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Entries for April 2008
A Brother's Bond | By Kyle Schwabenbauer
-- Austin and Anthony Toler were two brothers growing up in the rural mountains of southern West Virginia. The vast wilderness surrounding their hometown of Sunhill was the perfect setting to foster their love of the outdoors....
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Florida Offers Unique Fall Hunts | From Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
-- If you're looking for a quality hunting experience, look no further. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) offers hunters unique fall-season hunts for deer, wild hogs an...
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Meijer Ends Promotion with HSUS | From U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
-- Midwest retailer Meijer, Inc., has ended its promotion with the nation's largest anti-hunting organization.
The leadership at Meijer, a Michigan-based regional chain of retail superstores, has responded to the conc...
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Take Two | By Patrick H. White
-- It all started in the summer of 2004. My brother-in-law, Jon, and I had just purchased some digital Cuddeback cameras, and we were excited to see what had been leaving the huge foot prints in our lablab fields. Jon and I have ...
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Whitetails and the Ole Coyote | Text & Photos by Tommy Kirkland
-- Today we are hearing about and experiencing more and more predator impact upon white-tailed deer. Although bobcats and bears seek venison to satisfy their carnivorous nature, it's the ole coyote that has been g...
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Kansas Accepting Nonresident Deer Permit Applications | From Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
-- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has announced that 2008 nonresident deer applications are now available online (click here, then on "Application 2008 Deer Nonresident").
To appl...
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Danner Expert Overhaul Winner Receives International Scout | From Danner, Inc.
-- Danner, Inc., a subsidiary of LaCrosse Footwear, Inc., delivered a fully rebuilt and refurbished 1974 International Scout to Expert Overhaul winner, Ann Muth of Louisville, Ky.
Danner developed the Expert Overhaul sweepstakes ...
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Chronic Wasting Disease Video Available Online | From Wildlife Management Institute
-- The Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance (CWDA) and American Outdoor Productions (AOP) have partnered to provide a free, online chronic wasting disease (CWD) education video.
"Shedding Light on CWD," pre...
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From the Agony of Defeat to Glory | By John Says
-- It was mid-October 1991, and I had ventured off to a place that I was very familiar with, a place called Shoates Creek Pastures. This is a place I had hunted quite often. I had gotten up early that morning anxious to get to the woods...
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Bovine Intervention | By David Gray
-- Opening day three years ago, the cows helped this boy go home with a turkey. I had been given permission to hunt some property called Brown Creek. After scouting this ground, I found it to be 80 percent cattle pasture surrounded by ...
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New York Working to Lessen Youth Hunting Barriers | From U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
-- Youth hunting restrictions in New York could be reduced if the New York State Assembly passes a pending measure.
Senate Bill 1284, introduced by Senator Dale Volker (R-Depew), will allow 14- and 15-year-olds to hun...
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A Stroke of Luck | By Jeremy Lange
-- It was Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, when I took a vacation day to do some scouting for rifle season, which was set to start on Saturday. My plan was to sit by the river and just do some glassing of the bottoms and hills. It was a beau...
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Kansas Sets Big Game Seasons | From Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission
-- The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission listened to recommendations concerning the state's deer and antelope seasons at its recent public hearing in Garden City, Kan.
Commissioners approved the followin...
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The "Went" Buck | By Richard Bernier
-- In the fall of 1964 during Thanksgiving week, two of my uncles, Jerry LeMay and Leonard Allen, invited me to go hunting in Maine with them. I had heard stories of these hunts since I was a kid. My wife had given me a Winchester...
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In Memory of Ann | By Jackie Bushman
-- Chances are, you didn't know her or have even heard her name. She preferred it that way, always putting the spotlight on others. But as media relations manager of two of the world's largest hunting and fishing organizations, Ann...
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Streamlight Urges Recycling of Rechargeable Batteries | From Streamlight, Inc.
-- Streamlight, Inc. is observing Earth Day by reminding flashlight users everywhere to keep rechargeable batteries out of the solid waste system by recycling them through a program called Call2Recycle. The national program is...
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Chronicles of a Deer Hunt: Part II | By Chris Peddicord
-- 5:30 p.m. - After dropping my dad's deer off at the processors, we head back out for an evening hunting. We decide to sneak into position in a ditch near the alfalfa fields where we had observed so many deer the night before. A...
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Chronicles of a Deer Hunt: Part I | By Chris Peddicord
-- 09/30/2007
6:30 p.m. - Arrived in Sheridan, Wyo., a bit earlier in the afternoon so we'd have time to do some scouting. From a high point overlooking some alfalfa fields, it is clear there are a bunch of deer here. Over a peri...
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Peanut Butter Does the Trick | By Rick Hogge
-- My friend, Mark Goodwin, invited me on a bowhunt for black bear in Nova Scotia, Canada. I was joined on the trip by my good friend Tom Cardoza. We packed our coolers and hunting gear in Tom's pickup and drove over to Mark's house. W...
