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Entries for July 2008
Flying by the Seat of His Pants | By Mike Handley
-- You'd think that a couple of bowhunters who planned for every conceivable circumstance when packing for a four-day, out-of-state hunt would have pored over maps or at least discussed the lay of the land during the nine-hour drive....
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The Magic of a Clean Pass-Through | By Roger Roan
-- This was the last time I'd be able to hunt this area this season, I told my hunting buddy Jesse Purcell as we were pulling the stands in an Illinois river bottom. The chain from my stand slipped from my cold fingers and hit crusty, ...
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Worth the Drag | By David Martin
-- Early November is a special time for all who chase the elusive white-tailed buck. While I could only daydream of the big bucks I would be chasing in a few weeks in Wisconsin, I was pretty content with a stand I had placed on the s...
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Passing Down the Tradition | By Stacey Swader
-- As a little kid, my dad, Mark Scena, taught me the ins and outs of hunting. He took me on hunting trips and scouting missions, even as young as eight years old. I'm sure that he would have done it earlier, but he was in the Army ...
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My Time in the Woods | By Billy Kizziah
-- The rut on was on in the Corners. I hunt near where the boundary lines for three counties meet; Pickens, Tuscaloosa and Fayette counties located in west Alabama. My property is located just inside Fayette County in a community c...
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Halloween Buck | By Brian Milinski
-- I was hunting on some family land in Leon County, Texas, with anticipation of taking a buck. However, I never thought that on Halloween I would receive a "treat" as big as this one. A week before the harvest, we found ...
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Arkansas Spring Turkey Harvest Down Compared to Previous Season | From Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- Arkansas's unusually wet spring weather played a huge role in the state's turkey harvest. Most parts of the state suffered from epic floods that wreaked havoc with the state's hunters.
The 2008 spring turke...
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Swamp Hunters | By Wade Nolan
-- Three Florida Black Panthers have been recently sighted in this swamp. Like me, they're here for the hogs. The terrain is mottled with high and low spots. The elevated hammocks resemble a chain of islands that reach through the tang...
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You Got a 10-pointer, Trace! | By Tracy McCormick
-- Everyone tries to support their spouse when it comes to their hobbies. When I started dating my husband, I had my horses and he had his hunting. He supported and helped me with my horses, and I sat at home and waited, semi-pat...
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Rules in Place for South Dakota Mentored Youth Hunts this Fall | From South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission
-- Following action by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission, a framework of rules is in place to allow mentored youth hunting in South Dakota.
The commission's action was prompted by a law passed in ...
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North Dakota Pronghorn Season Set | From North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- North Dakota's pronghorn hunting season has been set and 4,631 licenses are available for 2008, a decrease of 2,284 from last year's record number. The total consists of 2,141 any-pronghorn licenses and ...
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Kansas Offers Assisted Deer Hunt | From Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
-- Young and disabled hunters are invited to register to participate in the 6th Annual Tuttle Creek Assisted Deer Hunt.
Sponsored by the Riley County Fish and Game Association, Tuttle Creek Lake Corps o...
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Dressed for Success | By Bill Allen
-- Nimrod I wasn't, but I suspected I was. In the deep recesses of my inner being, I was Nimrod, Davy Crockett and Papa Hemmingway. I had never hunted deer. I had always wanted to stalk the forest prime evil in search of a wily buck wi...
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Lucky Charm | By Amanda Simon
-- It was Nov. 11, 2006, the opening morning of modern rifle season and my first time to go deer hunting. My boyfriend, Kyle, and I went to the woods at around 6 a.m., about an hour and a half before sun up. Kyle dropped me o...
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Kansas Nonresident Deer Permits Still Available in Nine Units | From Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
-- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced that about 2,100 nonresident deer permits are still available for the 2008 season. These are permits that were not taken in the May nonr...
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Archers Poised to Take on Buckmasters Top Bow Course Today | By Daniel Dye
-- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Sixty world-class archers will compete in the Buckmasters Top Bow Indoor qualifier July 18-20, in Birmingham, Ala. The event will be held in conjunction with the 25th Annual World Deer and Turkey Expo at the Birmi...
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Utahns - It's Time to Camp Responsibly | By Dr. Kevin Bunnell
-- If you enjoy camping in Utah, the following scene probably sickens you as much as it does me: You pull into your favorite camping spot, ready to enjoy a day or two in Utah's backcountry. But what you find is anything ...
