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Entries for July 2009
Colorado women can sign up for Aug. 8 Cast & Blast Clinic | From the Colorado Division of Wildlife
-- The Colorado Division of Wildlife Women Afield program is sponsoring a Cast & Blast Clinic for women on Saturday, Aug. 8 in Silverthorne.
Cast & Blast clinics are designed for women who ...
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“Go Time” in Southern Illinois | By Coram Davis
-- Nov. 10, 2007, is a day I’ll never forget. I am 42 years old and have gun hunted whitetails for most of my life. Five years ago, I decided to finally expand my hunting season, not to mention increasing the game in my ...
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KS dove banding program relies on help from hunters | From the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
-- For the seventh year, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is cooperating in a mourning dove banding project involving more than two dozen states. The agency is asking dove hunters...
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ND fall turkey licenses remain in 15 units | From the North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- The 2009 fall wild turkey lottery has been held and more than 2,600 licenses remain in 15 units. Unsuccessful applicants who applied online will have a refund issued directly to their credit ...
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AR 2009 spring turkey hunt close to previous year’s totals | From the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- Turkey hunting in Arkansas last spring, a season shortened to a conservative mode, ended with hunters taking nearly as many birds at the previous year, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission learned at...
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Mixed Emotions | By Jason Conway
-- The Friday before opening day found me attending my 86-year-old grandmother’s funeral. It had been a tough week, and I was happy to get away that afternoon.
A couple of days later, I shot a little doe. Normally, I’d...
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Indiana state park deer reduction application deadline Aug. 28 | From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- Applications for state park deer reductions are now available at IndianaOutdoor.in.gov. Two reduction efforts will be held Nov. 16-17 and Nov. 30-Dec. 1. Application deadline for both is Aug. 28...
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Indiana plans deer cull to test for bovine tuberculosis | From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- Indiana conservation officers from the Department of Natural Resources will cull up to 30 white-tailed deer this week in a targeted area of Franklin County to help determine if bovine tuber...
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From Ducks to (First) Buck | By Joseph Grubbs
-- Thanks to a cold front that moved in the night before, Saturday morning, Nov. 22, 2006, was brisk and wet. A buddy and I were staying in the hunting cabin we’d built a couple of years earlier.
We rarely get time off to hu...
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TN hunter education courses available across mid-state | From the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
-- The first hunt of the 2009-10 season will begin in less than a month when squirrel season opens. With that in mind, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and numerous certified volunteers are hold...
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Idaho commission proposes hunting rule changes for 2010 | From the Idaho Fish and Game Department
-- The Idaho Fish and Game Commission adopted several changes to current hunting rules during its July 22-23 meeting in McCall.
Changes will be submitted in the 2010 session of the Idaho Legislatur...
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Aug. 1 deadline to buy Idaho controlled hunt tags | From the Idaho Game and Fish Department
-- Big game hunters whose names were drawn in controlled hunt drawings have until Saturday, Aug. 1 to buy their tags, except in unlimited hunts.
Any tags not purchased by that date will be forfeited. Af...
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Grants available to plant trees in urban areas in Indiana | From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- The Indiana DNR Division of Forestry's 2009 grant program Make Your Trees Count makes available approximately $110,000 in grant funds for municipalities and nonprofit organizations to use for pub...
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He’s Still There! | By Oliver Earl Huffman
-- The Indiana gun season lasts 16 days, but work limits me to Sundays, which means my season is just three days.
I’m pretty new to hunting whitetails, having just taken it up three years ago, so when the local sporting...
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PA Game Commission plans to webcast elk, bobcat drawings | From the Pennsylvania Game Commission
-- The Pennsylvania Game Commission is planning to webcast its public drawings for the 2009 elk hunting licenses and the 2009-10 bobcat season permits. To view the drawing, a special icon will be posted...
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Aug. 28 deadline for PA elk hunt application | From the Pennsylvania Game Commission
-- Hunters looking to participate in this year’s Pennsylvania elk season have until Aug. 28 to submit an application through the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s new Pennsylvania Automated License S...
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Habitat workshop for educators | From the North Dakota Fish and Game Department
-- The North Dakota Game and Fish Department, North Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society, and the Bismarck Art and Galleries Association is promoting wildlife conservation and resource management b...
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Apprentice hunter bill provide opportunities for new hunters | From the North Dakota Fish and Game Department
-- Individuals at least 16 years of age who have never hunted in North Dakota because they have not taken a hunter education class, now have the opportunity to hunt small game and deer.
