ANDOVER – Selectmen and Conservation Commissioners last night voted to temporarily open up some portions of town-owned conservation land for bow hunting.The one-year pilot program was brought forth by resident Bob Dalton to help reduce an overpopulation of deer in town, which he says has created a number of other issues in town. The proposal [...]
The fall season can be quite exciting for many people, especially if they’re a true outdoorsman because this is the time when all of the different hunting seasons open up. If you live in an area where hunting opportunities are endless, then chances are you have experienced a little bit of many of the different [...]
When the time comes to buy a bow, it can definitely be a challenge. The main areas of consideration are primary use, draw length, draw weight, total mass, arrow speed and bow length.The problem is attempting to buy a bow which meets all of the criteria we have listed above to fit you. The question [...]
MUSCATINE, Iowa – A Conesville man faces 17 years in prison andup to $46,500 in fines after being charged with various firearmsand illegal hunting and fishing violations last week.Bradley V. Honts, 28, was arrested by Iowa conservation officersOct. 23, in a private farm field north of Conesville during theopening of the Iowa duck hunting season.Honts [...]
Butch and Deb Dick’s lifelong dream was to open a big game hunting preserve and after years of preparation, they expected to welcome the first customers to their southeastern North Dakota ranch this month.Voters will decide next month whether to shut them down.Measure No. 2 on the Nov. 2 general election ballot seeks to abolish [...]
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Newbie wildlife photographers are often looking for places to find wildlife to photograph. They often wish they lived in places like Alaska, Wyoming, or Kenya (well I often did). If you a fortunate enough to live in one of those places you probably aren’t reading this article. The reality is that most of us live [...]
One problem that many outdoor people face is the lack of room in the house to store all of their equipment. I have a lot of equipment that I use during warmer weather but have to find a place to keep it over the colder months, and then the same goes in reverse for my [...]
Little mistakes and unfamiliarity can foil a sportsman, whether he’s trying to fill a big-game tag or win a national deer hunting contest. Verification comes from Jason Verbeck, the Eastern Washington hunting guide who represented the West last week in a Texas shoot-and-release whitetail hunting contest.Verbeck was one of 40 hunters selected to compete in [...]
