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Entries for January 2009
Puppy Mill Mania Ensnares Sporting Dog Breeders | From the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance
One of the newest, and most insidious, tactics used by the anti-hunting movement in its war on hunting heritage involves regulation of so-called puppy mills. Right now, major efforts are underway to pas...
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West Virginia Sets Women’s Bow Workshop | From the West Virginia DNR
-- The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) has announced that the spring Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshop at Pipestem State Park will be April 17-19, 2009.
Have you ever wanted to learn a new skill but ...
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No Way! | By Norman Wines
-- It was Monday evening, Nov. 26, 2007, three days into the Maryland deer season and I had not seen a deer all day. My spirits were about as low as they could get as the shooting light began to fade on a disappointing hunt.
Just as...
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NSSF promotes its safety programs with full page advertisement | From NSSF
-- A full-page advertisement in the Jan. 28 Chicago Tribune is designed to raise awareness about major programs sponsored by members of the firearms industry and how they promote safe and responsible firearms ownership and storage to Ameri...
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Needy families benefit from assault on wild hogs | From Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- ARKANSAS CITY – Feral hogs, generally viewed as the most destructive element in Arkansas wildlife habitat, can be combated and even put to some welcomed use.
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission person...
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Can cuddability win the war? | By Mike Handley
-- Move over, Bambi, Fred the flounder is making a splash!
The battle for the hearts and minds of children has taken a new twist as the nation's most vocal and controversial anti- hunting and fishing group is trying to convince ki...
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Pulling the Trigger is the Easy Part | By Matt Ciomperlik
-- It was typical South Texas weather for November: highs in the 80s and dropping to the 60s at night. My daughter, Kaitlyn, and I were enjoying a two-day youth hunt sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on their East La...
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Pa. Approves Crossbows for All Archery Seasons | From the Pa. Game Commission
-- The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners today gave final approval to expand the lawful use of crossbows to include both the archery deer and bear seasons for the 2009-10 seasons. The Board amended the propo...
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Split antlered/antlerless seasons in 4 | From the Pennsylvania Game Commission
-- HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Game Commission and U. S. Geological Survey Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Pennsylvania State University recently presented an overview of a new deer rese...
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North Dakota motorists advised to be alert for deer | From the North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- Deep snow covering much of the state has created large concentrations of deer in localized areas. Jeb Williams, wildlife resource management supervisor for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, ...
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Indiana plans three Frog/Toad Workshops | From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- Speculation about a nationwide decline in frogs and toads has prompted the Indiana DNR to offer three one-time workshops to train volunteers to help gauge Indiana's 17 frog and toad species populat...
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West Virginia Hunters Harvest 162,371 Deer in 2008 | From West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
-- Preliminary counts of game checking tags indicate West Virginia hunters harvested a total of 162,371 white-tailed deer during the recently completed bucks-only, antlerless, muzzleloader, bow and yo...
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The Buck That Almost Got Away | By Scott Ford
-- It was a clear, cold October morning. I crawled out of bed, grabbed my bow, kissed my wife goodbye and patted the dog on the head before heading out the door to my hunting spot.
Secluded in a little patch of woods surrounded by a t...
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Sweeping Texas Deer Regulation Changes Proposed | From the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
-- AUSTIN, Texas—The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will seek public comment on a suite of proposed wildlife and hunting related regulations that would expand special buck antler restrictions a...
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The Fourth-Quarter Buck | By Johnny Coker
-- Chambers County, Ala., is known for producing really good bucks, but it wasn't shaping up to be a very good year. The hunting club I joined was a dog-running club. I’m not fond of hunting deer with dogs, but I didn’t h...
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White-nose Syndrome Surfaces in Pennsylvania | By Joe Kosack
-- SHINDLE, Mifflin County – Aware since 2008 that White-Nose Syndrome appeared to be making its way to the Keystone State, the Pennsylvania Game Commission now has evidence that the deadly bat disorder is likely present in a m...
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Most Hunters Receive Spring Turkey Tags by Mail | From the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
-- With spring gobbler season just around the corner, South Carolina hunters will be happy to know that turkey tags are now being mailed to most hunters. Thanks to changes in the licensing syst...
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Winter Snows Creating North Dakota Lakes Access Concerns | From the North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- Near-record early winter snowfall over much of North Dakota is generating public and state Game and Fish Department concerns regarding the state’s fishing waters. Winter anglers are having a to...
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Nonresident ND Any-Deer Bow Licenses Issued March 1 | From the North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will have 1,290 any-deer bow licenses available to nonresidents in 2009.
The number of nonresident any-deer bow licenses available is 15 percent of the prev...
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West Virginia Hunters Harvest Record 2,064 Black Bears | From the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
-- West Virginia hunters harvested a record 2,064 black bears during the combined 2008 archery and firearms seasons, according to Chris Ryan, Black Bear Project Leader for the West Virgini...
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Walton Short’s long elk legacy comes to an end | From the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- MAGNOLIA – Arkansas’s premier elk hunter has died at the age of 84. Walton Short’s legacy will be forever intertwined with the state’s elk herd. Short died Sunday, Jan. 18.
In ...
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Goose hunters urged to watch for swans | From the Missouri Department of Conservation
-- JEFFERSON CITY—The killing of five trumpeter swans in central Missouri underlines the serious risks involved in failing to identify waterfowl before shooting
Eight trumpeter swans...