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Not a City Slicker Any More! | By Michele Morris
-- My husband always encouraged me to go hunting with him. He said I would enjoy it, but, being a true city girl from Virginia Beach, I always passed up the opportunity. However, due to a much needed break from my three kid...
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Kansas Posts Scheduled Hunter Education Classes Online | From Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
-- For most hunters, mid-summer is the time when thoughts turn to fall hunting seasons, which begins with dove season Sept. 1. For first-time hunters, preparation usually means taking a hunter education c...
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Dog Deer Hunting Closures Added in Four Alabama Counties | From Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
-- Conservation Commissioner Barnett Lawley announced today that the closures of areas to dog deer hunting in four counties, which were approved by the Conservation Advisory Board at its ...
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Marriage Made in Heaven | By Jennifer Bilott
-- My first date with my now-husband, Jim, was a deer hunting trip. I missed an 8-point buck that day. Our second date was, you guessed it, deer hunting. It was a successful doe hunt for me. Our third date was picking up the proce...
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Missouri Sets Aug. 15 Deadline for Managed Deer Hunts | From Missouri Department of Conservation
-- Hunters have until Aug. 15 to apply for deer hunts at state parks, national wildlife refuges, military reservations and nature preserves. Those who applied for a hunt last year and were not drawn will rece...
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Arkansas Releases Urban Deer Hunt Applications | From Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- Due to increasing nuisance deer complaints, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the City of Cherokee Village have joined together to offer a limited urban archery hunt to combat the overpopulated deer ...
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Putting in Overtime | By Jason Miller
-- My story begins with a very good but unsuccessful bow season, during which I missed a trophy buck by misjudging the distance and shooting under the buck. My attitude was down a bit after this experience, but I knew that I would ha...
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Braking Curfew | By Brian McDannald
-- My story starts Oct. 3, 2007, around 4 p.m. I called my wife to let her know I was headed to the woods and intended on being at home by dark.
I made it to my spot and climbed up to my treestand. The time passed by slowly. The...
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Winning Her Over | By Clint Anderson
-- I awake to the smell of coffee and the sizzle of bacon frying on an old pot-bellied stove. Voices can be heard out in the living room, raspy from the early awakening. But nobody is complaining about getting up today, for it is o...
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The Does Have It | By Jeff Charles
-- My good friend Mark always gave me the meat from one or two does he harvested each year. Then, last season Mark talked me into trying to bag my own deer with the promise that if I didn't get one he would still supply me with my u...
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Why Do Serious Deer Hunters Need Food Plots? | By Kent Kammermeyer
-- Here is a quick quiz to see if you need to read this article: Does your hunting property lack row crop agriculture (corn, soybeans, alfalfa) either within the property or around it? Has all previously existing row crop agricul...
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Idaho Mulie | By Paul Hines
-- For the past five years, I have been traveling with my friend, Gene, from my home state of Washington to Atlanta, Idaho, to hunt mule deer. Typically, we leave at night and drive straight through so we do not have to deal with traf...
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Webster's Definition of a Big Buck | By Dan Kibler
-- Dwayne Webster would have been hunting in the Jefferson National Forest in southwestern Virginia, were it not for "The Hatchet Man."
Instead, Webster spent the 1999 Virginia archery season on a private farm in Roanoke Cou...
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Bass Pro Shops Offers Free Gun Locks During Gun Safety Classes | From Bass Pro Shops
-- Enjoying the outdoors is about more than just hunting and fishing. Safety plays a huge role in the enjoyment of the outdoors.
As a result, Bass Pro Shops will offer free gun safety seminars at 47 stores at 10 a.m. (local tim...
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Vermont's 2008 Moose Auction is Open for Bids | From Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
-- Always wanted a moose hunting permit but never won one in a state lottery? Here's your chance to bid on a permit, rather than take your chances in another moose permit lottery.
Vermont's fourth annual au...
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Hunter Education Classes Offered Throughout Louisiana | From Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
-- As the fall hunting season draws closer, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Hunter Education Section will begin offering more hunter education courses throughout the state...
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Up Close and Personal | By Rayford Hamil
-- I won a trip to Gonzales, Texas, for a hog hunt. I had never hunted them before, even though I have hunted over 50 years. Needless to say, the 7-hour drive was not a lot of fun as I was so anxious to arrive.
When I arrived at t...
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