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Oklahoma Officials Looking for Poachers of Doe and Fawn in Custer County

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Doe and yearling fawn poached in Custer County. The Oklahoma Game Wardens are again turning to the public for help in generating leads on a poaching incident. This time it is the poaching of two deer, a doe and a yearling fawn, in Custer County near the intersection of County Roads N2150 and E0910. The

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Relentless Clarity: Leupold’s BX-5 Santiam HD 8×42 and 10×42 Binoculars


Relentless isn’t an adjective to be used lightly — quite the opposite. To be called relentless means you’re incessantly dedicated and have a grit that differentiates you from the pack. Diehard hunters and outdoorsmen often display these traits and typically demand the exact same kind of dedication from their gear, optics included. Leupold has long

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Jim Shockey’s First-Person Account of Being Attacked By a Cougar


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Hunting ambassador Jim Shockey and his cameraman were victims of a cougar attack on Vancouver Island. In early June 2018, veteran hunter and hunting ambassador Jim Shockey and his cameraman Taylor Smith were hunting black bears on Canada’s famed Vancouver Island when an emaciated cougar jumped them. Upon returning from their hunt, the two actually

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Tagged Northern Bobwhite Quail Discovered Inside Stomach of Bullfrog

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We bet you’ve never seen this before. University of Georgia graduate student Justin Hill recently discovered a tagged northern bobwhite quail chick in the stomach of an American bullfrog. Quail population research is ongoing at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy, where they manage approximately 3,500 acres of upland bird habitat. The regions where they

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‘Modern Huntsman’ Turns Page on Negative Perception of Hunting


This is print journalism at its very best. While the print media industry continues to scratch and claw for ways to coexist with the Internet, “Modern Huntsman” has endowed outdoorsmen and women with something beautiful. Every hunter out there can relate to the angst that comes with hearing an uninformed anti-hunter bash our favorite pastime.

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Human Finger Found Inside Alligator Snapping Turtle


Police in Louisiana are investigating a human finger that was found inside of an alligator snapping turtle. The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle and it has a nasty reputation. They primarily dwell in the southeastern United States, typically swimming in the deepest water they can find, including large North American rivers, canals, lakes

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