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Turkey Hunting Day Three: Rain, Wind & Cold
Posted on April 29, 2006 by Jim Braaten
This morning I trekked to the woods as the lone hunter in my group. Both of my partners had work commitments that would prevent them from doing any hunting on this particular day. And lucky them! It was a dismal, dreary day full of discomfort for both the turkey and for the turkey hunters. Actually, [...]
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Turkey Hunting Day Two: An Eerie Silence Befalls The Woods
Posted on April 28, 2006 by Jim Braaten
When you’re successful and you bag a big tom turkey part of the satisfaction derived from that experience is realizing you “played the cards right that were dealt to you” in this strange hunting game. On the other hand, when things don’t necessarily go your way in the turkey woods it sometimes leaves you wondering and playing the [...]
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Turkey Hunting Day One: Close But Not Close Enough
Posted on April 27, 2006 by Jim Braaten
Turkey hunting can be a damnable sport. You get so excited with anticipation that when you go to bed the night before the hunt you can hardly get to sleep. Then you toss and turn all night with one eye peeled at the clock…IS IT TIME YET???!!! Then suddenly the alarm goes off for 4am [...]
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Heading To The Turkey Woods With A Positive Mental Attitude
Posted on April 26, 2006 by Jim Braaten
As I write this blog post it is the eve of the Minnesota turkey hunt opener for hunters who have been chosen to hunt during the fourth hunting slot (in Minnesota successful applicants must choose one 5–day hunting season time frame among a choice of eight total possible time frames). In other words, tomorrow morning [...]
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Nesting Season Is Underway…Even In Some Unusual Places
Posted on April 25, 2006 by Jim Braaten
My good friend, Todd, e-mailed some pictures to me that should bring a smile to the face of any conservation-minded sportsman. Take a closer look at this first picture…do you see anything? Looks like a tree trunk with just a tall grassy area surrounding it, huh? Well look again…maybe this next picture will help you out [...]
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Check Here Before Filling The Tank With Gas
Posted on April 24, 2006 by Jim Braaten
Nobody likes what’s been happening with gas prices as of late, and this is particularly true of sportsmen who have a tendency to operate lots of toys with cylinders. As a rule, our trucks are not notorious for good gas mileage and…well, you know how it goes. Now each time when you pull up to [...]
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Recycle Old Worn Out Tires…Don’t Display Them!!
Posted on April 23, 2006 by Jim Braaten
Today I was driving some back country roads when I looked into a ditch and seen an absolutely hideous site. Oh sure, I’ve seen this same pathetic image countless times before…but today for some reason it just struck a nerve with me. I’m talking about those landowners who find it necessary to prop an old [...]
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Catching First Trout Hooks Angler On Sport
Posted on April 22, 2006 by Jim Braaten
I’ve often thought that if I had to choose only one form of hunting it would come down to a decision between deer hunting and turkey hunting…with turkey hunting being the hands-down winner. On the other hand, when it comes to choosing one type of fishing it would come down to either musky fishing or [...]
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Can You Accurately Judge A Distance of 100 Yards?
Posted on April 21, 2006 by Jim Braaten
…Or how about 40 yards? If you’re like most sportsmen you probably think you’re pretty gifted when it comes to estimating distance over field. Well, I’ve got news for you, buddy…many sportsmen are quite pathetic when it comes to accurately determining distance even on flat ground. Now add a few hills or a mountain into [...]
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