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News & Tips: How to Hunt this Week
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Pt. 2: Nutrition - Managing Land to Yield Mature, Huntable Deer

December 10, 2012
Part 2: Nutrition. I started addressing a question posted on my Facebook page about how to manage land to yield mature, huntable deer. The subject of that article was how important age is to…
News & Tips: Heavy Metal for Fall Fishing
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Heavy Metal for Fall Fishing

December 10, 2012
Dave Lehman with a brace of jumbo perch taken on jigging spoons. The transition period that happens during fall, as the water cools and lakes turn-over, is a signal to savvy anglers that many…
News & Tips: Pt. 1: Age - Managing Land to Yield Mature, Huntable Deer...
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Pt. 1: Age - Managing Land to Yield Mature, Huntable Deer

December 10, 2012
Part 1: Age. I received a very good question on my Facebook page. Dan Dealy asked “Dr. Woods, what are your TOP TEN recommendations for managing land (and wildlife) to yield mature, huntable deer?”…
News & Tips: Pt. 3: Cover - Managing Land to Yield Mature, Huntable Deer...
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Pt. 3: Cover - Managing Land to Yield Mature, Huntable Deer

December 10, 2012
Part 3: Cover. I’ve been addressing a question posted on my Facebook page. I discussed the importance of age (Part 1) and nutrition (Part 2) in managing land to yield mature, huntable bucks. Next…
News & Tips: Alaskan Moose Hunting
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Alaskan Moose Hunting

December 10, 2012
Many hunters dream of hunting in Alaska. Some dream about chasing bears, while others dream about chasing caribou or moose. In September 2007, my dream of hunting in Alaska finally came true when I…
News & Tips: Pt. 4: Adult Deer Sex Ratio - Managing Land to Yield Mature, Huntable Deer...
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Pt. 4: Adult Deer Sex Ratio - Managing Land to Yield Mature, Huntable Deer

December 10, 2012
Part 4: Adult Deer *** Ratio In this article I’ve been addressing a question posted on my Facebook page. The question was “What are your top 10 recommendations for managing land to yield mature,…
News & Tips: Hair Jigs in Fall's Cold Water and Four Must Have Bucktail Tips...
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Hair Jigs in Fall's Cold Water and Four Must Have Bucktail Tips

December 6, 2012
Given the huge range of soft bodies available to adorn leadhead jigs, it's of little surprise that bucktail jigs, once standard fare, see little use by the majority of today's anglers. The cost of…
News & Tips: Casting Artificials for Bonito
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Casting Artificials for Bonito

December 5, 2012
The southeast coast of Florida has an annual run of bonito (false albacore) every summer.   Their "Gold Coast appearance" occurs sooner and in more shallow water around Jupiter — in the northern part…
News & Tips: Change Up Your Squirrel Hunting – Take Them By Water...
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Change Up Your Squirrel Hunting – Take Them By Water

December 5, 2012
Every type of squirrel hunting has its own unique appeal. The stand hunter enjoys scouting for sign, such as chewed corn husks and hickory nut fragments, then setting up in the perfect spot and…
News & Tips: Pronghorns on Foot
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Pronghorns on Foot

December 4, 2012
If you live east of the Mississippi and travel west for your first pronghorn hunt, you're in for a treat. Rare is the hunter who is not awed by the sight of vast herds of these tan and white animals…
News & Tips: Opening Day Deer Tactics
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Opening Day Deer Tactics

December 3, 2012
Silently at first, then with the soft sounds of bird songs, daybreak slowly illuminated the dark West Virginia woods. Gray shapes came first, then a hint of orange on the eastern horizon.   A sharp…
News & Tips: How to Dove Hunt Without the Crowds
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How to Dove Hunt Without the Crowds

December 3, 2012
Bring up the subject of dove hunting and most sportsmen picture images of vast fields of harvested grain surrounded by dozens of shooters waiting for birds to fly under a hot afternoon sun. The…