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Entries for March 2008
Ohio Spring Turkey Season Coming | From Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- Spring wild turkey hunting opens in all 88 Ohio counties on Monday, April 21, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The season continues through Sunday...
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Michael Waddell to Chair National Hunting and Fishing Day | From National Hunting and Fishing Day
-- Outdoor television star Michael Waddell has been selected as honorary chairman for this year's National Hunting and Fishing Day, set for Sept. 27.
In the volunteer role, Waddell becomes the official spokesma...
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2008-2009 Hunting Seasons set in Arkansas | From Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- Arkansas hunters can begin planning their vacations now that commissioners from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission have formally approved the upcoming season dates. In a 4-2 vote, commissioners passed the...
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Dolomitic Lime May Be Your Best Food Plot Friend | "Got lime?" This is my first question for the hunter on the phone who wants to know what to plant in his deer food plots. If the answer is "no," then my response to the caller switches to Plan B and we end up talking about lesser ...
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Southern Boy Meets Montana Mulie | By Mike Benefield
-- Kneeling only 12 yards away from a bedded trophy mule deer was something I could have only dreamed of when I booked this early season archery hunt in southeastern Montana. Yet, there I was, heart pounding and eyes popping, plann...
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Big Buck Bonds Brothers | By Matt Spets
-- The evolution of a hunter or outdoorsman is an interesting concept, especially when, as in my case, that evolution is a direct parallel to the maturation process of the individual. I believe that sometimes one season, one hunt, one ...
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Texas Biologists Predict Active Spring Turkey Season | From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
-- Turkey hunters should get plenty of calling action this spring, based on field reports of an abundance of Rio Grande gobblers observed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists.
"I have been ...
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Deer Telemetry Project Enters Final Year | From Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
-- A two-year Louisiana deer telemetry study entitled "Population Characteristics of a White-tailed Deer Herd in a Bottomland Hardwood Forest of South-central Louisiana" has entered its f...
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Two Statues | By T.J. Knight
-- It was the first day of the Tennessee muzzleloader season. I placed my wife in a promising spot then, as usual, reminded her to click her two-way radio every hour on the hour so I'd know she was okay. I c...
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Minnesota DNR to Host State Tournament for Youth Archers | From Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
-- Nearly 600 youths from schools throughout Minnesota will compete Saturday, March 29, at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Fourth Annual National Archery in the Schools Program (NAS...
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Pennsylvania 2007-08 Deer Harvest Drops | From Pennsylvania Game Commission
-- The Pennsylvania Game Commission recently reported that hunters harvested an estimated 323,070 deer in the state's 2007-08 seasons. That's down 11 percent from the previous seasons' harvest.
Hunters took ...
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Nebraska's Spring Turkey Season Opens Today | From Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- Nebraska is prime turkey hunting country, with populations in all 93 counties. The turkey population in the state is growing, and hunters have an outstanding opportunity to bag a bird. A rural mail carriers...
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Still Hunting the Bad Sandhills | By Randy D. Smith
-- A thousand years ago the sandhill country south of the Arkansas River in Kansas probably looked like the worst regions of the Sahara desert. Today, a lot of these rolling hills have been tamed by land levelers and circle irrigat...
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Kelli's Tar Heel Buck | By Kelli Corbin
-- Well, my story is different than most hunting stories. This is my first year to bowhunt and just the second year I have hunted. I live in a little town called Baldwin, which is close to Jacksonville, Fla.
My husband, Ron, took m...
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Minnesota Accepting Applications for Youth Conservation Program | From Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
-- Minnesota youth ages 15 to 18 who are looking for a unique opportunity to develop and strengthen leadership and camping skills while understanding and appreciating the natural environment are encoura...
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Texas Hunting Accidents Continue to Decline | From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
-- Hunting accidents and fatalities in Texas continued their long-term decline in 2007, still down below three accidents per 10,000 hunters in recent years. That compares to about 12 accidents per 10,000 hunt...
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Pennsylvania Sets Second Spring Turkey Tag Deadline | From Pennsylvania Game Commission
-- Pennsylvania hunters interested in applying for a second spring gobbler tag have until April 1, according to Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe.
Applications are available on page 38 of the 2007-08 ...
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Flailing Whitetails | Text & Photos by Tommy Kirkland
-- With the slow arrival of spring, the land begins its green-up. Instantly, deer herds converge on tender sprouts of vegetative growth. Yet, the availability of nutritious food is scarce. Being within close proxi...
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Arkansas Deer Plan Covers Sociological Aspect | From Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- Any mention of deer in Arkansas is closely followed by comments relating to people. These may be hunters, landowners, gardeners or suburban residents proud of their azaleas.
