Throughout my farm is scattered about a dozen permanent deer stands that now serve as lasting monuments to seasons gone by and the hunters who first built them. Some of the hunters have come and gone only to pass their abandoned stand on to a new hunter who is now privileged to carry on the [...]
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Maybe you’ve noticed lately that my mind seems to be focused more on deer and deer hunting this year than in years past. I guess there’s simply no disguising the fact that of all years I am really looking forward to the Minnesota Deer Hunting Opener this year. In my mind the countdown is already underway [...]
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Pick up the newspaper on almost any given day and you will likely read about someone threatening to go on strike. It seems to be a popular tactic in the airlines industry, in particular. Name just about any major carrier and there will be a history of strike activity or talk. Heck, even our professional [...]
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Beginning last spring I started using deer cameras spread out in various areas of my woods in hopes of learning more about my 160 acre farm. It’s been interesting, to say the least, just being part of a world that we don’t normally get to see as much as we would like. In fact, aside [...]
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Here’s a good safety reminder on how NOT to sight-in your deer rifle in preparation for the fall hunt. It’s a perfect example how when you are dealing with firearms you need to be attentive at ALL TIMES. The photos speak louder than any words I can share on this subject. Look and learn from [...]
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I can’t help but blog about two e-mails I received from friends today. The first one shows a big old bruin apparently shocked when it put its snout in the wrong place. The pictures are a bit stunning, although I must add I remain a bit skeptical regarding their authenticity. Yet, this e-mail does not appear [...]
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There must be something about me and turkey hunting that churns up the bad weather here in the Gopher State. Recall last spring during my 5–day hunt for turkeys we had some of the most miserable weather all spring. Only one day out of five provided decent weather that made the hunt enjoyable and seemingly [...]
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This truly is a great time to be out in the deer woods. Tending to the deer cameras…checking and resetting the trail timers. Looking for previously undiscovered rubs…and of course, being ever vigilant to discover the sudden appearance of a new scrape. No doubt about it there’s lots going on out in the woods these [...]
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With the Minnesota firearms deer season now less than 20 days away it was critical that I get my gun sighted in this weekend. I bore sighted it last weekend, but the wind has been so bad during the past week that finding a day to hit the range has been nearly impossible. I set [...]
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The folks over at High Mountain Seasonings is having a contest this fall. Nope, it’s not a big buck contest…although it would certainly make sense that a company catering to providing meat handling supplies would have such a themed contest. In fact, this contest is one that any hunter can win whether successful in the field or [...]
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