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Entries for July 2020
Lifetime Hunt Lasts Maybe Half an Hour
By John E. Phillips
Behold the Land of Lincoln’s No. 3 Typical (by shotgun) Before an electrical accident robbed Jason Langenhorst of 80 percent of his left hand’s grip, he drew 70 pounds and relied on a 12 gauge stoked with 3-inch magnums to get the job done during the Illinois deer seasons. Today, the hunter from Germantown turns deer into venison with a... READ MORE
Cox & Son: Deer Movers
By Rob Meade
Nobody complains about too many handles, right? Three years after helping his father, James, wrangle a beefy whitetail out of a woodlot in Highland County, Ohio, Jeremy Cox faced a similar dilemma in neighboring Clinton County. There was simply too much deer for one man to handle, even if there were lots of handles. Neither father nor son is too pr... READ MORE
Switching Targets
By Ed Waite
If you hear a tweet in the bush, don’t be in a hurry to drill the bird in hand. Amanda Davis was 10 years old when she and her grandmother took the Ohio hunter safety class. “My mom and dad were not very enthusiastic hunters,” says the now 26-year-old nursing student. “I hunted with various relatives.” For the first 10... READ MORE
Head Knobs and Boom Sticks
By Ed Waite
New ground and a triptych of day-old trail cam images convince bowhunters to don orange and take up arms. Ethan Johnson and Will Montgomery have bowhunted together for several years, mostly on land owned by Ethan’s uncle. Ohio’s 2015 archery season wasn’t kind to them. “I was talking to my girlfriend’s father one eveni... READ MORE