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Entries for April 2008
A Brother's Bond
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By Kyle Schwabenbauer
-- Austin and Anthony Toler were two brothers growing up in the rural mountains of southern West Virginia. The vast wilderness surrounding their hometown of Sunhill was the perfect setting to foster their love of the outdoors....
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Florida Offers Unique Fall Hunts
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From Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
-- If you're looking for a quality hunting experience, look no further. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) offers hunters unique fall-season hunts for deer, wild hogs an...
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Meijer Ends Promotion with HSUS
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From U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
-- Midwest retailer Meijer, Inc., has ended its promotion with the nation's largest anti-hunting organization.
The leadership at Meijer, a Michigan-based regional chain of retail superstores, has responded to the conc...
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Take Two
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By Patrick H. White
-- It all started in the summer of 2004. My brother-in-law, Jon, and I had just purchased some digital Cuddeback cameras, and we were excited to see what had been leaving the huge foot prints in our lablab fields. Jon and I have ...
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Whitetails and the Ole Coyote
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Text & Photos by Tommy Kirkland
-- Today we are hearing about and experiencing more and more predator impact upon white-tailed deer. Although bobcats and bears seek venison to satisfy their carnivorous nature, it's the ole coyote that has been g...
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Kansas Accepting Nonresident Deer Permit Applications
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From Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
-- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has announced that 2008 nonresident deer applications are now available online (click here, then on "Application 2008 Deer Nonresident").
To appl...
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Danner Expert Overhaul Winner Receives International Scout
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From Danner, Inc.
-- Danner, Inc., a subsidiary of LaCrosse Footwear, Inc., delivered a fully rebuilt and refurbished 1974 International Scout to Expert Overhaul winner, Ann Muth of Louisville, Ky.
Danner developed the Expert Overhaul sweepstakes ...
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Chronic Wasting Disease Video Available Online
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From Wildlife Management Institute
-- The Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance (CWDA) and American Outdoor Productions (AOP) have partnered to provide a free, online chronic wasting disease (CWD) education video.
"Shedding Light on CWD," pre...
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From the Agony of Defeat to Glory
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By John Says
-- It was mid-October 1991, and I had ventured off to a place that I was very familiar with, a place called Shoates Creek Pastures. This is a place I had hunted quite often. I had gotten up early that morning anxious to get to the woods...
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Bovine Intervention
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By David Gray
-- Opening day three years ago, the cows helped this boy go home with a turkey. I had been given permission to hunt some property called Brown Creek. After scouting this ground, I found it to be 80 percent cattle pasture surrounded by ...
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New York Working to Lessen Youth Hunting Barriers
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From U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
-- Youth hunting restrictions in New York could be reduced if the New York State Assembly passes a pending measure.
Senate Bill 1284, introduced by Senator Dale Volker (R-Depew), will allow 14- and 15-year-olds to hun...
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A Stroke of Luck
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By Jeremy Lange
-- It was Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, when I took a vacation day to do some scouting for rifle season, which was set to start on Saturday. My plan was to sit by the river and just do some glassing of the bottoms and hills. It was a beau...
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Kansas Sets Big Game Seasons
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From Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission
-- The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission listened to recommendations concerning the state's deer and antelope seasons at its recent public hearing in Garden City, Kan.
Commissioners approved the followin...
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The "Went" Buck
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By Richard Bernier
-- In the fall of 1964 during Thanksgiving week, two of my uncles, Jerry LeMay and Leonard Allen, invited me to go hunting in Maine with them. I had heard stories of these hunts since I was a kid. My wife had given me a Winchester...
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In Memory of Ann
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By Jackie Bushman
-- Chances are, you didn't know her or have even heard her name. She preferred it that way, always putting the spotlight on others. But as media relations manager of two of the world's largest hunting and fishing organizations, Ann...
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Streamlight Urges Recycling of Rechargeable Batteries
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From Streamlight, Inc.
-- Streamlight, Inc. is observing Earth Day by reminding flashlight users everywhere to keep rechargeable batteries out of the solid waste system by recycling them through a program called Call2Recycle. The national program is...
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Chronicles of a Deer Hunt: Part II
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By Chris Peddicord
-- 5:30 p.m. - After dropping my dad's deer off at the processors, we head back out for an evening hunting. We decide to sneak into position in a ditch near the alfalfa fields where we had observed so many deer the night before. A...
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Chronicles of a Deer Hunt: Part I
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By Chris Peddicord
-- 09/30/2007
6:30 p.m. - Arrived in Sheridan, Wyo., a bit earlier in the afternoon so we'd have time to do some scouting. From a high point overlooking some alfalfa fields, it is clear there are a bunch of deer here. Over a peri...
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