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| Is deer meat still good? | 11/17/2009 |
Q: I shot a deer first morning around 7:30. It was raining and we did find blood but not a lot. After ...
A: One quick note. You will probably be more satisfied with the ground portion of the meat if you do ...
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| Is deer meat still good? | 11/16/2009 |
Q: I shot a deer first morning around 7:30. It was raining and we did find blood but not a lot. After ...
A: Cindy: I think you lucked out. I would say the meat, especially the haunches and shoulders are ...
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| where to sit | 11/15/2009 |
Q: I have some great rub marks all over in some trees and scratch marks on the ground near the rub ...
A: Jeff: You can do two things. Sit by the scrapes (the scratch marks on the ground where the deer ...
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| Bad hunting spot. | 11/6/2009 |
Q: Is there any way by using scent, calls, etc. that i can guarantee a deer will pass my stand when i ...
A: No. Thats like asking if I put my stand out on the sidewalk and put scent out will it attract a ...
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| Bad shot | 11/5/2009 |
Q: On Monday I shot a deer with a Muzzie small 3 blade. The shot placement was immediately left of ...
A: The lungs are a bit low for the arrow to have hit them. You may have knicked or cut a vein if the ...
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| Deer hunting | 11/3/2009 |
Q: I hit a 7 point in the left shoulder this year with my bow and the blood trail ended up stopping, ...
A: He'll weaken and probably secumb to infection. I didn't mean to get on you for the bad shot. Some ...
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| Deer hunting | 11/2/2009 |
Q: I hit a 7 point in the left shoulder this year with my bow and the blood trail ended up stopping, ...
A: Craig: He will probably die of infection after being weakened by hunger. Why shoot him in the ...
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| whitetails | 10/22/2009 |
Q: If I do not have any rubs or scrapes on my hunting land does that mean I don't have any bucks ?
A: Heath: No, but it depends on the size of your land. Deer have a range of about a mile or a little ...
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| bad shot | 10/18/2009 |
Q: Keith, I just shot a really nice buck yesterday at about 4:30 PM. He was running straight to ...
A: Keith: Things are not always the way they appear. It sounds to me like you missed his chest clean ...
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| hunting rights | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I live in southern Mississippi. my probation officer told me that i could hunt with a bow or a ...
A: Todd: The individual states have regulations governing this, but high courts have decided that the ...
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| big urban deer | 10/6/2009 |
Q: there is this big urban buck in my wood but i never see it any more. my neighbors said they saw it ...
A: Justin: If it is a big urban buck, it didn't get that way being stupid. First, figure out what ...
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| rifle scopes | 10/5/2009 |
Q: i just got a mossberg 4x4 30-06 caliber what scope should i use?
A: Ben: It depends on what kind of hunting you do and where you hunt. A scope is less than worthless ...
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| BROWNING FUSION EVOLVE SHOTGUN | 9/26/2009 |
Q: I am interested in purchasing a semi automatic 12 gauge 3 inch chamber Browning Fusion Evolve (gas ...
A: From what I know it is a good gun. It comes i both a gold and silver model, the gold being a bit ...
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| help me choose a shotgun pls | 9/23/2009 |
Q: i am paul writing from the island republic of malta......here hunting consists only of turtle doves, ...
A: Paul: Historic place...Malta. Any knights in your family tree? First question is whether you hunt ...
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| sighting in a shotgun | 9/18/2009 |
Q: i recently purchased a 3x9x40 nikon prostaff scope. i mounted the scope on a b-square saddle mount, ...
A: Daniel: What are you shooting in the gun? Slugs? You might want to adjust the choice of ammunition ...
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| Bow hunting | 9/17/2009 |
Q: We would like to find out if a felon (who has his civil rights restored)in Arizona is allowed to bow ...
A: Teresa: Nothing in the Arizona statutes prevent a felon from owning and hunting with a bow. They ...
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| hog kill | 9/6/2009 |
Q: I have 2 boys, 8 and 10, I am taking hog hunting with a 243 and 30-30. They will shoot a hog at 25 ...
