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Entries for June 2009
Better Late Than Never | By Jeff Read
-- It was getting late on a Friday afternoon as I drove back from college and waited for my dad to get off work. He came home and picked me up, and I was all ready for the evening hunt.
It was late in the season and we knew it would be...
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Vermont fish and wildlife camps see record enrollment | From the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
-- A record number of students from throughout Vermont are enrolled this summer at the state’s two Green Mountain Conservation Camps, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Depart...
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Changes in Indiana licenses effective July 1 | From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- Outdoor enthusiasts can take advantage of several new hunting, fishing and trapping licenses effective July 1.
The changes include: (1) creation of non-resident youth hu...
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Minnesota fishing, hunting law changes effective July 1 | From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
-- Hunters and anglers should be aware of a number of law changes that will take effect July 1 (as opposed to the usual Aug. 1 date) as a result of legislation passed this year.
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Sausage with World-class Casing! | By Ken Markham
-- I used to hunt deer with bow and gun, shooting mostly does. But these last few years, my job and family responsibilities have limited me to opening weekend of Wisconsin’s gun season. In the almost three decades leading...
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Comments sought on Idaho hunting rule proposals | From the Idaho Fish and Game Department
-- Idaho Fish and Game is seeking public comments on 11 proposed big game and upland game rules.
On July 22-24, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission will consider proposed changes to big game and upland g...
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Apply for Missouri managed deer hunts by Aug. 15 | From the Missouri Department of Conservation
-- Hunters have until Aug. 15 to apply for deer hunts at Missouri state parks, national wildlife refuges, military reservations and nature preserves.
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PA Game Board Commissioners will review crossbow use | From the Pennsylvania Game Commission
-- Among the items for preliminary consideration when Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners meet July 8-9 in Harrisburg will be a proposal to restrict the use of crossbows, requested by Game Commissio...
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Space still available for North Dakota BOW program | From the North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is still accepting registrations for the 15th annual Becoming an Outdoors Woman Workshop, Aug. 7-9 at Lake Metigoshe State Park near Bottineau. The cost i...
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ND grant program aims at recruiting young hunters, shooters | From the North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- North Dakota clubs and organizations are invited to submit an application for the Encouraging Tomorrow’s Hunters program, a grant program developed to assist in the recruitment of the next g...
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Late Start, Savage Wind … First Buck | By Brett Sade
-- I overslept on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. My wife woke me up at about 5:40. I sat up in bed and thought: “There’s no way.”
I stumbled out of bed, went to the window and noticed the dancing tree limbs, which almost...
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Wild animals don’t make good pets—here’s why | From the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
-- As development encroaches more and more into areas once solely animals' habitats, it is likely that humans encounter more wild animals crossing &q...
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Indiana online reserved-hunt applications available July 1 | From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- Hunters may apply for a reserved hunt online by visiting www.IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov and clicking on the “Register for a Reserved Hunt” link, beginning July 1. The online method will be...
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GA urban deer management plan complete | From the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
-- Georgia is fortunate to have a healthy white-tailed deer population that provides diverse recreational
opportunities and generates significant economic vitality. For example, deer h...
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No More Tears | By Kenny Evans
-- Let me begin by saying that I’m a man of faith. I’m a pastor from east Tennessee, and I thank the good Lord every time I get to the woods, especially when I get to take one of my children along. My wife and I have been ...
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Near-record spring season for turkey in Indiana | From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- The 2009 spring season harvest was Indiana’s second highest since modern-day turkey seasons began 40 years ago, exceeding the 2008 harvest by 789 birds.
Of ...
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Vermont offers Women Only Bowhunter Class | From the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
-- The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department announces the creation of a Ladies Only Bow Hunter Education class that will be instructed by a woman.
The Ladies Only Bow Hunter Education class will ...
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Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide now available online | From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- The 2009-2010 DNR Hunting and Trapping Guide is now available on the DNR website, dnr.IN.gov.
Within the next week or two, the guide will be available, free of charge, at most DNR...
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Dad’s Turn | By Tim Christensen
-- The 2007 season was an unexpected encounter between a boy and his dad, and it was much more than one deer. The season opened on a nice, cool morning in November with my oldest son, Charley. It was his second year as an eligible...
