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Entries for August 2008
Bowhunting Nirvana | By Brad Miller
-- This hunting story takes place in the northern tier of Upstate New York on the opening day of bow season 10 years ago. This was not just any opening day of bow season - it was my first bowhunt ever! The area of woods I was going to...
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One for Grandpa | By Kole King
-- My hunt started Dec. 31, 2005, around 5:30 a.m. Little did I know that I was about to take not only my biggest buck ever, but also experience one unforgettable hunt. I had gone hunting with my dad at our lease in Oplin, Texas. We sat...
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Illinois Deer Population Task Force Schedules Public Meetings | From Illinois Department of Natural Resources
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the state's Joint Deer Population Control Task Force will conduct a series of public meetings to discuss and seek public comment on proposals for changes ...
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Bowhunting Memories | By Tyler Erickson
-- My South Dakota season started in late August when I purchased my first game camera. I moved it to several locations and photographed some nice bucks. One in particular caught my attention. I thought it was an 11-point buck with...
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Michigan's First Case of CWD Found at Deer Breeding Facility | From Michigan Department of Natural Resources
-- The Michigan departments of Agriculture (MDA) and Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed the state's first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a three-year old white-tailed deer from a privately owned...
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With a Little Help from My Friends | By Braden Arp
-- "What would you do if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ear, and I'll sing you a song. I will try not to sing out of key." No matter what genre of music you prefer, those lyrics penned...
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The Traveling Buck | By Steve Kidwell
-- Prior to the beginning of the 2007 Ohio deer season, I was doing my homework by placing several trail cameras in the woods to see just what kind deer were in the area I planned to hunt. When I checked my trail camera in August, I...
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Nevada to Hold Outdoors Workshop for Women | From Nevada Department of Wildlife
-- Women who are new to the world of outdoor sports, as well as those who are still on the outside looking in, will have a chance to get their feet wet at a "Women in the Outdoors" workshop Saturday, O...
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Oklahoma Sets Deadline for Bonus Youth Deer Hunts | From Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
-- Beginning deer hunters have a unique opportunity to participate in three youth controlled antlerless deer hunts that will take place on private lands in several Oklahoma counties. Applications ...
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Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine to Reach 9,000 Schools | From Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
-- This September, Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine will begin a new "Keep Texas Wild" student section for teachers and families to introduce children to the world of nature and the outdoors...
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Making it Count - Between Friends | By Chris Fritz
-- It was a cool, brisk late fall morning in eastern Kentucky and the start of the 2006 muzzleloader season. My best friend, Travis, and I had been hunting buddies for a very long time, and we were going to the same area that Saturday...
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Yamaha Sponsors National Hunting and Fishing Day | From Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.
-- Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., maker of ATV and Side-by-Side (SxS) vehicles for outdoorsmen, continues its support of outdoor sports and conservation by sponsoring the 2008 National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHFD).
As...
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Vermont Antlerless Deer Application Deadline is Aug. 22 | From Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
-- The deadline to apply for a Vermont antlerless deer hunting permit is Friday, Aug. 22. Applications must be either delivered to the Waterbury Fish & Wildlife office by 4:30 p.m. that day or postmarked...
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Kansas BOW Workshop Application Deadline Sept. 15 | From Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
-- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' (KDWP) Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Program is designed to provide women a chance to learn about hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation in a fri...
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Kansas Highlights 2008 Hunting Regulation Changes | From Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
-- Printed copies of the 2008 Kansas Hunting & Furharvesting Regulations Summary will be available at Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) offices and license vendors around the state soon, ...
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Help, My Food Plot Died | By Braden Arp
-- There are few frustrations in the outdoor world more disappointing than spending countless hours and dollars on your self-made food plot only to have it look in six weeks the way it did when it was plowed. There is no denying that t...
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One Memorable Vacation | By Donna Boniecki
I never thought I could bring myself to head to the deer woods with my husband and son. The guys are always glued to their seats when a hunting show is on our television. They constantly talked about their hunts, but I just...
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My Lucky Day | By Dennis Webbert
-- As I headed to our hunting camp, a good of friend of mine called to tell me that it had been raining nearly all day. I hung up the phone and thought about turning back to the house. However, I heard reports from two other friend...
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Booth Wins 2008 Top Bow Title | By Daniel Dye
-- MONTGOMERY, Ala. 8/17/08 - Skipper Booth of Tuscaloosa, Ala., beat Tom Boatwright 162-137 in the final round of the 2008 Buckmasters Top Bow Indoor World Championship.
As a result, Booth bagged a $25,000 payday from Buckmasters and...
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Then There Were Eight | By Daniel Dye
--Tom Pruitt maintains Buckmasters Top Bow Championship lead
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Tom Pruitt of Stotts City, Mo., was the only archer to accumulate more than 700 points during the first four rounds of competition at the 2008 B...
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A Test of Nerves: Buckmasters Top Bow Championship Kicks Off | By Daniel Dye
-- Field of 49 archers whittled down to top 32
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Tom Pruitt of Stotts City, Mo., led the pack of 49 archers after Friday's first and second rounds of competition during the 2008 Buckmasters Top Bow Indoor World ...
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Buckmasters Expo Begins Today | By Daniel Dye
-- MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 15, 2008 - Deer hunters looking for deals on outdoor gear and wholesome family entertainment need to wait no longer. The 15th annual Buckmasters Expo presented by Yamaha opens its doors today at 3 p.m. at the ...
