Gun Dog magazine does an annual puppy issue featuring a nice article of readers' photos of their puppy dogs. For a hunting dog owner, Gun Dog is a great resource, and who doesn't like to see eight pages of puppy dogs! GoHUNTn editor Brian McClintock sent in his photo of Boru that you see here [...]
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Federal Government Bans Lead Ammo for Crows, Nuisance Birds
Waterfowlers know the game all-to-well, and hunters in some areas of California know it too, and now the lead ammo ban has been extended to nuisance birds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a ban on all lead ammo used for crows, grackles, blackbirds, and other damage-causing birds. Steel shot is readily available, and [...]
Vermont Governor Will Pardon Pete the Moose To Keep Him Alive
There's an update in the Save Pete the Moose story. Vermont Governor, Peter Shumlin has said that he will pardon Pete the Moose in order to keep him alive. All this controversy over the penned moose stems from a piece of legislation that will most likely be reversed. The bill made Pete the Moose and [...]
Snow Goose Problem? Call a Hunter!
Snow geese populations are booming, which is great for hunters, but farmers along the flyway are not so happy. Snow geese, according to the Mississippi farmer quoted in this AP story, says that he estimates the stark white cousin of the Canada causes $20 worth of damage per acre. For his 5,500-acre farm, that's $110,000 [...]
Quail Hunting Gets Wall Street Love
Some call it a gentleman's sport. I call it a challenge. Bobwhite quail hunting is one of the South's most iconic hunts, but the little bird is facing drastic populations decreases across the United States. Habitat loss and increase threats from predators have contributed to this classic hunt declining in recent years. Not talking about [...]
The Winter Hunting Lull: 10 Great Off-Season Opportunities
Here in the mid-Atlantic, hunting opportunities are coming to a slow standstill, but that doesn't mean I'm putting my guns away. While I call February and March "Sportsmen's Banquet Season," there are still some great sporting opportunities. If you have the warm outerwear and opportunities, here are 10 sporting options for the late winter: Snow [...]
Halloween Buck
October 31, 2010 Very good moon phase and deer movement in the daylight soaring made this a day not to be missed. At camp I begged a good buddy to take a stand I hung in July that overlooks an oak flat beside a creek. He declined, so I decided to hunt it myself.Walking in, [...]
Elizabeth’s First Whitetail
2007 Youth Deer Hunt. In a ground blind with her father (me) and her younger sister, Emme. Evening hunt, as the morning hunt only produced sighting of deer well out of her range. It was pretty warm, so very little movement until the last hour of daylight. Both girls do well in the stand being [...]
Is Jeffrey Foiles A Waterfowl Criminal?
If you believe the 35 charges that he's facing in the U.S. and Canada, it's certainly a reasonable assumption. Foiles is one of the most famous waterfowl hunters in the United States. His Foiles Migrators line of goose and duck calls are very popular, he's a well-established guide, and his "Fallin' Skies" videos are very [...]
Training Deacon
My three girls training "Emme's Son of a Preacher Man", call name Deacon when he was about 8 months old.