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A True Trophy | By Jared Moffett
-- My name is Jared Moffett, and I am a 20 year old Chemical Engineering student at Mississippi State University. I bought my bow in 8th grade with money I earned working at a Farmer’s Market in my hometown of Slidell, L...
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Trophy hunting smear evolves from fish tale | By Mike Handley
-- Never underestimate the power of words or those who wield it.
A major news magazine, several newspapers, websites and bloggers last week published stories slamming the practice of "trophy hunting," or so it seemed to ...
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Buckmasters Classic Is More Than a Hunt | By Greta Locke
-- On Monday, Jan. 19, the Buckmasters crew, along with generous volunteers, gathered for the eighth Buckmasters Classic Life Hunt, held annually for seriously ill and disabled kids and a few select disabled hunters.
The event is hel...
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A Reward for Patience | By Tim Ragle
-- In October 2006 I went on a bow hunt by myself in the northeast Indiana. I got in my treestand before daylight, and stayed there all morning without seeing any deer. By noon, I climbed down and drove to the nearest gas sta...
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Hunting Incidents Decrease in 2008 | From the North Dakota Fish and Game Department
-- The number of incidents involving North Dakota hunters in 2008 was below the average of the past decade, and nearly half what occurred in 2007. But sadly, two involved fatalities.
Jon Hanson, hunter...
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Watchable Wildlife Check-off on State Tax Form | From the North Dakota Fish and Game Department
-- North Dakota taxpayers with an interest in supporting wildlife conservation programs are reminded to look for the Watchable Wildlife check-off on the state tax form. The 2008 state income tax form gi...
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SHOT Show Signals Positive Start for Firearms Industry in 2009 | From National Shooting Sports Foundation
-- ORLANDO, Fla. -- Buyers, exhibitors and media from around the globe flocked to Orlando for the shooting, hunting and outdoor industry's largest trade show, the National Shooting Sports Foundation's SHOT Sh...
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12 Hunting-Related Incidents Reported in Nebraska During 2008 | From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- LINCOLN, Neb. -- There were 12 hunting-related incidents in Nebraska during 2008, including one fatal incident, according to Nebraska Hunter Education Coordinator Mike Streeter.
The fatal incident occ...
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Nebraska Commissioners Approve Grant Applications | From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners approved funding of six Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant applications, six Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant applicatio...
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Missouri Archery deer harvest sets record | From the Missouri Department of Conservation
-- JEFFERSON CITY—Bowhunters checked 44,434 deer during the 2008-09 archery deer season, setting a record and boosting the combined firearms and archery deer kill to 283,253.
Missouri’s arch...
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Missouri hunters set a safety record in 2008 | From Missouri Department of Conservation
-- JEFFERSON CITY–Missouri recorded 15 firearms-related hunting accidents in 2008, the fewest since the Missouri Department of Conservation began keeping records in 1963.
Conservation Department recor...
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Opening Day | By Dwight Freyou
-- It was opening day in 2006 on our deer lease in DeQuincy, Louisiana. There was a new 7-acre cut-over off to the right of my stand and a large three-acre acorn section to my right and back of me.
At 7:30 a.m. I notic...
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A Second Chance . . . or a Third | By Andrew Dew
-- It was Saturday afternoon in October. My dad had taken a button buck and my friend had taken a doe that morning. We were doing our usual weekend hunting in Montgomery County, Georgia, on a leased 85-acre piece of property. It ...
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Special Early Spring Hunts Set in Pee Dee, SC | From South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
-- In an effort to provide additional hunting opportunity and manage destructive feral hog populations on select state properties, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources has scheduled sever...
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South Carolina Federal Youth Waterfowl Days | From South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
-- Young waterfowl hunters across the South Carolina will enjoy special days in the field Saturday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 1 by participating in Youth Waterfowl Days on private lands and on some...
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Distemper taking a toll on Missouri raccoons | From Missouri Department of Conservation
-- JEFFERSON CITY—Missourians are seeing more than the usual number of sick or dead raccoons this winter, but the Missouri Department of Conservation says the animals pose no threat to people or to prop...
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Celebrate Oklahoma's mule deer with 2009 habitat donor patch | From Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
-- Few images are more stunning to an Oklahoma hunter than that of a whitetail buck, but many may not realize that the mule deer also calls Oklahoma home. And its stunning features are being celebrat...
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3rd International CWD Symposium Set | From Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
-- Registration is now open for the 3rd International Chronic Wasting Disease Symposium, reports the Wildlife Management Institute. Titled “CWD – Advancing the Science and Dev...
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Thanks for the Tips, Buckmasters! | By Penny Clayton
-- I’m Penny Clayton and I live in Arlington, Wash. I'm a disabled Gulf War (Desert Storm) veteran, and want to thank Buckmasters for the special hunts you do for the disabled and veterans. I cannot watch a show w...
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USSA Combats False Impression Left by Newsweek Hunting Story | From USSA
-- Group Leads a Response from Leading Wildlife Professionals
The USSA led the way with a major effort to respond to a negative article on hunting that ran in the January 12, 2009 issue of Newsweek magazine. In order to combat the ...
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West Virginia DNR to Participate in Hunting & Fishing Show | From West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
-- The West Virginia DNR encourages hunters and anglers to attend the 2009 West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show sponsored by the West Virginia Trophy Hunters Association, according to DNR Director...
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Permits Available for Nebraska 2009 Spring Turkey Hunting | From Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- LINCOLN, Neb. - Permits for the 2009 spring turkey hunting seasons now may be purchased, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Hunters will have more opportunity to use them, too. The seasons...
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