A: The 243 might be a bit light for a larger boar. The 30-30 should be fine. Head shots are nice, but ...
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| 270 bullet drop | 8/30/2009 |
Q: nosler partitions using IMR 4831 powder which will give me a muz. vel. of 2820fps. If I zero in a ...
A: Tim: Here are some approximate figures. Since you are firing a slightly heavier bullet your ...
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| biermans animal lures | 7/30/2009 |
Q: Years ago I used biermans lures for coyote trapping,but cant find any now, and I was wondering if ...
A: John: I could not locate that name brand on line. Most sites only carried their own or did not ...
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| whitetail doe deer; and fawn | 5/19/2009 |
Q: I was coming down a dirt rd near my home when I seen a doe and her fawn whom was very young (size of ...
A: I don't think the Doe will hurt the Fawn due to your scent. It sounds like the Fawn was premature, ...
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| Ecosystem | 5/6/2009 |
Q: How does shooting a fawn effect the ecosystem?
A: Corey: In a healthy breeding population the effect is negligable. Around 60% of female fawns ...
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| Sears 22 Calibur Rifle | 4/28/2009 |
Q: Keith, in search for a replacement part for my Sears 22 rifle I noticed you had answered a question ...
A: Roxane: I found a similar question on line and it said that your gun is the same as a Marlin Model ...
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| Double rifle and shotgun? | 3/27/2009 |
Q: Can we classify double rifles into shotguns? I'm talking about double rifles with big caliber such ...
A: Joe: Classify them how? I would not think you would want to. The one exception is if the ...
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| food plots | 3/3/2009 |
Q: i have 50 acres in coos county and was thinking of putting in a few little food plots to up the ...
A: Terry: Here is a publication on the subject. http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/FNR/FNR-194.pdf ...
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| hunting | 1/20/2009 |
Q: i actually have two questions and I'm sure they seem dumb to you but i want to know because i love ...
A: Patrick: Check out the Minnesota website: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/index.html Depending on ...
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| Gun cleaning HELP | 12/4/2008 |
Q: how do i clean my gun this is what i have and i dont want to buy anything else i have Hoppe's ...
A: Alex: The only thing you are missing is the patch holder. It is a tip for the rod with a slot in ...
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| deer hunting | 12/3/2008 |
Q: I want to go hunting on my Grandparents farm,it is 17 acres and loaded with deer. I wanted to know ...
A: Evan: Since you don't say where you live, I don't know the specifics for your state. Go to the ...
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| Deer Hunting | 12/1/2008 |
Q: I am new to deer hunting with a rifle,and I have had 2 shoulder surgeries. I am looking to buy a ...
A: Brett: A .245 would be tht best bet. Remember the bigger the bullet the bigger the kick. Newton's ...
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| Hunting in east Texas | 11/30/2008 |
Q: I have a stand deep in timber. My feeder is only 50 yards. I have 4 does and 1 nubbin buck that ...
A: Ray: Patience. He is probably out there watching but you just don't see him. Try some of the tips ...
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| Gun Clip | 11/23/2008 |
Q: Where can I find an Ammo Clip for a JC Higgins 22 Caliber Rifle Model 42?
A: According to this source it uses the same mag as the Marlin Mod. 25, 80, 80C Since it was ...
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| Hunting | 11/15/2008 |
Q: I hunt on my own property. When i go hunting i usually see a few scrapings on trees. I often don't ...
A: Alan: Here is an answer I gave to someone that had a very similar question. Evaluate your hunting ...
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| Deer calls | 11/12/2008 |
Q: What is your opioion on deer calls do you recommend them?
A: Alex: I have tried grunt calls and antler rattling. I cannot say with any certainty that they ...
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| Deer hunting | 11/8/2008 |
Q: I've been hunting for the last 2 or three years now. Haven't had much success on local ...
A: Adam: Sure. Studies show that deer tend to stay in a square mile area. But with overlap of those ...
