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The Case for a Good Gun Case
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Sitting in a window seat on a 737 jet, I casually watched two luggage tractors heading toward the plane, each pulling a wagon loaded with duffle bags and suitcases from various connecting flights. Suddenly, a gun case that had been teetering atop ...
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Easton's Deep Six Catching On!
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The 2012 introduction of Injexion arrows and Deep Six broadheads made for a pivotal change in state-of-the-art arrows designed and built for serious bowhunting.
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Jason's Ladder
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Jason Kirkland once was smitten with bowhunting in Illinois. Now he's found a new love.For at least three decades, better-than-average prospects of tagging an exceptional whitetail have drawn nonresident hunters to Illinois like bees to pollen. As...
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Blackpowder Wine Cork Trick
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As I was cleaning my muzzleloader after another successful season, I got to thinking about a way to plug the barrel and allow my cleaning solution to soak in the breech for as long as I wanted.
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Metamorphosis of a Trophy Hunter
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A brace of obscenely top-heavy whitetails hang from Joseph Schneider’s wall, one a world record. A third record book specimen is now at the taxidermist’s shop.
The man talks numbers, too. It wasn’t a “buck” he saw the other day; it wasn’t even a “...
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Nurturing Wild Persimmons
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I found eight young persimmon trees growing among 10-year-old planted pines on a plantation in southern Louisiana. I want to nurture these persimmons, so what's the best fertilizer?
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From Football Field to Deer Field
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-- Taking a 145-inch 10-pointer would be impressive for any hunter, but it's an especially big achievement for David Saville, my 22-year-old son with Down syndrome. David has hunted with his mom, two brothers and me on our Madison County, Georgia ...
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Kismet In Iowa
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Because he rarely asks for time off from his job, inclement weather usually dictates when Kyle Simmons can go hunting. The demand for firewood near Spragueville, Iowa, keeps him busy for 60 or more hours a week.
But last October, the 24-year-old ...
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Homemade Vanilla Spray
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If the deer on your property are beginning to lose interest in your bait pile or salt and mineral blocks, try making it interesting to them again by using a trick I've used for some time now.
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The Kickstand Buck
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One day, two hunting buddies were standing me up. The next, I was hitting the woods with two other friends, Mike Briddick and Brad Leistner, who had scouted a piece of property for about three months. It would be my first time to set foot on the l...
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Humans Urinating in Buck Scrapes?
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Bob, I've been urinating in scrapes for years to attract deer, with the exception of times when I have to take prescription meds. What do you think about this tactic, and do you think my doing this affects the integrity of the scrape?
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Bullwinkle Down!
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-- October 26, 2012 finally arrived, which is traditionally the best hunting weekend of the year in Medina County, Ohio. My husband, Gene Miller, and I had looked forward to this particular weekend since the beginning of deer season. We took off fro...
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Endeavor to Persevere
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The flush of a covey of quail can rattle the steadiest hunter, but Ed Perry wasn't surprised as he watched his big brother, Joe, then 10 years old, snap up his BB gun and bag one of the birds. The two youngsters added that trophy to the four squir...
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Double Up On Scent-Lok
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You can say what you want to say about scent-elimination clothing, but I honestly believe if used correctly, these products can really help hunters fool a deer's nose.
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Rage Unveils New Broadhead!
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Rage continues to lead the evolution in lethal broadhead technology with its introduction of the much-anticipated Hypodermic broadhead.
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Results-Based Scouting
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‘We’ve gotten it right … and wrong,’ says nationally recognized white-tailed deer and turkey hunter Tim Hooey. ‘Effective scouting is a year-round deer hunting activity, but the way our generation has been taught to go about it actually causes mor...
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How long will does stay in heat?
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Bob, how long will does stay in heat? Like bucks, the reproductive cycle of a doe is triggered by photoperiodism, which is the change in length-of-day.
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A Moment of Awesomeness
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-- Growing up in eastern Kentucky, your life usually revolves around two things: high school sports and hunting.
I've played baseball ever since I can remember, and besides baseball, the only other thing I usually do is sleep. This comes from my da...
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Stacy's Sweetheart of Story
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Stacy Harris loves chocolate. So much so that a box of chocolate covered Alaskan berries helped solidify her choice for a future husband.
Stacy's then-boyfriend, Scott, bought a box of her favorite treats at the beginning of his caribou hunt on Alas...
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Ranch Rifle Redux
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The ideal coyote rifle? How about an accurate, easy-carrying carbine that shoulders quickly? Song dogs don’t always give you a standing shot, so a rifle that delivers fast follow-up shots would be great.
When Ruger’s Mini-14 came along, I thought ...
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