Bill Cooper News & Tips

News & Tips: Backpacking for Elk
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Backpacking for Elk

Heading to the mountains to hunt elk on foot is a lofty goal for any outdoorsman. Elk live in some of the most remote,…
News & Tips: Dare to Be Different to Kill More Ducks...
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Dare to Be Different to Kill More Ducks

Every aspect of our society has become so pigeon holed, we all have become victims of the cookie cutter syndrome. If we…
News & Tips: Dove Hunting Watermelon Fields
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Dove Hunting Watermelon Fields

Dove hunting in the Missouri Bootheel is centered around agriculture. Vast fields of corn, soybeans, milo, rice and…
News & Tips: Preparing Horses for an Elk Hunt
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Preparing Horses for an Elk Hunt

Planning and executing an elk hunt out West is a major undertaking. Planning and initial preparations must begin a year…
News & Tips: Handgunning for Bushytails: How to Hunt Squirrels With a Pistol...
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Handgunning for Bushytails: How to Hunt Squirrels With a Pistol

In our modern world, it is not easy being a squirrel hunter. Hunters pursuing monster whitetail bucks with incredible…
News & Tips: Fish Gigging: An Ozark Tradition
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Fish Gigging: An Ozark Tradition

Some 3,000 years ago, a member of a Late Woodland Indian clan traveled far from home on the day's hunt. Darkness fell…
News & Tips: Duck Blind Courtesy
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Duck Blind Courtesy

My buddy to my right dodged as the gun barrel of the guy next to him swung through his zone of fire and pulled the…
News & Tips: How to Catch Monster Walleye in the South...
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How to Catch Monster Walleye in the South

To mention walleye is to think "northern climes." Millions of tourism dollars have traditionally flowed to the northern…
News & Tips: Seek White Oak Acorns for Bowhunting
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Seek White Oak Acorns for Bowhunting

It is no secret that white-tailed deer love acorns, particularly white oak acorns. White oak acorns contain less tannin…
News & Tips: Five Wingshooting Tips for Bird Hunting Success...
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Five Wingshooting Tips for Bird Hunting Success

Far too few gunners spend appropriate amounts of time practice shooting their shotgun mimicking actual hunting…
News & Tips: Fly Fishing for Snook
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Fly Fishing for Snook

Fishermen have long been dazzled by the incredible beauty of the slender silver, black and yellow bodies of snook.…
News & Tips: Asian Carp Invasion? Make Chowder
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Asian Carp Invasion? Make Chowder

The Asian carp invasion has swept over the United States like the Biblical plaque of locusts. In a mere 30 years the…