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Don’t forget to buy your preference points
Most of the hunters I know apply for all the licenses they are allowed to put in for every year. That includes moose and bighorn sheep. And if you’re a resident, and you apply for […]
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A Deer Sleigh’r makes getting game home much easier
A couple of weekends ago, I went out to one of the walk-in areas near my house to do a little antelope hunting. The night before this most recent antelope hunt, I made a checklist […]
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Sight in at the range, not in someone’s hunting area
Way back around mid-August, I snuck out to the chunk of state land near my house to try to bring home an antelope with my bow. I got out there well before sunup, found myself […]
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Unplug and get outside
With the proliferation of new-age gadgets, wing-dings and hoo-haws, we have plenty to worry about. Those things are supposed to make our lives easier, but I spend about 70 percent of my waking hours rebooting […]
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Why have camo patterns gotten so complicated?
I can’t seem to find a camo pattern I like. There are about a hundred different ones out there, but all that new stuff is basically just glorified floral patterns. It might do well in […]
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Shooting sticks make a huge difference on a hunt
I have a set of Vanguard shooting sticks I picked up several years ago. I’ve used them at the shooting range when I’ve practiced with my hunting rifles, but about a week ago, I got […]
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Go ahead, take your Cadillac hunting
When the vehicle fairies dropped off a Cadillac Escalade last week, one of the guys at work took one look at it and said, “You can’t go hunting in that fancy thing.” So last weekend, […]
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Can the Cadillac Escalade go off-road? Why, certainly.
It’s amazing what they’re doing with vehicles these days. Take the Cadillac Escalade I got to drive last week, for instance. From the rear back-up camera all the way up to the front-view camera embedded […]
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I finally got my own goat
Life has gotten in the way of hunting the last few years, but Sunday morning, I finally got a chance to go out and try to get a goat. I’ve had free time before this, […]
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Be aware of the rules if you ride an ATV
For the most part, hunting and fishing is allowed on state lands, as long as there’s public access to them. In other words, you have to be able to get to them through a right-of-way, […]