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Entries for April 2010
100 Percent Hooked!
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In November 2007, I was blessed with the opportunity of a lifetime. After helping a friend do some last-minute work on a few tree stands for the upcoming gun deer season, I decided to take advantage of the last hour of daylight and go bowhunting.
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Firearms industry impact report shows economic bright spot
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From the National Shooting Sports Foundation
-- The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, has released a newly commissioned report detailing the significant economic impact the firea...
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Maine’s spring turkey season opens May 3
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From the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
-- Maine’s spring wild turkey hunting season will open with May 3 a significant change in the spring bag limit. The season ends June 5, a full five-week season for all turkey permit ...
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Arkansas makes 65+ hunter season change; approves dates
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From the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has approved regulation changes as part of the 2010-11 hunting season-setting process. One change would allow hunters 65 and older to participate in the January port...
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1,800 to compete in 41st annual Cornhusker Trapshoot
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From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- The 41st Annual Cornhusker Trapshoot begins Thursday, April 29 in Doniphan. The three-day event, with 1,800 competitors, will be held at the Nebraska Trapshooting Association grounds, located on U.S. Hi...
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Delaware seeking volunteers for habitat restoration
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From the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
-- The Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife is looking for volunteers to assist with habitat restoration and on-site projects throughout the state. Projects vary and are available for both individual...
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.44 Hunting Sixguns
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It was a tough decision. My left hand held the faithful .308 Sako carbine I’d taken I don’t know how many deer with over the years. My right hand hefted the Ruger Super Blackhawk I’d bought just months ago.
It was my second Thanksgiving hunt in Utah...
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Illinois closes state caves to control WNS in bats
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From the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
-- Illinois is closing state-owned and managed caves that support bat populations as part of a national effort to slow the spread of the mysterious White Nose Syndrome affecting bats in the northeast...
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Spreading Adder—a great actor!
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If you met a snake that tried to imitate a cobra what would you think? You’d probably want avoid it—which is the exact result the hognose snake wanted.
Spreading adder is the name commonly used for a group of snakes called hognose snakes. The ter...
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Do you have a Champion Tree?
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Last year, Dana O’Brian of Prattville, Ala., was reading an article about the biggest sycamore tree in Alabama, one that had recently earned the title Alabama Champion Tree.
After reading the dimensions and looking outside in her own yard, she th...
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NSSF awards $419,150 to promote hunting
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From the National Shooting Sports Foundation
-- Emphasizing projects designed to reactivate lapsed hunters, introduce more youngsters to hunting and evaluate previously funded efforts, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has awarded Hunti...
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Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshop Aug. 13-15
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From the North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- Women who want to learn more about outdoor activities are encouraged to participate in the 16th annual Becoming an Outdoors Woman Workshop Aug. 13-15 at Lake Metigoshe State Park, Bottineau.
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Colorado mountain lion safety video available online
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From the Colorado Division of Wildlife
-- Mountain lion sightings are becoming more and more common in Colorado. The Colorado Division of Wildlife has produced a short video about safety in lion country to help educate residents and visitors. Media ...
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