For the last two years I’ve been after one buck – the G2 Buck. My first encounter with this deer was in 2010. This is when the buck showed up on trail camera for the first time, but would usually show up during the evenings after shooting hours.
Be…
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Dallas Safari Club was on sight at SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, 2012. POMA and Outdoor Hub spoke with DSC’s Executive Director Ben Carter about the organization. If you’ve ever been interested in international hunting, member hunts, dinners, conventions and other events then watch the video below. Carter explains what the DSC’s mission statement [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Video: An Introduction to Dallas Safari Club
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A hot topic around the L.L. Bean booth at SHOT Show is the Technical Upland Boot reissued for 2012. Customers on the L.L. Bean website and other review sites have given them a strong review in various categories and for various uses. The boots feature a “superfabric” upper that is punctureproof and waterproof. And a [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Video: LL Bean Technical Upland Boots
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Sonny Hairston, the president of the North American Gamebird Association (NAGA) was present at SHOT Show to promote his organization’s game bird hunting preserves. He speaks to the advantage of their already established locations across North America and gives you a taste of what hunting on a preserve is like. After you watch the video, [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Video: An Introduction to the North American Gamebird Association
Go to Video: An Introduction to the North American Gamebird AssociationLet’s start the weekend with something light and a bit funny, like with a video of a girl getting bit by a zebra. (It’s ok. The girl wasn’t hurt and even she thinks it’s funny – now.) The girl, Meagan Sweatman, was bi…
Go to Zebra Bites Girl During Drive Through Safari TripTurkey hunters have until Feb. 29 to apply for managed hunts during Missouri’s 2012 spring turkey season. All 19 managed turkey hunts are listed in the “2012 Spring Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information” booklet. The booklet, along with other information on spring turkey hunting, is available online at www.mdc.mo.gov by searching “Spring Turkey Hunting.” The [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Missouri Managed Turkey Hunt Application Deadline is Feb. 29
Go to Missouri Managed Turkey Hunt Application Deadline is Feb. 29Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship advises it is temporarily closing all moose hunting in strategic areas north of Pine Falls and south of Bissett. The closure comes a year after licensed hunting was closed in Game Hunting Area (GHA) 26. Moose populations have declined by almost 50 per cent in this part of the province [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Temporary Ban on Moose Hunting Now in Effect in Eastern Manitoba
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The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission has proposed two changes to licenses available for the West River Special Buck hunting season. The number of licenses available for the West River season would increase from 500 to 600 for both residents and nonresidents. The license fee for the nonresident West River Special Buck license [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – South Dakota GFP Proposes Change to Special Buck License
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Hunter surveys of the Black Hills Deer and Firearms Antelope hunting seasons indicate a decline in the number of hunters and harvest for both seasons in 2011. “The reduction in the number of deer and antelope taken during those two seasons is in line with our management goals for both,” said Corey Huxoll, a GFP [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – South Dakota Black Hills Deer, Firearms Antelope Harvest Reported
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Hardworking dogs know the natural stress that comes from competing in field trials and hunting. In fact, virtually all dog sports involve stress related to travel, being in unknown surroundings and a change in routine. These stressors challenge dogs and potentially could shortchange their performance if not managed properly. The result of stress can include [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Reducing Stress to Optimize a Working Dog’s Performance
Go to Reducing Stress to Optimize a Working Dog’s PerformanceCoyotes are being blamed for a bloody attack in Clinton Township, Michigan last week that left a family pet dead. Julie Wickwares let her dog Duffy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, outside shortly before six in the morning and returned only a few min…
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It’s time to try your luck on the adventure of a lifetime — hunting moose in New Hampshire. The state’s 2012 moose hunt lottery is now open. Entering costs $15 for New Hampshire residents and $25 for nonresidents. It’s easy to enter the moose hunt lottery. Visit http://www.huntnh.com to enter online or print out a mail-in application. You can [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – 2012 New Hampshire Moose Hunt Lottery Opens
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At its next meeting on Wednesday, January 25, the Regulations Committee of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will present proposed amendments to the 2012-2013 Statewide Hunting Proclamation. It will seek permission for them to be published in the Texas Register for public comment. These amendments include a regulatory change that would expand the use [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission to Consider Hunting with Suppressors
Go to Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission to Consider Hunting with SuppressorsImages, text, and audio files of presentations are online here. Presenters included Don Kates, Bob Cottrol, Joyce Malcolm, Randy Barnett (whose discussion of originalism is a very good background to the area), Josh Blackman, Steve Halbrook, Nick Johnson, and Ilya…
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As a rule, deer biologists tend to hate baiting. But in a likely unprecedented move by a state game agency, the Wyoming Game & Fish Department is asking the state legislature to help them legalize baiting in the state. According to…
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Buck Knives has introduced a new 100% diamond-coated EdgeTek sharpening line, in a partnership with Hewlett Manufacturing, bringing USA- made sharpeners backed by Buck’s Forever Warranty to the market. There are 12 new sharpeners, including Buck’s EdgeTek FlipStiks, Bench Stones, Pocket Stones and Sharpening Steels. They provide fine, medium and coarse grits, along with offering [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Buck Knives Introduced EdgeTek Sharpeners at SHOT Show
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Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever regretfully announce the passing of Kim Price. A member of the organization’s national board of directors, Kim died January 16 at his home in Alexander City, Alabama, following a short illness. Kim had been a Quail Forever representative on the board since 2007, and through his life’s work, is recognized [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Pheasants Forever National Board Member Price Passes at 57
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