Now in effect, the new Strategic...
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Double Jokers | By Pete Eisentrager
-- I grew up in Minnesota hunting and spending time in the outdoors with my entire family. Hunting is truly my one great passions in life. My older brother and I have been hunting together since I was 6 years old. We started out ...
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in D.C. Gun Ban Case | From National Rifle Association
-- Fairfax, Va. - The Supreme Court heard oral arguments March 18, 2007, in District of Columbia v. Heller, a case the Court has stated is "limited to the following question: Whether Washington, D.C.'s bans [on h]...
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Potosi Thriller | By Chad Meier
-- Every since I was 12 years old, I get excited about the open morning of rifle season in southwestern Wisconsin on my grandpa's farm. Most of the time, the urge to hunt is so bad I can't even sleep the night before season because I l...
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Kentucky Bow Buck | By Brian Branham
-- I had a feeling it would be a good day because it had rained all morning and afternoon while I was at work. There was a cold front about to move through the area. Even a slight drop in the temperature would have the deer moving. ...
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Point-of-Sale Licensing on Hold for 2008-09 Hunting Season | From Pennsylvania Game Commission
-- Expressing extreme disappointment, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that this year's hunting licenses will not be sold through an electronic license sale system, commonl...
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Kansas Approves Changes for Hunting Equipment, Deer Permits | From Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission
-- The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission has approved a variety of changes in deer hunting equipment and deer permits. The action came at a public hearing in Topeka March 13.
The changes will take effect...
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Tennessee to Hold Youth Turkey Hunt at Cheatham WMA March 22 | From Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
-- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and Young Sportsman Foundation, along with the support of local state chapters of the National Wild Turkey Federation and Quail Unlimited, will host a youth-o...
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North Dakota Evaluates 2007 Deer Season | From North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- North Dakota deer hunters took approximately 100,000 deer during the 2007 hunting season, according to statistics released by the state Game and Fish Department.
Deer gun hunters harvested more than 98,...
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Kansas Posts 2008 Spring Turkey Atlas Online | From Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
-- To help hunters find places to hunt, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) posted its annual Kansas Spring Turkey Hunting Atlas online. Maps may be downloaded individually, or the entire a...
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Want a New Challenge? Try Hunting Deer from the Ground | By Gary Engberg
-- I've harvested my share of deer over the years using many different tactics and techniques while gun and bowhunting. Spending a considerable amount of my adult life in the state of Wisconsin has given me the opportunity t...
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One for Big Bin | By James Hunt
-- The hunt for this buck started 5 years ago. I was scouting an alfalfa field I wanted to hunt during muzzleloader season. When the deer started moving into the field there were a few little bucks and several does. About 20 mi...
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Wyoming Concludes 2007 CWD Testing | From Wyoming Game and Fish Department
-- The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has finished its fifth year of comprehensive Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance and added six deer hunt areas and one elk hunt area to its list of areas where CWD...
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Arkansas Releases Deadline for Conservation Scholarships | From Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- Considering a career in conservation? Many fields of study can lead to a career in conservation. Education in law enforcement, fisheries management, wildlife management, public relations, environmental educa...
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Arkansas Deer Plan Emphasizes Information, Data Collection | From Arkansas Game Commission
-- Nearly two years in the making, the Strategic White-tailed Deer Management Plan of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is broad, far-ranging and ambitious.
The plan was approved by AGFC's commissioners at their Fe...
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Power From Above | By Fred Atha
-- My story begins in early September 2006. That is when deer fever begins to set in with my son Jared, best friend Curtis and his son Clay, and me. We start to put up the deer feeders, before we clean out and repair our permanent deer ...
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GunBroker.com Registers Millionth User | From GB Investments, Inc.
-- GunBroker.com reached a milestone unmatched by any other online firearms auction -- 1,000,000 registered users. Denise Krainock of Paso Robles, Calif., registered as the record setting user on March 4.
The landmark regi...
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Turkey Hunting Hooks Another Hunter | By Raymond Yearby
-- It was the night before the first day of the spring turkey season in Oklahoma. My stepdad was telling me how he had hunted turkey for about 15 years or so before he got his first bird, and that I should not be disappointed if I ...
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CWD Tests of Nebraska Deer Along Kansas Border Negative | From Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- Testing of deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) along the Kansas border produced negative test results.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in southern Red Willow County and the Kansas Department of ...
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Maryland Deer Harvest Remains Steady | From Maryland Department of Natural Resources
-- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife and Heritage Service recently announced that Maryland deer hunters harvested 92,208 deer during the 2007-2008 season; an increase of less th...
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