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Feature Stories
Why the Sheboygan Falls buck will NOT topple the B&C record | By Mike Handley
-- If a buck’s typical-looking rack has been taped (unofficially) at 217 5/8 inches, and the current B&C world record typical is 213 5/8, then it’s easy to see how someone could deduce that the former is bigger than the latter.
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DNR: World-class 8-pointer Poached | By Mike Handley
-- The massive rack of what could be the largest 8-pointer ever has been seized by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and the Cannon Falls, Minn., man who shot it has been charged with poaching.
Spurred by calls from nei...
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Funnels, Tunnels, Turnpikes & Other Prime Sign | The single best clue to unraveling the secrets for tagging trophy bucks is to nail down their travel routes. One of the enduring questions about understanding buck behavior is whether or not their travel patterns are set in concrete. Let's face it: I...
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Of Sons, Friends and Brothers | By Ronald Harp
-- My story begins several years ago after many years of rather unproductive deer hunting with one of my best friends, David. We hunted mostly public land, seeing does occasionally but never a buck. Then I read an article in one of t...
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Ohio Public Land Whitetails | By Freddie McKnight
-- One minute I was watching a pair of yearling does contentedly feeding in my direction. The next, I was watching the largest buck I have ever seen while in a treestand. It was chasing a doe, presumably the yearlings' mother, a...
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Production of Remington® Model 870™ Shotgun Tops 10 Million | From Remington Arms Company, Inc.
Remington celebrates with the "10 Millionth Model 870 Shotgun" sweepstakes
Madison, NC - Remington Arms Company, Inc. is acknowledging a milestone of an American classic, the Model 870 pump-action, i...
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Texas Bowhunters Should "Go Native" | From the Texas PWD
-- An early and abundant acorn crop may force Texas bowhunters to seek out native food supplies during archery season, which runs Oct. 3-Nov. 6.
Reports from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department field biologists indicate above ave...
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Breaking News: Year’s First MONSTER! | By Mike Handley
-- If a Wisconsin buck’s green score of 251 inches is as on target as the arrow that felled it on Sept. 20, Wayne Schumacher’s 30-pointer might well be a new state record.
The antlers have not been officially taped f...
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Animal Rights Extremism in the White House? | By John L. Moore
-- Sounding the alarm on the appointment of anti-hunter to federal regulatory czar position.
If you and I think this country is a little left of kilter, we are misinformed. It’s much worse than we think.
As I write this, P...
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Of Racks and Men | By Mike Handley
-- Immediately prior to the Aug. 16 archery finals of the Buckmasters Top Bow Indoor World Championship, two bowhunters were presented trophies of a different sort. Bob Decker of Eau Claire, Wis., and Kyle Simmons of Spragueville, ...
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Who Knew? | By Buckmasters Online
-- World Record measured at Buckmasters Expo.
When the doors of the Montgomery Convention Center opened in August to the throng gathered for the Buckmasters Expo, Verlin Hale and a buddy were among the first in line. The deer ...
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Old Friend Is New Champ | By Ken Piper
-- The 2009 Buckmasters Expo wrapped up Sunday night shortly after a brand new champion hoisted The Rack trophy high over his head as the new Buckmasters Top Bow Indoor World Champion.
While Randy Hendrix might be a new Buckmasters cha...
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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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You Could Attend the Buckmasters Classic | By David Sullivan
-- Buckmasters American Deer Foundation is accepting bids (eBay auction number 180355583699) for a very special hunt that will place you in the thick of the action on a TV hunt with Jackie Bushman! As high bidder, you and one frien...
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Muzzy Classic Bowfishing Event Set | From Muzzy Products Corp.
-- The dogwoods are blooming and the sweet smell of honeysuckle is in the air. You know what that means. Spring has arrived, and so has the time for the 10th Annual Muzzy Classic and Alabama State Championship. Mark your ca...
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New Mexico Man Pleads Guilty to Poaching Trophy Whitetail | From the New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish
-- A New Mexico man was sentenced to 57 days in jail and ordered to pay $2,225 in fines and court costs after he pleaded guilty to five wildlife-related charges, including the poaching of a near state-recor...
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2008-09 Buckmasters Online Story Contest Winners | From Buckmasters Online
-- The results are in and the winners have been chosen for the 2008-09 Buckmasters Online Story Contest. With more than 140 great stories to choose from, it wasn’t easy, but the prize for the best story goes to Bill C...
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The Highs and Lows of Hunting | By Todd Strong
-- Last June, my two hunting buddies Randy, John, and I entered a state permit drawing to hunt for mule deer on the Matador Wildlife Management Area in Texas. The year before, 10 lucky hunters from 1,600 applications were drawn. Ima...
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Can cuddability win the war? | By Mike Handley
-- Move over, Bambi, Fred the flounder is making a splash!
The battle for the hearts and minds of children has taken a new twist as the nation's most vocal and controversial anti- hunting and fishing group is trying to convince ki...
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Trophy hunting smear evolves from fish tale | By Mike Handley
-- Never underestimate the power of words or those who wield it.
A major news magazine, several newspapers, websites and bloggers last week published stories slamming the practice of "trophy hunting," or so it seemed to ...
