A day of fishing and kayaking on Sunday may have taken a tragic turn as a local man is missing. Witnesses report hearing calls for help and rescue workers have recovered a kayak and other equipment believed to belong George Gregory Feeter the missing man. Sunday was a beautiful day with air temperatures approaching close [...]
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January 31st, 2011
Raleigh Shines In NHL All Star Weekend
Hockey is another passion of mine that is almost an equal for my love of the outdoors. This past weekend Raleigh was the center of the hockey world with the NHL descending on the area for All Star weekend. From all reports the area did a spectacular job on hosting this event and I would [...]
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Javelina hunting offers unique Southwest experience
LOL – Javelina are my nemesis! I love hunting them though ~DesertRat Don’t miss out on a springtime hunting experience unique to the desert southwest. The javelina is one of those critters that invokes a “what’s that” comment from most newcomers. Javelina resemble wild pigs, particularly because of their pig-like snout, but with an extremely [...]
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To Score or Not to Score! What “Making the Record Book” Really Means!
Frequently our taxidermy studio resembles an old time feed store, with friendly, excited people hanging around telling their hunting stories, photos and sharing bits of wisdom. Hunters are proud of their animals and love to show them off. Each animal coming in the door is a trophy to someone , be it the first spike [...]
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OLF Off the Table for Now for Eastern North Carolina
The US Navy’s plans to build a controversial Outlying Landing Field (OLF) in Eastern North Carolina has been put on hold till 2014. Lt. Paul Macapagal, a Navy spokesman, said the idea of an Outlying Landing Field (OLF) on the East Coast is off the table until at least 2014. “The Navy is suspending release [...]
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Blizzard!
We are under a “severe winter weather advisory” for the next 36 hours – they say we might even have a blizzard! An inch of ice, followed by sleet, followed by 6 to 26 inches of snow. In my town they are predicting around 11-12 inches. With winds of up to 40 mph. Wanna guess who is staying in?In other news…Drake (my 7 year old lab) was ran over on Saturday morning. Thankfully he is fine – just
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SOTV Episode 3: Big Bucks, Turkeys, and more
For your viewing pleasure, we bring you SimplyOutdoors TV episode 3. This episode features a little bit of everything – some nice bucks we captured on film, Jeff’s successful doe hunt, and a very memorable youth turkey hunt. We hope you all enjoy.
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dv’s Top Product Picks From ATA Part II
By Jerry Long, January 31, 2011 The second in a two-part series, Part I can be found here, I examine the products that struck me most from the Archery Trade Association show. 9) Slick Trick’s redesigned Grizz Trick 2: Gary at Slick Trick has improved an already awesome head by redesigning the 1 ¼” [...]
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Senator Schumer Exudes His Profound Knowledge Of Constitutional Structure
No, this video isn’t really about whether the Federal Government should be shut down because agreements can’t be made. And surely if it were some green horn sitting nervously in front of the cameras one might give the benefit of the doubt that they “misspoke”. Not Chucky. He tells us there are three branches of [...]
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Posting Comments on the BBB
I have always maintained an open forum for discussion of topics. It now appears that there are too many idiots who can’t have the common decency to respect a man and his property. I am seriously considering closing ALL posting of comments and open membership up periodically to only those who can prove their worthiness [...]
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The Ultimate Ski, Snowboard and Snowshoe Gear: A Hammock
Gloves. Goggles. Jacket. Hammock?!? I’m sitting here on a Monday morning in Boulder, thinking about the amazingly beautiful January weekend we just had that saw temps reach into no-question-about-it…
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Coldpole: Flask Ski Poles
If you scroll to the bottom of the Coldpole homepage, you’ll notice that the flask ski pole company is based in Texas. I was hoping somewhere in Wisconsin. The top of each grip screws off so you can fill the poles up with booze before ripping down the hillside. You drop one of these off [...]
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Big Year has RMEF Poised for Milestone in 2011
MISSOULA, Mont. – A big year in habitat conservation and enhancement in 2010 has the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation poised for a major milestone in 2011. By the end of this year, RMEF could pass the 6 million-acre lifetime mark in habitat protected or enhanced for elk and other wildlife. David Allen, RMEF president and [...]
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Guided Tejon Ranch Hog Hunt Raffle
In the best tradition of social media, I’ve “stolen” this post from my friend, Al, over at The SoCal Bowhunter. I don’t think he’ll mind, because it’s a notice about a raffle for a guided, Tejon Ranch hog hunt and the money is being raised to benefit the Hunter Education Instructors’ Association (HEIA) of Southern [...]
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The Most Overlooked $3,500 Sporting Shotgun?
You’re in the market for a new over/under and you have $3,500 to spend. Most shooters will round up the usual suspect by Browning, Beretta and Caesar Guerini. But Shotgun Life recently evaluated the BR320 from B. Rizzini. Check out the story by Noe Roland for what may be a hidden gem in this price [...]
