A Turn of Fortune |
By Tim Davis
-- I began 2008 by finding out my father had terminal cancer and probably wouldn’t see hunting season. My fears were realized on ...
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Don’t Try This at Home |
By Troy Skinner
-- On Nov. 7, 2008, I was hunting in the afternoon, hoping to get a shot at a big 8-pointer I knew was in the area. It was a mainfra...
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First Deer for Dad and Son |
By Seth C. Weston
-- On November 23, 2007, I took my 9-year-old son, Christopher, out on his first rifle hunt for deer. I did not grow up in a ...
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Hot-Air Balloon Buck |
By Jesse Richardson
-- On Nov. 2 several seasons back, a friend and I took off to the woods for an afternoon bowhunt. We had access to a 1,500-acre f...
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Our First Season Together |
By Jeff Story
-- After all my talk about beautiful hunting locations, my new bride, Virginia (Ginni), wanted to try deer hunting. Being in the milita...
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The Gift |
By John Porter
-- Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
October 1, 2006 — Opening ...
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Determination and a Couple of Hours |
By Ron Less Jr.
-- I didn’t start hunting until a couple years after I graduated from college, which is much later than most of my fell...
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A Soldier’s Reward |
By Jed Sherman
-- This hunting story begins in 2004, when I was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. You see, I am a Marine. And that is when I started buggi...
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Joshua’s First Rabbit |
By Nick Fowler
-- There comes a time when a father gets a rare opportunity to witness his child take his first step toward becoming an outdoorsman. I...
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A Story by Itself Cannot Stand |
By Mike Handley
-- An outfitter friend e-mailed a well written story last month about a client’s hunt for a world-class black bear. Along wit...
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Bad Weather, Good Hunting |
By Wayne Vidler
-- Dec. 29, 2006, was a cold morning in Coleman County, Texas, and I was on the downside of the rut. I was hunting all day off a heav...
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There’s Always Room for Luck |
By Travis Zufelt
-- Long before the general archery season began for our beautiful state of Utah, I had done my homework and put in many hours scouti...
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Making Up for Lost Time |
By Michael Oder
-- It’s practically a sin in Texas for a man to see his 45th birthday having never hunted deer. At least that’s w...
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Moment Shared |
By James A. Weaver Jr.
-- Oct. 12, 2008, started out as a cool morning in southeastern Ohio. My brother, Jason, and I were in our stands well before ...
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A Day to Remember |
By Troy Willie
-- During Iowa’s 2007 gun season, I found some large rubs that primed my pump. I couldn’t wait to resume bowhunting. It ha...
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