Hunting Headlines
| July 29, 2008 |
| Squirrel season opens Friday |
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The glory days of squirrel hunting are past. Sort of. In terms of numbers of squirrels shot and numbers of hunting chasing squirrels, bushytail hunting is in a steady decline in Illinois. Friday’s season opener in the state will probably be met with little excitement in most circles. Last year an estimated 50,276 hunters stalked fox squirrels and 43,992 went out after grey squirrels. That’s down markedly from 1991 when 127,558 hunters spent time in the timber hoping to bag a fox squirrel. The harvest in 2007 was 348,791 fox squirrels and 395,401 grey squirrels—down from 1.2 million fox squirrels and 713,000 greys in 1988. But that trend is a bit deceptive. Because there ...
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| July 29, 2008 |
| The Different Varieties of Carp in the UK |
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There are many types of fresh water carp in the UK, such as the common and mirror carps. However, many fishermen are not aware that there are also different strains of carp which have various genetic differences that require a new approach to catch them.
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| July 29, 2008 |
| Thinking About Winter Camping? |
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Have you ever thought winter camping might be an adventure you'll remember forever? I'll bet it will be if you have the guts to try it. You need to take some time and plan just how you're going to go about it but it can and will be all kinds of fun and an experience you'll always remember.
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| July 29, 2008 |
| JR's Random Outdoor Quote |
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?Most of all, a great dog never stops teaching its owner. And if an owner is wise, he?ll never stop learning. A synchrony exists between an old dog and its owner, a synergy that builds with time spent together communicating...
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| July 29, 2008 |
| How to Care For Your Carabiners |
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Your carabiners may not be one of the larger or even one of the most expensive pieces of climbing gear that you'll have, but that does not mean that they are unimportant. Carabiners are used to link climbers to their safety devices, other kinds of climbing gear, or even other climbers in a belay. Using a faulty or damaged carabiner is dangerous.
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| July 29, 2008 |
| To Flush or Not To Flush? |
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The idea of flushing fall turkey flocks to gain a tactical advantage is based on the notion you want to call your turkey to your setup after those birds have been scattered. But yeah, if you?ve patterned or happened into...
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| July 29, 2008 |
| Big Bucks 24/7 |
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Just like clockwork every season some lucky hunter hauls in a monster that looks like it?s wearing a rocking chair on its head. Hunters gather around the tailgate of the truck to gawk and stare with envy at the long-tined...
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