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GAME ANIMALS |
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Bears
The Graduation Gift
On he came, approaching with the lumbering gait and swagger that only a trophy boar can possess. Billy had his .30-06 shouldered and silently clicked off the rifle’s safety. However, we were faced with a dilemma...more |
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Cartoons
A Confused Bird Dog
Right Idea, Wrong Speciesmore |
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Elk, Moose and Caribou
The Effects Of Wildfires On Big Game
I grew up in southern California watching my father, who retired as Deputy Chief of the Ventura County Fire Department, and his teams battle those huge brush fires fueled by racing Santa Ana winds.more |
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International
Bill Miller's Africa Photo Profile
Bill Miller's Africa Photo Profilemore |
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Mountain Goats and Sheep
Seventy-Year Dream
The author fulfilled a lifelong dream when he harvested this Dall’s sheep in the rugged mountains of Alaska.more |
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Predators
Predator/Prey Relationships
Predation in its actions and reactions is more than just a transfer of energy. It represents an interaction between two or more species, between hunters and the hunted.more |
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Pronghorn, Mule Deer and Blacktails
Primitive Pronghorns
Pronghorn hunting remains one of the West’s most affordable, easily accessible hunting adventures. In states where their numbers have historically been the highest—Wyoming and Montana—tags remain relatively easy to draw.more |
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Rabbits and Squirrels
Out-Foxing Southern Fox Squirrels
Also known as cat squirrels, the fox squirrel is the small game trophy animal of Southern hunters. In the Carolinas, hunting fox squirrels takes on the air of a hunt for trophy whitetails or any other game animal of high enough esteem to grace a den after returning from a taxidermist.more |
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Upland Birds and Waterfowl
A Do-It Yourselfer’s Guide To Pheasant Hunting
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Whitetails
First Buck = Big Buck
On opening morning of the firearms season, as I grabbed my slug gun and headed out of the cabin, I felt a wisp of cold air blow across my face. After waiting in my stand for 30 minutes, a doe came nosing in and bedded near my stand.more |
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Wild Boars
Sweet and Sour Pork
Spring turkey hunting in Mississippi usually provides all the excitement a hunter can handle. Throw in a bonus hog hunt, and the combination quickly became both sweet and sour.more |
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Wild Turkeys
Gobbling Up The West
When I first hunted Wild turkeys in California back in the 1970s, the state had just opened its first turkey hunting seasons ever. The population was limited to a few areas of the state, and the chances of success for a clueless college kid were grim.more |
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SKILLS AND EQUIPMENT |
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Bowhunting
A Hard-Earned Buck
Two years ago, Karl wanted to go bowhunting. We went to our local archery shop, and he tried to draw a bow set at 40 pounds, the minimum legal draw weight in Illinois. He tried hard, but couldn’t do it.more |
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Dog Training
What Not To Do With Your Gun Dog
The little springer spaniel was having a fine time greeting people, sniffing boots and checking out a place it hadn’t seen before.more |
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Food Plots and Land Management
Year-Round Food Plots
If your local grocery store went out of business, would you start foraging around your backyard looking for whatever edible items you could find? Of course not, you’d simply drive to the next closest grocery store that carried the items you wanted.more |
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Guns and Ammo
From the Old West to the Whitetail Woods
When I was a young lad back in the late 1960s, there were basically two types of rifles in deer camp: those that were lever actions and those that weren’t.more |
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Optics
Get Some Good Glass; You’ll Never Regret It
If you own hunting equipment you suspect might cost you success or enjoyment next time your hunting, then you owe it to yourself to replace it today!more |
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Sporting Vehicles
Chevy's Mean Green
Every time I stop at the local food-and-fuel down the road I cringe. The food there used to make me sick, but now it’s the cost of fuel that makes me nauseous.more |
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RECIPES |
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Appetizers and Snacks
| Wrap pheasant slices around jalapeños and then wrap with bacon. Secure with toothpick. Broil, turning frequently until bacon is crisped and done. |
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Big Game
| Top each serving with chopped onions, shredded cheese, olives and sour cream. Serve with tortilla chips or corn bread on the side. |
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Side Dishes
| Beets, among the sweetest of vegetables, lend themselves beautifully to salads. Here, they’re roasted for even more intense flavor, then dressed with a simple orange vinaigrette that’s scented with cumin. |
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Small Game
| Place cut-up squirrel in large pot and cover with water. Add salt, pepper and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer for 1 to 2 hours or until meat begins to fall off the bone, adding water as necessary. |
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Upland and Waterfowl
| Cut sage hen into serving pieces, slicing breasts to 1/2-inch thickness. Create mixture of flour, salt and pepper. |
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