Sit Still, Shoot Twice
M. D. Johnson If you bag a squirrel from one mast tree, don’t hurry to rise and pick him up. If you bag a squirrel from one mast tree, don’t…
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Cottontail Capers
M. D. Johnson Don’t walk directly at a sitting cottontail. Don’t walk directly at a sitting cottontail. Rather, walk toward the critter in a circular fashion, with each round slightly…
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Not-So-Easy Black Bears
M. D. Johnson Black bears may look slow, clumsy and dim-witted, but they’re anything but. Black bears may look slow, clumsy and dim-witted, but they’re anything but. A spooked blackie…
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Be Sneaky for Roosters
M. D. Johnson It pays to be quiet when pursuing late-season roosters. It pays to be quiet when pursuing late-season roosters. Pheasants have extraordinary hearing, and six weeks of hunting…
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Predator Volume
M. D. Johnson When calling predators like fox and coyote, start out your sequence at a low volume… When calling predators like fox and coyote, start out your sequence at…
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Pick Your Spots for Foxes
M. D. Johnson Red fox and grey fox both in your area, but one fetching a higher price than the other at the fur buyer’s shed? Red fox and grey…
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Wildlife Habitats for the Landowner
Christopher Renshaw The first part of this series focused on food and water considerations in habitat management. The following components—shelter and space—comprise the more “management intense” aspects of creating usable…
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David Hart Can you shoot one-inch groups at 100 yards? Do you knock down every deer, coyote or elk you shoot at? If your answer is “no,” there’s a simple…
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Peter B. Mathiesen Keeping today’s ATVs in top running condition can be a lesson in computer training and electronics. New ATVs run more efficiently, and they’re more comfortable and powerful.…
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