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Entries for November 2009
'Lock, Stock & Barrel: Understanding the Firearms Industry' | From the National Shooting Sports Foundation
-- "For more than 200 years a unique industry in America has made products that have been part of our country's great tradition of freedom, self-reliance and enjoyment of the outdoors." So begins a new vi...
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Rain erodes Missouri’s opening weekend deer harvest | From the Missouri Department of Natural Resources
-- Steady rainfall that soaked much of Missouri Nov. 15 contributed to a drop in the number of deer taken during the opening weekend of the November deer season.
Hunters checked 86,202 deer during t...
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Deer season going well in NH; Bear harvest high | From the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
-- New Hampshire’s regular firearms deer hunting is going well, as hunters look forward to the Thanksgiving holiday week. Through Nov. 15, hunters had taken an estimated 7,220 deer in New Hampshire. Th...
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Early reports show Minnesota deer harvest down from 2008 | From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
-- Minnesota deer hunters have harvested about 96,000 deer since the firearms season opened Nov. 14. This number is consistent with expectations from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which...
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Women Bowhunters have successful Does & Arrows hunt | From the Women Bowhunters Association
-- Members of the Women Bowhunters Association met Nov. 12-15 at Master Rack Lodge, Union Springs, Ala., for their first annual Does and Arrows bow hunt. Members had opportunity to harvest white-tailed dee...
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One Big Mistake | By Adam Hayden
-- I want to thank the Lord for giving me the opportunity to do what I do and then still bless me with an animal like this. It’s very humbling. He definitely guided that arrow for me, because it wasn’t the best "form" shot I have ever...
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Missouri’s Eagle Days start Dec. 5 | From the Missouri Department of Conservation
-- Five events starting in December offer Missourians a chance to see bald eagles in the wild and indoors. Thousands of bald eagles come to Missouri each winter. The number and location depends on weather...
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Nebraska’s family muzzleloader deer applications due Nov. 30 | From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- Family muzzleloader deer hunts are planned for this winter near Plattsmouth, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
The Commission and the Nebraska Forest Service have created an opportun...
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NJ youth firearms hunt Nov. 21 | From the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
-- Special memories will be made as New Jersey’s young hunters take to fields and forests with parents and mentors on New Jersey's youth firearm deer hunt day on Nov. 21.
The youth firearm deer hunt...
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Second Shot’s a Charm | By Tyler Ramey
-- I had bowhunted with my Dad several times in the 2009 deer season, but I had yet to get close to a buck. I’ve taken several does since I started hunting, and I really had my heart set on getting a buck this year.
On Sunday afterno...
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17 state parks to close for deer reductions | From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- Select Indiana state parks will be closed temporarily for controlled deer reductions in the coming weeks.
Two reduction efforts will take place. The first are Nov. 16 and 17. The second round is ...
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Texas joining Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact | From the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
-- Game law violators in Texas could face additional consequences for their actions under an interstate agreement recognizing suspension of hunting, fishing and trapping licenses in other states.
The Tex...
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Ohio extends hotline hours during deer gun season | From the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- Individuals seeking information about the youth gun and white-tailed deer hunting seasons, or to report violations of state wildlife laws, can take advantage of extended call center hours from 21 to D...
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Why the Sheboygan Falls buck will NOT topple the B&C record | By Mike Handley
-- If a buck’s typical-looking rack has been taped (unofficially) at 217 5/8 inches, and the current B&C world record typical is 213 5/8, then it’s easy to see how someone could deduce that the former is bigger than the latter.
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DNR: World-class 8-pointer Poached | By Mike Handley
-- The massive rack of what could be the largest 8-pointer ever has been seized by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and the Cannon Falls, Minn., man who shot it has been charged with poaching.
Spurred by calls from nei...
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The Grey Ghost | By Clint Anderson
-- It was the second night at deer camp. We gathered around the fireplace, allowing its warmth to embrace us as we shared stories of the previous day. My uncle had harvested a nice 10-point whitetail, which was still in the back of...
