2010 Black Bear Hunting Regulation Changes On Line - Montana’s 2010 black bear hunting regulations are available online for hunters eager to brush up on some of the important changes this year. Montana’s spring black bear hunting season begins April 15. Mountain Lion Hunting To Close In 211 and 216 - The hunting of all mountain lions in western Montana hunting districts 211 and 216, which includes portions of Granite and Missoula counties, will close one-half hour after sunset on Friday, March 12, 2010. Otter Season Will Close In Trapping District 1 - By order of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission, the season for trapping otters in Trapping District 1 in northwestern Montana will close at midnight on the evening of Thursday, March 11, 2010. Otter Season Will Close In Trapping District 2 - By order of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission, the season for trapping otters in Trapping District 2 in western Montana will close at midnight on the evening of Thursday, March 4, 2010. How Hunters Can Ace Their Apps - Every year a few hundred hunters get a letter from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks' telling them that an error on their application bumped them from a special license drawing. Montana Neighbor Award Goes To Four Landowners - Four landowners were recently named 2010 Montana Neighbor Award recipients for displaying the traditional neighborly spirit that helped make Montana what it is. Hunter Harvest Survey Is Underway - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ annual game harvest survey is underway and is expected to continue into March. Spring Turkey Applications Available - Hunters anxious to prepare for Montana’s spring turkey gobbler season can obtain an application for the special spring turkey permit drawing by going on the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Web site at fwp.mt.gov . Upland Game Bird Council To Tour Conrad Area And Host Open House - Montana's upland game bird citizens advisory council will meet in Conrad March 24-25 to tour nearby game bird habitat projects, host an open house and work on a plan to help guide the state's upland game bird enhancement program. Male Mountain Lion Hunting To Close In Districts 405, 447 And 471 - The hunting of male mountain lions in northcentral Montana hunting districts 405, 447 and 471, in portions of Cascade, Chouteau, Judith Basin, and Fergus counties, will close at one-half hour after sunset on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Mountain Lion Hunting To Close In Region 7 - The hunting season for mountain lions in hunting districts 700, 701, 702, 703, 704 and 705 (all of Region 7 in southeastern Montana), which includes portions of Bighorn, Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, McCone, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Rosebud, Treasure and Wibaux counties, will close one-half hour after sunset on the evening of Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Mountain Lion Season To Close In Region 7 - The hunting season for mountain lions in hunting districts 700, 701, 702, 703, 704 and 705 (all of Region 7 in southeastern Montana) will close at one half hour after sunset on the evening of Wednesday, February 17, 2010. The pre-established harvest quota of 25 lions has been met. March 1 Marks A New License Year - Montana’s 2010 hunting and fishing licenses—including conservation, fishing, spring black bear and turkey, upland game bird, deer and elk hunting licenses—will be available beginning Feb. 16 at all FWP Regional offices and license providers. Time To Apply For Nonresident Big Game Licenses - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reminds hunters that applications for the Nonresident General Big Game Combination Licenses and Landowner Sponsored Licenses, which are sold through a drawing process, are due soon. To apply for these and other nonresident licenses and for more information, go to the FWP Web page at fwp.mt.gov under For Hunters and select Nonresident Deer and Elk Licenses . Spring Black Bear Hunting Begins April 15 - Montana's spring black bear season doesn't begin until April 15, but hunters will be able to access the 2010 black bear hunting regulations on the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Web site at fwp.mt.gov beginning Feb. 25.
