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Virginia hunter’s Illinois non-typical is new world record
Virginia hunter Luke Brewster’s 320 5/8-inch Illinois archery non-typical buck is the largest buck ever killed in North America. […]
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High waters cause Delta closures
Due to rising water levels along the Mississippi River, some areas of the Delta have been closed to all hunting, and more areas are likely to be impacted in the coming days. […]
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Female poacher gets caught by Oklahoma game warden on dating app
According to the Oklahoma Game Wardens Facebook page, a woman got caught bragging about killing a deer to a man she was conversing with on a dating app. Little did she know the man she was chatting with was an Oklahoma game warden. […]
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Hearty soup for a cold day
Rice and cream of mushroom makes this venison-based soup a great winter meal. […]
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It’s never too late to take a big Mississippi buck
The whitetail rut is underway in January in plenty of areas of Mississippi — just maybe not at the same times. […]
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Try these tricks for taking late-season Mississippi deer
Take advantage of a whitetail’s response to hunting pressure to use your tags as Mississippi’s season wanes. […]
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How to age white-tailed deer: Part III
Learn to identify the typical 2 ½-year-old adult jawbone’s three fully-erupted premolars and three fully-erupted molars. […]
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How to age white-tailed deer: Part II
Hunters can learn how to recognize deer that are 6 months old (fawns) and deer that are 1 1/2 years old (yearlings.) […]
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How to age white-tailed deer: Part I
Deer can be placed into specific categories, such as fawns, yearlings, young adults, mature adults and old adults. Here’s how to age fawns. […]
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Don’t let wheel lean hurt your shooting
A bow press is necessary to determine whether you have mechanical wheel lean and to effect correction so severe damage doesn’t occur. […]
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Reelin’ in the rut
Linda Burdine Pollard sat in her favorite deer stand in north Choctaw County last year, searching for sign of a hot doe. What she heard and saw were something very different, but exactly what she was looking for: a red-hot buck. […]
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The timeless allure of hunting
For every hunter, there is a shaft of light, an opening in the woods, or a corner of a green field where his or her buck of a lifetime stands in regal splendor albeit in a dream. […]