texas varies so much by region. Why is it for example in Goliad county the rut can start in the later part of October and run into November, and then just a short 35 mile drive into Bee county the rut will start in the early parts of De...
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From hunter to guide
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-- Only a few times in my 40 years of hunting have I assumed the role of guide during one of my excursions afield. Yet, that is exactly what happened recently at the Becoming an...
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NY seeking information about sick or dead deer
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From New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation
-- Residents of New York are being asked to report sighting deer that appear sick or are acting abnormally. This includes only deer that appear to have died from unknown causes and not thos...
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Grant applications open for private landowners
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From Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
-- The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife has been informing private landowners who want to actively manage their property to benefit wildlife to apply for a Landowner Incentive Program grant.
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