Wanted: Hunting Mentors
from The Courier-Journal
 License sales indicate that the number of young hunters is declining. Theories as to why include the state's shift to a mostly urban population and kids' obsession with cell phones, text messaging and endless hours of computer face time. As far as Jeff Stewart is concerned, all of those ideas are window dressing for the real reason kids aren't hunting: Adults aren't taking them. More
Two Friends Fulfill Last Wish Of A Dying Hunting Companion
from the Tyler Morning Telegraph
It was a promise made to a friend who was dying. It was a simple request of one hunting buddy to two others that was easy to keep because of the type of friendship they had, a friendship forged through hunting. More
Finish Off the Hunting Season by Cleaning Guns
from the Tyler Morning Telegraph
There is nothing worse for a shotgun or rifle than deferred maintenance, and with Texas hunting seasons rapidly coming to a close that is exactly what some guns face.
It is easy to call the winter seasons a wrap and put shotguns and rifles up in the closet until fall, but mud, moisture and an extended stay in a gun case can all result in rust damage. Treated properly a gun should outlast its owner, and with 20 minutes of work they will. More
Start Planning Now for Your Next Great Outdoor Adventure
from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
What makes the great outdoors so great are the many opportunities we can enjoy. It’s all about planning for a trip, experiencing the world of nature and recounting the adventure through photographs, conversations and cookouts with family and friends. Here are nine trends, places to see and things to do for 2009. More
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Waterfowl Flying under Some Hunters' Radar
from The Dallas Morning News
There's one week left to salvage an average duck season. January's cold historically means good duck hunting, but only in good duck habitat – and there's the rub. As expected, hunting has been grim along the upper Texas coast, the state's usual waterfowl mecca. Blame Hurricane Ike, which devastated freshwater marshes with a massive influx of salt water. Much of East Texas, meanwhile, is suffering from drought conditions. More
Kentucky Lawmakers Legalize Bear Hunting
from The Associated Press via WSAZ-TV
Kentucky Lawmakers have given their blessing to open a hunting season on the state's bear population. The hunting season was approved last week by the legislature's Administrative Regulation Review Committee. With the panel's approval, Kentucky becomes one of 28 states where bear hunting is allowed. The season is set for next December. More
The Ideal Hunting Rifle Battery
from Shooting Times
A practical lineup of rifles can consist of as few as two or as many as two dozen, but to be most effective, they all must be equally as comfortable and familiar as an old hat. Shooting Times’ highly seasoned resident expert has some tips for assembling your hunting-rifle team. More
Surviving a Bear Attack
from Game & Fish Magazine
Hunters have their share of bear encounters. They report that the grizzlies living within the Yellowstone ecosystem -- bears that have been fully protected all their lives -- show no fear of man. In fact, it's said the bruins aggressively run hunters away from elk and deer carcasses. And black bears can be equally nasty. More
Bush Adviser: Obama will Support 10-year Wildlife Policy Plan Incubated under Bush
from ESPN
If one outgoing White House conservation policy adviser is right, Obama's outdoors will look like Bush's. For hunters, his assessment is probably good news. Under Bush, hunters and conservation groups' influence in the Executive Branch grew. The optimism about the transition may allay the concerns of sportsmen and -women who view Obama as too detached from the outdoors to support their interests. More
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