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The
Surprise Bull |
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The
2010 elk archery season was disappointing for me. I
really wanted to harvest an elk with my bow, but things just
didn’t work out for me.
The 2011 elk archery season, thus far, has been a
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Deer
Season is Coming
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For
most of us deer season never really ends.
As soon as the season is closed in our area we are
already making plans on how we can get a shot at a monster buck
next season.
Scouting continues so we can see which bucks made it
through the winter. Then there is shed hunting, looking at new
property, stand set up or moving, etc., it never ends.
I think that is why we all love whitetail hunting so
much!
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Re
Thinking Elk Calling
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Elk calls weren’t always as
technical as they are now. An empty 30-06 shell casing makes for
a great elk whistle. You don’t here much about elk whistles
these days, but I would encourage you to re-think the whistles.
Reason being elk are educated these days.
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Father/Son
Elk Hunt
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After over 25 years of talking about
going elk hunting with my Dad we finally found the time to make
it happen in 2010. We
had access to hunt some private property near Montrose,
Colorado. The
property was situated in the valley surrounded by mountains in
the distance.
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Hunting
with Mellon Creek Outfitters
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I recently had the opportunity to hunt with Mellon Creek Outfitters near Refugio, Texas. This was my first experience hunting with a full service outfitter and what a pleasant experience it was!
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Halloween
Buck
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On the last day of my hunt the temperature had climbed to the mid 60's but at least the wind had let up some. I decided to hunt a stand that I had not hunted before. This stand was situated in a small wood lot that was surrounded by fields. To my left was a hay field, to my right was a sunflower and alfalfa field and in front of me was a wheat field.
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Candles
on the Cake
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If a man is lucky, he will celebrate
many birthdays before his days on this earth are done. Some
birthdays mean little more than just another day on the
calendar, but some are special and are remembered as such.
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An
Early Christmas
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I had time to make one more
whitetail hunt with Christmas still being a week away.
The kids got out of school early Friday and we were
packed and ready to go when Donna arrived home.
Five hours later we were pulling into our deer lease in
McCullough County. After
a quick set up I was finally able to get to sleep.
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First Buck of the
Year
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The
2008 Texas whitetail season was underway and I could not get
the thoughts of scoring on a good buck early out of my head.
I had several unsuccessful hunts under my belt for the
2008 season and I was starting to think this year would be
like every other year where I do not get a shot opportunity
until late in the season.
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Morgan's
Turkey |
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With the arrival of
the general whitetail season here in Texas came a lot of
excitement around my house. It
was finally time to take my youngest daughter, Morgan, hunting.
You see Morgan hunts with a crossbow and they are not legal
to hunt with during the archery only season............ |
