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Practice your duck ID even in the offseason
On our trip across Wyoming a while back, my wife and I stopped for a while in Hot Springs State Park. Down where the Big Spring runs into the Bighorn River, there’s a wide, slow […]
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Are you outdoorsy enough for a Viking funeral?
When the time comes to go find the Great Fishing Hole in the Sky, why not get there with one final boat ride? That’s the message from Glory Boats, purveyors of the latest in outdoor-related […]
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Identify your duck before you shoot
Waterfowl hunting is a lot of fun, and ducks and geese can make for great meals. But it’s not very hard to screw up when you’re duck hunting. A former game warden once told me […]
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Nobody ever said duck hunting is cheap
A friend of mine recently asked me what he’d need to get started hunting ducks. He’s pretty well-off, and he asked if money were no object, what would I get? The first thing that came […]
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I’m not kidding – snipe are real
I’m constantly surprised by the number of people who think I’m trying to put one over on them when I tell them I’m going snipe hunting. It’s amazing how strong those childhood pranks can hold […]
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Upland bird season is just around the corner
I’m pretty excited for bird season this year. That’s nothing new, though. I’m always ready for bird season. Any hunting season is welcome, but I always have better luck with birds than with big game. […]
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Waterfowl bands are a lot more than a trophy
Though the bulk of Canada goose banding takes place on the nesting grounds in Canada, some happens here in the States, too. Hunting season is rapidly approaching, so it’s important to know what to do […]
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A good waterfowl blind doesn’t have to be cushy
A goose blind can be anything from a burlap sack you pull over yourself to a concrete bunker you’ve constructed in a field or on the edge of a marsh. The burlap sack has two […]
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DU can help you find public places to hunt
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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Keep your waterfowl gear free of invasive species
With the main boating season coming to an end, the Game and Fish has closed down all the boating check stations around the state. Those stations are there to help prevent the spread of zebra […]