Back during the fall of 2009 my very first tweet consisted of announcing what I was cooking the family for supper on the grill. Yeah, I know, rather boring I agree. But then several months later, and still a newbie at this Twitter game, I tried to connect with people at the 2010 SHOT Show on a more professional level.
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My first SHOT Show was back in 1989 when it was held in Dallas, Texas. To this day I remember my reaction walking into the exhibit hall for the first time. My eyes grew big…my heart pounded a bit faster…my palms got sweaty…and the emotion I had to fend off was feeling totally overwhelmed. If your passion is hunting and the shooting sports THIS IS YOUR HEAVEN!!
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On occasion those of us who communicate the sporting experience get hate mail. Mostly, it’s just some innocuous drivel where the sender is just trying to vent by getting some issue off their chest.
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Before I get deep into the crux of today’s blog post, take a look at these three videos taken about 5 1/2 weeks ago on my farm using the new Cuddeback Attack trail cameras. Each video lasts about 30 seconds and in general shows a small buck browsing on some field corn. At this stage during the crop [...]
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The true heroes of our sport are the guy who over the years has taken each of his kids along fishing or hunting as they were growing up…and now he is doing the same by taking the neighbor kids. The true heroes of our sport are the guys who devote countless hours of their time teaching others safe gun handling skills or the like…without the expectation for any form of recognition whatsoever for the effort.
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The Minnesota DNR held a final teleconference today on their Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance efforts new Pine Island, Minnesota—the location where a single deer tested positive for the disease late last year.
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As I write this blog post I take note it is posting #700 for the Sportsman’s Blog. A nice milestone, I guess…but the fact is for a blog that’s been around since the fall of 2004 it’s not an outstanding achievement—especially when you figure it only equates to about one blog entry every 3 days or [...]
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As fans and businesses consider the potential impact of NO FOOTBALL this fall, it’s time the hunting community also begins to consider the potential situation this fall.
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Quick update as to where things currently stand with the Minnesota DNR’s Chronic Wasting Disease management efforts near Pine Island, Minnesota. In a nutshell, efforts are progressing nicely as the DNR is please with the on-going testing efforts.
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Here are some tidbits of information as gleaned from the Minnesota DNR’s weekly teleconference on their Chronic Wasting Disease testing effort near Pine Island, Minnesota
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