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Sneak Attack!
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William “Spook” Spann got an inauspicious start in life. He was born on Halloween night, and upon the boy’s emergence from the womb, his doctor quipped, “Looks like we’ve got ourselves a little spook, a healthy boy.” The moniker stuck, and to this...
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How can I attract deer closer to my stands?
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I live in Pennsylvania, near the Delaware line. We have some big bucks here in our area but I have difficulty attracting them. Can you make a suggestion to any feed that will attract big bucks at or near my stand during hunting time of the day, ...
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My First Hunt Story
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-- Mom always wanted a daughter. She wanted a little girl who would dress in cute dresses and be a girlie girl — you know, the type all moms dream of. Instead, she got me.
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KS Weststar Green Team plans youth turkey hunts Apr. 1-22
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From Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism
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Staff at Jeffrey Energy Center are inviting youth who have not harvested a turkey to participate in the center’s spring hunt April 1-22 at JEC, about 45 minutes northwest of Topeka.
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Special KS turkey season April 11- May 31
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From Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
-- Special hunts on select state wildlife areas this spring to encourage youth hunters will be offered in 12 counties — Chase, Clay, Douglas, Leavenworth, Marshall, Osage, Ottawa, Pottawatomi...
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Missouri CRP sign-up has April 6 deadline
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From Missouri Department of Conservation
-- Over the past 26 years, the Federal Conservation Reserve Program under the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has created millions of acres of upland and wetland habitat for quail, pheas...
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NY hunters take 228,350 deer, record 1,250 bear during 2011
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From New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
-- Hunters in New York State harvested more than 228,350 deer and 1,250 bears during the 2011 hunting seasons. The number of deer taken nearly matched the 2010 number, while a new...
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Georgia biologist survey finds no evidence of WNS
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From Georgia Department of Natural Resources
-- State wildlife biologists Trina Morris and Nikki Castleberry are a quarter-mile beneath untold tons of rock, smeared with gray mud and chilled to the bone from spending hours thigh-deep in a subterr...
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2 Bucks in 3 States Ain't Bad
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-- In April 2011, at Indoor Outfitters’ winter archery league banquet in my home state of Pennsylvania, I was lucky enough to win a free seven-day hunt at Oak Ridge Outfitters in Pike County, Ill.
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Optical Illusions
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Not everything you know about scopes is wrong, but I’ll bet some is. Over the years, hunters have been sharing inaccurate “conventional wisdom” about scopes, manufacturers have been telling little white lies and throwing up smokescreens, and write...
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To Feed or Not to Feed?
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It's been a mild winter throughout much of the East and Midwest, but that doesn't mean whitetails are free and clear when it comes to nutrition.
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Runner-up by Recurve
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On Sept. 16, opening morning of Minnesota's archery season, Al Schmidt, Paul Appicelli, Clarence Bautch and I met long before sunrise by the old schoolhouse. We then separated and headed for our chosen positions.
It took me nearly half an hour of...
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March 31 deadline to apply for WA multiple-season permits
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From Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
-- Deer and elk hunters have until March 31 to enter their name in a drawing for a 2012 multiple-season permit. In April a random draw will be held for 8,500 multiple-season deer permits and 1,000 m...
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Leftover Michigan spring turkey licenses on sale March 12
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From Michigan Department of Natural Resources
-- Leftover spring turkey licenses go on sale to unsuccessful Michigan applicants March 12 at 10 a.m. Licenses may be purchased by any hunter beginning March 19 at 10 a.m., including those who did not...
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Indiana's young anglers caught six Fish of the Year
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Indiana’s 2011 Fish of the Year contest proves the art of angling has not been lost on the young.
Fish of the Year recognizes the angler who catches the longest fish of each species tracked. In 2011, anglers submitted entries for 25 species....
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Second Chance Dream Buck
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Anyone who has ever climbed into a treestand has envisioned the ultimate buck. You know the one I am talking about. It’s the buck responsible for all those sleepless nights before the opening day of season. This buck is also the driving force behi...
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End of season gun care
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-- With the bulk of the hunting seasons almost over, it’s time to think about storing your equipment. When it comes to putting away your firearms for...
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ND moose, bighorn sheep, elk harvests reported
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From North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- Harvest statistics show overall hunter success during North Dakota’s 2011 season for bighorn sheep was 100 percent, 88 percent for moose and 50 percent for elk.
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