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Click Here for News Relating To McDonald v. Chicago - News stories and press releases on the oral arguments before the Supreme Court in the McDonald v. City of Chicago case. **ALERT ROUND 9 ** More Help Needed To Stop Gun Registration - House Bill 315 by Representative Mike Horner (R) has ALSO been scheduled to be heard on the House floor Tuesday March 16, 2010 HB-315 is a bill to STOP Florida adoption agencies from forcing potential adoptive parents to register their firearms with the agency as a condition of adoption. Further, it will stop agencies from forcing these parents to follow gun control regulations regarding storage of firearms and ammunition created by the agency.This outrageous behavior has been going on too long and it is time to stop it once and for all.Representative Mike Horner's bill will stop this gun registration and regulation.You must act quickly. URGENT! The House Must Hear From You!PLEASE IMMEDIATELY EMAIL THESE Members of the Florida House Maine: Proposed Firearm Confiscation Bill Tabled in Augusta - On March 12, the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety agreed to table LD1817; legislation which would have allowed law enforcement officers to seize firearms for various charges related to domestic violence disputes even if a firearm was not allegedly used (or threatened to be used) in the altercation. If enacted, someone’s firearms could have been confiscated without the opportunity to participate in the judicial process. Hunter Voter Legislation Needs Your Help in Kentucky
Hunter Voter Legislation Needs Your Help in Kentucky
South Carolina: Two Bills in Columbia Need Your Support! - Due to a legislative reporting error, H 4220 was not heard on Thursday, as originally intended.
H 4220, introduced by Representative Mike Pitts (R-14), would permanently establish the tax holiday on firearms sales on the weekend following Thanksgiving, which is known as the Second Amendment Weekend. This bill should be taken up in two weeks, due to the General Assembly focusing its attention on the state budget next week.
We also hope that the House Judiciary General Laws Sub-Committee will be able to take up H 3994.
H 3994, introduced by Representative Garry R. Smith (R-27), would prohibit the establishment of any rules that would forbid the storing of firearms in a locked vehicle in parking lots.
Vermont: Ammunition Bill Defeated - House Bill 484, a bill that had the potential to ban the sale and use of virtually all ammunition in Vermont by requiring that the Secretary of Natural Resources to set up a program to identify and ban the distribution of certain toxic chemicals, was defeated in the House Fish, Wildlife & Water Resources Committee.
Due in part to an outpouring of opposition from sportsmen, the original far-reaching bill was replaced with a resolution asking Congress to take action to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 to require broader testing and regulation of chemicals.
Please continue checking your e-mail and www.NRAILA.org for updates on other pending legislative issues. Vermont Mentored Hunting Bill on the Move!
- HB 243 passed out of the Committee on Ways and Means and could be brought up as early as next week for a vote on the House Floor.
Vermont Mentored Hunting Bill on the Move!
- HB 243 passed out of the Committee on Ways and Means and could be brought up as early as next week for a vote on the House Floor.
Illinois: Update on Pending Pro-Gun and Anti-Gun Legislation in the Land of Lincoln
Massive Colorado Wilderness Proposal Threatens Hunter Access and Wildlife Habitat
- H.R. 4289, sponsored by Representative Diane DeGette (D-01), would designate 850,000 acres of additional land in Colorado as Wilderness Area. In light of the fact that all mechanized means of transportation, including bicycles and game carts, are prohibited in Wilderness, this would dramatically curtail hunter access to these vast areas. In addition, Wilderness designation ends virtually all active wildlife and habitat management methods employed by state and federal biologists on all other lands. This could not come at a worse time for Colorado with the forest devastation being caused by the pine beetle. Wildlife officials must retain all means necessary to combat invasive species and actively manage for wildlife and forest health. Massive Colorado Wilderness Proposal Threatens Hunter Access and Wildlife Habitat
