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Dressing to Stay Warm and Dry While Waterfowl Hunting

Dressing to Stay Warm and Dry While Waterfowl Hunting

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Over the years I have experienced a wild variety of waterfowl clothing.  Starting with those old cotton waffled long johns you can buy at the farm and home store.  Not sure those ever kept me warm or dry. 

Dakota’s Packable Mallard Decoys

Dakota’s Packable Mallard Decoys

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Dakota Decoys are a product of the Midwest and Missouri River Valley.  Bill Willroth, the owner of Dakota Decoys and an avid hunter and media personality orchestrates their design and development.  His show The Grind is a great way to learn and enjoy waterfowl hunting. 

Take the Shot? The Author Gets a Surprise Shot at a Big Mule Deer. Full of Adrenaline, His Hands (and everything else) are Shaking. Should he Take the Shot?

Take the Shot? The Author Gets a Surprise Shot at a Big Mule Deer. Full of Adrenaline, His Hands (and everything else) are Shaking. Should he Take the Shot?

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The author gets a surprise opportunity at a big mule deer. Full of adrenaline, his hands (and everything else) are shaking. The deer is close. Should he take the shot?

Preparing a Youth for Their First Hunt

Preparing a Youth for Their First Hunt

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I work with youth and competitive sport shooting and often get the opportunity to hunt with them during the waterfowl season. In my state, we have a youth waterfowl opener that is a week ahead of the annual opening day. My good friend Scott offered that he had a young hunter, so we began to prepare for that first hunt. 

Shooting Holes in the Sky – Choke Tubes

Shooting Holes in the Sky – Choke Tubes

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practice of patterning a shotgun.  This article provides some great advice for every shotgun enthusiast that wants to be a good competitive shooter. 

Last Frontier Bison: Hunting Alaska's Largest Land Mammal

Last Frontier Bison: Hunting Alaska’s Largest Land Mammal

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It was the sixth day of an Alaska bison hunt that had thrown numerous challenges at us requiring an ever-evolving plan; we’d blown through Plans A, B, and C and were currently throwing a Hail Mary as our days afield came to a close.

Field Goose Hunting Fundamentals

Field Goose Hunting Fundamentals

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Tips, tricks, and goose hunting fundamentals that every hunter should know.

Go Lightweight Out West

Go Lightweight Out West

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Elk are great movers, and during the rut, bulls will cover massive amounts of terrain in search of love. Be ready to traverse terrain and make a quick shot if you want to head home with horns for the wall and backstraps for the grill.

Squirrel Tamales

Squirrel Tamales

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Following my last article about squirrel hunting, I received several requests for a recipe for cooking up these tasty little tree dwellers. So, I have decided to post one of the tried-and-true favorites in my house, Squirrel Tamales.

Moose Logistics of Alaska

Moose Logistics of Alaska

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As our air speed drained and the plane descended, a gust of wind came over the top of the ridge and hit the airplane on top of its wings and we dropped into the brush just short of the strip.