A Buck for Logan |
Opening day of West Virginia’s 2007 deer season was something my son Logan and I had looked forward to all summer. He had hunted with me at his side...
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Lucky Lady |
This is a story about my youngest daughter, Heather, who has been the luckiest person I know regarding special hunt draws in California. When she wa...
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First Turkey |
Whenever a dad gets the chance to hunt with his son, it’s going to be a time to remember. The spring 2007 season was particularly memorable for me b...
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The Bear Hunter Went Over the Mountain |
I cupped my freezing hands around my mouth, and blew. My breath was a warm fog that dissipated in the morning mist. Turning my wrist, I glanced at m...
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Deer Hunting Convert |
It’s not every day that I get up at crack of dawn for something I don’t have to do, but I decided to go deer hunting with my boyfriend to see what i...
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A Change of Routine Pays Off |
It was the second week of the 2003 gun season in north-central Arkansas. I had been hunting my favorite ladder stand near my hometown of Mountain Vi...
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The Gobbler We Never Forget |
Staring at the turkey beard I keep on the top shelf of my computer desk takes me back to the day I downed my largest gobbler.
I didn’t have much ...
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Make It a Double |
It was the turkey season opener in North Carolina and somewhat chilly for April. The previous month or so was a mad dash of preparation and adjustin...
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Windy-Day Whitetail |
Winds were gusting to 25 miles per hour when I climbed into my tree stand. The 2006 Missouri rifle season lasted only 10 days. It was six days into ...
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100 Percent Hooked! |
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 upc...
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We Want YOU...to star in Jackie Bushman Backstage |
There’s still time to send in your question for your favorite hunting star(s) for this year’s filming for the 2010 season of The Jackie Bushman Show...
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Al Ladd One-in-A-Million Buck |
On opening weekend of the 2009 Minnesota firearms season, Al Ladd of Hinckley, Minn., was sitting in a stand he hadn’t used for 11 years. He was usual...
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$20 Processing Fee? That’s Great! |
I am a relatively new deer hunter, although I did a fair amount of small-game hunting as a teenager.
After I got married, I wanted to continue...
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My Best Bow Season Opener Ever |
I bought a new bow, a Mathews Drenaline, and practiced all summer to get ready for the 2007 archery season in Connecticut.
Scouting a property near ...
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A Boar for the Bride |
--“If you shoot a wild boar for our wedding reception, I’ll definitely marry you,” my soon-to-be-husband, Mac, joked. So I did! You could say that t...
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