If most of you read my post that I put on here, you know that I am an avid whitetail deer and turkey hunter. I recently picked up my Merriam turkey cape mount from my taxidermist and it looks great or at least it did look great. Well, with not knowing where I was going [...]
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CNN Photos Profile “Trophy Hunters”
The phrase “trophy hunters” usually doesn’t play well in the hunting crowd and it never plays well with anti-hunters. And, coinciding with Olympian Corey Cogdell’s ordeal with receiving death threats and criticism surrounding a zebra hunt, CNN.com has decided to post 17 artistically composed photos of “trophy hunters.” Almost all of the photos feature African [...]
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The Choice
Which of these two fine animals would grace your wall given a choice? The typical 8 whitetail buck is probably going to score better, but I’m a fan of junk and the other buck pict ured is just plain cool in my opinion.
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Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Drops Award After Wolf Stance Clash
Olaus Murie is considered the father of modern elk management, and for years, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation gave out awards in Murie’s name, but that has ended. Donald Murie, Olaus’s son, recently sent a letter to RMEF president David Allen, saying that if the group didn’t reverse its stance on hunting wolves, they needed [...]
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Who else takes unique hero shots?
This whitetail buck was taken by Pennsyvlania outdoorsman Steve in 2006. It was his first buck and there were no shortage of “hero” shots taken. Any takers on guessing the gross score?
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Is There a Deer-Killing Disease Outbreak in Michigan?
Tom Stafford, who works for the Quality Deer Management Association, was pretty excited to get some pictures of a 140-inch 10-point whitetail buck on his cameras. He wasn’t happy to find it dead, and he’s thinking that hemorrhagic disease is to blame. Stafford first thought that hemorrhagic has broken out when he found a dead doe. [...]
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The GoHUNTn Line–The Best Trophies and Hunting News: 19-Year-Old Poacher Banned from Hunting, Record Croc and More!
There are a lot of awesome posts on GoHUNTn throughout the week. Here are 10 of our most popular GoHUNTn updates from the past few weeks: 19-Year-Old Game Law Violator Could be First to Face Wyoming’s New Lifetime Ban – Does he deserve it? Massive Philippines Crocodile Sets Guinness Record – The biggest croc in captivity USA [...]
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Lioness vs Croc: You Go Girl!
Check out this article from the Daily Mail, describing how photographer Pia Dierickx captured awesome shots of a lioness facing down an crocodile so that the rest of the pride could cross a body of water near Okavanga Delta in Botswana. This is just one of about a dozen photos of the encounter. Click here–don’t [...]
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North Carolina to Start Night Hunting for Hogs and Coyotes
Break out the spotlights. North Carolina has passed temporary regulations which allows hunters to hunt wild pigs and coyotes at night on private lands starting on August 1. “Night hunting is one means of controlling localized populations of coyotes and feral swine, both of which are non-native to North Carolina and destructive to the landscape, [...]
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Confirmed: Utah’s Goatman is a Hunter…
Sadly, I’m not surprised about this. We told you yesterday that a presumably crazy person has dressed up like a mountain goat and took to the hills to roam with the animals. Well, we have now found out that it is a passionate hunter. According to Outdoor Hub, Utah wildlife officials received an anonymous call from a [...]
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