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Jamie Gray—From BB gun competition to Olympic gold
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Previous failure can sometimes manifest in doubt. For Jamie Gray, it served as motivation recently on the world’s biggest sports stage, the Olympics.
Gray, who lives in Phenix City, Ala., with her U.S. Army marksman husband, vividly remembers the...
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Hunter Numbers Up 9% between 2006 and 2011
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From National Shooting Sports Foundation
-- A preliminary report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows the number of hunters age 16 and older in the United States increased 9 percent between 2006 and 2011, reversing a previous downward tr...
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Can Deer Tell if it's Human Urine?
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A biologist in Texas once told me that deer couldn't distinguish human urine from deer (or any other kind of animal) urine. Is there any truth to this?
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Mauser 98: The Deer Gun that Johnny Brought Home
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The waters flowing through German firearms history are as muddy as our own. However, it's safe to say that Peter Paul Mauser came up with his turnbolt action in 1897, and that the rifle was in the hands of shooters by 1898, hence the Model 98 Maus...
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Bent Fletching? No Problem!
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Like many hunters, I use a soft case to transport my bow from time to time. I often find my arrow fletchings have gotten bent from coming into contact with the sides of the soft case.
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Layering for the Deep Freeze
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Last November, while perched in a treestand overlooking the Missouri River just downstream from the confluence of the Yellowstone River, I was daydreaming about the hardships Lewis and Clark must have faced, specifically Mother Nature’s severe wea...
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EHD confirmed in eight Michigan counties
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From Michigan Department of Natural Resources
-- Michigan State University’s Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health and the DNR recently confirmed the death of deer in Ionia and Branch counties because of epizootic hemorrhagic disease...
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Kansas pilot crossbow project ID numbers now online
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From Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
-- Identification numbers required for crossbow hunters who have deer permits valid during archery season in units 1, 12, 15, and 19 for the crossbow pilot project can now be obtained online.
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Like Clockwork
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If you’re a deer hunter with a computer, chances are you’ve already seen Michael Burkley and his obscenely wide Mississippi buck from the 2008 season. Those images were the first to be mass-forwarded, ripped and posted on Internet sites across cyb...
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Delaware offers new hunting map
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From Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
-- New state wildlife area maps and updated regulations are now available for the 2012-2013 hunting seasons in print or online.
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Ohio offers controlled hunts
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From Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- In an effort to control deer populations impacting native plant communities, the Ohio is making available special gun and archery deer hunts at seven state nature preserves across the state.
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It Won't Happen To Me
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In the fall of ’92, I went on a weekend whitetail hunt in southwest Kansas with my hunting partner to his stomping grounds from previous years. The first morning, we split up to hunt two different areas. I dropped him off at his location, and then...
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Michigan updates plans for managing CWD
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From Michigan Department of Natural Resources
-- Michigan’s Natural Resources Commission has changed chronic wasting disease baiting and feeding regulations, as outlined in the state’s newly revised CWD response plan Aug. 9.
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New reporting system for all NJ 2012-2013 deer seasons
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From New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
-- New Jersey’s Automated Harvest Report System first used during the 2012 Winter Bow Deer Season, is now in effect for reporting deer during all deer hunting seasons. The system replaces the deer che...
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VW conducting spotlight sampling of deer population
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From West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
-- Over the next several weeks, West Virginia will conduct spotlight surveys throughout 41 counties of the state to evaluate white-tailed deer population densities.
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Ten Treestand Tips
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Before each season, take a few minutes to check the integrity of your straps. Even if the strap looks to be in good working order, they should be replaced every year, especially if the stand is left in the elements for long periods.
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Buck Therapy
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Diagnosed with T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma six months earlier, 14-year-old Jeremy Eaton was determined not to miss the second day of Indiana's 2008 shotgun season. A cold driving rain had kept the Eatons indoors during the Nov. 15 opener.
But t...
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Are Deer Contraceptions Feasible?
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After reading several recent articles about states and municipalities using contraception as a method of deer population control in urban areas, do you know if there have been any studies indicating whether or not these methods actually work?
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