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Sportsmen's dollars targeted
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From Arizona Game and Fish Department
-- A letter from the Department of the Interior has prompted a report to Arizona’s hunters, but the message of interest to hunters in every state.
“The Greatest Story Never Told” is the mantra of the...
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A Breach of Trust
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From the National Shooting Sports Foundation
-- One more negative outcome of the inability of Congress and the Obama administration to reach an agreement on reducing the federal deficit may be the siphoning off of millions of dollars from wildlif...
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Ultimate Hunting
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Three days before the 2008 firearms opener, Kelly "K.O." Gustafson and her husband, Rich, saw an enormous buck with split brow tines in their headlights. They were on their way home about 9:30 at night when a couple of deer crossed the dirt road i...
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Field Glasses Hat Trick
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Here's a tip many hunters from east of the Mississippi might not know about. I'm from Oregon, and I've noticed other hunters from the western United States use this trick frequently because long range hunting requires holding binoculars steady and...
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Midnight Mac & Cheese
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I've just learned that my great aunt Lendol Bryan passed away at the age of 96. She was one of the sweetest, most gracious ladies I've ever known.
Aunt Lendol was well-known around my little hometown in north Alabama for her good humor, her breat...
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Decoying, Part Two
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Last week we looked at good timing and setups for using decoys. This segment will provide more setup details and general tips, as well as discuss various animal reactions.
As I wrote last week, my favorite setup includes two decoys, a bedded doe ...
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Action Shot!
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-- I've been hunting since I was 10 years old, and feel I've been very successful through the years, and I've taken many nice deer.
Then in 2010, I thought I was the luckiest hunter ever when I shot an 18-point buck with my muzzleloader. It scored ...
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No 'Waite' When He Scores a Deer
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The state of Ohio has a reputation of growing some of the biggest trophy whitetail racks in the United States, and Ed Waite of Dayton has the numbers to prove it. Waite is one of the first scorers to sign on with Buckmasters Trophy Records nearly ...
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Developing Pet Loads
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When a new rifle comes out of its box all bright and shiny, your first thought is to shoot it. Go ahead and scratch that itch. But your next move should be to develop loads tailored to the rifle that deliver its best accuracy and hunting potential...
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European Chef's Vinegar Tip
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When I'm not hunting, I work as a commercial electrician and I've wired many fancy restaurants. About 35 years ago, I had the good fortune to design a kitchen for a chef from Europe. He was fascinated by the fact I was a bowhunter, and said he rou...
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It Ain't Over 'til it's Over
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Kevin Woods called his dad, Noah, on Saturday, Oct. 18, to see if he wanted to hunt that afternoon at the farm they've come to know well during the past decade.
"He was excited to go, so I told him to get ready and I would be over to pick him up p...
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Ohio hunters successful
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From Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- Muzzleloader hunters killed 314 white-tailed deer during last week’s early muzzleloader season, Oct. 15 to 20. The season was only open at Salt Fork Wildlife Area, Wildcat Hollow and Shawnee State Fore...
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NM archery elk licenses available
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From New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
-- Two hundred seventy-five trophy bull elk archery hunting licenses will go on sale Oct. 31, first-come, first-served, on the Department of Game and Fish website, www.wildlife.state.nm.us.
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EHD outbreak in Michigan
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From Michigan Department of Natural Resources
-- Michigan’s DNR is reporting a total of 10,430 white-tailed deer have died from Epozootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) from August 7 through October 16.
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Decoying, Part One
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If you haven’t added deer decoys to your bowhunting arsenal, you are missing some of the most up-close, exciting encounters you will ever have in the field. But using decoys requires a thought process and added preparation.
Decoys are a tool that...
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Easton Unveils Hunting Logo
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Easton Technical Products, the industry leader in innovative arrows and archery equipment, launches new Easton brand logo geared specifically toward the hunting market.
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WMAs: Scouting & Hunting Advice
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I am new to hunting Wildlife Management Areas and would like your input. Specifically, I will be trying out a bow-only WMA in south Alabama this year. I scouted the area in pre-season. It's flat, with only a few square miles having clear-cut area...
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Eleven Must Be Lucy's Lucky Number!
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-- On 11/11/11, at age 11, my daughter Lucy Smith went hunting with me in Camden, Ala. We were in search of her first buck, and her weapon of choice was a crossbow.
We set up in a ground blind on the downwind side of a food plot.
The wind was perfe...
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Pink Earrings for a Cure
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An amazing partnership was formed last August at the 2012 Buckmasters Expo in Montgomery, AL.
Three vendors; Pink Rack Project, Sassy Does and Woody's Range Wear, joined forces to raise money to help families battling Breast Cancer and promote Bre...
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