Corn-Fed Geese
David Hart Teddy Carr had the perfect set-up—a fresh-cut cornfield, a couple dozen Carry Lite decoys and a well-hidden layout blinds for him and his clients. When the first flock…
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Scents by the Calendar
M. D. Johnson Allow me an admittedly elemental statement—deer change. Specifically, the animals themselves don’t change as much as their habits, including their needs, daily requirements, and reproductive urges, fluctuate…
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Beau Beasley I scanned the edges of a local farm pond and found what I was looking for—a small cedar shrub leaning into the pond, the victim no doubt of…
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Trigger Time
Lost at Sea When it comes right down to it, hitting what you aim at depends largely on your ability to control your rifle’s trigger. For the ultimate in trigger…
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David Hart When Chris McCotter spotted a bass cruising back and forth through clear water, he lobbed his drop-shot rig in front of the fish. The bass, however, ignored the…
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Small Tracts and Small Food Plots for Big Bucks
Submitted By: By Blaine Burley, President, Woods-n-Water One of the key ingredients of quality deer management is planting year-round food plots. There are many benefits of planting year-round food plots.…
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Camping on a Shoestring
M. D. Johnson There’s no excuse for not going camping, and particularly none for those with children. After all, where’s the next generation of canvas-loving, Airstream-hauling, eggfoam-mattress-sleeping campers going to…
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Thick Cover Bucks
David Hart An interesting thing takes place in the days following the deer season opener. Bucks that causally pranced through fields and strolled through open woods during daylight hours have…
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Lost at Sea Last year I decided I needed a boat to use on the Greenbrier River, which flows by our camp. During the summer season the water level on…
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Waterfowl 2008: Guns and Ammo
M. D. Johnson Waterfowlers in the 21st Century have a problem when it comes to shotguns and ammunition. No, it’s not that they choices are too few. No sir, the menu…
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