State law...
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Apply Now for Texas Public Hunts | From Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
-- Sportsmen looking for an affordable family activity should consider Texas’ public hunting opportunities. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department will be offering adult and youth only hunts by spe...
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Bald eagle reproduction in Ohio shows continued success | From the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- Reflecting national trends, Ohio's bald eagle population continues to grow in numbers and expand in territory. Biologists with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wil...
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Who Needs Treestands? | By Heidi Dugan
-- One evening my husband decided we were going to hunt out of a treestand. I wasn’t too opposed to the idea until I saw the tree. There was no climbing straight up — it was an up-and-over-to-another-branch thing that I wa...
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Knight Revolution Recall | From Knight Rifles
-- Knight Rifles of Decatur, Alabama, has announced a Product Safety Warning and Recall Notice for all Revolution and Revolution II muzzleloading rifles.
The company has received a small number of reports from the field of accide...
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Public Land Dream Buck | By Brad Heimes
-- I had taken the whole week off work to hunt, going out every morning and every evening. I saw a few deer, but nothing that really presented an opportunity.
When Friday rolled around, I decided I should stay at home and get some ch...
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GA combo license is option for hunters who are anglers, too | From the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
-- Have you heard of some of the new recreational license opportunities, such as early renewal discounts,
multi-year licenses, stacking licenses and combo licenses? All of these new options...
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Texas Commission authorizes crossbows for early archery season | From the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
-- In preparation for implementation of new legislation, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has adopted rules allowing hunters to use crossbows during the special archery-only hunting season and a...
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First time KS hunters required to take hunter ed courses | From the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
-- For most hunters, late summer is when thoughts turn to fall hunting seasons which begin with dove season Sept. 1. For first-time hunters, preparation usually means taking a hunter education...
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AR wildlife habitat management seminar for landowners Aug. 13 | From the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- There are many things landowners can do to make property more attractive to wildlife. That will be the subject of a seminar Aug. 13 at the Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center in Little Roc...
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Arkansas bowhunter education programs begin Aug. 1 | From the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- Looking to hone your bowhunting skills? Classes are now being formed to cover the International Bowhunter Education Course. Graduates will receive a bowhunter education card from the Arkansas Game and...
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Bird Seed Bandit | By Marion Cronen
-- This is not the typical story that you receive. Although my husband is a hunter, I shoot with a camera, not a gun.
I live in the small town in North Eatern, Ore. We have a lot of deer in our area. As I looked out my bedroom...
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Bighorn Sheep applications accepted through Aug. 7 | From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- Nebraskans have an Aug. 7 deadline to apply for the 2009 bighorn sheep hunting lottery. It is open only to residents who will be at least 12 years old by the date the season opens.
One bigho...
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Texas public hunts offer affordable, quality experience | From the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
-- Sportsmen looking for an affordable family activity should consider Texas’ public hunting opportunities. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department will offer adult and youth only hunts b...
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LDWF publishes new whitetail management book | From the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
-- “Managing White-Tails in Louisiana Volume 2,” a comprehensive guide for hunters and land managers, is now available from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LD...
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Idaho early elk season opens Aug. 1 | From the Idaho Fish and Game Commission
-- Some Idaho early elk hunts open Aug. 1, most of them antlerless green-field hunts.
The early green-field hunts in six elk management zones—Palouse, Salmon, Lemhi, Beaverhead and Pioneer zones&m...
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Hunting with Hubby | By Tara Giali
-- About five years ago, my husband’s friend and deer hunting companion bailed on him Thanksgiving Day. Being a worry wart, I didn’t want Scott to go out alone. I thought it would be nice to sit quietly in the woods an...
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Public hearing Aug. 13 for IN deer hunting regulations | From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- A public hearing on a number of potential changes to deer hunting and hunter education related administrative rules is scheduled for Aug. 13 at the Canyon Inn at McCormick’s Creek Sta...
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PA Game Commission to pilot furtaking training course | From the Pennsylvania Game Commission
-- The Pennsylvania Game Commission will pilot two “Successful Furtaking” training courses. One will be held July 25 in Pike County and the other on Aug. 22 in Berks County.
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Aug. 14 deadline for 2009 Camp Ripley archery hunts | From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
-- Hunters interested in the 2009 regular archery deer hunts at Camp Ripley near Little Falls are reminded that the Aug. 14 application deadline is fast approaching. The Minnesota Department of N...
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