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Motorized Treestand Opens Doors for Those Who Struggle to Climb

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Motorized Treestand

This treestand could be revolutionary for getting disabled hunters afield. Here in the United States, one of the biggest problems facing hunting is people dropping out of the sport. People do this for many reasons, but one of the bigger ones is simply because they are aging out or their health simply doesn’t allow it

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Texas Hunting License Requirements: What You Need to Know


turkey

Here is everything you need to know about Texas hunting license requirements. Anyone who wishes to hunt legal game or birds in Texas, whether a resident or non-resident, must obtain a hunting license through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TWPD). Hunters can also purchase stamp endorsements for specialized activities like upland and migratory bird hunting,

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Six Reasons Why Deer Hunting on Block Island is Not So Easy

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Todd Corayer

Block Island’s empty roads and fields full of deer attract a few hunters each year. Everyone says it’s so easy to get your deer over there but the “off season,” so called, which isn’t actually a thing anymore, can be tough because the place is a mad house of distractions. Winter is the island’s social hour; beaches are clear, sand flats are full of clams, islanders can get to the post office more than once a week and there’s a seat waiting for you at McAloons’s Restaurant and Bar. Even just that makes it difficult to settle into the edge of a wet grass field and concentrate on the business of hunting.

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Babe Winkelman Files for Bankruptcy


Babe Winkelman

Longtime TV fishing host and outdoor legend Babe Winkelman has filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection. Donald Edward “Babe” Winkleman and his wife, Kristeen Winkleman, both of Brainerd, Minnesota, have recently filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court. Court documents now show that the 70-year-old host of “Good Fishing” and his wife owe money on

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Minnesota Mulling Over Eliminating Shotgun Zones for Deer Hunting

Travis Smola
Minnesota Shotgun Zones

Minnesota’s traditional shotgun areas could soon become a thing of the past. The Land of 10,000 Lakes is much like other states in the Midwest when it comes to firearms deer hunting. Certain areas, mainly the southern and western parts of the state, only allow deer hunters to use shotguns and handguns for whitetails. That

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13-foot, 1,100-Pound Alligator Needs a Whole Wall for the Mount

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Alligator

This alligator is almost too big for the wall! One of our favorite hunting channels on YouTube, Deer Meat for Dinner, produces some of the best alligator hunting videos out there. They are consistently on the big gators and their videos provide a wealth of knowledge on how to hunt, skin and cook these big

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