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Beginners Luck:
By Matt Sloan -- Beads of sweat rolled down my face as I hoisted my bow up the tree. The warm September afternoon made my hike up the hill and into my stand less than pleasant. I had started to wonder if my friends were righ...
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Vintage Year:
By Bennie L. Wynkoop -- On Dec. 5, 2005 – two days before my 52nd birthday – the alarm woke me at 4 a.m.  After checking the weather outside in Virginia Beach, Va., I got dressed and started packing my hunting gear in t...
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Missouri Youth Hunt second largest on record :
From the Missouri Department of Conservation -- Young hunters checked 13,328 deer during the early portion of Missouri’s youth firearms deer season Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, barely missing a record.
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Firearms industry generates $122 million for conservation in 2nd quarter:
From the National Shooting Sports Foundation -- According to the most recent Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Collection Report, released by the Department of the Treasury, firearm and ammunition manufacturers report excis...
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Missouri’s fall firearms turkey harvest, popularity wanes:
From the Missouri Department of Conservation -- Missouri’s 2009 fall turkey harvest topped last year’s mark by 13 percent. Hunters checked 8,355 turkeys during the fall firearms turkey season Oct. 1 through 31. That is 970 ...
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Grants available for public shooting ranges in Arizona:
From the Arizona Game and Fish Department    -- The Arizona Game and Fish Department wants to continue to improve and expand public shooting ranges across the state by providing grant funding to qualified applica...
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Almost Déjà vu:
By David W. Smith   -- When I struck out on opening day of Texas’ 2008 deer season with my new bottle of doe urine, I headed for the spot where I’d taken my first buck. I’d shot the 9-pointer during the last hour of an...
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Lesson Learned:
By Michael Dalton -- My 7-year-old son came to me one day and asked, “Dad, what is it like to go deer hunting?” I explained, “Deer hunting is funny. The only thing you know for certain is: nothing is for certain. It’s not...
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Deer season prospects shaping up with recent rains:
From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department -- An early and abundant acorn crop, combined with new growth of native vegetation may force Texas deer hunters to stray from supplemental food sources during the 2009-2010 general d...
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New Hampshire regular firearms deer season starts Nov. 11:
From the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department -- Opening day for New Hampshire’s regular firearms deer season is Nov.  11, a date anticipated with enthusiasm by the state’s estimated 60,000 deer hunters.
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Minnesota Hunting round-up :
From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources -- Deer hunters, forest users advised about wet conditions. Minnesota residents and guests visiting state forests to use caution when operating motor vehicles or riding off...
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Big Time Texas Hunt winners named :
From the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department -- Ty Chumley was due for a bit of luck after losing his home and most of his belongings to Hurricane Ike.
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The Power of … um … Love:
By Larry Robertson -- I have a friend who doesn’t hunt, but he loves venison. He’d asked me several times to hunt his 10-acre tract if I’d split the meat with him. I didn’t put much stock in a place so small, but I finally ...
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Dinging and Coughing Fool 20-pointer:
By Josh Spencer -- On Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, I woke up at 5 a.m. and went outside to see what the weather was like in Mt. Sterling, Ky.  It was cold, there was only a slight breeze, and it was pitch black. Conditions ...
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Arkansas hunter news round up :
From the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission -- Bowhunters must wear orange during gun seasons. Sure, hunters can hunt deer with archery equipment, including crossbows, or black powder weapons during the modern gun season, ...
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Hunting season turns out better for those who follow safety rules:
From the Missouri Department of Conservation At this time of year, hunters’ daydreams are apt to involve front-page photos of themselves with whitetail bucks whose antlers sport more points than a porcupine.
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Redemption Wore Eight Points:
By Bill LeConey -- Hunting state woods in southern New Jersey isn’t the “ideal” hunting conditions. The whitetails receive a lot of pressure. There aren’t vast corn and soybean fields for them to eat. And without antler re...
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Bemidji State Game Refuge closed to 2009 firearms deer season:
From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources -- Deer hunting in the Bemidji State Game Refuge, a 74-square-mile refuge that surrounds the city of Bemidji, will be closed to the 2009 regular firearms deer season. The r...
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Delayed agricultural harvest causes deer hunting safety concerns:
From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources -- Standing corn is a safety concern this firearms deer hunting season, according to Capt. Mike Hammer of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
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Poor weather at Camp Ripley, MN doesn’t deter bow hunters:
From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources -- Archers took a two-day total of 171 deer during the first two-day bow hunt Oct. 15-16 at Camp Ripley Military Reservation north of Little Falls.
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Driving in the Thick Stuff:
By Caleb Lyon -- During the late muzzleloader season in central Iowa, Pete Lyon took this 141 5/8-inch 11-point buck on a deer drive. We were pushing a small section of timber towards Rob, a stander, when I jumped the buck a...
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474 deer taken in early Ohio muzzleloader season:
From the Ohio Department of Natural Resources    -- Muzzleloader hunters took 474 deer during last week’s early muzzleloader deer hunt according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wild...
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Hunters previously denied may receive Deer Management Permits:
From the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation -- Approximately 21,000 Deer Management Permits (DMPs) will be issued to hunters who were previously denied permits earlier this year during the initial DMP a...
