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Spring turkey hunting preparation starts before daylight: lock your plan, verify legality, and build conservative abort criteria so spring turkey hunting safety, a turkey scouting checklist, and turkey shotgun patterning are settled before you ever call to a gobbler. Define your spring window, lock in regulations, and build conservative abort criteria before you ever call...
Read More →The National Rifle Association is offering a free online Experienced Hunter Education Course for those preparing to take advantage of the upcoming hunting season. NRA’s free 2-hour course is a firearm and hunting safety-training refresher in a convenient and engaging platform available through desktop, tablet, or smartphone. The course is available to everyone at www.NRAEHE.org. “As…
It’s a must-watch for outdoorsmen…only maybe after you’ve already come home safely. Although we sportsmen refuse to allow 2020 to keep us out of the fields, even dedicated outdoorspeople like to watch TV on occasion. The latest reality-TV obsession is an Amazon Prime documentary called “Missing 411: The Hunted,” and if you’re as big a…
My bow-season prayers to St. The Nuge have been answered! Just a few weeks ago we launched a tongue-in-cheek “prayer to St. Nugent” for bow-season success. Just a few days before that, we yearned for the success of a pro-hunting movie in production called The Harvest. It seems that someone was listening, because the Motor…
These are the prayers I’ll be directing to St. Nugent for the next 10 weeks or so… Archery season begins soon, and you know what that means: Lots of clueless people tromping around in my favorite hunting spot while I sit in my treestand and seethe. While I get ready for bow-season opening day, here’s…
Quick, take a moment and ask yourself this question: “Have I ever seen a pro-hunting movie?” This writer personally cannot recall any that have been produced prior to 1965–in fact, Hollywood seems to use hunting as a coded signal for “crazy antagonist.” That’s why, if you’re a dedicated hunter who believes your pastime has gotten…
“He was catching the animals because he could and he ‘likes to do it’.” Is there any better way to start your Saturday than with a nice, hot cup of schadenfreude? The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) recently busted 56-year-old Pickford resident Kurt Johnston Duncan for (allegedly) illegally harvesting three bald eagles and 18…
Dear Vegans of America, I welcome you to sport hunting with open arms. Dear Vegans, I’ll start by saying that nobody cares what you choose to eat or not eat–that’s entirely your business and we live in a free country. That said, if the reason you eschew animal products in your diet is that you’re…
“Snowflakes,” Hell. The Millennials are hunting and conservation’s best hope. As Generation X ages, we’re learning that one of the great pleasures of middle age is mocking the next generation for being a bunch of oversensitive crybabies…present company definitely included…but the fact of the matter is that the Millennial generation is the best hope for…
FAIRFAX, Va. – The National Rifle Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 31st annual George Montgomery/NRA Youth Wildlife Art Contest. Held in November at NRA Headquarters in Fairfax, Va., the 2018 contest featured 350 entries submitted by young artists from all over the country. Begun in 1987, the Youth Wildlife Art Contest challenges students to…
From Meijer’s Newsroom: Meijer will be offering free junior deer hunting licenses at all Michigan stores from Sept. 14-15. The Walker-based retailer says the deal is valid for a single junior deer hunting license, which carries a $20 value, or a mentored youth hunting license. Children must be accompanied by an adult to get the…
Get cash rebates of $125 on any Steyr Pro THB, Pro THB 6.5 Creedmoor or Scout Rifle purchased from any Authorized Steyr Dealer. With summer now coming to a close, Steyr Arms announces that its 2018 Summer Sale Consumer Cash Rebate Program is extended through September 30! This rebate program will offer customers cash rebates…
Are you a first-time hunter? If you are new to deer hunting, there’s a lot you need to learn. It is not wise to start hunting for a deer if you do not know the “ABCs” of first-time deer hunting. Going into the forest without any prior training is a threat to not only you,…