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Ski Patrollers Fired After Altercation with Resort Owner’s Son
Sunshine Village ski area in Banff fired four longtime staffers days after a ski patroller reprimanded the resort owner’s son skiing out of bounds. The junior patroller busted the kid with four friends and told them to get back inbounds. Twelve days later four of the resort staff were fired by the kid’s dad after [...]
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Who needs a guard dog?
Origin unknown. Take it for what it is. Sent by my parents, the e-mail says it is in Pinawa, Manitoba. ~DesertRat Related Articles:Cool Coues VideoWhite Deer Herd in WisconsinJanuary offers extensive hunting opportunities in ArizonaInteresting Deer Video
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Climber Survives 1,000ft Fall
A Scottish climber who was part of a 24-person team fell off the near-vertical face of a 3,589-foot mountain landing 1,000 feet below. A Royal Navy helicopter spotted him at the bottom of the slope about 35 minutes later. He was standing up reading a map.
“It seemed impossible. So we retraced our path back up [...]
January 31st, 2011
Obama’s “Science Czar” Says GOP Global Warming Deniers Need “Educating”
Interestingly enough, the majority of the world, having discovered the wrongly described “science” of man-induced global warming was bogas, has moved on in hopes of discovering what really is behind the influences of our climate. But not so for those who have vested their reputations and in many cases gobs of money on conning the [...]
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Death by GPS
It seems there are some rough roads through Death Valley that have been popping up in GPS units for the past several years, and at least a few people have followed these directions to their deaths. In one sad case in August of 2009, a woman got her Jeep stuck for 6 days after blindly [...]
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Coyotes Galore
A guest post by David Miller of Carrabassett Valley Trappers of Maine Many complain of the coyote population, its damage to livestock and our deer herds. Five members of the Carrabassett Valley Trappers removed 78 coyotes from the woods this fall. While this may seem like a large amount, it isn’t. The coyote population remains [...]
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Preventing & Removing Chimney Critters – Podcast
Preventing & Removing Chimney Critters On 30 Jan 2011, SitesbyRobb and The Wildlife Pro Network featured a podcast with Rich Daniotti, Wildlife Control Services LLC of West Hartford Connecticut. Few locally realize Rich Daniotti is one of a few pioneer wildlife control operators that are responsible for much of the standards in training for our [...]
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What’s in the Freezer?
After a productive year in the field it is always nice to see what it netted us in meat. This year’s take at our household included 1 Tule Elk, 1 Blacktail buck, 1 wild pig, and half of a Rocky Mtn Elk. Tule Elk: Checked in Weight of 236 pounds with boned out loins and [...]
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The Hog Blog Hunts Ducks Too
Sometimes I just need to give the hogs a break, you know? Well, OK… I actually haven’t been hunting much of anything in the last few weeks, hogs or otherwise. Since this weekend marks the end of the CA waterfowl season I thought I’d better clean the spiders out of my twice-barrel, hose the dust off [...]
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Beyond The Wild Episode 13
Here we go again. Team Up North Journal is back at it. Episode 13 is packed with action, as we take a look at Mike Sr. getting his youngest out on a youth hunt. Chico reflects on the season that wasn’t, with hunts in Michigan and Indiana as well as getting a firefighter injured [...]
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Today’s Quote
One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift, he would refuse it. What he is after is having to win it, to conquer the surly brute through his own [...]
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Suicide by Bear. Really?
Gotta give this guy an “A” for originality… ~DesertRat Read the full article here: Fugitive Planned Suicide By Bear. A convicted killer who escaped from an Arizona prison said after his capture that he had planned to overdose on heroin at Yellowstone National Park and let bears eat him to end the fear and panic [...]
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16 Point Buck Taken in Onondaga County
This monster 16-point buck was taken by Aaron Decker in Apulia Station, NY on December 11th. After a week of constant snowfall, Aaron headed to an old apple grove on the family farm where QDM was practiced. Fighting his way through two feet of snow he…
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Game and Fish Asks For Public’s Help
Arizona Game and Fish Department NEWS RELEASE For immediate release, Jan. 28, 2011 AGFD Seeks Public Help in Big GameInvestigation TUCSON, Ariz. – The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) needs help from the public in identifying the two individuals depicted in the attached photos who may have information about a possible big gameviolation that [...]
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Molloy’s Ruling On Nonessential Experimental Wolves Is Drivel!
Posted by Tom Remington on January 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“Om Mamni Pudme Hum”. Often used in magical mantras, this phrase could probably be found somewhere in Judge Donald Molloy’s recent incantation about what his world of living with wolves should be like. his most recent ruling shows us no fewer than two things. One, the courts are a useless instrument when abused by those [...]
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