- H.R. 4289, sponsored by Representative Diane DeGette (D-01), would designate 850,000 acres of additional land in Colorado as Wilderness Area. In light of the fact that all mechanized means of transportation, including bicycles and game carts, are prohibited in Wilderness, this would dramatically curtail hunter access to these vast areas. In addition, Wilderness designation ends virtually all active wildlife and habitat management methods employed by state and federal biologists on all other lands. This could not come at a worse time for Colorado with the forest devastation being caused by the pine beetle. Wildlife officials must retain all means necessary to combat invasive species and actively manage for wildlife and forest health. Alabama: Two Pro-Gun Bills Pending Consideration - House Bill 2, legislation that would repeal the section of the Alabama statute that prohibits the possession, sale, receipt, or use of short barreled rifles and shotguns, and Senate Bill 360, a bill that would permit a law-abiding individual to store firearms in a locked motor vehicle while parked on a publicly accessible parking lot controlled by an employer or a business that he or she frequents, are currently awaiting action in Montgomery. Texas: Management Plan Includes Hunting on the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge - The Fish and Wildlife Service has released a plan to guide management actions for the next 15 years on the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, a 10,000 acre refuge spread across Aransas, Calhoun, and Refugio Counties. The plan proposes two management alternatives to the current management plan (Alternative A). Although Alternative B is the Service's choice, Alternative C calls for significantly expanding all priority public uses, including hunting. Texas: Management Plan Includes Hunting on the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge - The Fish and Wildlife Service has released a plan to guide management actions for the next 15 years on the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, a 10,000 acre refuge spread across Aransas, Calhoun, and Refugio Counties. The plan proposes two management alternatives to the current management plan (Alternative A). Although Alternative B is the Service's choice, Alternative C calls for significantly expanding all priority public uses, including hunting. Tennessee: Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment to be Considered Next Week - Senate Joint Resolution 30 received its second reading on the Tennessee State House Floor on Thursday, March 11. SJR30 will receive a final reading and be voted on by the House on Monday, March 15. This will be one of the final steps in the legislative process to get the Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment on the ballot this November. SJR30 would propose an amendment to the Tennessee Constitution recognizing citizens’ right to hunt and fish. It provides truly meaningful protections against the anti-hunting activists who seek to ban all hunting in America. The ultimate adoption of this constitutional amendment would preserve Tennessee’s rich hunting and fishing traditions for generations to come. No action is needed at this time. Please continue checking your email and www.NRAILA.org for updates. Tennessee: Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment to be Considered Next Week - Senate Joint Resolution 30 received its second reading on the Tennessee State House Floor on Thursday, March 11. SJR30 will receive a final reading and be voted on by the House on Monday, March 15. This will be one of the final steps in the legislative process to get the Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment on the ballot this November. SJR30 would propose an amendment to the Tennessee Constitution recognizing citizens’ right to hunt and fish. It provides truly meaningful protections against the anti-hunting activists who seek to ban all hunting in America. The ultimate adoption of this constitutional amendment would preserve Tennessee’s rich hunting and fishing traditions for generations to come. No action is needed at this time. Please continue checking your email and www.NRAILA.org for updates. Oregon and Washington: Management Plan Includes Hunting on the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge - The Fish and Wildlife Service has released a plan to guide management actions for the next 15 years on the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge, a 6,000 acre refuge along the Columbia River in southwestern Washington and northwestern Oregon. The refuge was established to protect habitat for the endangered Columbian white-tailed deer. The preferred management approach calls for opening Crims and Price Islands to waterfowl hunting. One other option would open those islands to waterfowl hunting, but close a small portion of Steamboat Slough to hunting. Public comments can be submitted until Monday, March 29 and emailed to FW!PlanningComments@fws.gov. The plan can be viewed at http://www.fws.gov/willapa. For further information please call 360-484-3482. The Service needs to receive support for opening the refuge to hunting. Anti-hunters can be counted on to pressure the Service against it. Oregon and Washington: Management Plan Includes Hunting on the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge - The Fish and Wildlife Service has released a plan to guide management actions for the next 15 years on the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge, a 6,000 acre refuge along the Columbia River in southwestern Washington and northwestern Oregon. The refuge was