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Deer hunting workshop in Lincoln on Nov. 10:
From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission -- A free deer hunting workshop is scheduled for Nov. 10 in Lincoln, and the event is for hunters of all ages and experience levels. Deer Hunting 201 – a Deer Hunting Primer, will...
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A Trophy Forgotten:
By Robert Gratson -- We’ve all heard tales of a hunter shooting a deer and then someone taking it from them. This is one of those stories. It happened to me in Fayette County back in the 1992 archery season. I was hunting ...
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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 c...
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I Wish He Had a Doe With Him:
By John Fritz -- We have a relatively short firearms season here in Indiana (it's 15 days beginning Nov. 15) so the anticipation really starts to build around the first of November. My home and property are adjacent to a he...
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Delaware Sportsmen Against Hunger Program expanded:
From the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control -- State officials have joined representatives from local charities to highlight the Delaware Sportsmen Against Hunger program and to thank the Qual...
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Texas plans youth only hunts for turkey, whitetails:
From the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department -- Passing on the hunting heritage to the next generation of hunters is what the special youth-only seasons are all about, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. I...
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My Buck of a Lifetime:
By Paul Daman -- It was a cold, crisp November morning in Aberdeen, Ohio, the peak of the rut during the archery season. I had been on the stand for what seemed like all day, but it was only 10:30a.m. A cold front had moved ...
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Nebraska hunting news round up:
From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission -- Apprentice volunteer hunter education instructors will be trained in upcoming sessions in North Platte and Grand Island.
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More NM elk hunts available for youth, late-season archery hunters:
From the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish -- More than 2,200 elk hunting licenses, including 1,995 set aside for youth hunters, will be available in a first-come, first-served sale on the Department of Game and Fish w...
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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 re...
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Wet weather puts a damper on Delaware muzzleloader season:
From the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife -- A half hour after sunset Oct. 17 marked closure of Delaware's 8-day muzzleloader deer season. The seemingly never-ending nor’easter put a damper of the deer harvest of 1,42...
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Delaware volunteers collect bumper crop of acorns to restore wildlife habitat:
From the  Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife    -- At the Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Annual Acorn Collection Day, 91 volunteers joined with agency biologists to collect more than 790 pounds of acorn...
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NRA donates funding for South Carolina shooting ranges:
From the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources -- The National Rifle Association recently presented a $75,000 check to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources for the construction of three shooting ranges in the s...
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My Unbelievable Dream Season:
By Dr. Michael Tveraas -- It was early October 2006 when my unbelievable dream season began. My 81-year-old friend Walter Senn had helped me build a blind near my clubhouse camp in the remote high peaks of the Adi...
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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...
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Application deadline Nov. 2 for Kansas youth deer hunts:
From the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks -- On Dec. 2-13 and Jan. 1-10, Westar Energy's Green Team will offer guided deer hunts at Jeffrey Energy Center near St. Mary's. The hunts are for youth who have never harves...
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Experienced Kansas hunters asked to take sons and daughters hunting:
From the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks -- On Nov. 7-8, Kansas hunters have the opportunity to add to their ranks by taking a youngster hunting. These two days are reserved for hunters 16 and younger to hunt pheasa...
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Zone doe permits give way to doe days in deer management:
From the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission -- The dropping of Zone Doe Quota Permits for doe days in some zones is part of the deer management plan of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
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Dennis Dunn -- In pursuit of the non-hunter and anti-hunter:
By David Rainer -- What would have become of me if I hadn’t had a father who introduced me to the hunting experience at an early age is anybody’s guess.
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If You Can’t Beat ’Em ...:
By Carey M. Hibbs -- My husband has been hunting throughout the 10 years we’ve been married, but he really got serious about it over the last four years. This caused many fights in our house. We own two businesses and have...
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Missouri’s urban deer harvest up 83 percent:
From the Missouri Department of Conservation -- Hunters checked 1,242 deer during the Urban Portion of Missouri’s Firearms Deer Season Oct. 9 through 12.  Boone County led harvest totals with 247 deer checked, followed...
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Vermont deer hunters anticipate a good season:
From the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department    -- Vermont hunters are optimistic about the upcoming November rifle and December muzzleloader deer seasons and with good reason.  Vermont has more older, bigg...
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NSSF provides $100,000 for Boy Scouts program:
From the National Shooting Sports Foundation -- For the third straight year, NSSF has provided $100,000 to the Boy Scouts of America Shooting Sports Grant Program.
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Homework Pays Off With an A+ Trophy:
By Steve Lamb -- August 2006 was slow in arriving, and the September archery elk season was just handful of days away. Haunted by the mental images of the elk herd I stumbled across while bow hunting for mule deer in the fal...
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Pennsylvania offers new online deer harvest reporting:
From the Pennsylvania Game Commission -- Hunters participating in the upcoming October antlerless deer seasons will be able to file their harvest reports through the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s new online system.
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At the Center of the Action:
By Mark Gregor -- It was Oct. 30, 2008, and the rut was just starting where I hunt in Wisconsin. It was a warm and windy day, so I was not too excited about heading afield. But if I didn’t go, I was guaranteed not to see or ...
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Firearms industry applauds introduction of fishing and hunting heritage bill:
From the National Shooting Sports Foundation -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, applauded the introduction of legislation, th...
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