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Archery can be a fairly expensive hobby
I finally broke down and bought a new 3-D archery target. I also wound up having to buy some new arrows. Those were a couple of expenses I hadn’t planned on. But I went out […]
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Get a decoy for your archery antelope hunts
The archery antelope season opener in most of the areas is right around the corner. It might be a little bit early yet for the rut, but there could be some bucks that will respond […]
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Had to take a little break from archery practice
My neighbor Kevin and I are both avid bowhunters. I try to practice with my bow as much as I can the rest of the year, too, but the last few years, it’s been more […]
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I should have replaced my 3D target years ago
I have an old 3-D archery target I’ve been poking holes in for years. For the first few years of its life, it lived in a shed out behind my garage. When I moved to […]
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It’s time to start practicing for archery season
Don’t just let that bow sit in the closet or out in the garage all summer. Dust off the case, take the bow out and get some practice. There are dozens of archery ranges around […]
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I’m tuning up early for archery season
Every year, I remind hunters to get their hunting license applications in on time. And every year, even though I’ve spent so much time telling others to apply, I forget to do it myself. That’s […]
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It’s not prime bowfishing time yet, but it’s still fun
There are better times of the year to go bowfishing for carp. Hardcore bowfishers say late summer is fantastic, when the water’s lower and hotter, and the fish are snagging cottonwood seeds off the surface. […]
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Hunting season is officially open
Back when I was the outdoors editor at the paper, my job was pretty sweet. I had the freedom to decide what I wanted to write about, then figure out how much time I wanted […]
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The new bow has me excited for hunting season
Bows have gotten pretty expensive in the last 10 to 20 years. I think I paid $300 or $400 for my Browning Mirage back in 1991, and at the time, that was a hefty price […]
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Beat the heat with a little bit of bowfishing
I spent a lot of time bowfishing for carp on the Wind River when I was a kid. I started bowfishing each year about the time the ice melted off the river, and I kept […]