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Entries for September 2008
Best Season Yet | By Shawn Adam Miller
-- I'm an avid outdoorsman with a college degree in wildlife biology. My wildlife career has afforded me the ability to work with many animals in a lot of different locations. As a result, I have had the opportunity to g...
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Giles County, Tenn., Youth Deer Hunt Scheduled | From Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
-- The Fellowship of Christian Hunters and Giles County Deer Hunters Association will conduct a youth deer hunt Oct. 25, 2008, for ages 6-16. Deer check-in will be at Richland Trace Market from 6 a.m.-5 p.m.
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North Dakota Landowners Looking for Doe Hunters | From North Dakota Game and Fish Department
-- Antlerless deer hunters looking for a place to hunt this fall might find the opportunity by placing their name on a list for landowners who want a good deer harvest. Bill Jensen, North Dakota Game and Fi...
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Vermont Increases Bowhunter Education Effort | From Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
-- A new initiative from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has almost doubled the number of students certified in bowhunter education this year.
For the first time ever, bowhunter education was inc...
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Ohio Offers Youth Hunting Opportunities | From Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- Ohio's youth hunters will again have several added opportunities to learn and practice their hunting skills this fall. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife offers several ways fo...
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Florida's Babcock Ranch to Host Public hog Hunts | From Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
-- Babcock Ranch Preserve Public Small Game Hunting Area in Charlotte County, Fla., will host six separate public hog hunts for the first time since being acquired by the state of Florida. ...
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What a Blessed Season | By Rev. Ronald D. Kosor
-- I must first say this was one of the most wonderful years in my life as far as hunting goes. I am a full-time pastor of Alpha Lions Den Ministries in Derry, Pa., and my wife works for Kohl's department store full time. Nee...
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One for Jeff | By Heath Baker
-- My best friend, Nathan Uttienger, and I have hunted together since we were kids. Jeff, Nate's late father, took me in as one of his own sons and taught us everything we know about hunting.
After Jeff passed away, we conti...
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Antler Growth and Formations | Text & Photos by Tommy Kirkland
-- As the days become longer, the process of "photoperiod" takes hold - stimulating hormonal growth in bucks. This transition of more available sunlight allows changes to unfold within a buck's pituitary...
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Scoping Your Muzzleloader | By Randy D. Smith
-- A recent Kansas deer hunting regulation update to allow scope-mounted guns during the early muzzleloader season will alter the configuration of many muzzle-loading rifles. Effective shooting ranges will increase, and I look for ...
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Coming Full Circle | By Susan McGee
-- I was watching my husband shoot his bow one day and decided I wanted to give it a try. Little did I know what I was getting into.
Before I knew it, I was the proud owner of a bow, and we were headed out the door to hunt deer. Ei...
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Indiana to Offer Youth Deer Hunting Opportunities Sept. 27-28 | From Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- Getting the right introduction to hunting and fishing ensures a quality experience and the start to a lifetime of enjoyment. Many of today's hunters and anglers received their first introduction to the...
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California Deer Association to Give Away Youth Deer Hunts | From California Deer Association
-- The California Deer Association (CDA) will give away 25 junior deer hunts in a drawing to be held in October.
The lucky juniors who are drawn will have one-on-one guided antlerless deer hunts on the 270,00...
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Avoid These Six Archery Mistakes | By Tracy Breen
-- When four or five friends get together to shoot a few arrows at a target, one of the archers usually shines above the rest of the pack. The archer's groups are smaller, he can shoot at greater distances and always seems to harvest ...
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Never Give up on a Dream | By Rocco Zacarolli
-- Prior to opening day of gun season in Columbia County, N.Y., I had heard about a piece of property that was for sale not far from a productive location I had hunted in the past. It had a swamp, corn, apples, hay and most import...
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America's Shotgun | By Gary Engberg
-- There is little doubt that the Remington 870 pump-action shotgun is the best-selling and most popular firearm ever produced by Remington in its 189-year history. The Model 870 is truly King of the shotguns and one of, if not the, ...
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Kansas: World Predator and Hunting Expo Wrap-up | By Randy D. Smith
-- The eyes of the predator calling world were fixed on a veritable Who's Who of the predator calling industry at the World Predator and Hunting Expo recently held in Overland Park, Kan.
Dozens of predator calling companies were p...
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Kansas to Hold Youth Shooting Clinic | From Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
-- Youth from Morris and surrounding counties are invited to a free shotgun, pellet rifle and archery shooting and safety clinic on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Council Grove Reservoir.
Sponsored by the Kansas...
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Arkansas Game and Fish to Host Deer Management Workshops | From Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- Do you have questions about managing deer on private lands? The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has the answers. The AGFC will host two deer management workshops in September to help private landowners bet...
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Vermont to Hold Free Deer Hunting Seminar | From Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
-- A daylong deer hunting seminar on Saturday, Oct. 25, in Central Vermont is offered to all youth and new hunters who have passed the basic Hunter Education course.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife De...
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South Carolina, U.S. Air Force Schedule Youth Deer Hunt | From South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
-- The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force Shaw Air Force Base Environmental Flight will conduct a special youth deer hunt at the Poinsett Electron...
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Louisiana Releases Report on Impact from Hurricane Gustav | From Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
-- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) biologists report forest and marshland damage and scattered instances of flooding caused by Hurricane Gustav's Sept. 1 landfall.
The preli...
