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While most of the deer that I have harvested have fallen very close to where they were shot, there have been a few that have made a mad dash out of sight . In fact, when bow hunting this is often the case. When this happens you will need to track the deer.
When a deer is shot through both lungs or the heart they usually will drop where they stand or they may go 30-50 yards before the adrenalin that carries them runs out. However, a deer that is shot too far forward and at an angle may only have a single lung shot, a high shot may penetrate both lungs but takes more time for the deer to succumb to their injury. And a shot that is slightly far back may end up being a liver shot or the dreaded gut shot.
From the NorthlandNewsCenter.com
published Oct. 14, 2008
Minnesota conservation officers are literally coming under fire this hunting season.
A recent DNR report says three game wardens have been nearly hit by accidental gun discharges.
One of those incidents happened near Grand Marais when a moose hunter accidentally fired his rifle just before an officer started checking licenses.
Russ Isola is a Minnesota DNR trained gun safety instructor.
He thinks all hunters should take a safety course that would reduce the dangers conservation officers and other hunters face in the field from improper gun handling.
“The hunter education program definitely corrects that!” says Isola.
He states it’s not young kids that are unsafe.
With such a broad selection of knives and an endless list of different manufacturers it can be a hard task trying to find the suitable tactical knife that will serve your desired task. I know this because I went through it all years ago and back then there wasn’t as much variety. Lucky enough I have gained a good knowledge of the different types of tactical knives throughout the years. Let me explain.
First question you need to ask yourself.
What situation will you want the tactical knife for, urban, jungle, forest etc. Each knife can serve a different purpose. A machete for jungle, a strong blade for forest with teeth to cut branches and for urban combat a good tactical knife might be considered a multi-purpose knife as with these you have screw driver, pliers etc.
Hunters can be well knowledgeable of many deer hunting tactics, but those who don’t consider it important to understand the role of scents in whitetail deer hunting, are doomed to season after season of frustration. This is an area that will make or break a hunter’s season!
Whitetail deer hunting in reality is more of a science than it is a sport. We aren’t throwing or hitting a ball around or displaying our marksmanship at paper targets, we are dealing with living animals who want to stay alive. And they’re equipped with well-tuned senses and skills to help them avoid predators, natural or human. The whitetail deer’s sense of smell is one of their greatest assets to enable them to detect the presence of potential predators. Hunters should understand the whitetail deer’s sense of smell well before its time to enter the woods. Hunters, therefore, need a thorough understanding of scents in whitetail deer hunting.
For a hunter to be successful in the field he needs an edge. Having good equipment is not enough. The successful hunter will arm himself with well-guarded whitetail deer hunting tips and secrets to clain that trophy buck. The problem is, this kind of deer hunting lore, these kind of secrets are not easy to be found!
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 On November 22, 2006 this amazing 150″ class 11-point showed up on their web cam.This is extremely uncommon for a deer of this size to be seen during the day, and quite exciting to see live, they said!
 Raccoons This is an amazing live wildlife webcam located in the woods of western Pennsylvania. There is action there all day long. It is operated by PixController.com and is truly a unique camera system. There are several video cameras sending signals to the PixController Wildlife WebCam. Motion activated remote video cameras deep in the woods can be switched on at any moment showing wildlife action in our great outdoors! You can also watch videos clips of wildlife on the site. Here are recent photos taken on the webcam. Charming, Just Charming
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Just found this site over at NorCal Cazadora-Huntress Blog and wanted to introduce her here as a newcomer to the huntress blog scene. Her name is Terry Scoville of the Women’s Hunting Journal and she is also supporting our Outdoor Bloggers Summit. She lives in central Oregon and is a life long outdoor enthusiast and huntress. She has logged in over 30 plus years of waterfowl hunting and is eager for her next wild goose chase! When not in the field she is a professional wood worker. She used to be a professional Alpine ski racer. After that she cycled across the U.S. and flew home. A few years ago she won the Oregon State Women’s Horseshoe Pitching Championship. She hangs out with her dog Jet and looks forward to every hunting season with great enthusiasm. Go over and check out Terry in our great outdoors! This is a sweetthing!
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Many hunters are preparing their equipment for the Fall 2008 Hunting Season. This article describes the various hunting knives available to hunters this season and the benefits of each style.
People of all ages throughout time have hunted for survival, pleasure, and necessity. The hunting knife has been a staple piece of equipment for all of these scenarios. A quality knife makes the process of hunting easier, more enjoyable, and often times safer. When looking for the right hunting knife for yourself you must understand what types of knives are available to you.
Types of Hunting Knives
Written by: Tom at Base Camp Legends
When two worlds meet it can create for interesting times. Well, the world my wife came from was drastically different than the world I was raised in. The collision of these two worlds came during the first year of hunting season during the first year of our marriage. Elk season rolled around, and I was doing my best to be a responsible and dutiful husband, but the computer kept leaping in front of me and forcing me to watch hunting shows – once in a while. Nothing extreme. My wife thought it was a little extreme, but I assure you I never watched more than two consecutive dvds. Unless it was absolutely necessary. The season rolled around and I was excited to introduce my new bride to this way of life that I love so much. We planned the hunt – I had my spot picked out, I had my rifle, my ammo, my clothes, everything I needed. The night before the hunt, my wife wanted to make sure I’d packed everything.
From Marian’s Hunting Stories, etc.
 Darlene Davidson, who lives at Eagle Lake, said she “loves camping on the Mississippi River” and this is one of the reasons why. She saw these deer swimming and running a few weekends ago in our great outdoors. (Photos by readers are submitted to The Vicksburg Post and I have been fortunate to have had a few listed) Charming, Just Charming! (Click on picture to enlarge)
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