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My new bird dog is still too little to hunt
I wish I could have timed it better this year, but my new bird dog wasn’t born in time to get out and actually hunt this season. He’s coming along nicely in his training, and […]
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Thank a vet for your freedom today
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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The good news: hunting dogs need training
I got a new golden retriever a few weeks ago, and I immediately started working on his hunting ability. It’s been a while since I had a good hunting dog, and I’m hoping Copper fills […]
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Is OnX making GPS receivers obsolete?
When I went hunting back in September with a group of friends, everyone had a different method for finding their way through the woods. Some of us were still using maps and compasses, though even […]
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Don’t get cocky when you’re on a hot streak
Man, it’s great to have a string of shots that isn’t marred by a single miss. You shoot at a bird, and it goes down. Every time. It’s even better when that streak comes along […]
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Get your own Thanksgiving turkey
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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Stay safe when you’re hunting this year
Every year, there’s at least one story in the news about a dog tripping the trigger on a shotgun and killing the dog’s owner, or someone else along on the hunt. The thing is, incidents […]
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There are plenty of public places for waterfowl
Waterfowl hunting has become more of a private land activity in the last decade or so. A lot of waterfowlers have resorted to leasing blinds on ponds and in farm fields. That’s a great way […]
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Start practicing your coyote calling now
Coyotes are very wary critters. It doesn’t take long before they’re well-educated about hunters. The good news is that they reproduce pretty fast, so there’s always a new crop of dogs that haven’t been initiated […]
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Don’t forget to buy your preference points
Wyoming went to a preference point system for bighorn sheep and moose licenses quite a while ago. It’s not a straight preference point system, because it still keeps 25 percent of the drawing open to […]