established to protect habitat for the endangered Columbian white-tailed deer. The preferred management approach calls for opening Crims and Price Islands to waterfowl hunting. One other option would open those islands to waterfowl hunting, but close a small portion of Steamboat Slough to hunting. Public comments can be submitted until Monday, March 29 and emailed to FW!PlanningComments@fws.gov. The plan can be viewed at http://www.fws.gov/willapa. For further information please call 360-484-3482. The Service needs to receive support for opening the refuge to hunting. Anti-hunters can be counted on to pressure the Service against it. Kansas: Management Plan Underway for Quivira National Wildlife Refuge - The Fish and Wildlife Service has announced its intent to prepare a plan to guide management of the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge for the next 15 years. The Refuge was established in 1955 to provide wintering and migration stopover habitat for migratory birds. The 7,000-acre refuge is located in Stafford, Rice, and Reno Counties and provides a variety of recreational opportunities, including hunting. Public comments can be submitted until March 26th and emailed to quivira@fws.gov. For further information please call 303-236-4378. The Service is seeking information and suggestions on the scope of issues to consider in developing the plan. It is important that hunters let the Service know what changes should be made to the current hunting programs. Kansas: Management Plan Underway for Quivira National Wildlife Refuge - The Fish and Wildlife Service has announced its intent to prepare a plan to guide management of the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge for the next 15 years. The Refuge was established in 1955 to provide wintering and migration stopover habitat for migratory birds. The 7,000-acre refuge is located in Stafford, Rice, and Reno Counties and provides a variety of recreational opportunities, including hunting. Public comments can be submitted until March 26th and emailed to quivira@fws.gov. For further information please call 303-236-4378. The Service is seeking information and suggestions on the scope of issues to consider in developing the plan. It is important that hunters let the Service know what changes should be made to the current hunting programs. Good News for Connecticut’s Gun Owners! - The Department of Public Safety has agreed to remove the entire section of House Bill 5158 that would among other things, outlaw the private transfer of long guns and require gun owners to register their rifles and shotguns with state and local law enforcement. The bill was voted out of committee with all NRA-opposed language removed. Please contact members of the committee and thank them for taking your concerns into consideration. The phone number to contact the Public Safety and Security Committee is (860) 240-0570. Connecticut: Two Important Bills Pending Action - Public hearings were held this week in the Environment Committee regarding Raised Senate Bill 207 and Raised Senate Bill 274. These bills could now be voted on at any time before Monday, March 22, which is the deadline to move bills out of committee. Illinois: Gun advocates push for concealed carry - Advocates may have a shot at seeing legislation pass allowing Illinois residents to carry concealed firearms.
Almost 8,000 people marched to the State Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday, which was Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day. Maryland: Several gun control bills proposed - The House and Senate heard nearly two dozen gun related measures in Annapolis on Thursday.
Supporters of the Second Amendment right to bear arms are crying conspiracy. They claim committee chairmen in both the House and Senate decided to hold hearings on gun legislation on the same day and at the same time to divide and conquer their opposition.
They are particularly concerned with bills that tighten the rules for the sale and transfer of fire arms. The New York Times vs. Virginia gun rights - If you want to know how obsessed The New York Times is with gun control in Virginia, take a look at the Web version of its story on John Patrick Bedell, the ill fated Pentagon shooter.
In one of its first stories on the subject, the writers shoe horned the gun control issue into it to no seeming purpose. Of course, the Times did have a purpose: slapping the backward yahoos down South. Canada: Long-gun registry must end - As many Canadians are aware, there has been a long debate over the registration of long guns, and strong opposition to the previous Liberal government's long gun registry.
This opposition grew when the auditor general reported the costs of the Liberal program had reached at least $1 billion.
That's why last May I introduced Bill C 391 to end the long gun registry. The bill passed second reading in the House of Commons. Germany: President calls for stricter gun control - German President Horst Koehler on Thursday said Germany's gun laws were still too lenient.
