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Think outside the box to catch up with pressured bucks
Rustling leaves can be deceiving… another squirrel. A stick snapping signals something much heavier. The rhythm in the leaves causes my heart to pound from adrenalin. It has to be a deer approaching. Clutching the nock to the string, my fingers bounce with the heartbeat.
Few things in my life have been like it. The thrill never goes away. I am not alone, the yearning for opening day. We get better at it, being in the right place at the right time. Just showing up is necessary, but not as much as having a reasonable idea of what you are doing.
Slug gun or straight-walled? Which is right for you?
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Steve Pollick: Stars have aligned for brilliant colors in Ohio this early fall
The proverbial stars have aligned this fall for a stupendous display of autumn leaves in
Think outside the box to catch up with pressured bucks
Rustling leaves can be deceiving… another squirrel. A stick snapping signals something much heavier. The rhythm in the leaves causes my heart to pound from adrenalin. It has to be a deer approaching. Clutching the nock to the string, my fingers bounce with the heartbeat.
Few things in my life have been like it. The thrill never goes away. I am not alone, the yearning for opening day. We get better at it, being in the right place at the right time. Just showing up is necessary, but not as much as having a reasonable idea of what you
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Think outside the box to catch up with pressured bucks
Rustling leaves can be deceiving… another squirrel. A stick snapping signals something much heavier. The
Slug gun or straight-walled? Which is right for you?
Popular opinion says you are the caliber you carry. Since when did cartridge choice become
Ohio’s early deer season continues torrid pace
Ohio deer hunters are making record weekly laps in the number of animals they are
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