I own two Ben Pearson bows now and love them. I wish they’d get more of a presence here in Arizona. ~DesertRat
Ben Pearson’s Predator
The world’s top predators attack with deadly stealth and speed. Few escape these silent hunters and all fear their presence. The same can be said for Ben Pearson’s Predator. New for 2010, [...]
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March 10th, 2010
Ben Pearson’s Predator
March 10th, 2010
Bestul: Helicopters and Ice Skating Deer
It’s rare for a winter to pass without some word of a whitetail stuck on ice, and it’s easy to see how that situation occurs. Many frozen waterways offer deer comparatively easy travel to…
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Petzal: Just Because You Can
Thirty-odd years ago I got a pistol permit for the county in which I live, and because the law was so vague I asked the detective who processed my application what it meant in real terms when it came to carrying the gat.
“We don’t care what you do,” he said. “Just don’t go showing it off in public.” This was good advice 30 years ago, and it still is.
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Elk Callers from 8 States Medal in World Championships
RENO, Nev.— Amateur and professional elk callers from eight states—California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington—have medaled in the RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships for 2010.
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M2D Snow Camo is Here
This just in from Sparky over at M2D Camo ~DesertRat
“I just received the new M2D CAMO Snow pattern. I have very limited supplies, like only 55 sets.
I am selling as a set only to the first come first serve. Pants are Med, Large, or XL [...]
March 9th, 2010
Bourjaily: Blue Book on Your Phone
Revised every year – this is the 30th edition – S.P. Fjestad’s “Blue Book of Gun Values” is the standard guide to firearms value. It is also a doorstopper: the 30th edition tips the scales 3 pounds, 11 ounces. It is 9”x6” by 2 7/8 inches thick and runs for 2272 pages. Stephen King wishes he could write books this big. So, invaluable as the Blue Book may be as a reference, it has never been very portable. Until now.
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RMEF Off and Running on Elk Camp Momentum
RENO, Nev.—Elk Camp 2010, which concluded March 7 in Reno, Nev., set the tone, direction and fundraising base to position the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for a big year in habitat conservation, officials say.
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RMEF Launches Dale Earnhardt Land/Wildlife Legacy
RENO, Nev.—Ten years after his death at the Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt’s enduring legacy as a competitor and outdoorsman has sparked a new partnership between the Dale Earnhardt Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
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2010 Dixie Deer Classic Results
Another banner year for hunters across the state and by viewing the deer on display at the show there is no doubt the quality of bucks in North Carolina are improving. The video is from the North Carolina Sportsman of Andrew Kerman talking about the new state record typical bow buck scoring a whopping [...]
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Hurteau: Mathews Z7 Contest Update
There have been some questions popping up about exactly how we will determine a winner for the Mathews Z7 contest, so let me break it down. In the initial post (and in an early comment on the last…
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Petzal: The 6.5/284, Part I
Way back in 19 and 58, Winchester introduced a new cartridge called the .284 (which was its bore diameter) designed to bring .270-style ballistics to its hideously inaccurate Model 100 autoloader and its handsome, but nearly as inaccurate, Model 88 lever action. The round was a commercial failure, but it was a remarkable design, and while the public yawned at the .284, wildcatters went mad with joy and necked the thing up, down, and sideways.
March 8th, 2010
Michigan’s Changing of the Seasons
I walked out the back door yesterday afternoon – to take out the trash – and I was promptly met by spring. This weekend the weather has been unbelievable, especially considering that we were ice fishing just last weekend; we hit the 50 degree mark yesterday, and we’re supposed to be in the high 40’s, [...]
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Beyond The Wild Episode 7
The Up North Journal Team has announced that Episode 7 of Beyond The Wild is now available for viewing at: www.upnorthjournal.com or by simply going to iTunes and subscribing to Beyond The Wild. In this episode you will see the 2010 ATA coverage from the UNJ team along with seven interviews with industry leaders that [...]
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Coyote Hunt, Or Was Something Hunting Us?
We finally made plans to hit the woods with the AR for a little coyote hunt this past weekend. I got with our Pro Staff Member Chico Lopez to see if he wanted to ride along and spend a day in the woods chasing the devil dogs. I picked him up around 1:30am and headed [...]
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Dixie Deer Classic Lives Up to the Grand Daddy of Outdoor Shows
This has been a great weekend, the Super Bowl of deer hunting or the Daytona 500 of deer hunting is how I would describe the 30th annual Dixie Deer Classic. I had a great time and I think most everybody I talked to reported how great the show. I’ll be shocked [...]
