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Ready or not, it’s hunting season
I love getting outside and tromping around in the wilds. It doesn’t matter what time of year it is or what I’m out there doing. If I’m outside, I’m happy. Even when I get a […]
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Don’t wait — Sight in your hunting rifle now
Take an evening after work this week and go sight in that hunting rifle. I know most rifle seasons don’t open for a while, but that’s the whole idea. If you have a problem you […]
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Want to lose weight? Try the elk hunting diet
When my wife told me I’ve been doing an admirable job of losing weight, but that I’m still packing a few too many extra pounds, I had to agree. But then she said I need […]
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How sporting is long-range hunting?
There are a lot of shooters working on their long-range shots these days. Most of those folks confine their long-distance shooting to the range, where they try to tighten up their groups and get more […]
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I need story ideas — time to go hunting with my dad again
It’s been a while since I had a good, honest-to-goodness hunting injury. It’s also been a while since I’ve been hunting with my dad. Injuries and hunting with my father tend to go hand-in-hand. I […]
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Elk season’s coming, so I’m back on the diet
I grew up hunting elk with horses. In my opinion, that’s the best way to get the job done. You can pack a comfortable camp far back into the wilderness, then hunt on foot from […]
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Free outdoor gear? Sounds too good to be true
I got a letter in the mail a little while ago that has to be a hoax. It’s from the North American Hunting Club, and the envelope said “We’re looking for people to test hunting […]
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Get those last Father’s Day hints in now
Father’s Day is day after tomorrow. If you want something good, it’s a little late to start hinting, but it doesn’t hurt to try. Or better yet, take your kids out to the woods and […]
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Our GPS units may be giving away our secret fishing holes
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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Map program changes the orienteering game
Just when I thought the folks at MyTopo couldn’t do any more to win me over, they did just that. These are the people who won my heart years ago when they took all the […]