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Buckmasters Classic Is More Than a Hunt | By Greta Locke
-- On Monday, Jan. 19, the Buckmasters crew, along with generous volunteers, gathered for the eighth Buckmasters Classic Life Hunt, held annually for seriously ill and disabled kids and a few select disabled hunters.
The event is hel...
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It Runs in the Family | By Lisa Price
-- Tip back in your chair at a summer cookout and ask Doug Treat how many days it is until archery season opens in Arkansas, and he'll know. In fact, he might know it right down to how many hours. All year long, except for hunting seas...
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Bad Weather Bucks | By Randy D. Smith
-- I simply do not have the luxury of hunting on days when the weather is perfect. I'm certain most deer hunters are in the same boat. My home state of Kansas offers a total of 25 days for hunters to harvest a buck with a firearm. ...
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Muzzy to Present 2008 Tall Man Award | From Muzzy Products Corp.
-- Each year, Muzzy Products Corporation bestows its prestigious Tall Man Award to someone who stands tall among his or her peers by contributing to the community and going above and beyond to promote and protect the future...
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10 Christmas Gifts Under $100 | By Tracy Breen
-- Times are getting tough in this great land of ours. Spare cash is getting harder to find than ever before. However, just because you don't have a lot of money doesn't mean you cannot purchase a bowhunting item or two for your frien...
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Kimber's New Model 8400 Sonora | By Steve LaMascus
-- Kimber is best known for its lightweight, highly accurate rifles, and its Model 1911 pistols. However, it does make other guns. The newest, as this is written, is the Model 8400 Sonora.
The Sonora is a long-action rifle, curre...
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It's Time for the Golden Moose Awards | From Buckmasters Online
-- If you like the shows, let Outdoor Channel know it.
Hunting seasons are in full swing, and the Buckmasters television crew is busy preparing a new season of shows for 2009. Meanwhile, this year's shows are still airing ...
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Choosing a Whitetail Bow | If you're like me, you are very attached to your hunting bow. Whether it's a new model less than a year old or an old warrior carrying the scars of countless deer seasons, bows become an integral part of our hunting persona. A quick glance at the dec...
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Choices for Frigid Conditions, Part Two | By John M. Moschella
-- In my previous article on hunting in frigid conditions, I presented ideas for staying warm in below zero temperatures. As several readers noted, I did not address keeping the head warm . . . an important omission, considering...
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How Many Acres and Where to Plant for Deer and Turkeys | By Kent Kammermeyer
Certified Wildlife Biologist/Consultant
-- Both deer and wild turkeys will definitely benefit from high quality agronomic food plots on a minimum of 5 to 10 percent of your property in a heavily forested area wherever this is fe...
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Rough Country Whitetails | By Randy D. Smith
-- It was early December and a chilling breeze wafted through the leafless trees lacing the lower shelves of steep canyon walls southwest of Clark County State Lake in Kansas. The shadowed faces of two narrow canyons were coa...
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Whitetail Vocalizations | Text & Photos by Tommy Kirkland
-- The silence is broken. There along the edge of the forest are faint echoes of a few soft grunts. Setting your sights in that direction, you search the landscape. With the anticipation of a rutting buck, you are...
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Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Michigan | By Gary Engberg
-- Now, Michigan can be added to the list of states that have confirmed cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Presence of the disease was officially confirmed Aug. 25, 2008, when the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames,...
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Going in Blind | By Tracy Breen
-- In the past decade, numerous white-tailed deer hunters have traveled to Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Wisconsin more than ever before with one goal in mind: to harvest a wallhanger. The above-mentioned states along with others...
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Archery Targets Tested and Rated | By Tracy Breen
-- If you are an avid bowhunter, you have probably had a bad experience with an archery target. Here's the scenario: You try to pull an arrow out of the target and realize you need to tug a little bit. You tighten your grip on the sha...
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Whitetail Glands and Scent Communication | Text & Photos by Tommy Kirkland
-- Scent pheromones are instinctively utilized by whitetails to convey a realm of communication related to dominant hierarchy and sexual interactions. They are crucial for other social interactions - particularly ...
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Part II: Mossberg 500 Features Wide Array of Options | By Randy D. Smith
-- The longevity of the Mossberg Model 500 is in no small part the result of the "shooting system" approach the company has developed. A Mossberg Model 500 can be purchased in a configuration that will meet any shooting ...
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Calling All Whitetails | By Michael Lee
-- Hunters step out into the woods each fall with hopes of bringing that buck of a lifetime in for a shot. One of the most popular tools in a hunter's arsenal to make that dream a reality is the deer call. From the "can" sty...
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IMR Introduces White Hots Muzzleloader Preformed Charges | By Randy D. Smith
During Sept. 5-6, 2008, several outdoor writers gathered at Jody Starr Outfitters in Fowlerton, Texas, to hunt with IMR Powder Company's new White Hots muzzleloader preformed charges.
White Hots is a non-nitrocellulose-base...
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The Conservation Community | By Tracy Breen
-- If you are a serious hunter there is a good possibility that you own hunting land, lease hunting land or dream of doing one or the other. Finding 20, 40 or even 100 acres isn't very difficult, but coming up with the money to purcha...
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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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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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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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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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Buffer Bucks | By John J. Woods
-- Somewhere between the havens where bucks bed and their favorite buffet are secretive travel corridors and staging areas where they spend a good bit of time. White-tailed bucks use these runways and rest stops to check for hunter ...
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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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