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| deer hunting | 11/7/2008 |
Q: hi im josh i go hunting on a 200 acher farm i recantly shot a doe over youth weekend at 200yards {at ...
A: Josh: Are you hunting solo? The reason I ask is that it makes controlling a lot of factors easier ...
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| shoulder shot | 11/5/2008 |
Q: Yesterday i shot a deer in the shoulder he was facing me and i hit him in the middle of the ...
A: Nick: More likely the blood you saw was from the deer stopping to figure out what was wrong and ...
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| Why and how to become a hunting guide!? | 10/14/2008 |
Q: I want to know how to become and why to become a hunting guide? because im a senior in high school ...
A: Stephen: Well, to become one you have to move to where the hunting is. It is seasonal work unless ...
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| How many shells can I legally carry in a pump action shotgun? | 10/7/2008 |
Q: I was wondering how many shells I could have loaded in a shotgun at one time in NY state for ...
A: For deer there to my knowledge there is no limit. The limit of 3 shells applies to migratory water ...
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| .410 shotgun | 9/28/2008 |
Q: I just inherited a .410 shotgun. It's a Harrington and Richardson Topper 158. It's been in storage ...
A: Dave: You need to use powder solvent. Run a patch of sponge saturated with the solvent down the ...
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| whitetail deer | 9/3/2008 |
Q: i hunt in a small town in Wisconsin in the suburbs. Behind the 20 acres of private land i hunt ...
A: Deer migrate over an area of about a square mile. It really depends on how many deer are in the ...
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| male and females | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I recently started trying calling coyotes and is unsure of how to distinush between a male howl and ...
A: Jason: I have never done any predator calling but here are a few sites with wave files you can ...
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| bestchoice | 7/27/2008 |
Q: I am buying a new rifle. mostly for deer,muledeer,proghnhorn, blackbear;Mychioces are .270wssm or ...
A: It sounds like you already are using what would be my best choice. Both have the range and knock ...
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| stand placement | 7/15/2008 |
Q: E.Tn. 1/4 acre. flat spot on a hill.Big rubs on big trees. To put up a stand here for bowhunting, It ...
A: Deer love acorns, so look for an area that has plenty. Look for well travelled deer runs and find ...
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| stand placement | 7/13/2008 |
Q: E.Tn. 1/4 acre. flat spot on a hill.Big rubs on big trees. To put up a stand here for bowhunting, It ...
A: I would put my stand either between the creek and the clearing or down in the creek area. The hill ...
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| Whitetail deer | 7/4/2008 |
Q: The other day i went out in my back yard and saw a whitetail deer. I stood there and took pictures ...
A: NIcole: It was her grunting. She was probably warning or calling other deer too her to let them ...
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| how to choose a gun | 7/2/2008 |
Q: I'm looking to get a 12 gage shotgun but i'm unsure of what is the best choice. I mostly deer hunt ...
A: Dave: I don't know if you like autoloaders or pumps I swear by the venerable Remington 870. It is ...
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| Deer hunting | 4/11/2008 |
Q: What would you recommend me using as food to attract bucks to my backyard for the rut so they come ...
A: Corn, clover, apples, salt lick are all appealing to deer. The problem is that during rut, I don't ...
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| underage hunting | 3/19/2008 |
Q: can a twelve year old hunt on private property by himself in the state of texas and does he need any ...
A: Phyllis: Age 12 years through 16 must take the hunters education course OR be accompanied by ...
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| underage hunting | 3/18/2008 |
Q: can a twelve year old hunt on private property by himself in the state of texas and does he need any ...
A: Phyllis: The law states: Every hunter (including out-of-state hunters) born on or after Sept. 2, ...
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| whitetail deer | 1/29/2008 |
Q: i hunt in a small town in Wisconsin in the suburbs. Behind the 20 acres of private land i hunt ...
A: Steven: Late in the season, the bucks are out of rut, and are no longer riding herd on their ...
