Hunting

News & Tips: Choosing Food Plot Forages
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Choosing Food Plot Forages

Forage is a crop grown for an animal; in the food plot business it is a crop grown for white-tailed deer. Twenty years ago, purchasing food plot seed was simple. There was clover and there was —…
News & Tips: Taking a Nice Gobbler - Bow Hunting
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Turkey Hunting Girls and Gobblers

Preparing for Youth Turkey Opener in Missouri Dr. Woods, his daughters Raleigh and Rae and friend Adam set up at the proving grounds.   From GrowingDeer.tv Grant Woods
News & Tips: Don't Let Foot Problems Ruin Your Hunt...
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Don't Let Foot Problems Ruin Your Hunt

A few years ago while on a caribou hunt on the tundra of northern Quebec, I nearly had my hunt ruined by blisters on my feet. Thanks to some immediate attention to the problem, I was able to continue…
News & Tips: Get Aggressive for Spring Turkey
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Get Aggressive for Spring Turkey

It was a tough challenge my partner and I faced that spring day in New York's Catskill Mountains. Conflicting schedules allowed us just one morning to hunt turkey together. The bird we located the…
News & Tips: Spring Turkey Hunting for Sagebrush Gobblers...
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Spring Turkey Hunting for Sagebrush Gobblers

Most turkey hunters associate spring gobbler season with mixed farm country and wood lots or vast reaches of national forest land covered with mature hardwood forests. But there's another kind of…
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Stemming the Tide of Wetlands Loss

Whether you’re tangling with redfish in the Mississippi Delta, casting for bonefish in the Florida Keys or in a duck blind in North Dakota, America’s wetlands and waterways provide unrivaled fishing…
News & Tips: Late Season Tactics for Ocellated Turkey...
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Late Season Tactics for Ocellated Turkey

Chills ran up my spine as sweat trickled down the small of my back. The chills erupted at the first predawn "singing" of el pavo ocellated, the ocellated turkey of Campeche, Mexico. Sweat beaded down…
Rabbit walking
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Steps to Prevent Rabbit Fever

Rabbit hunting is about as fun as it gets when it comes to hunting small game. Memories of my childhood days, when all I had to do was grab my single shot Stevens 12-gauge shotgun, head out the door…
News & Tips: Archery Hunting Tips: Silence is Golden...
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Archery Hunting Tips: Silence is Golden

You don't need to be an experienced bow hunter to understand the benefits of a quiet bow. Noisy bows can, on the draw or release, alert game animals to the imminent arrival of an arrow and sometimes…
News & Tips: Taking a Nice Gobbler - Bow Hunting
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Taking a Nice Gobbler - Bow Hunting

Dr. Woods takes a nice gobbler with his bow!  Plus, DIY Timber Stand Improvement An exciting episode this week to start our turkey season! Nebraska has an early archery-only turkey season. This…
News & Tips: 10 Questions to Ask Outfitter References...
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10 Questions to Ask Outfitter References

In a previous blog we examined some questions to ask a potential outfitter before you book a hunt. Most people also know to ask for references from previous clients of the outfitter. Although this is…
News & Tips: How to Choose Hunting Boots for Women
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How to Choose Hunting Boots for Women

Stepping out has taken on a new meaning for women who enjoy the outdoors. We're breaking new ground and in ever increasing numbers, enjoying what many women in the past didn't consider pursuing: a…