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SOTV: New Youth Video
Head on over to SimpyOutdoors TV and check out the new video we posted. During Michigan’s Early Anterless Season last year, Jeff and Tyler G. did their best to fill Tyler’s first tag.
This early season allowed Tyler to experience all the emotions that come with hunting – the feeling that comes with missing, and [...]
March 7th, 2010
Game Population Surveys in Arizona
I found this description of how they (AZGFD) do game population estimates over on my friend Amanda’s great message board at CouesWhitetail.com. This was graciously posted by Jim Hinkle from AZGFD and I found it very informative! ~DesertRat
Jim Hinkle, Big Game Management Supervisor for AGFD asked me to post this since he has seen questions [...]
March 6th, 2010
Turkey Scouting
Yesterday afternoon it finally turned to spring. I spent some time looking for sheds, thinking about tree stand spots, and putting some thoughts toward turkey season which is now roughly 3 weeks away. I shot this video from the truck.
I also shot some video of feeding canadas and mallards right at sunset. [...]
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Bourjaily at Pheasant Fest 2010
National Pheasant Fest, Pheasants Forever’s annual meeting/convention/trade show took place in Des Moines at the Iowa Events Center February 26-28. Thirty thousand people attended the event to sit in on hunting and conservation seminars and to check out dogs, guns, gear, destinations and some odds and ends in the exhibit halls. Click here or on the photo of Rudy the Rooster below to take a look at what I found on the festival floor.
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Hurteau: Win A Mathews Z7 Bow, Final Round!
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World’s Coolest Buck Mount?
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Are you like me? I’m always on the lookout for something a bit different in the taxidermy arena. I’m actually pretty conservative in the number of mounts in my home, but…
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March 5th, 2010
The Cowboy Code
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On Wednesday, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal signed legislation adopting an official Wyoming state code based on the tenets known in the West as “Cowboy…
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Bourjaily: The North American Shotgun Battery
“The North American Battery” story is a gun magazine staple. The author makes the case for his choices for the three-, five- or seven-rifle battery that arms you properly for every animal in the U.S. and Canada, from gray squirrels to grizzlies. It usually consists of a .22 LR for small game, a .270 or .30-06 for antelope through caribou, and a magnum of some kind for brown bears, moose and elk.
So what constitutes the North American shotgun battery?
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Bestul: One Man’s Booner
My friend Mitch Hagen (pictured) is a hard core deer hunter. I use this as an all-encompassing term than includes whitetail knowledge, hunting skill, shooting ability and a year-round fascination…
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Public forums, open houses scheduled for 2010 fall hunting regulations
Public forums, open houses scheduled for 2010 fall hunting regulations
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is hosting a series of public forums followed by open houses across the state to allow constituents an opportunity to provide their input, learn about the process, and then see the preliminary hunt recommendation package before it is set by [...]
March 3rd, 2010
Arizona hunting and fishing licenses now available online
Arizona hunting and fishing licenses now available online
They’re back: Arizona hunting and fishing licenses are available online once again.
It’s simple and easy: just visit the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Web site at www.azgfd.gov to decide what license or license package suits you or your family best, and make the online purchase using your [...]
March 2nd, 2010
Bourjaily: How to Shoot a Rubber Band
Here’s how you can tell it has been a really long winter: today’s topic is how to shoot a rubber band, which is one of the few kinds of shooting you can do indoors. Actually, this trick should intrigue any gun nut because it involves making the rubber band spin like a bullet (albeit lengthwise). The rotation stabilizes the projectile, greatly increasing both range and accuracy over non-spinning rubber bands. The difference between a rubber band shot this way and one simply snapped off your finger is like the difference between shooting a Kentucky rifle and a smoothbore Brown Bess musket.
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YouTube Oscars: Best Buck-Fight Soundtrack
With the Academy Awards coming up this Sunday, it seems like a good time to recognize the best of YouTube’s whitetail-related videos. So let’s have your nominations. If there’s a…
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So, what’s going on at Camp Patriot?
A couple of years ago, Camp Patriot was a fairly new organization and I made some efforts to help promote their awesome group. I have reconnected with the Clarks, and friend Bill was kind enough to provide an update. We promised to stay in better touch, so that I can help spread the word about [...]
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Hunting Inside The Fence
Now that I’m back from my travels I’m catching up on my reading. Die Hard Hunter has a great thought provoking article on High Fence Hunting on the Outdoor Smorgasbord blog.
Well, taking on this subject in the world of hunting is a touchy one to say the least. Nearly everyone has [...]