10 Mistakes Every Bowhunter Should Avoid After 13 hours of searching, I finally ran out of options. The scant blood trail had vanished, I'd scoured every inch of the property and he was nowhere to be seen. Feeling rather sick about the ordeal, to make matters worse, it had been a straightforward 21-yard shot. I'd done it a thousand times before on 3D targets and many different bucks. But this one was different. In retrospect, several things went wrong. Stopping behind a huge aspen, I had only two options; let down and hope for another opportunity as the buck moved through the woods or lean out from my stand and attempt the shot.
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Outdoor Channel Premieres Ten New Series 01/05/09
Outdoor Channel, America's Leader in Outdoor TV, is kicking off 2009 with the launch of ten new programming series and returning favorites, featuring a mix of the network's most popular genres. [Comments?]
Archery Leagues at Arizona's Ben Avery Shooting Facility 01/05/09
Finding a safe and challenging place to shoot your bow and arrow is getting tougher each year. To help archers keep their skills sharp, the Ben Avery Shooting Facility is offering an eight-week long winter archery league starting January 7, 2009. [Comments?]
Your Christmas Tree Can Help Wildlife - Don't Trash It 12/29/08
Instead of letting your Christmas tree take up space in a landfill this year, state natural resources officials suggest sinking it, beaching it, mulching it or piling it up for wildlife. [1 Comment]
New Jersey Deer Classic Jan 8-11 12/27/08
Dozens of New Jersey's most outstanding white-tailed deer from the 2007-08 hunting seasons will be on display at the Garden State Deer Classic to be held during the Garden State Outdoor Sportsmen's Show, January 8 - 11 at Raritan Center in Edison. [Comments?]
New York DEC Begins Final Year of Turkey Study 12/27/08
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced that DEC is preparing for the final field season of a large-scale wild turkey research project and is implementing a statewide winter flock survey. [1 Comment]
Wyoming Non-Resident Big Game App Booklets Available 12/08/08
Some 56,000 nonresident big game application booklets for the 2009 hunting seasons are being mailed out this week along with 60,000 postcards to nonresidents who applied online. [Comments?]
Maryland 3rd Annual Hunter Contest Begins Nov. 29th 11/26/08
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources encourages hunters to enter the 2008 Maryland Hunter Contest, where participants can win a complimentary 2009-2010 hunting license and the grand prize winner will receive a $500 gift certificate.
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Arkansas Purchases Property 11/05/08
Commissioners with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wasted little time before agreeing to purchase their first piece of property utilizing funds from oil and gas leases on the state's wildlife management areas. [Comments?]
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Fantastic Illinois Deer Hunt I went hunting with my brother – Doug Nations - in Western Illinois (near Moline, IL) the first week of November. We were a little early for the rut and didn't see much. I had to go back home to Arizona and since he lives in Moline, he got to stay (The Lucky Rascal) and continued to hunt the next week which was prime time for the rut. He saw many deer on the morning of November 13th, many bucks chasing does and he bagged this one with his bow at 15 yards.
