Hunting

News & Tips: Best Turkey Hunt of the Year: Busted Beards in Kentucky...
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Best Turkey Hunt of the Year: Busted Beards in Kentucky

The turkey hunting action was fast and furious for this episode from hunts over at The Kentucky Proving as we lay out 4 Kentucky Long Beards. Join the GrowingDeer Team as we take down several trophy…
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Sportsmen and the Importance of Conservation Funding

With the Kenai Peninsula of south central Alaska as a backdrop, Steven discusses the economic benefits of public lands conservation programs and the importance of adequately funding these programs in…
News & Tips: Getting Ready for Coyotes
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Getting Ready for Coyotes

It is no secret among hunters that interest in coyote hunting has skyrocketed in the last decade. Why not? Coyotes are more populous than ever, after decades of being hunted, trapped and poisoned.…
News & Tips: Final Results of Florida's 2013 Python Challenge...
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Final Results of Florida's 2013 Python Challenge

At the beginning of this year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held a competition to boost awareness about one of the Everglades’ most imposing invasive species -- the Burmese…
News & Tips: Gun Maintenance Tips
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Gun Maintenance Tips

Normally going south isn't a good thing unless you are headed on vacation. Firearms are no different, and, as a gunsmith, I see too many firearms headed south. A split gun barrel. Take the rifle…
News & Tips: Bow Hunting a Kansas Rio & the Missouri Turkey Opener...
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Bow Hunting a Kansas Rio & the Missouri Turkey Opener

It's the Missouri Turkey Opener!  Adam and I captured some of the most unique and natural turkey action I've ever seen.  Plus, we have Heath Martin taking two Kansas Rios with his new Prime…
News & Tips: Get Your Wife or Girlfriend Out Hunting...
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Get Your Wife or Girlfriend Out Hunting

    If your significant other expresses interest in hunting, there are several ways you can make the experience a great one. (photo courtesy of queensofcamo.com) I'm sure many guys wish that their "…
News & Tips: Hunting Eastern Wild Turkeys
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Hunting Eastern Wild Turkeys

Birds can be flocked-up during the earliest phase of spring turkey season, and our turkeys were. Jim Martin and I had a plan in the early season to hunt a little old school going after dominant birds…
News & Tips: Hunting Boots Buying Guide
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Hunting Boots Buying Guide

I can't tell you how many times I've been in a hunt camp where someone had a problem with their hunting boots. Usually the boots weren't dry or warm enough, but other times they didn't offer enough…
News & Tips: Favorite Food Plots: Late Spring Seed
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Favorite Food Plots: Late Spring Seed

Food plots will not only improve the health of your deer herd, they'll also increase your hunting success in the fall. Once you've chosen a spot, cleared the ground, applied lime and fertilizer and…
News & Tips: Setting Up for Spring Turkey
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Setting Up for Spring Turkey

The woods seemed to rattle when the tom bellowed back at me from his roost, barely 100 yards away. After that one response to my soft tree call on the diaphragm, I stopped calling. With a whoosh of…
News & Tips: Know Your Deer Signs
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Know Your Deer Signs

Whether you are a beginner hunter or simply a nature nut, recognizing whitetail deer markings and signs can help you fill your tag or make you a more proficient tracker. Next time you hit the woods…