Each year on March 17, Outdoor Life Associate Publisher John Graney ushers in St. Patrick’s Day with a very special bagpipe solo for Bonnier Outdoor Group staffers before his march down 5th Avenue in the New York Paddy’s Day parade. So, from the entire staff of Outdoor Life here’s our way of wishing all of you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day—now let’s watch some basketball!
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Every time I enter my barn I’m reminded of a nasty job I have ahead of me: boiling skulls. After hunting season I kick up my feet and take it easy. If you believe that I have a tropical beach location for sale in northern Wyoming I’d like to show you. I do however; shirk my responsibilities on boiling the skulls from the previous hunting season and preparing them for European mounts.
The stink is telling me it’s high time to begin the smelly chore and here’s my recipe to get the job done minus the expensive cost.
A report issued this week by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources indicates gray wolves are becoming increasingly troublesome for farmers and hunting dog owners across the state, killing a record number of animals in 2010.
Wolves attacked or killed livestock on a total of 47 Wisconsin farms last year, up from 28 farms in 2009 and from the previous high of 32 farms in 2008. Douglas County led the list with 12 livestock attacks. Sixteen other northern counties also reported problems with wolves.
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Let’s face it; hunting has been around since the beginning of mankind and that wild primal urge is still alive and well within all of us today. At least for the time being! It’s important to remember that throughout our history, hunters have helped shape and mold the true American spirit. In fact, one can even argue that hunters have played a monumental role in carving out a new nation from a harsh wilderness environment and the tyrannical rule of an English King. The woodsmanship skills of hunters have been clearly evident throughout every American challenge, struggle, conflict, and war in our history.
A few years ago, Frank Brown encountered a very special buck that made it very difficult for the hunter to even look at another whitetail. In fact, it only took him one quick glance to decide that this was definitely the deer he wanted to tag. His decision to hold out for one whitetail ultimately led to several seasons with no bucks in the freezer or on the wall. However, Brown was confident that all of his persistence and patience would eventually produce at least one shot opportunity with this remarkable buck.
It’s starting to look like this mass death of critters is not exclusive to Arkansas. We’ve been seeing it in the Northeast as well as in Lousiana. Luckily, someone with a lot of time on their hands has created a google map with links to many similar stories. Check it out below!
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Every week, over 100 Ducks Unlimited biologists, wildlife managers and other experts rank the progress of mallard migration in their areas. They compile their data to bring you a map showing the status of the mallard migration.
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Have you ever heard about someone who drove away in a stolen a police car and wondered how anyone could possibly do anything more stupid? Well, faithful Newshound readers, we bring you that person.
Meet Michael Scott Noble, hometown unknown, who was apprehended Tuesday by U.S. Coast Guard authorities on the St. Johns River after he swiped a marked watercraft belonging to the Florida Fish and Wildlife law enforcement division from a marina dock.
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Back in December I wrote “start hanging out with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin” on my list of New Year’s Resolutions. I did so because he has a fondness for beer, enjoys watching fights, and gets to hunt endangered species with a tranquilizer gun. I’m sure him engaging in the latter has to do with his political clout and not with the fact that he’s so cool he responds to wimpy reporters that ask about his outdoor endeavors by saying, “Living in general is dangerous.” You tell ‘em Putin. If he gives you anymore lip ship him to a gulag!
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It’s that time! Head on over to the calendar page for the Great Deer Gear Giveaway and enter now! ( It wouldn’t hurt to read the rules, either ).
Keep checking back every day and get ready for the next prize! Here is a gallery showing everything that you could win!
Good luck!
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When I first began developing the idea for a weather site, I asked myself: “What kind of weather information is absolutely essential for sportsmen?”
All of us look forward to those magical days when the woods come alive with bucks chasing does or turkeys gobbling from their roosts, or those amazing times when, no matter what you throw, every cast draws a strike. The only problem: No one could predict when those magical hunting and fishing days would occur…until now.
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During my younger days, I can vividly remember busting out of a hoop that was being held by varsity cheerleaders and running onto the gym floor under the bright rays of a spotlight…
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As I contemplate my rock and roll tour of mid-America for whitetails in the coming months I occasionally have indecisiveness. My main uncertainty is whether to stick with the same tree…
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I think this photo says it all. Next month a number of you will be climbing into treestands in hopes of arrowing a big whitetail. If you live in bear country, it’s best to look…
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As the digital age matures the quality of photographic images continues to increase, but it’s not speeding along at the same pace in the hunting world. I still see images of big bucks,…
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We don’t know if it was a marketing professional or a grizzled old duck hunter who suggested it, but whoever came up with the idea for a new hanging air freshener imbedded with…
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As a young boy, I used to love hanging out at an old country store just down the road from my house. Davenport’s Market was the official meeting place where every deer hunter in…
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With layoffs and recession woes continuing to hound most sectors of the American business community, there’s one profession that’s showing strong growth, despite a…
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Man, Woman, Wild is a new show on the Discovery Channel that details a very busty blonde news journalist – the woman of the title – and her nipple-pierced ex-Special Forces…
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently announced the allocation of nearly 3,000 additional licenses to help control the burgeoning deer population near my home. Much of the…
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A family in the northwestern part of the Hawkeye State learned the hard way why state game and fish agencies continually warn folks not to adopt young animals they discover in the…
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The Missouri Department of Conservation announced this week that an undercover sting operation using an agency law enforcement officer posing as taxidermist at a shop in the southern…
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Over the years, I’ve witnessed some wild and crazy things while sitting high up in the treetops or easing through the open hardwoods country. In fact, nature has a mysterious way…
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Have you ever sat in a treestand or peered from a ground blind and spotted a buck chasing a doe just out of range? It’s a tempting situation as the action takes place practically in…
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“Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!”
The day I’ve feared since the first time I saw The Planet of the Apes late one Saturday night on channel 39…
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A Florida family says their fishing trips will never be the same after the terror they experienced when a large barracuda jumped into their boat and chomped their teenage…
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What do you get when you combine a park full of goose poop, some frustrated park officials, a generous amount of carbon dioxide and a group of bleeding heart animal lovers?
You get a…
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As a hunter, I spend every spare second in the woods trying to replicate that indescribable adrenalin rush from my very first close encounter with a whitetail buck. In recent years,…
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A combination of observant deer watchers, a shed antler hunter with a good memory, savvy detective work by a pair of Pennsylvania Wildlife Conservation Officers and modern genetic…
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It’s Independence Day weekend and I urge you to embrace your freedom and do whatever pleases you and yours. Barbecues, beaches and fireworks all have a place on the schedule, but if…
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