"Both houses of parliament and the governments of all German states must bring the process of toughening our gun laws forward," The NRA outshoots Obama - The National Rifle Association has a higher mean approval rating among likely voters than Barack Obama. This and other fascinating facts emerged from the Democracy Corps/Third Way national security survey released this week. Registering guns in Maryland - Maryland politicians should be focusing on the state's budget crisis. Instead, some lawmakers are wasting the remaining days of the legislative session to pass more gun control laws. These efforts to limit freedom should be shot down. Right-to-Carry in Starbucks - If you want to have a nice, relaxing cup of coffee in a safe environment, try Starbucks. The coffee shop chain, generally known for environmentalist chic, is probably one of the safest places to hang out these days for a reason that doesn't fit its image Starbucks is letting customers openly carry guns in its stores. Americans thus can enjoy their rights and wash them down with a Frappuccino. Tennessee: Right-to-Carry in restaurants passes first hurdle - A new attempt to let handgun permit holders take their weapons into establishments selling alcohol easily cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday over objections from a group representing restaurants.
The bill (HB3125) is intended to remove objections to a law approved last year that was subsequently struck down by a Nashville judge as too vague. Sponsor Rep. Curry Todd, R Collierville, makes it clear that guns are allowed in all establishments serving alcohol unless every entrance is posted by the owner with a sign prohibiting them. Minnesota: Bill banning private sales at gun shows defeated - A proposal to require background checks on all persons buying firearms at gun shows in Minnesota failed to clear its first hurdle Wednesday before a House committee.
The House Crime Victims and Criminal Records panel defeated the proposal by a 5 to 3 vote, leaving the legislation's future in doubt. Ohio: Battle over preemption law in State Supreme Court - If Cleveland had its way, every gun in the city would have to be registered, no one would carry a weapon openly and popular semi-autos would be banned.
All three of those rules, however -- and there are others the city would like to impose -- run contrary to an Ohio gun law that took effect three years ago establishing one set of firearm rules for everyone from Lake Erie down to the Ohio River. Massachusetts: State Supreme Court upholds trigger-lock law - In a case that drew attention from the Gun Owners Action League and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, the Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld a state law requiring trigger locks on guns kept in people's homes. Pennsylvania: Albion rescinds gun ban on borough property - Borough officials have shelved a gun policy that got some people up in arms.
Albion Borough Council voted 6 to 1 during a study session on Tuesday night to rescind a policy, adopted on Jan. 28, which barred people from carrying firearms onto some borough property. Governor Bill Richardson Signs Vital Self-Defense Legislation “No-Net-Loss” Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk in Alabama! - Yesterday, Tuesday, March 9, the Alabama Senate passed House Bill 330 by a vote of 34-0. HB330 now heads to the desk of Governor Bob Riley (R) for his consideration. New Jersey: Scientists say black bear population can't be controlled without hunt Dangerous Ballot Initiative, I-160, Threatens Wildlife Management and Montana’s Hunting Future!
Hunter Privacy Bill Passes Idaho State House - On Thursday, March 4, the Idaho State House successfully passed House Bill 531aa by a vote of 55 to 14. HB 531a now moves to the Senate where it awaits committee assignment.
