Picture This: Squirrel Hunting
May 25, 2010
Bob and Forrest father and son do a little squirrel hunting in Northeast Indiana. Bob and Forrest hunt all types of animals, but they use what they shoot. I have not tried squirrel, but I have been told it tastes far better then chicken
Starting Out Young
March 9, 2010
by Mac Moad
Tanner Colten Moad, 5 years old, is one of the coolest kids I know. The youngest of 4 children of mine, Tanner never stops moving.
Before gun season in central eastern Oklahoma, the traditional bow season usually takes priority. I had taken the first week of bow season off from work in an attempt to tag out early at the request of my wife Lori. In her mind, if I was to tag out early, my deer season would then be “dear” season, with lots of additional chores getting done that get overlooked during each year’s deer season. Read more
Bow Hunting Grand Slam 2007
January 8, 2010
By Mac Moad
The first week of October was finally here. The first three days were spent in my favorite stand watching 3 raccoons in which I had named Larry, Curly, and Moe. The mother raccoon was slightly bigger than the two younger ones, and seemed curious to every movement surrounding them. The days here in eastern Oklahoma in October were still in the 80’s with mosquitoes buzzing everywhere. I was wondering if it were still to hot to hunt and questioned myself again over and over. Each day so far, I had hunted morning and evening with only a few does showing up. Read more
A Warning To Outdoor Users About Echinococcus, From Worms
December 14, 2009
This is a warning to outdoor users about a potentially deadly biological event that could result from one’s curiosity to poke at and kick through scat from wolves, coyotes and foxes. Of course not everyone knowingly does this but many hunters, trappers and simply the curious, want to know what these animals have been eating.
Calling Elk Bow Close
December 6, 2009
Whether hunting public or privateland, the fundamentals of calling elk remain the same.
By Michael Waddell
We heard the bull bugle at first light and snuck into his core area. When I hit a lick on my bugle, the bull simply came unglued and stormed our position like a tank, crashing through brush and small lodgepole pines like they were atchsticks. Before we could react he was in our lap and we were pinned down, myself hiding behind a camera, too afraid to even touch the tripod for fear of my shaking hands would run the footage. All I could see of my partner edged against a stunted pine was the tip of his undrawn arrow shaking uncontrollably on the rest. Before a shot presented itself, the bull smelled a rat and disappeared as quickly as he arrived.
November 15, 2009
Picture This: Mac The Dog
Picture This!
October 28, 2009
With all the great stories, equipment, adventures and people out there I thought it would be great to get some pictures. If you have any pictures from a hunt, your gear or best of all you geared up that would be great. If you send in pictures I will post on our site as well as putting some of the best pictures on all our sites.
Woodhaven Custom Calls Vision Series
February 25, 2009
These friction calls are without a doubt the most realistic on the market today. With each oval on the calling surface the sweetest yelps you have ever heard are attained. The cutts are sharp and the purrs on melodious. Each Woodhaven call is hand assembled and tuned to perfection. There is no doubt if you put one of these calls in your hands you will be performing turkey music the minute you remove it from the package.
Each call comes complete with an instructional dvd, a surface saver cover, two strikers and a surface conditioning kit. There are two surface choices, crystal and anodized aluminum. Either one will be devastating on gobblers in your neck of the woods this spring. Read more
Honoring Illinois’ Fallen United States and Illinois flags immediately at half-staff until Sunset, Friday, January 30, 2009
January 28, 2009
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Blagojevich’s Office to fly the flags at State occupied buildings at half-staff on behalf of:
Staff Sgt. Roberto Andrade, Jr.
United States Army
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency’s personnel until:
Sunset, Friday, January 30, 2009
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at (312) 814-3981 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov. Read more
Commentary. The Dangers Of Wolves
December 31, 2008
Last week I referenced the work of Dr. Valerius Geist in my article title, “Myths of Wolf Behavior“. Below is the full manuscript with references as provided to me by the author.
Reprinted by permission from the author:
Valerius Geist, 2008. Commentary. The Danger of Wolves. Wildlife Professional Vol 2, No. 4 pp. 34-35. Winter 2008 edition. Read more
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