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Time to come up with a new hunting plan
I had grand plans to hunt a couple of new areas this year. I’ve scouted those areas, bought new maps that cover them, and come up with schemes to ambush the game I was planning […]
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I didn’t get my licenses, even though I tried
I applied for limited quota elk and deer licenses this year. It was the first year I’ve remembered to apply in probably the last five or 10 years. Most years, I’ve ended up getting a […]
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Maybe it’s time to start hunting from a bike
A few years ago, my wife asked me if I wanted to do the 100-mile Tour de Prairie ride. I declined. I’ve done 100-mile bike rides in my younger days, but youth was a big […]
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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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Know how to defend yourself in a bear encounter
If you’re wandering around the woods, doing everything you should do to keep from startling a bear, chances are you won’t see one. But even the best precautions don’t always work. Say you’re whistling as […]
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You know someone’s tracking your GPS points
An e-mail came out recently saying cell phones are now being hacked by computer-savvy creeps. I don’t know how true it is, but the word is they can listen to your calls, or they can […]
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Don’t forget to apply for limited-quota licenses
If you want to hunt in a limited-quota area for elk or deer, or anywhere for antelope, you need to get your hunting license applications in. And they’re due on June 1. That’s not a […]
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Should AR-style rifles be used for hunting?
You just about can’t go to the shooting range anymore without seeing someone shooting an AR-style rifle. It’s not that they’re more common than more traditional hunting rifles – only about 20 percent of gun […]
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Another eye surgery cuts into turkey time
As though missing the first several weeks of turkey season due to eye surgery wasn’t bad enough, now I have to go back for the other eye so I can completely tank the entire season. […]
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Waiting out the wind
They say it’s an ill wind that blows no good, and that you can make a sow’s ear into a silk purse. I don’t know about the second one, but there may be some truth […]