Tennessee: Pro-Gun Bills to Be Heard Wednesday, March 10 - he following legislation is scheduled to be heard in the House Judiciary Criminal Practice Sub-Committee on Wednesday, March 10. Your Representative is a member of the House Judiciary Criminal Practice Sub-Committee and NEEDS to hear from you TODAY! Please contact your Representative TODAY and ask him or her to vote in SUPPORT of HB3125 with NRA-backed amendment, HB2719, HB2726 and HB3141. Contact information for the committee members can be found below. If you need help identifying your Representative, please click here. Idaho: Fish and Game Director wants expanded wolf hunting Ohio: The state of a multi-million dollar hunting business Women taking to elk hunting in record numbers
2010 Application Calendar - Running summary of application dates follows, including links to more info on Hunt The West. March 12th version. Utah Reports First Case of CWD in Elk - Samples from big game animals taken this past hunting season turned up something never seen in Utah beforean elk with chronic wasting disease. AZGFD Employee Suspended After Investigation of Jaguar Death - The Arizona Game and Fish Department on March 8 formally placed one of its employees on administrative leave with pay as a result of an interim finding in the departments ongoing internal administrative investigation into the events surrounding last years capture of the jaguar known as Macho B. New Mexico Oryx Draw Results Scheduled for Noon Today - Draw results for New Mexico oryx, population management hunts, black bear, and spring turkey are scheduled to be available at noon (MT) today. The Return of the Winchester Model 94 - Winchester Repeating Arms has announced the return of the Model 1894 lever action rifle also known as the Model 94 to its line of firearms for 2010. This reintroduction of the most popular hunting rifle in history will be offered in two Limited Edition models that will commemorate the 200th anniversary of Oliver F. Winchesters birth in New England in 1810. A Model 1894 Custom Grade and Model 1894 High Grade will be offered in 30-30 Winchester caliber. Mountain Lion Killed After Invading Home in Colorado - An apparently malnourished young mountain lion entered a Chaffee County residence Thursday afternoon, killing one dog and briefly trapping a mother and her two children inside the house until Chaffee County Sheriffs Deputies evacuated them. First Tag of 2010 - The first tag that I've drawn for 2010 is "just" a turkey tag, but it is what most would consider the best limited-draw turkey tag in Colorado. Proposed Elk Hunting Changes in Utah - Two major elk hunting changes would happen if proposed updates to Utah's five-year Elk Management Plan are approved. There would be fewer chances in the future to hunt trophy bull elk on limited-entry units, and more chances to hunt spike bull elk in Utah. Colorado Moose Draw Odds - Colorado's unique "weighted points" system makes it difficult to calculated draw odds for moose, goat, and sheep tags. I crunched the numbers as best I could, and included my estimates of draw odds for Colorado moose below. The bottom line on draw odds: They're not great, no matter how many points you have. Elk Down 57% in Idaho's Lolo Elk Zone; Wolf Impact Cited - Recently completed aerial surveys show a marked decline in elk numbers in game management units 10 and 12, which comprise the Lolo Elk Management Zone. "This survey, combined with ongoing research showing wolves are the primary cause of elk mortality today, is further scientific evidence of the impact wolves are having," Fish and Game Director Cal Groen said. Kansas Spring Turkey Atlas Available - The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) 2010 Kansas Spring Turkey Atlas is now available for viewing and download on the agency's website. The atlas shows access to all land in Kansas open to public spring turkey hunting, including Walk-In Hunting Access land. This spring, approximately 173,220 acres of Walk-In land are available, in addition to state and federal wildlife areas. Big Changes Await Gunnison Elk Hunters in Colorado - Gunnison elk hunters will see significant regulation and license changes for the 2010 big game seasons. Two groups--archery hunters and second-season rifle hunters--are affected most by changes to license allocation and should plan carefully before arriving to the Gunnison area this fall. Utah Application System Overwhelmed, Deadline Extended - 2010 Utah Big Game applications were due on March 1st. However, due to technical difficulties, the application deadline has been extended until March 8. March 15th is Deadline for Wyoming Deer and Antelope - Nonresident hunters are reminded that March 15 is the deadline to apply for deer and antelope licenses. To be entered in the drawing, applications must arrive at the Cheyenne headquarters office by 5 p.m. on the deadline date. Nevada Sheep Continue to Succumb to Pneumonia - Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) biologists continue to find bighorn sheep that have died due to complications brought on by pneumonia. "We have found 61 dead bighorn sheep in the East Humboldts and 18 in the Ruby Mountains for a total of 79 sheep over the last three months," said Caleb McAdoo, NDOW big game biologist. Arizona Online License Sales Are Back But Not Online Big Game Applications - After years of frustration with Arizona's paper-based system, hunters got a ray of good news on February 23, 2010, when Arizona proudly announced that online license sales were back. Unfortunately, this applies to strictly to license sales, NOT the $8,172.50 worth of limited-draw licenses that we really care about.
