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Entries for October 2007
Bowhunts Gaining Traction as Deer Control
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From USSA
-- Several Midwestern towns are implementing bowhunting as a safe and effective way to control skyrocketing deer herds.
On Oct. 3, the Granville, Ohio Village Council unanimously approved an ordinance to allow bowhunting in the community...
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The Hunt for Red November
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By Michael Lee
-- November is what we deer hunters like to call THE month for whitetail hunting in most of the United States. Opportune hunting conditions are usually in full swing. Hunters flock to the woods in search of an abundance of fresh venis...
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Where the Antelope Play
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By Bob Holtz
-- Our journey began by flying into Las Vegas, Nev., for a four-day stay of gambling, buffets and swimming pools. We then rented a Jeep Liberty and headed out across the dessert toward New Mexico. The 9-hour drive was very beautiful and...
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Patience Prevails
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By Tanner Oliphant
-- It was Nov. 22, 2006, the day before Thanksgiving and the Kansas archery season began. I arrived into my home town of Dodge City, Kan., late the night before. I had a few days break for the holiday from guiding archery...
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Montana Drama
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By Karl Pridgen
It had been a long week, and I was down to the last few hours of a six-day bow hunt. I was in southeastern Montana hunting a 3-mile stretch of a river bottom. The river bottom of cottonwoods and alfalfa fields ran through a hilly lan...
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Big Things Come in Small Packages
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By Tracy Breen
-- Twenty years ago, beefy broadheads were the standard that other broadheads were compared to. Compound bows of the day were considered fast when they approached the 200 fps range. Broadheads like the original Steel Force Pre...
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Thank Goodness for Rip Van Winkle
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By David L. Swinney Jr.
-- About seven years ago, I went hunting with a friend of mine. His grandfather had some private land that he allowed us to hunt. We were in northeast Oklahoma during rifle season, so it was the week of Christmas. It was a dr...
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Topos As Hunting Tools
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-- If you're completely new to using topo maps and aerial photos as hunting tools, the best thing to do is get a map and photo of an area you already know very well. Take them with you and walk/drive your land. It won't take long to learn what ridge ...
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One for the Girls
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By Venus Baxter
-- My name is Venus Baxter and my hunting story happened during a big company Christmas party that my husband's boss held in Camden, Ala. It was supposed to be a hunt for the guys only. However, I rode up to the camp with my husband ...
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Mighty Fine Buck
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By Brad Thibodaux
-- I am from Baton Rouge, La., and I hunt at Montgomery Farms Hunting Club in Edwards, Ms. In January 2007, while hunting during primitive weapon season, I spotted a nice, mature buck with a 200-pound-plus body and a heavy rack. Ou...
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Blessing in Disguise
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By Wes Frevert
-- On a cold November morning in Cass County, Mo., a red pick up truck rolled quietly through a gate and into the field. As it moved through, the cows watched quietly, accustomed to this early morning traffic. The truck came to a stop...
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Avoid the Death Grip
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By Russell Thornberry
-- Practice to Achieve the Ultimate Bow Hand Control.
Lateral torque is largely the product of improper bow hand contact with your bow's grip. If you have problems with erratic arrow flight, hitting right or left of center, ...
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The Whitetail's Lip Curl
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Text & Photos by Tommy Kirkland
-- Whitetails possess an amazing sense of smell and execute diverse forms of scent communication during the pre-rut and rut. These behaviors allow them to pronounce their presence and instinctively prepare them fo...
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Double Whammy
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By James Hotelling
-- One of the proudest moments of my life was Nov. 5, 2005, when I sat in a treestand with my 13-year-old son Alex in South Georgia. The weather was still pretty warm outside, and the mosquitoes were out. It got pretty uncomfortab...
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Decisions, Decisions
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By William Edwards
-- I got up at 4:00, made coffee, ate an oatmeal square and headed to where I had left my climber the night before. The forecast was for fog in the morning with clouds breaking up in the afternoon. The fog was thick, and I could o...
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Watcha Gonna Do When He Comes for You?
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By Brandon Fleck
-- On Nov. 6, at 8:30 a.m. on a beautiful Ohio morning, I was on my way to take a police test. The whole way there I kept seeing big bucks out cruising around. I just wanted to turn around and get in the woods. But, I grudgingly wen...
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Mapping Your Way to Success
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By Bob Humphrey
-- How to use topo maps to increase bowhunting opportunities.
I watched intently as a slender doe casually fed on acorns a mere 15 feet from the base of my tree. She was grabbing the last bites of her afternoon meal bef...
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Big Buck Philosophy
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By Eddie McFarland
-- I paid my dues by putting in as much time as any one man could or any wife would allow but failed to punch a tag on a buck.
My freezer stayed full of delicious venison, I made certain of that, but like many hunters out ...
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In the Luck of the Draw
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By Michael Eatherton
-- Opening day of turkey archery season started out with the same anticipation that every opening day holds. I was excited to get to the hunting grounds at dark-30 to get to THE SPOT that would surely get me that big tom that I ...
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