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Steve's Gift | By Glenn Rollins
-- In the winter of 2004, my good friend Steve Hales was diagnosed with cancer. Steve owned a beautiful cattle farm in Charles County, Md. Before he started his treatment, he asked me to cut his summer hay.
All summer, I was cutti...
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Grandpa's Rifle | By Charlie Scott
-- The phone rang. It was our neighbor, Tracey, who lives on a 12-acre lake down the road. To any hunter, he was delivering terrible news.
"I pulled another one out of the lake today," he said. "That mak...
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Time Well Spent | By Michael Morgan
-- This it is not about the biggest buck in the woods but rather a great weekend that I got to share with a special kid I will never forget.
Every year I am fortunate enough to take a kid from St. Jude or a kid who has rais...
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Streamlight Marks 35 Years of Flashlight Manufacturing | From Streamlight Inc.
-- Streamlight Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance flashlights, recently marked 35 years of operations with a gala reception and tours of its newly expanded Eagleville, Pa., headquarters.
More than 250 gues...
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Better than Television | By Steven K. Farmer Jr.
-- I started hunting in 2000 and had no idea how exciting it can be. I had watched hunting shows on Outdoor Channel, and it looked like a great experience. However, I soon found out that watching a hunting show does not hold ...
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A Son's Gift | By Paul Shipman
-- "Go ahead and see if you can get him, Dad. I have to work," said my son.
I have to admit, I was surprised at Josh's remark. After all, we had just been watching one of the largest bucks I have personally ever seen in 31...
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Arkansas Offers Deferred Hunter Education Licenses | From Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
-- In an effort to give more first-time hunters a chance to experience the state's outdoor resources, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is again offering a Deferred Hunter Education license.
A hunter can ...
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Turkey Mystique | By Sherry Lee Vingum
-- The anticipation is always high when a turkey hunter's name is drawn for a turkey tag. This is especially true when there are reports of success from other hunters, including family and friends. To say I was chomping at the b...
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Ohio Expands Mobility-Impaired Hunting Opportunities | From Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- Access roads on state wildlife areas open for hunting for hunters with mobility impairments using electric powered all-purpose vehicles (EPAPV) have been designated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resou...
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Indiana to Hold Archery Event at Raccoon SRA | From Indiana Department of Natural Resources
-- Raccoon State Recreation Area will host an inaugural Introduction to Archery program and a Traditional Archery competition, Sept. 27, in recognition of National Hunting and Fishing Day.
The events wi...
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Diaphragms for Bucks? | By H. "Bumper" Bauer
-- Here in Pennsylvania we are blessed in a way because our fall turkey and archery deer seasons are open at the same time. On any given day when hunting with a bow there is the possibility of tagging both a buck and a...
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Nebraska's Archery Deer Season Opens Sept. 15 | From Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
-- The first opportunity for hunters to harvest a deer and put meat in the freezer this fall begins Sept. 15 with the opening of archery deer season in Nebraska.
For the first time, all archery permits will ...
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Illinois Offers Deer, Waterfowl Youth Hunts | From Illinois Department of Natural Resources
-- YOUTH DEER HUNT:
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will conduct a drawing Sun., Sept. 21 for three young people to hunt deer at Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area in Montgomery Co. ...
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Ohio to Hold Lottery for Controlled Deer Hunts | From Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- A random drawing will be held Monday, Sept. 29 to select participants for three special controlled deer hunts at Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve in Jackson County.
Lake Katharine State Natur...
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The Importance of Hunting | By Victoria E. Scott
-- As far back as I can remember I have fond memories of my grandfather, dad and brothers returning from their hunting trips. I always anxiously awaited their return to see what the day had yielded. Most of the time we would all...
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Hooked on Bowhunting | By Cindy A. Ehlers
-- I have only been bowhunting for four years. My husband talked me into going bear hunting with him and our hounds about 25 years ago and I was hooked. So, when my son suggested I try bowhunting, I thought why not.
I spent the ...
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South Dakota State Park to Host Annual Archery Shoot | From South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department
-- Grab your bow and head to Hartford Beach State Park to show off your skills. The annual 3-D Archery shoot, sponsored by the Milbank Valley Archers, is Sept. 13-14. Contestants can register between...
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North Carolina Beauty | By R. Dale Johnson
-- Hunting is a big part of life for most people in this part of North Carolina. I was brought up on deer hunting but was never taught the right way to hunt. I started watching Buckmasters and Realtree hunting shows and learned a ...
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Time Out to Hunt | By Russell and Benjamin Siler
-- Both boys were away at college when the shotgun deer season opened on Nov. 15, 2006.
My son, Benjamin, was attending Baker College in Muskegon, Mich., which is a 2 1/2-hour drive from our home. The 2006 Michi...
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Ohio Offers Youth Deer Gun Hunts on State Property | From Ohio Department of Natural Resources
-- An increasing deer population, resulting in extensive damage to plant communities, has led the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Natural Areas and Preserves to coordinate special yo...
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Laughing All the Way to the Record Book | By Jason B. Hastings
-- My father and I own more than 600 acres in North Bangor, N.Y., and we've been managing it for whitetails for the past five years. There are half a dozen food plots and a couple of corn fields we purposely leave for deer. Most...
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Tennessee WMA Quota Hunts Draw Complete | From Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
-- The drawing has been completed for the Wildlife Management Area quota hunts and permits will be mailed soon to successful applicants, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).
This is t...
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