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Nine Points of Perfection | By Chris Hinds
-- This is the story of my first buck, well for that matter it was my first deer period. Growing up, I lived in the epitome of small-town America. As you know or can imagine, rural southern Oklahoma was abundant with hunting land. At ...
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Anti's Attack School Hunting Program | From U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
-- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has chosen a Wisconsin middle school as one of the newest targets in its anti-hunting fight.
Students at Northwestern Middle School in Poplar, Wis., have a Hunter'...
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Turkey Adrenaline | By Tommy Allender
-- It was my first spring turkey season. I had gotten permission to hunt on 80 acres that had a creek running through the middle of a small alfalfa field and a thicket of woods.
I located a big oak tree on the edge of an alfalfa ...
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Ohio Expands Opportunities for Hunters With Disabilities | From Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- Disabled hunters who meet certain medical criteria will be able to apply for a permit to hunt from a motor vehicle on select state wildlife areas as a result of legislation signed into law today by Ohio ...
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Minnesota Archery Tournament Winners Receive Lifetime Licenses | From Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
-- A student from North Campus High School and another from Grand Rapids High School each received their choice of a lifetime hunting or fishing license for winning the Minnesota Department of Natural R...
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The Disappearing Act | By Tracy Breen
-- Outwitting the senses of a whitetail can be difficult. In the past few decades, most diehard deer hunters have done several things to help contain their scent, blend in with their surroundings and go completely undetected in the wo...
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Vermont Moose Hunting Applications Available | From Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
Vermont moose hunting permit applications are available at license agents statewide and on the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department's website (www.vtfishandwildlife.com).
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South Dakota law Lets Parents Decide if Children can Hunt | From South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department
-- South Dakota's hunting heritage has traditionally been passed from one generation to the next. Recognizing that linage, and wanting to help it along, the S.D. Legislature approved a bill this year...
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Oklahoma Controlled Hunt Applications Available | From Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
-- Hunters can now submit their applications for "2008-09 Controlled Hunts" over the Internet by logging on to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's website at www.wildlifedepa...
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Nevada Big Game Applications due April 21 | From Nevada Department of Wildlife
-- Nevada's big game tag draw will close at 5 p.m. April 21. To apply on-line, go to www.huntnevada.com.
For those who wish to hunt mountain lion, the big game application process for online and paper applications...
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Arkansas' Deer Management Plan Calls for More Education Work | From Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- Helping and encouraging Arkansans to learn more about deer and other wildlife is one of the segments of the new Strategic White-tailed Deer Management Plan of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
The idea...
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A Wyoming Moose to Remember | By Jill Constante
-- I harvested my moose Sept. 28, 2007, around 7:40 p.m. It was the coolest experience of my life. After weeks of scouting, hiking and climbing, I saw more than 30 moose. Dustin was the best guide one could ask for. We ran into sev...
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State Legislators Want Your Ammunition | By Daniel Dye
-- Fellow hunters and shooters take notice. Our firearm rights are under attack. However, the issue at hand has nothing to do with eliminating access to hunting land or imposing minimum age limits for hunters.
This time the threat com...
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Prayers are Answered | By Jayme Campbell
-- As deer season approached in 2007, I was reminded of Nov. 11, 2006. That was the day I shot my first deer. Shooting your first deer should be an exciting event and mine definitely was; just not in the way you might think. ...
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Nebraska, BOW Schedule Guided Turkey Hunt for Women | From Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- A guided spring turkey hunt for women is scheduled for May 3-4 at Burchard, Neb. The hunt is sponsored by Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (Beyond BOW), a program of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
The ...
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Remington Announces Manufacturing Consolidation Plan | From Remington Arms Company, Inc.
-- Remington Arms Company, Inc., recently announced a strategic manufacturing consolidation move that will result in the closure of its Gardner, Mass., plant. This integration will be seamless and will not affect ou...
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Starting a Tradition with Two Bangs | By Bill Barclay
-- My daughter, Gina, had accompanied me on deer hunts for more than 15 years. She never cared to carry a rifle but enjoyed the outdoors and the hunt.
Then in 2006, she decided that she wanted to hunt. I had my father's 1917 Enfield...
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Rut Crazy Bucks | By Joe McNamara
-- It was one of those perfect brisk November evenings in the deer woods. On this day, the autumn woods were full of deer activity. The bucks sure seemed to be at the peak of their rut. As always, I was perched high in my stand and ...
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Man of Stone | To the uneducated eye, a primitive aboriginal arrowhead or spearhead looks like a piece of sharp rock that was used for hunting and self-protection. But upon closer examination, especially if you have the opportunity to watch someone make an arrowhea...
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Ohio Expands 2008-09 Hunting Opportunities | From Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- September 1 will again kick off the state's fall hunting seasons - with the opening of the squirrel-hunting season that runs through January 31 - under regulations recently approved by the Ohio Wildlife C...
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