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Smooth as Velvet | By Rick Garrett
-- One of my longtime goals as a hunter has been to arrow a nice buck still in velvet. Here in Kentucky, it’s very unusual for one of our bucks to carry velvet past the 12th of September, giving us a week – maybe ...
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Here's a TIP: Fight poaching by using Indiana’s DNR hotline | From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- While poachers don't wait for legal hunting times, hunting season increases the likelihood that licensed, ethical hunters will encounter poaching, which is the illegal taking of fish, game or non-...
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Nebraska firearm deer hunting season opens Nov. 14 | From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- Large numbers of permits remain available for Nebraska’s firearm season Nov. 14-22. A new access program is available, opening thousands of acres to walk-in hunting, and a popular program that al...
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Some permit deer hunts cancelled, others an option | From the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- Unusually high water has forced the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to close many scheduled permit deer hunts on wildlife management areas in eastern Arkansas. Other hunts have been given an optional s...
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Ohio's youth deer gun hunting season Nov. 21-22 | From the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- Ohio's 2009 youth deer-gun hunting season will Nov. 21-22, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Young hunters killed 9,852 deer during last...
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Man’s Best Friend? | By Michael Stewart
-- Bowhunting in my home state of Mississippi means swatting mosquitoes, keeping a keen eye out for snakes and hoping you don’t dehydrate before you make it back from your deer stand. Needless to say, my first bowhunt in Ohio foun...
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Beginners Luck | By Matt Sloan
-- Beads of sweat rolled down my face as I hoisted my bow up the tree. The warm September afternoon made my hike up the hill and into my stand less than pleasant. I had started to wonder if my friends were right when they told me I was...
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Vintage Year | By Bennie L. Wynkoop
-- On Dec. 5, 2005 – two days before my 52nd birthday – the alarm woke me at 4 a.m. After checking the weather outside in Virginia Beach, Va., I got dressed and started packing my hunting gear in the truck. My son’s friend...
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Missouri Youth Hunt second largest on record | From the Missouri Department of Conservation
-- Young hunters checked 13,328 deer during the early portion of Missouri’s youth firearms deer season Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, barely missing a record.
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Missouri’s fall firearms turkey harvest, popularity wanes | From the Missouri Department of Conservation
-- Missouri’s 2009 fall turkey harvest topped last year’s mark by 13 percent. Hunters checked 8,355 turkeys during the fall firearms turkey season Oct. 1 through 31. That is 970 more than last year, whic...
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Grants available for public shooting ranges in Arizona | From the Arizona Game and Fish Department
-- The Arizona Game and Fish Department wants to continue to improve and expand public shooting ranges across the state by providing grant funding to qualified applicants involved in the devel...
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Almost Déjà vu | By David W. Smith
-- When I struck out on opening day of Texas’ 2008 deer season with my new bottle of doe urine, I headed for the spot where I’d taken my first buck. I’d shot the 9-pointer during the last hour of another opening day, and I ...
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Lesson Learned | By Michael Dalton
-- My 7-year-old son came to me one day and asked, “Dad, what is it like to go deer hunting?”
I explained, “Deer hunting is funny. The only thing you know for certain is: nothing is for certain. It’s not just about killing deer,...
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Deer season prospects shaping up with recent rains | From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
-- An early and abundant acorn crop, combined with new growth of native vegetation may force Texas deer hunters to stray from supplemental food sources during the 2009-2010 general deer season, which opens N...
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Minnesota Hunting round-up | From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
-- Deer hunters, forest users advised about wet conditions. Minnesota residents and guests visiting state forests to use caution when operating motor vehicles or riding off-highway vehicles (OHVs) ...
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Big Time Texas Hunt winners named | From the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
-- Ty Chumley was due for a bit of luck after losing his home and most of his belongings to Hurricane Ike.
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The Power of … um … Love | By Larry Robertson
-- I have a friend who doesn’t hunt, but he loves venison. He’d asked me several times to hunt his 10-acre tract if I’d split the meat with him.
I didn’t put much stock in a place so small, but I finally got around to visiting hi...
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