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Crossbow approved for NJ hunting seasons | From the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
-- New Jersey Fish and Game Council to expand the definition of "bow" by removing the prohibition on all draw locking and draw holding devices and by including crossbows in the definitio...
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Indiana Orienteering Workshop at Spring Mill July 7 | From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- The outdoor skill of orienteering can be a life saver. Learn to navigate with a map and compass at Spring Mill State Park’s two-hour workshop, July 7.
During this workshop, participants...
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Missouri Wildlife Code changes take effect July 1 | From the Missouri Department of Conservation
-- Changes to Missouri’s Wildlife Code scheduled to go into effect July 1 will affect the availability and cost of youth and nonresident permits. Other changes will affect areas where the a...
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Project WILD Workshop in North Platte, NE July 23 | From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- Training is available for adults who would like to teach youth about the natural world. A project WILD workshop will be held July 23 in North Platte, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commissi...
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The Nuclear Buck | By Walter Madison
-- This is a hunting story that shows just how far most of us will go to go hunting and be in the great outdoors. Last November, my work sent me to a nuclear power plant in Surry, Va., to fix a refueling outage. We were working 13-...
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Much More Than a Trophy | By Jim Hiles
-- Last year, I took my 9-year-old son A.J. with me to southern Ohio to see my parents and bowhunt on a piece of my father’s land. The property consists of two stocked ponds and river bottoms and has a flourishing whitetail popula...
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Eleventh-hour Trophy in Wisconsin | By Ryan Allbee
-- Having bagged several nice bucks with bow and gun, I consider myself a true trophy hunter. I even preach the importance of passing up immature bucks to friends, family members and neighbors, though the message sometimes falls upon ...
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Emerald Ash Borer found in Cattaraugus County, New York | From the New York Department of Environmental Conservation
-- The recent discovery of an Emerald Ash Borer infestation (EAB) in Randolph, Cattaraugus County, is the first time the small destructive beetle that infests and kills North American ash...
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Kansas Youth/Disabled deer hunt application deadline Aug. 3 | From the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
-- The Riley County Fish and Game Association, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), and the Tuttle Creek Lake Corps of Engineers are seeking participants for the 7th Annual Tutt...
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A Hunch Pays Off | By Bruce Holbrook
-- On the afternoon of Nov. 7, 2008, as I was preparing to leave for a deer hunt, I had a feeling that I should change locations and hunt a small woodlot near Sterling, Mass., which I hadn’t hunted all year.
I had been see...
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DNR helps thrifty Ohioans get back to outdoor basics | From the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is seeing a notable recent upswing in the numbers of people enjoying the affordable outdoor opportunities ODNR offers. Ohioans in search of access to high va...
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Commission protects feral swine in one county | From the Pennsylvania Game Commission
-- Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that he was retaining protection on feral swine in Bedford County in an effort to facilitate trapping by individuals permi...
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Louisiana Black Bear Reintroduction Program comes to a close | From the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
-- The multi-agency Louisiana Black Bear Reintroduction Program in east-central Louisiana wrapped up its ninth and final year this spring. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fish...
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Taking time to honor the father of modern day forest rangers | From the New York Department of Environmental Conservation
-- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) held a ceremony June 16 to honor William F. Fox, the father of the state’s modern-day forest rangers, on the 100t...
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23 State Attorneys General oppose semi-auto ban | From the National Shooting Sports Foundation
-- Twenty three (23) state attorneys general have signed a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, expressing their opposition to reinstatement of the federal ban on semi-automatic firearms.
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Former SCTP shooter wins Silver at World Cup | From the National Shooting Sports foundation
-- Another former Scholastic Clay Target Program shooter is proving herself on the world stage. Caitlin Connor of Winnfield, La., took home her first ever ISSF World Cup medal last week in Minsk, ...
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Vision for Missouri outdoors emerges from summit meeting | From the Missouri Department of Conservation
-- Conservation leaders from government, NGOs and businesses produced an outdoor vision for the 21st century in a meeting that produced a historical echo, when conservation leaders met in Columbia May 2...
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Scholarships offered for NSSF Voting Members | From the National Shooting Sports Foundation
-- NSSF is offering students attending college or vocational school during the 2009-10 school year the chance to win one of twenty-five $1,000 scholarships. Scholarships are limited to candidates seekin...
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