Archive for January 6th, 2012

Leading Bird Conservation Group Responds to Proposed Eagle Take Permit

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently considering an application from West Butte Wind Power LLC for a permit under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. The permit would allow for the incidental take of a limited number of Golden Eagles at their proposed facility in central Oregon. This application is the first [...]

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Bridges Repaired on North Carolina’s White Oak River Game Land

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has replaced two pedestrian bridges, allowing for an easier, safer walk for hunters traveling to the waterfowl impoundment on the White Oak River Game Land in Onslow County. Two old wooden bridges, which had been in active use, have been replaced with aluminum floating bridges, allowing them to rise and [...]

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Nebraska Pheasants Forever’s State Habitat Meeting is Feb. 4th

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The 65 Nebraska Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever chapters will host the organization’s annual state habitat meeting on Saturday, February 4 at the Ramada Inn in Kearney, Nebraska. The day-long event is designed for landowners, conservationists and hunters interested in improving wildlife habitat. The habitat heavy event runs 8AM-4:30PM and will feature over 25 wildlife [...]

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Barnes VOR-TX Ammunition Awarded the 2012 American Hunter Ammunition Product of the Year

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Barnes Bullets, LLC (“Barnes”) is proud to announce its VOR-TX precision ammunition won the 2012 American Hunter Ammunition Product of the Year Golden Bullseye Award from National Rifle Association (NRA) Publications. “At Barnes, we continually strive to make better products that outperform the competition. We now not only have the best performing bullet out there [...]

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Getting Trail Camera Pictures Of A Big Whitetail Makes It Addicting

It is so much fun keeping up with the big bucks that I have gotten trail camera pictures of this year. All year I have been getting photos of this big whitetail. It will be interesting to see what he looks like next year if we are luck enough to have him hang around. I …

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Good Gear: Have You Any Wool?

by David E. Petzal

As synthetic hunting clothing gets lighter, thinner, and warmer, it’s tempting to regard wool as outmoded. However, sheep spent millions of years perfecting it for your benefit, and wool has a couple of qualities that I have y…

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Video: Death to the Angry Birds

To build up a stronger online community, we’ve been trying here at Outdoor Life to boost our presence on Facebook. With that in mind, we bring you our first Facebook exclusive video. Click the photo, become a fan and watch this Angry Bird get smoked by…

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Lee and Tiffany Lakosky Return to Rage

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Rage Outdoors, LLC, the manufacturer and marketer of innovative, industry-leading archery brands including Rage Broadheads and Nockturnal lighted nocks is pleased to announce the addition of Lee & Tiffany Lakosky to the Rage Pro Staff. The husband-and-wife hunters are well known for their extremely popular television show “The Crush.” “We are very excited to be shooting [...]

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Realtree Outfitters Introduces 2012 Line

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Realtree Outfitters presents its 2012 line of clothing and accessories featuring the Realtree Outfitters and Realtree antlers logos. The Realtree Outfitters line of casual wear is designed for those who live and breathe the outdoors lifestyle. With a mixture of classic and edgy looks, the 2012 line displays your passion for the hunt by combining great-looking [...]

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Caterpillar/Kutmaster Introduces Tackle Box Fillet Knife Set

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Kutmaster, a division of Utica Cutlery Company is the worldwide exclusive licensee of the Caterpillar brand of knives and cutting accessories. This unique offering incorporates 7 of the most popular items that will make your next fishing outing a complete success. Featured are two cushioned grip fillet knives in 6″ and 8″ configurations. The 8″ [...]

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Caterpillar/Kutmaster Introduces Tackle Box Fillet Knife Set

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Kutmaster, a division of Utica Cutlery Company is the worldwide exclusive licensee of the Caterpillar brand of knives and cutting accessories. This unique offering incorporates 7 of the most popular items that will make your next fishing outing a complete success. Featured are two cushioned grip fillet knives in 6″ and 8″ configurations. The 8″ [...]

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Weatherby Offers New Turkey-Specific Shotguns

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Weatherby’s  2012 line features four new turkey-specific shotguns based on successful and field- proven pump and semi-auto models introduced in recent years. The PA-459 Turkey and PA-08 Turkey are 12-gauge pump shotguns, while the SA-459 Turkey semi-auto is available in 12 or 20 gauge. Each model sports the Mothwing Spring Mimicry camouflage pattern on the [...]

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Las Vegas to Host World Elk Calling Championships

The 2012 RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships will be held as part of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) convention and International Sportsmen’s Exposition, Feb. 2-4, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The raucous event is open to the public. Elk are the most vocal species of North American deer. The signature call is a [...]

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Minnesota Ponders Wolf Hunting and Trapping Seasons

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After a successful recovery of the gray wolf population in the Great Lakes area, wolves have been removed from the Endangered Species List by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  With delisting, management of the wolf population becomes the responsibility of each state’s fish and wildlife department. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is considering [...]

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The New KILLZONE Broadhead by New Archery Products

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New Archery Products, the industry leader in broadheads and archery accessories, introduces the KILLZONE broadhead. The KILLZONE is a rear-deploying 2-blade, 2” cutting diameter broadhead that incorporates new technology which allows both blades to open and work together in unison.  This design allows the broadhead to gain maximum penetration while avoiding any single blade deployment [...]

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Las Vegas to Host World Elk Calling Championships

MISSOULA, Mont.–Grunting and squealing, growling and screaming, America’s best elk callers are headed to Las Vegas to vie for a world title. The 2012 RMEF/Leupold [...]

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The Year of Canis Lupus: Wolf News in 2011

For outdoorsmen, 2011 should be remembered as the year of the wolf. After decades of legal battles that kept management of recovered grey wolf populations in limbo, wolf management responsibilities were finally given back to state governments in a han…

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Deer Antlers Key to Curing Osteoporosis?

by Scott Bestul

Whitetail nuts aren’t the only ones fascinated by deer antlers these days. Spanish researchers digging into the causes of osteoporosis feel deer antlers can provide a clue to the cause of the degenerative bone disease that afflic…

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Deer Antlers Key to Curing Osteoporosis?

by Scott Bestul

Whitetail nuts aren’t the only ones fascinated by deer antlers these days. Spanish researchers digging into the causes of osteoporosis feel deer antlers can provide a clue to the cause of the degenerative bone disease that afflic…

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Open Thread – January 6, 2012

Please use this open thread to post your comments, ideas and information on issues not directly related to articles posted at the Black Bear Blog. [...]

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Cody Robbins Bags Non-Typical Mule Deer World Record

See it at the ATA Show in the Stealth Cam Booth, #339 Hunter and television host of Live2Hunt, Cody Robbins, bags new non-typical mule deer world record the third day of the Saskatchewan archery season on September 3, 2011. Cody Robbins, who is sponsored by Stealth Cam has hunted this buck since 2010, rarely seeing [...]

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New York Bowhunter Takes Big Idaho Bull

Doug Erickson, president of the Westchester County Bowhunters Association, went on a DIY backpack hunt this past fall for Elk in Idaho. The self guided hunt led Doug on a four day journey with daily encounters with bull elk. On the fourth day of the…

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