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| whitetail deer | 1/25/2008 |
Q: i hunt in a small town in Wisconsin in the suburbs. Behind the 20 acres of private land i hunt ...
A: Steven: Deer are nocturnal and do most of their cruising during the night or twilight hours. Yes ...
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| whitetail deer | 1/24/2008 |
Q: i hunt in a small town in Wisconsin in the suburbs. Behind the 20 acres of private land i hunt ...
A: Steven: If you scout around the area, look for obvious paths in the snow or on the ice. In order ...
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| hunting with dogs | 1/23/2008 |
Q: As a linguist I was very interested to read that the Italian word for “to look for, to seek; to try” ...
A: Simon: No, that is the most efficient pattern. We even use that pattern when doing underwater ...
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| hunting with dogs | 1/22/2008 |
Q: As a linguist I was very interested to read that the Italian word for “to look for, to seek; to try” ...
A: Simon: Some breeds do. Scent hunting dogs like beagles and hounds do. They circle until the pick ...
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| whitetail deer huntinig | 1/18/2008 |
Q: there are always does around my deerstand up to 10 almost everyday, for some reason the mature ...
A: Aaron: He's there, just out of sight. I got a big deer one year by tracking the doe after they ...
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| land management for deer | 1/14/2008 |
Q: I have 40 acres in north central Michigan of maple, ash, cottenwood, oak, and poplar. We need to ...
A: Tim: Best to contact your local fish and game department, or see if one of the state universities, ...
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| food plots for deer | 1/10/2008 |
Q: I live in northern south carolina area and was wondering if anyone has had any exspereince with ...
A: I don't know first hand but I found this on Planting for Deer website at: ...
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| hey | 1/2/2008 |
Q: hey what kind of terrain is good to set up in while late season bowhunting in oklahoma ANSWER: ...
A: Well since you are bow hunting, I'd set the feeders to come on right after daylight. If you shoot ...
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| hey | 12/31/2007 |
Q: hey what kind of terrain is good to set up in while late season bowhunting in oklahoma
A: Bailey: I used to hunt north of Bartlesville and over near Lenapah. In both areas it was more on a ...
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| whitetail hunting | 12/27/2007 |
Q: i'm relatively new to hunting. i hunt in a blind and on yesterday i got a chance to kill the buck ...
A: Calvin: It is a toss up. He will either come back or not, waiting a few days shouldn't matter if ...
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| where are the ducks | 12/23/2007 |
Q: I have been hunting for 21 years but am trying duck hunting for the first time this year and can not ...
A: Matt: It is kind of late for ducks that far north, especially if you have had rough weather. They ...
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| hunting white tail with snow-rain conditions | 12/15/2007 |
Q: What is the best way to hunt with snow on the ground along with ice and slush. I did a little ...
A: Darrell: I never did anything different in those conditions except took longer on my stops between ...
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| pellet gun | 12/14/2007 |
Q: how many ft per second does a gun have to go before it would kill say a racoon? a pump action pellet ...
A: If it will peirce a piece of plywood, and my 177mm pellet rifle will, then it will kill a coon. It ...
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| Deer hunting in East Tx | 12/11/2007 |
Q: I'm coming home to Tx for the holidays from the Air Force. I would like to get a decent buck on our ...
A: Brandon: Here are two answers I recently posted that are similar to yours. I think all your ...
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| Out of state hunting tags | 12/11/2007 |
Q: What would a licensed hunter from Texas have to do to acquire tags for Bucks in other states?
A: Adam: That is pretty easy. Go online and do a search for the state game commission for the state ...
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| What's the best deer call? | 12/9/2007 |
Q: What is the best deer call to use in the midwest area? Would you suggest The Mad Growler or The True ...
A: Debbie: Sounds like you are shopping for a christmas present. I don't know where you are hunting. ...
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| whitetail deer hunting | 12/6/2007 |
Q: I'm 16 i cant seem to be there when the deer are moving, what is some tips on getting a deer?
