Blind Ambitions |
With a small pile of lumber, some leftover vinyl siding and a few days off from work, I decided to build a box blind to use on a 200-acre lease my bud...
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Hog Schoolin’ |
By Kevin Broadus
-- After losing access to prime deer hunting land in my home state of Alabama, I was left with only public land to hunt. My best fri...
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'Lock, Stock & Barrel: Understanding the Firearms Industry' |
From the National Shooting Sports Foundation
-- "For more than 200 years a unique industry in America has made products that have been part of our co...
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One Big Mistake |
By Adam Hayden
-- I want to thank the Lord for giving me the opportunity to do what I do and then still bless me with an animal like this. It’s very ...
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Second Shot’s a Charm |
By Tyler Ramey
-- I had bowhunted with my Dad several times in the 2009 deer season, but I had yet to get close to a buck. I’ve taken several does si...
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The Grey Ghost |
By Clint Anderson
-- It was the second night at deer camp. We gathered around the fireplace, allowing its warmth to embrace us as we shared stories o...
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Smooth as Velvet |
By Rick Garrett
-- One of my longtime goals as a hunter has been to arrow a nice buck still in velvet. Here in Kentucky, it’s ver...
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Man’s Best Friend? |
By Michael Stewart
-- Bowhunting in my home state of Mississippi means swatting mosquitoes, keeping a keen eye out for snakes and hoping you don’t de...
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Beginners Luck |
By Matt Sloan
-- Beads of sweat rolled down my face as I hoisted my bow up the tree. The warm September afternoon made my hike up the hill and into m...
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Vintage Year |
By Bennie L. Wynkoop
-- On Dec. 5, 2005 – two days before my 52nd birthday – the alarm woke me at 4 a.m. After checking the weather outside in ...
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Almost Déjà vu |
By David W. Smith
-- When I struck out on opening day of Texas’ 2008 deer season with my new bottle of doe urine, I headed for the spot where...
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Lesson Learned |
By Michael Dalton
-- My 7-year-old son came to me one day and asked, “Dad, what is it like to go deer hunting?”
I explained, “Deer hunting is funn...
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The Power of … um … Love |
By Larry Robertson
-- I have a friend who doesn’t hunt, but he loves venison. He’d asked me several times to hunt his 10-acre tract if I’d split the ...
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Dinging and Coughing Fool 20-pointer |
By Josh Spencer
-- On Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, I woke up at 5 a.m. and went outside to see what the weather was like in Mt. Sterling, Ky. It wa...
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Redemption Wore Eight Points |
By Bill LeConey
-- Hunting state woods in southern New Jersey isn’t the “ideal” hunting conditions. The whitetails receive a lot of pressure. There...
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