Staying Alive While Hunting the Wide Open West Growing up hunting in the Midwest where a half-hour hike from the road was considered remote and wilderness was any 500-acre section with a single farm house. Getting lost was never a concern, even in an era before cell phones and GPS units. When I was 29 I moved my family to the West. Big game hunting suddenly became a much more serious pursuit, not because I became a more avid hunter, but because I realized that a mistake in the Rocky Mountains or the Western deserts could prove fatal.
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Leica Rangemaster 1200 CRF Laser Rangefinder Review Over the course of the last few months we have covered a variety of rangefinders. For the this review we decided to take a look at Leica's laser rangefinder offerings. Leica's current rangefinders have been on the market for about two years, but their compact rangefinder (CRF) offerings are still relevant and current. The Rangemaster CRF is manufactured in two variations; the 900 and the 1200. The 900 ranges to approximately 900 yards, while the 1200 ranges to roughly 1200 yards. For this review, we will take a closer look at the 1200 Rangemaster.
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Nebraska Turkey Permits Now Available 08/18/08
Permits to hunt turkeys in Nebraska this fall went on sale Monday, Aug. 11. Hunters can take advantage of an expanding turkey population by bagging a bird and putting food on the table and in the freezer. [Comments?]
Kansas DWP Posts Resident Big Game Permit Results 08/15/08
Kansas residents who applied for Elk, Antelope, or Firearm Either-Species/Either-Sex Deer permits may now view the results at the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) website. [Comments?]
Michigan Hunter Heritage Festival Sept. 5-7 08/15/08
In recognition of Michigan's strong hunting heritage and the upcoming fall hunting seasons, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park will be hosting the second annual Hunters Harvest Festival on Sept. 5-7. [Comments?]
Massachusetts Protected 6,197 Acres This Past Year 08/15/08
6,197 acres of key fish and wildlife habitat in 41 towns were protected in the past fiscal year (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008) through the efforts of the Department of Fish and Game and MassWildlife. [Comments?]
Louisiana Youth Hunters of the Year Named 08/15/08
The recipients of the inaugural Louisiana Outdoors Writers Association's (LOWA) 2007 Youth Hunters of the Year Award both have something in common - both were prominently featured in outdoor publications in 2008. [Comments?]
Tanner's First Buck My name is Tanner Graham. I am 10 years old and this was my first Buck killed on Dec. 29, 2007. I shot the buck at 4:30 p.m. with my brand new New England firearms handi rifle 308 caliber. I was hunting with my grandaddy who had bought me the rifle for Christmas...
Stick to it! As a young man and an average hunter, I was always amazed that some hunters were always the ones at the check station or skinning rack with the largest bucks - or with bucks at all! The same guys, time after time! Were they able to hunt virgin land, with huge whitetails abundant? Not in my case! At that point, I was hunting public land, a military reservation in southeastern Georgia.
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