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February 13, 2012

Is it Spring yet?

Taking advantage of the nice late January-early February weather we’ve been having here in the Southern Tier, my wife and I went for a walk. The temperature was in the 50s and the warm weather was predicted to hang around all week. “I could take this kind of winter weather every year,” my wife said.

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GA: DNR Hosts Shotgun Patterning Days to Prep for Turkey Season

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. Give it a shot! Turkey season opens March 24th. Are you ready? The Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division and the Georgia State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) are hosting “Give It A Shot!,” shotgun patterning days in February and March. Choke tubes and ammunition options will be

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AZ: Reminder: Deadline to apply for elk, pronghorn hunts is Feb. 14

If you haven’t yet submitted your application for the draw for Arizona’s 2012 elk and pronghorn antelope hunts, the deadline is almost here. Applications must be received by the department by Tuesday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m. (MST). Applications can be submitted through the online service at https://az.gov/app/huntdraw/home.xhtml (scroll down to the “Apply for a Draw”

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KS: Mossy Oak event lures monster buck poaching suspect

Topeka man enters suspected illegally-taken deer in Monster Buck Contest TOPEKA – On Jan. 27-29, Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland presented the inaugural Monster Buck Classic (We are Kansas) event at the Kansas ExpoCentre in Topeka. The event was designed to promote deer hunting and outdoor recreation in Kansas and to provide Kansas hunters

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NC: Wildlife Commission Proposes Night Hunting of Coyotes and Feral Hogs

RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is inviting the public to comment on proposed rules that will allow the hunting of feral swine and coyotes at night with a light. The proposed seasons would be year-round, and would allow the hunting of feral swine and coyotes on Sundays on private lands with archery

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WA: Release of sturgeon between Bonneville Dam and The Dalles Dam

Action: The sport fishery for white sturgeon between Bonneville Dam and The Dalles Dam on the Columbia River will close to retention. Effective date: 12:01 a.m., Feb. 18 until further notice. Species affected: White sturgeon Location: The Columbia River and tributaries from Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam (Bonneville Reservoir). Reason for action: The

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The Ethical Hunter

It is easy to find a newspaper story about hunters doing or acting poorly, doing things that reflect negatively on all of us, or endangering the lives of others. We owe it to the greater community to make everyone aware of some of the positive, ethical acts many hunters do routinely, just as we need

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