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Sportsmen Since 1968

June 15, 2024

Laser rangefinders — the trusty tool helping hunters make better shots for 25 years

Hey all you hunting and shooting grandpas (even you grandpas-to-be) take it from this grandpa – laser rangefinders aren’t new fangled, high-tech, or unethical. The first successful consumer model came out in 1999.
You don’t have to use a rangefinder to set up for ridiculously long shots you have no business taking. Used correctly, one of these “cheaters” could prevent you from crippling and losing a deer. Wouldn’t you rather know you can hit it than hope you might hit it?

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Ohio officially opens its 76th state park with Great Council dedication

Dedication of the new Great Council State Park drew hundreds of people on June 7 to what was once the site of a Shawnee Indian village on the outskirts of this Greene County seat of government.
Great Council is Ohio’s 76th  state park and the only one dedicated to telling the story of the Native Americans who once called this part of Ohio home and the first settlers who traded and clashed with them, according to Mary Mertz, director of the Ohio DNR.

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Ryan Rothstein: The fascinating way weather patterns, precipitation impact deer herds

The weather roller coaster continues, and it’s almost mind-bending to take a look back through data and actually see how drastic the swings have been.
Last year, following a record-breaking snowpack and insane winter in Minnesota, it sure seemed like the drought pattern in my area was over. No sooner did that thought cross my mind that the faucet shut off … for the entire summer. After May 3, the last decent rain of spring 2023, it would take until the end of June to cumulatively see another inch of precipitation.

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