A: Devon: First, it depends where you hunt. Do you know if there are actually deer in the area in ...
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| First Time Deer Hunter | 12/5/2007 |
Q: I am in the US Army and am stationed over seas in Germany. I will be moving to San Antonio, Texas ...
A: Adam: You sound like me a bit. My dad was a hunter, but I pretty much taught myself to hunt during ...
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| Whitetail deer hunting | 11/26/2007 |
Q: Keith: I live in Wisconsin and hunt deer with a friend. My friend insists that we go to our tree ...
A: Don: I don't hunt from stands. But I agree with him on the lights. It just pushes the deer farther ...
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| Ohio antlered doe | 11/26/2007 |
Q: While bowhunting central Ohio on November 25th, 2007 (yesterday), I arrowed what I thought was a ...
A: Mike: Check with the Boone and Crockett club on the last issue. A call to your local Fish and Game ...
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| hunting deer | 11/25/2007 |
Q: I have been trying to hunt deer for the first time, I live in Northern KY on a small 43 acre farm, ...
A: First, the quad running over the property can really play havoc with the deer's patterns. If he ...
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| Buck with no genitals and has 20 velvet points | 11/18/2007 |
Q: My niece killed a whitetail buck this weekend all the points are still velvet and it has no balls. ...
A: They are called non-typical. The Boone and Crockett Club score racks and have examples of them. I ...
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| deer hunting | 11/6/2007 |
Q: what are some disagreements to the hunting laws and regulations? im trying to do a senior project on ...
A: Chenise: I am not aware of too many. There might be some controversy in different states, but by ...
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| Whitetail behavior | 11/1/2007 |
Q: I have been hunting in this small patch woods for a couple of years in Brownsburg IN. It has alot of ...
A: I think you'll be fine. But you need to be in the blind and settled long before daylight. He'll ...
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| whitetail | 10/17/2007 |
Q: i been hunting for 3 years now...and i do every thing with scent control...i taught myself cause my ...
A: I use doe in estrus, that is doe in heat. It comes in a brown squeeze bottle with a red label. It ...
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| whitetail | 10/17/2007 |
Q: i been hunting for 3 years now...and i do every thing with scent control...i taught myself cause my ...
A: What are you doing for scent control? You might be taking all the right precautions but then put on ...
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| doe with a fawn | 10/13/2007 |
Q: If I'm hunting early season, and see a doe with a fawn, will it adversely effect the fawn if I kill ...
A: Probably should pass then. She might still relying on the doe for milk and with winter coming on, ...
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| Alabama Rut | 7/30/2007 |
Q: My guess is that you have been asked this a million times, but please add one more to it…. I hunt ...
A: It is commonly accepted that rut is triggered by change in photoperiods, that is length of daylight ...
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| HUGE SCRAPE, no deer | 7/11/2007 |
Q: I hunt in the mountains of Tenn. with my dad and on our land we found a huge scrape that shredded ...
A: Brent: Sounds like you have your work cut out. They don't get big unless they are smarter than the ...
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| Is it too much? | 6/20/2007 |
Q: Is a 7mm-08 too much gun for whitetail hunting? ANSWER: No, it is generally accepted as a great ...
A: I found a reference to the mag you had read about. It is the Hornady 7mm-08 light magnum cartridge. ...
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| Is it too much? | 6/12/2007 |
Q: Is a 7mm-08 too much gun for whitetail hunting?
A: No, it is generally accepted as a great medium sized game cartidge. Useful for game up to Moose ...
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| Binocular questions/recommendations | 5/27/2007 |
Q: I am a Whitetail hunter in Southeast Texas. Recently I was given a pair of Leupold Wind River Mesa ...
A: Casey: I have done a lot of woodland hunting. Binoculars I use are the small compact kind. I don't ...
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| Are there any good White-tail deer spots in East Tennesse you know of? | 5/15/2007 |
Q: Are there any good White-tail deer spots in East Tennesse you know of?
