Okay, I’ll be the first to admit…it’s not the best picture of a bearded Tom…but when you consider that this picture was taken by a trail camera mounted to a tree positioned within 10 feet of where I plan to turkey hunt next week…ahhhh, the hunting gods appear to be shining down quite favorably on me. Indeed, at [...]
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My wife hates politics in all forms…she just has no stomach for the games that politicians play with our money and our lives. Now for me, on the other hand, I tend to like a small dose of politics…so long as I can walk away from it if it becomes too frustrating or aggravating. So, [...]
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What was this hunter thinking? I mean…c’mon, if you have to shoot a wild turkey that the locals have for months considered somewhat of a pet because of its friendly nature…then you need to take up a different sport. ‘Cause buddy…your actions are giving all of us hunters a bad name. Truthfully, when news of [...]
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During the past several weeks now I’ve been playing around with a couple of new digital deer cameras I first learned about at the Vegas Shot Show in February. The brand is the Wildview Extreme II 2.0 Megapixel Digital Camera marketed by the folks at Stealth Cam, LLC. I took particular interest in this model of [...]
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One sure sign that spring is well underway is the beginning of trout fishing season in Minnesota. I opened the regular trout season in Goodhue County today realizing I only had a few hours to spare fishing before I needed to be home to meet the relatives (after all, it is Easter weekend you know). Still, [...]
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Sometimes I wonder if I’m not a glutton for punishment. Then again, so much of this new technology on the Internet truly fascinates me. Ever since beginning my blogging career about 20 months ago I’ve yearned to do something a bit more. Spice things up just a bit. Don’t get me wrong…the blogging is all [...]
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Remember the good ol’ days when going camping meant sitting around the campfire telling stories and then roasting marshmallows after a fine meal? Eventually you would scrounge around until you found the ideal stick to skewer a few marshmallows to dangle over the fire. But first, you would pull your trusty old pocket knife out…clean off [...]
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Let’s get real…just how young is too young to hunt? Would you think that hunting just months after your first birthday is a bit too early to begin this sport we so dearly cherish? Apparently some do not think so. This spring in Minnesota a grandfather made application for his 1–year old granddaughter and guess [...]
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Alright…let’s play a little game. Let’s assume that you must pick ten items of gear that are crucial in your overall arsenal of items you take to the woods or the lake. Now I’m not saying that you’re going to be dressed in street clothes instead of camo, in a jon boat instead of a nice [...]
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You just know it has to be spring when the warm winds of summer begin to tease nature’s winter-beaten landscape out of dormancy. And as such today in the southern region of Minnesota we finally topped out at over 70 degrees for the first time in 2006. It’s that awkward time of the year when [...]
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