This Dawg Don’t Hunt by Gary Benton article copyright Bubba walked into the huge store and looked around. It was the same as usual, filled with lots of unhappy people in a hurry. He held a small bag in his left hand and walked up to the refund counter. Bubba was dressed as he normally […]
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From The Editor May 2010
The signs of spring are abundant from the trail, the smells of the damp forest with the occasional whiff of perfume from emergent wildflowers soak pockets of warm air and invigorate. A conscious effort not to think about the everyday world is usually the first agenda item on the trail, but this time the surroundings […]
Spring Turkey Calling
Spring Turkey Calling by TR Michels article copyright When I hear the first sounds of the turkeys in the spring, just before daylight, I tree yelp softly to get their attention. If there are hens roosted nearby they may respond with their own tree yelps, toms often gobble. If you aren’t fully awake yet the […]
Ambush
Ambush by Jon Bryan article copyright Lucky for me I had the wind on the skunk as it walked within twenty feet. It didn’t smell or see me, kneeling behind a big clump of buck brush and two mesquites, patiently waiting in ambush between a small turkey roost and a freshly plowed field. Hoping that […]
Goshawk Longbows Review
Goshawk Longbows Review by Pete Ward article copyright 60″ D/R “Hunter” longbow 43# @ 28″ Zebra with Osage arc riser. Zebra limbs with Osage core Osage and Zebra riser and tip overlays. This review is on the “Hunter” model Deflex/ Reflex longbow from Bob Zang, Goshawk longbows. The review bow I have is a 60″, […]
Improving Your Survival Kit
Improving Your Survival Kit by Gary Benton article copyright I’m always visiting survival web sites, looking at lists of survival kit items, weeding out what I think I need and what I don’t really need. Some sites offer premade survival kits, which might be okay for home use, but I hardly need a 300 pound […]
Pike Musky Or Hybrid?
Pike Musky Or Hybrid? by James Smith article copyright Colorado initiated their musky stocking program in 1983. In the years following the Division continued stocking the hybrid tiger musky. Today there are over 50 lakes and reservoirs stocked. Since 1983 the Division of Wildlife has stocked over 568,000 musky hybrids. For a number of years […]