White Knuckle Productions – Shed Season Update – Spring 2010
Happy Shed Hunting Day to everyone! Ok, I’m not sure if it’s really a holiday or not, but it should be! Anyone who has been out shed hunting recently will probably relate to at-least one aspect of this email. Shed hunting has been AWESOME, and it has also been SLOOOOOWWWWW. Some of our team members have been h ...
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The Ultimate Rendezvous for Hunters
On Thursday, January 21, my wife Jan and I flew to Reno, Nevada where we attended the 37th annual Safari Club International convention. Every year hunters from around the globe gather in Reno to celebrate their favorite sport—hunting. The SCI convention is considered the ultimate hunters’ rendezvous as outfitters from around the world are presen ...
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Turkey season is a couple months away and the National Wild Turkey Federation Convention is only a few weeks away. Thousands of people will soon show up in Nashville to listen to people compete in calling contests, call-making contests and just to walk around and talk turkey with friends and call makers. Most turkey hunting addicts own several types of calls. We’re always searching fo ...
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If you are into working on your own bow, you have already learned you can never have enough gizmos and gadgets. Below are a few gadgets that make working on a bow easier. If you are in the market for a bow press, check out the article I did for HuntingNet a month or so ago. EASTON BOW FORCE MAPPER
If you are into electronics, the Easton Bow Force Mapper System is for you. It is composed of a ...
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Here we are in the middle of winter. In Michigan, the temperatures are below freezing, there is lots of snow on the ground and I’m stuck inside! I can write about hunting, dream about shooting my bow and talk with friends about archery gear, but going outside to do it isn’t much fun. I’m going a little stir crazy and if you are a diehard bowhunter, you probably are too.
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The deer moved through the denuded forest, its thick grey coat warmly reflecting the first direct rays of sunlight that we’d seen in a week. In spite of a full moon that would normally have had this animal in its bed by now, the creature seemed to be out enjoying the bright sunlight while it made a cameo appearance upon the wet, cold Minnesota landscape. In spite of the lon ...
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Every year, smack dab in the middle of October, a half a dozen ACF members gather for the Fall Rendezvous in Houston, Missouri, the home of Ozark Mountain Outfitters. Jim and Darlene Wilson and son Eric play host to our group in some of the most beautiful deer and turkey country that America has to offer. The hunt allows the taking of a whitetail buck and doe as well as a w ...
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Much of the credit for a life dedicated to the chase of wild things rightfully belongs to my beloved mother and father.
Born in 1949 and schooled during the 50’s and 60’s, the year 2010 seemed a million miles away to me during those formative years. But now that it is here, not only does 2010 denote the passing of the first decade of this cent ...
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Throughout the fall and winter I spend a substantial amount of time in a helicopter cruising the vast brush country of South Texas critiquing deer herds on the various ranches I help manage. While viewing these vast landholdings from above, I am afforded the opportunity to see just how well the deer herds have fared.
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Much of the landscape between the Dakotas and Virginia are covered with golden fields of rich standing corn. Acres upon acres of this carbohydrate packed crop is still clung on to the stalks that are now covered in snow. Taking a look back at year 2009 through the eyes of a farmer can be quite heart wrenching.
The majority of last fall’s corn crop has been extremely damp due to an ...
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I finished my 2009 whitetail-whirlwind of a season in Northern Missouri last week with my new friends at Border Bucks Outfitters. This outfitting business has proven success from not only slamming gigantic racked bucks year after year, but also facilitating their guests with comfortable accommodations and sweet home cooked meals.
I was blessed with a gracious invite from the owner, Bill ...
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Day 5 – After hanging three nice bucks that first day, we woke up to warmer temps the next morning that kept down the deer movement. At about 11 a.m., a cold front blew in that brought on a steady diet of high winds, rain and snow showers that kept us out of the mountains and close to camp for the next several days. Fortunately, there are a few roads that we can hunt no matter how bad the weather ...
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Uvalde has always been recognized for its abundance and diversity of wildlife, and it’s now becoming recognized as the place to come in order to prepare for a career in wildlife management. From Hereford to Brownsville , students interested in becoming wildlife managers are relocating to Uvalde. Now in its fifth year, 114 students are enrolled in the wildlife management program ...
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Clad in camouflage head to toe and situated underneath a leafed-out Huisache tree on the Texas Mexico border, I cranked up the volume of my electronic game caller. As the sound of a distressed cottontail belched out of the speaker, I prepared my .17mm for any coyote interested in checking out the potential free meal. A covey of scaled quail fed on grass seed in the middle of the sendero 10 ...
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It seems like throughout the year, I’m switching gears constantly. I have so many different duties as the President of WKP that aren’t exactly fun. Actually, outside of the hunting itself, it’s like any other business. Paperwork, contract negotiations, and the neverending uphill battle that a weak economy creates.
I am very thankful for the many opportunities ...
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One type of outdoor recreation that doesn’t get discussed much is trapping. More often than not, trapping only gets negative press. Bunny huggers everywhere often talk about how horrible trapping is but trapping and trappers do a lot of good for wildlife. As a child, I spent more time trapping than any other activity. Learning how to outsmart critters like mink, raccoon and muskrats was lots of f ...
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Day 1 (cont'd) - When we had just finished dressing & hanging Trey’s deer in the shade to chill out while we hunted the rest of the day, my uncle drove up in his jeep with my dad and another guy from our bunch. They had started out closer to camp and hunted all the way to where we were at the bottom. What’s important about that is that they told us about a big whitetail buck they had seen with ...
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Bone-busting air has escaped the arctic of northern Canada and choked the upper Midwest with a frosty blanket of ice. Much of the northern part of the country is sporting negative temperatures with blistering winds complementing the fierce conditions. Ice, snow, and cold weather clearly mark winter’s early arrival.
The upper Midwest was recently blasted with a blizzard. The entire state of ...
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Under the sage leadership of Jay McAninch and his talented staff, the ATA is instituting programs that will insure the growth of archery and bowhunting.
Hunting, especially bowhunting, continues to come under attack from a variety of sources. The animal rights fanatics (ARFs) have correctly identified bowhunting as the weakest link in the hunting chain and h ...
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