Thanksgiving presented a multitude of options for sportsmen and even for those a bit more, well, indoorsy. Those in the know caught carp, perch, tautog and stripers while the patient sat in tree stands to take the buck for which they’ve waited years. A few went couch slouching, telling fish stories well past nap time, even when you knew the last boat they handled was full of gravy.
Southeast Michigan hunters can now take advantage of a longer bow season. Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties will be take part in a pilot program for an extended bow season. The program will extend the season until Jan. 31, 2018. The last day for the rest of the state is Jan. 1. CBS Detroit reports
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The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions — a promise to do good on acts of self-improvement — has been around for thousands of years on both the eastern and western hemispheres. While many individuals vow to eat better, exercise more, stop smoking and build up their finances, it is far easier to make and …
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Ever wondered how those super realistic robotic decoys come to be? Have you ever come across one of these decoys in the field? How It's Made Robotic Hunting Decoys How It's Made Robotic Hunting Decoys Posted by WOW on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 Often used by game and fish officials to trick poachers, these decoys
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So you made a gut shot, now what? No matter how much time and practice you put in, bad shots can happen. Maybe you didn’t notice the slight angle the deer was standing at or maybe you rushed and made a bad trigger pull. Whatever the reason, here’s how to handle the situation and salvage
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This isn’t quite what hunters mean when they say they got skunked. Has this ever happened to you? There are many things, unfortunately, that get in our way when we just want to get out and do some deer hunting. Chief among them is one little critter with the best self-defense mechanism ever. Just do
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British Columbia has bowed to pressure from animal rights groups and has banned grizzly bear hunting in the province. British Columbia has announced a total ban on grizzly bear hunting, effective immediately. Hunting and conservation groups met the announcement with disdain, while animal rights groups praised the decision. “We have listened to what British Columbians
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Wolf reintroduction is often controversial. This was the topic of debate in Steamboat, Colorado, at the December Sierra Club meeting. The Herald Times recently published an article written by Niki Turner, which outlines the history of wolf populations in Colorado. Many western states have already reintroduced wolves, leading to issues in some places with other
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The world of meat processing offers many different gadgets and tools to create a wide variety of delicious foods. Today, the topic is jerky guns. As an avid meat processor and consumer of jerky, I recently gave in and purchased a jerky gun. While not overly expensive, the cost of another tool and the time it
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Making kill shots with a bow is a challenge, but one on a full-sprinting deer is just absurd. One of the more impressive shots taken on a deer this season is about to unfold before your eyes in this video. This archer lets an arrow fly on this deer in a dead sprint and drops it
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