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Friends: The Best Trophy a Guy Could Ask For | By Jason Poreda
-- The weekend started out as every good hunting adventure should - by relaxing and catching up with my hunting buddies. With bows in hand, it was to be a three-day weekend trek to Kentucky for us Illinois boys to shake out the cobwe...
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Bear Hunting Addiction | By Chad Eckhart
-- Four of my friends, Dr. Yale Conley, Bob Dunbarger, Jim McCay, Dennis Lehmann and I decided to take a crack at bear hunting. We really did not know what to expect during our adventure with Kim Tiringer of Larson Lake Outfitters lo...
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Second Chance Buck | By Dennis E. Black
-- For the past seven years, I have hunted at a friend's place in Polk County, Fla. Over the years I have seen some big bucks, and in the 2007 season, I managed to take one of these impressive central Florida bucks.
My first enc...
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Ohio to Open 25 Nature Preserves to Archery Hunters | From Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- An increasing deer population, resulting in extensive damage to native plant communities, has led the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Natural Areas and Preserves to coordinate spe...
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Deadlines Near for Indiana State Park Deer Reduction Hunts | From Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- Both mail-in and on-line application deadlines are drawing near for the 2008 Indiana state park deer reduction hunts. The reductions are held specifically to reduce the number of ecologically damaging ...
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Vermont Hunter Education Classes Open for Enrollment | From Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
-- With hunting seasons just around the corner, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is urging new hunters to sign up now for a hunter education class. All first-time Vermont hunting license holders are ...
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From one Generation to the Next | By Keith Parker
-- I have taken a few bucks during my years of hunting, but this particular buck was the best harvest of my life because it involved my 4-year-old son, Brennden. He is the type of child who eats, lives and breathes hunting and fishi...
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Nebraska Turkey Permits on Sale August 11 | From Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- Permits to hunt turkeys in Nebraska this fall are now on sale.
Turkey hunting begins with the archery season Oct. 1-Nov. 14 and Nov. 24-Dec. 31. The shotgun season is Oct. 11-Nov. 14 and Nov. 24-Dec....
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BowTech Warns of Possible Defect on 2008 General Compound Bow | From BowTech
-- BowTech publicizes this notice as a service to BowTech customers and potential BowTech customers. We have determined a potential defect relating to the limb integrity on certain 2008 General bows produced between October 2007 and ...
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Free Range Day Offered in Nevada | From Nevada Department of Wildlife
-- Las Vegas area hunters and shooters who need a safe and legal place to sight in their hunting firearms may want to mark Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, on their calendar. On that day the Nevada Department of Wildlif...
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Michael Waddell Named NWTF Spokesman | From National Wildlife Turkey Federation
-- Michael Waddell has agreed to become the official spokesman for the National Wild Turkey Federation.
In this new role, Waddell will represent the NWTF as host of its television series, "Turkey ...
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Oregon Unveils Hunting Access Map Powered by Google | From Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
-- Oregon's fall hunting season is fast approaching and the perennial question "Where can I go hunting?" will be much easier to answer this year.
ODFW recently unveiled its new Oregon Hunt...
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Sometimes the Best Deer is the One You Don't Shoot | By Ken Heffelfinger
-- My 2007 archery season began like most other seasons. However, there was one exception - my younger bother, Brian, would join me in the woods. Ever since I could remember both of us being able to go for a walk in the woods, he...
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Ducks Unlimited Applauds USDA Decision | From Ducks Unlimited
-- In a move contrary to several weeks of speculation, the Department of Agriculture announced that they would not allow acres of the popular Conservation Reserve Program to be put into production without repayment. The ...
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Pennsylvania Urges Outdoorsmen to Pass Along Hunting Tradition | From Pennsylvania Game Commission
-- Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe reminded experienced hunters, who have historically helped pass along the state's rich hunting heritage, that the new license year means another year to...
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Indiana to Hold Sportsmen's Series Workshops | From Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- A new Sportsmen's Series consisting of a hunter education class and four themed workshops for hunters will be presented at Potato Creek State Park. The series kicks off with a hunter education ...
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No Deer Here? | By Dane St. Cyr
-- I consider myself to be a bit more than an avid deer hunter. I hunt nearly every day of the deer season, which begins Sept. 15, and ends during the middle of February. I have three boys who almost always tag along. My oldest son, ...
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EHD and the Whitetail | Text & Photos by Tommy Kirkland
-- Last year in 2007, a large outbreak of EHD (Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease) unfolded throughout the country - causing the deaths of several thousand plus whitetails. From the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Texas...
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New York Creates Junior Hunter Mentoring Program | From New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
-- New York Gov. David A. Paterson recently signed into law a bill that created a special "junior hunter" mentoring program which will allow persons aged 14 and 15 to hunt big ga...
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Volunteers Needed for Vermont Turkey Brood Survey | From Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
-- The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is seeking help in determining this spring's turkey nesting success by asking volunteers to record wild turkey sightings during August using the department's web-b...
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Mission Buckmasters Bow Revealed | By Tracy Breen
-- If you are a diehard bowhunter, or a casual bowhunter for that matter, you have heard of Mathews Archery. In the last decade, Mathews has become the largest bow manufacturer in the world. There are a few things that helped Mathew...
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Mathematical Functions | By Marvin Seibers
-- After twice bumping a 10-pointer that was every bit of 40 inches BIGGER than the 130ish 4x4 he'd shot during his trip to Illinois in 2003, Carson Bradford was painfully aware of how short three days can be. That's how long the s...
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