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Public Land Snooping

July 19, 2010

I just read another survey on how hunters are feeling the pressure of being squeezed out of more and more private land. The trend is toward property owners closing the gate and nailing up “No Trespassing” signs. That means if you want to hunt you need to either score with another landowner or look toward [...]

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Do It Yourself on Public Land

August 21, 2009

I rolled in yesterday from my first hunt of the fall, albeit a short hunt.
Three friends and I traveled to central Wyoming for a three-day pronghorn hunt. I was invited by a good friend and a week prior we scouted the barren BLM land for possible pronghorn ambush sites. Half of us hunted from ground [...]

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You Did What For A Turkey?

April 27, 2009

As the turkey season rambles into the final stretch you might have to alter your techniques to tag a tom. That’s particularly true if you hunt public lands or share private lands with other hunters.
A friend of mine once told me about a cagey gobbler he hunted that routinely avoided his calls at the roost. [...]

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Sunshine and Quail

February 6, 2009

Are you looking for a winter break? You probably don’t need one if you live in the southern half of the United States, but having spent my entire life in block-heater country, a wintertime recess in desert country is as welcome as Chinook winds.
That’s just what I did this past week. I caught a plane [...]

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