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How to Make Linen Phenolic - I have been asked on more than one occasion why I make my own linen phenolic. Well the simple answer is I want to save money and that when you add the shipping charges to the commercial stuff then it is just too expensive and you are limited to the colors they have, usually red, black and white. Last Day Luck - A return to the basic principles of bowhunting makes for a more enjoyable and successful hunt. Panty Hose - I know Desitin has an odor, the other two products I am not familiar with. I know of an odorless prevention for the chafing problem, but you must throw out your machismo. Wool String Silencers - Original video by Jim Parsons param name="allowFullScreen" value="true Apr/May 10 - An Interview with Kevin & Sue TerMaat of RER Bows, G. Fred Asbell on The Case for the Longer Bow, How-to Make a Turkey Tail/Beard Mount, Bowhunting-turkey, bear, whitetail, javelina and more
Self Photo - This is an idea I came up with years ago to take my own picture in the field without carrying a tripod. Works best with the same digital cameras of today. Plan for Keeping Hydrated - We have all read articles about staying hydrated and the dangers of not drinking enough water on a hunt and losing too much water content and electrolytes. Now here's a thought for your consideration. Waterproofing Feathers - I have tried numerous way to water proof feathers. I happened to have some left over tent seam sealer and tried it on my feathers. It goes on as a thin liquid but sets up like silicone. Th Zebra: Act Two -- Redemption - Eric cornered me at the fire-pit the night before. Evidently, Nico, our earnest, and loveable PH, was concerned that I was planning on hunting by myself the next morning. Being the professional that he was, Nico felt, as he'd spent the last few days in full career of finding adventure with Eric in the mountains, that he'd been neglecting me. While Nico was great company in a blind, truth be known, I enjoyed hunting by myself Uses For Serving Thread - Ever find yourself in the woods or at the range ready to shoot or hunt and notice that your nock has moved? Here is a simple and easy solution. I always carry a couple of feet of serving t Two Tap Tips - We received two very similar tips for keeping your field tip or broadhead on your wooden arrow shaft. Dennis' viewpoint I always use at least two steps to prepare any points and Traditional Events - In all my years as the Subscription Queen and customer service for Traditional Bowhunter Magazine, the number one question of all time was..."What bow should I buy?" We have lots of great The Tree Stand - Time in a tree stand is time well spent. There is perhaps no better way to really take in everything nature has to offer. Hiking a mountain ridge to glass for elk at dawn is hard to beat. So is sitting in a duck blind and conversing between flights. But I have never felt as much a part of nature as I have when sitting in a tree stand Diaper Rash? Not Just for Babies Anymore - Last year I was on a drop hunt in British Columbia. After a week of hard hunting in unseasonably warm weather, my pants had started to chafe the insides of my thighs. Being a "man's man" Stay Put String Nock - Many traditional archers like to use the tie-on nock method for a bow string nock rather than installing a brass nock which can wear the bowstring as well as one's tab or glove. Also, the tie on s Wood Grain Direction - Many archers don't know that there is a top and bottom of a wood arrow shaft, and care must be taken when building arrows to take this fact into account. If you look at the shaft you will notice a Feb/Mar 10 - An Interview with Fred Eichler, All About Binoculars, How-to: make your own scent, make a cheap target, Bowhunting-elk, whitetail, javelina, caribou, bison and more
The Journey Begins Wins DV Award - In our ongoing effort to promote "The Journey Begins" we recently entered two competitions, the Telly Awards and the DV Awards. On Monday, December 14th we received some unexpected news in the mai Best Dressed Deer - Well, I was in one of those outfitter stores the other day and I saw this product right up by the cash registers called "BUTT OUT". I chuckled to myself and thought, "anything for a dollar." Here Shooting High - Since it's whitetail season and a lot of us are hunting from trees, ever wonder why it's so easy to shoot too high from a tree stand? Sure, bucks do jump the string sometimes, and their first move
