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Hunting isn’t just about trophies
Even hunters I know who pay thousands of dollars to go on safaris or Alaskan adventures don’t do it just for the trophies. I know quite a few people who have had to add a […]
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Rabbit hunting was a team sport when I was growing up
I didn’t do a lot of rabbit hunting with my dad growing up. He was a doctor, and he didn’t have a huge amount of free time. When he did get time off this time […]
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Stop calling poachers hunters
For about the thousandth time this year, and we’re barely into February, I read another article about people illegally killing wildlife, and the writer alternately calls the criminals who did it either “poachers” or “hunters.” […]
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I’m giving myself a hunting trip for my birthday
Yeah, yeah, insert your favorite over-the-hill joke here. I’ve heard a ton of them over the last week or so. Even my kids are jumping in on it. I suppose I had it coming, though, […]
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I could easily get addicted to raccoon hunting
I need to find someone with coon dogs who’ll let me go hunting with him sometime. I’ve been reading a lot about raccoon hunting, and it sounds like my kind of activity. First of all, […]
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Take time today to thank a veteran
Some folks get today off for Veterans’ Day, and I think it’s a state law that you have to do two things. First off, thank a vet. Whether it’s someone who served decades ago or […]
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Get your own turkey for Thanksgiving this year
There’s not much that beats a good Thanksgiving turkey. Especially when it’s surrounded by all the other Thanksgiving goodies: stuffing, sweet potatoes, green beans, jello salad and cranberry sauce. About the only way you can […]
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Going hunting? Don’t forget to take your rope
My friend and coworker Greg came back from a deer hunt recently, and he filled me in on the details of his successful trip. He had prepared well, he knew the country, he put himself […]
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Get away from the news and go hunting
Got a week free? Go elk hunting. Just a few days? Get out after deer. A morning or afternoon? Go try to knock down a duck or bag a blue grouse. It’s all open. From […]
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Hunting is about more than getting an animal
As we were sitting around in camp on our hunt last week, my sons and I were talking about the things we’d seen that day. My youngest said he wished we’d had a chance to […]