A: Sorry, Tennessee is out of my neck of the woods. You might try contacting a hunters bulletin board ...
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| research for hunting | 5/1/2007 |
Q: is hunting good or bad for the animal population?
A: It depends on the species. The non-predator species need hunting to maintain healthy populations ...
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| Whitetail deer sounds | 1/27/2007 |
Q: I've heard a deer blow and just recently well yesterday, no hunting season is in, it was dark, early ...
A: You didn't say where you live. Could it have been an elk calling? Try: ...
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| Whitetail deer hunting | 1/26/2007 |
Q: How do you hunt deer in lateseason? I don't mean just a general answer I mean like tips for calling, ...
A: Steven: Late season hunting is tough. You have to have an intimate knowledge of the area and the ...
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| Whitetail deer | 1/25/2007 |
Q: I get does coming to our bird feeder and deer feeder every night. However I never see any bucks. We ...
A: The bucks are probably watching. They are pretty smart. Usually they will watch the doe feed and ...
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| good shotgun | 12/30/2006 |
Q: I would like to purchase a shotgun of $200 or less. I am 12 years old so I believe a 20 gauge would ...
A: Brett: There are some good inexpensive pumps out there. My first choice would be the Remington ...
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| Antleope Hunting | 12/29/2006 |
Q: Could a Ruger .22 lr caliber kill an antleope?
A: I am sure it would eventually. But it would not be my first choice for a clean kill. The mass of ...
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| deer hunting | 12/9/2006 |
Q: If I shot at a BIG buck and missed him, not sure if I just grazed him (there was hair on the ...
A: If you left hair on the ground after you shot, chances are you did hit him, so I would not expect to ...
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| Species Question | 11/29/2006 |
Q: I was wondering if you would be able to direct me towards a web site regarding information about ...
A: Rebecca: Try doing a search for your local state fish and game commission. In Texas we have ...
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| cleaning a rabbt | 11/6/2006 |
Q: when I was cleaning the guts out of a rabbit there were black spots on some of the organs have you ...
A: Mike: Rabbits like most game, can be victims of parasites. I have shot and cleaned rabbits that ...
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| deer hunting | 11/3/2006 |
Q: i have deer coming in to my bait hard eating a bag of beets a night but i have only seen one deer in ...
A: The deer are probably using the thicket for holding up, so unless you get in awfully early and let ...
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| i was wondering | 10/31/2006 |
Q: Yes i put a trail cam and have pics of alot of nice bucks and i have found alot of rubs down a old ...
A: The bucks probably left about the time the first bunch of hunters hit the woods. I always had my ...
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| white tail | 10/18/2006 |
Q: Which is usually more successful, hunting scrapes or rub lines?
A: Joe: In my opinion you have to adapt. After the first day of hunting season all bets are off if ...
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| Hunting laws | 9/28/2006 |
Q: I am doing a school project on what caused the current hunting laws to be the way they are. all i ...
A: Mitch: First you need to realize that hunting laws vary from state to state. What might be legal ...
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| Whitetail Deer | 9/23/2006 |
Q: I deer hunt in the dallas county alabama area. Our property isnt the biggest but it holds lots ...
A: I'd go out and scout soon. If I were you, I'd try blackpowder season to to get a jump on all the ...
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| hunting | 9/12/2006 |
Q: Why is a good reason for people to hunt? Why is it a bad reason for people to hunt? Please help me ...
A: I find that hunting for me personally fills a inner desire. I like to hunt. I like the adrenaline ...
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| Hunting Public Land | 8/29/2006 |
Q: I will be hunting Cado Lake Wild Life Managment Area in north east Texas. I live in south Texas near ...
A: Ricky: If you are going to be hunting after opening day, your work is going to be a lot harder. ...
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| .22 hunting | 8/3/2006 |
Q: two questions. Can you hunt deer with a lever action that you can get another quick shot off with? ...
A: Yes, a lot of deer have been killed with Marlin's and Winchester lever actions. I have a Win Mod 94 ...
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