Believe it or not…within the next few days we might be seeing our first snow of the season here in southern Minnesota. Yes, indeed, snow is in the weather forecast for this Wednesday and I must say the thought of seeing it excites me just a bit. I like snow. I love to hunt in [...]
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There are four things I expect of the deer hunters in my camp each fall. First, I expect them to check over their primary deer stand to make sure it is safe (note: we hunt on private land so most of the stands we use are permanent structures). If during the past year wood has [...]
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I can’t be alone with this feeling, but if there’s one thing I could change about most types of hunting I would change the time in the morning I have to get out of bed in order to participate in the sport. It seems the older I get the more difficult the mental challenge is to [...]
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To many people it’s just another full moon…but to those folks who keep a keen eye on the outdoors scene tonight’s moon is known as the Harvest Moon. By definition, the Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox (which occurred September 23rd). In reality, the Harvest Moon traditionally kicks off a century’s [...]
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Let’s face it, I’m a stickler for safety. I’m not apologizing for that, but perhaps I am warning you if we ever hunt together some day. If you haphazardly point the muzzle of your gun in such a manner where I see it pointing at another person…you will be sternly reminded of your error in [...]
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Thanks goes out to Tom, one of my loyal blog readers, for reminding me to talk about the importance of voting this fall before heading off on some far-away hunt. It’s hard to believe it but election day is only five weeks away. While this won’t apply to everyone…some sportsmen will be hundreds of miles [...]
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If you don’t like coffee then don’t even waste your time reading today’s blog post. Fact is, nothing I can say during the next 500 or so words will succeed in convincing you to give the hot brew a try. It seems a person either likes hot java, or they can do just fine without it. Indeed, drinking coffee [...]
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It must be about 15 years or so ago since I purchased my first bore sighter. It was one of those Bushnell units with the expandable arbors that would fit virtually any type or size of rifle/shotgun bore. At the time it was a decent piece of equipment…I used it often when mounting new scopes onto new [...]
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