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Cover: October 2003
Think public land deer hunting success is a long shot? Believe it or not, hunters do quite well on a couple of the DWF’s managed hunts.[…]
Hunting
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Upper Management
It had been raining for several days, but my hunting partner and I were undeterred.[…]
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Gray Days
Every hunter has a specialty.
He may hunt for everything from antelopes to zebras, but there’s one animal that holds his fancy more than the rest.[…]
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Sight for the Blind
The two young hunters couldn’t believe their good fortune as they unloaded the last of the gear from the pirogue in the inky blackness.[…]
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New concealed-carry gun is Para perfect
President Theodore Roosevelt declared the Philippine Insurrection to be put down and ended on July 4, 1902.[…]
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On the Clock
The day had aged by only about 15 minutes when the buck appeared about 40 yards from the stand.[…]
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Situational Bowhunting
The situation appears perfect. A nice buck and two mature does are 100 yards in front of your stand. They are feeding in the wide open. They don’t know you exist. You can already taste the paneed backstrap.[…]
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Cover: September 2003
The hunting seasons are upon us! Our September issue has all the information you need to schedule your outings this fall and winter.[…]
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Delta Teal Revisited
The teal opener and it’s a coolish 63 degrees. Could anything be more GLORIOUS?![…]
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Shallow-Water Jaws
You should never underestimate an opponent whose ancestors hung out with Tyrannosaurus Rex.[…]
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Decoy Toys
My first dove decoys were made of cardboard and inspired by a bird watcher.[…]
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Sign Language
Robert Clay’s instructions were clear.
“Walk down this road, and you’ll come to a flagged stake,” he said.[…]
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Pack ‘n Play
It was as though the animal had popped out of the ground, as deer are seemingly apt to do in food plots.[…]
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2003-2004 WMA Forecast
Hunting small game and big game on public land holds unlimited potential and promise from one end of the state to the other in 2003-04.[…]
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2003 Duck Forecast
Many Louisiana waterfowlers had hung up their waders and packed their decoys away long before the end of last year’s hunting season, disgusted with the paltry opportunities to kill ducks.[…]
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Worth the Wait
As a youngster, I devoured my uncle’s outdoor magazines. He was a chemical engineer, a machinist, a shooter and a gunsmith — and I hero-worshiped him as only a kid can.[…]