Hunt it where it eats

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One of the best ways to improve your chances of success on the hunt is to identify areas where your chosen quarry eats and sleeps. The best hunting ground of the two is the area where the animals eat. Hunters recommend lying low in an abandoned orchard or another area with plenty of good browse crops to get a great deer with good reason.

For a start, most animals are a little distracted while they’re eating. Though the exquisite senses of animals are on alert most of the time, eating seems to dull them slightly. So get familiar with the animal’s eating habits - figure out what they like, and how hard they’ll work to get a favorite crop.

Then, scout the area you’re going to hunt and look for suitable crop land within the hunting zone. While you’re at it, look for tell-tale signs that the game you’re hunting is enjoying the menu on offer - trails, scrapes and rubs might surround the area and with a little practice, you can identify partially-eaten fruits and even the damage to foliage your chosen animal eats.

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Oh, deer! Hunting in city could be reality - Marshalltown Times Republican

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Oh, deer! Hunting in city could be reality
Marshalltown Times Republican, IA - Dec 3, 2008
By KEN BLACK, TIMES-REPUBLICAN The question of whether to hunt deer by bow in the city limits of Marshalltown is one of the key questions for a newly-formed
Shotgun deer season starting Decorah Journal
Muscatine man cited 75 times Muscatine Journal
Sewer rates increase in January Journal Express
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Source:Oh, deer! Hunting in city could be reality - Marshalltown Times Republican

Dog Probably Responsible for Shotgun Blast that Injured Owner - Salem-News.Com

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Dog Probably Responsible for Shotgun Blast that Injured Owner
Salem-News.Com, OR - 9 hours ago
Police say a Tillamook-area man was injured Saturday morning while duck hunting when his shotgun discharged after it may have been contacted by his dog and
Dog suspected in Tillamook Bay shooting KMTR NewsSource 16
Dog causes shotgun blast. Owner hurt The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
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Source:Dog Probably Responsible for Shotgun Blast that Injured Owner - Salem-News.Com

Who do you call when you find a dead deer on your lawn? - Meriden Record-Journal

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Who do you call when you find a dead deer on your lawn?
Meriden Record-Journal, CT - 7 hours ago
The season for deer hunting with a firearm opens Nov. 19. Hunting out of season is punishable by a fine of not less than $200.

Source:Who do you call when you find a dead deer on your lawn? - Meriden Record-Journal

Spotting mule deer

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There is a often-referred to acronym that successful mule deer hunters know - FERAL. It should serve as a reminder of the key parts of a muley you’re likely to spot when searching for that big buck. Let’s face it, odds are you’re not going to find a trophy buck just standing in the middle of a field.

F is for the face - train your eyes to pick out the bright white of a mule buck’s muzzle.
E is for the ears - mule deer ears are large, stand out at attention and often masquerade as broad leaves.
R is for the rump - a mule deer’s backside is distinctive, and the round white area with the black point just the bottom side of center is practically a target.
A is for antler - arguably, the mule deer is most often given away by the fact that their antlers rise up away from the rest of their well-disguised body.
L is for legs - though one might think that a deer’s legs were easily hidden, there are few straight objects in nature that form tight groups of four.

Poacher who killed hunting dog gets 13 months - Longview Daily News

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Poacher who killed hunting dog gets 13 months
Longview Daily News, WA - Oct 14, 2008
By The Daily News A Longview man who was accused of poaching and torturing a hunting dog to death received a 13-month prison sentence Monday from a

Source:Poacher who killed hunting dog gets 13 months - Longview Daily News

Finding the perfect blade for deer hunting - Concord Monitor

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Finding the perfect blade for deer hunting
Concord Monitor, NH - 3 hours ago
The 3½-inch-long drop blade makes easy work of field dressing a deer. Schrade uses quality steel that keeps an edge and is easily sharpened.
Hunter effort can't be measured by deer numbers Portsmouth Herald News
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Source:Finding the perfect blade for deer hunting - Concord Monitor

Sensible scoping

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Though hunters tend to think bigger is better - when it comes to scopes, this isn’t always the case. Choosing a scope with the right magnification is key to making the best possible shot. Plenty of veteran hunters out there will tell you that choosing a good variable scope with a low end that’s truly low will give you the best results.

Find a variable scope that is 1.5×6 or 2×7 for the best view - and when you’re using it, keep it set to the lower magnification. Everyone knows at least one hunter who’s his chance at a great trophy he spotted across the field. The guy checks his scope and can’t find the deer again to line up his shot. Why? Because his scope was set too high to spot anything at even nearly close range.

Learn from his mistake - keep your scope set under 5x unless you’re glassing further afield. Also, bear in mind that perpetually looking through an over-magnified scope can lead to serious eye strain, or worse.

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Hunting dogs strut stuff - MLive.com

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Hunting dogs strut stuff
MLive.com, MI - Sep 11, 2008
"If you are looking to buy a particular dog breed (for hunting), this is a good place to get an idea what kind of dog you might want," Heller added.

Source:Hunting dogs strut stuff - MLive.com

Cleaning your goose

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Because geese are among nature’s best-insulated inhabitants, it’s important to do all you can to cool your goose as quickly as possible to preserve the meat. So, start by using your sharpened field knife and make an incision below the breastbone, then carefully pull out the innards. Feel free to save the heart, gizzard and liver if you want to make giblet gravy, but be sure you put them in a zip-top bag and store them on ice as quickly as possible. Once your goose is gutted, aim to keep it as cool as possible in the field until you’re hunt is done.

Next, you’ll need to pluck or skin your goose - but know the local regulations, as some areas require the head or one feathered wing to remain attached until the bird is prepared for consumption. If you’re going to roast the bird, pluck it. First remove the largest feathers, then work your way to the pin feathers and down.

If you plan to grill or otherwise cook individual bits of the bird, skin it. Do this by slicing the goose from neck to tail, spreading the skin away from the breast until the meat is exposed and then rolling the skin away. Now you’ve got access to the meat, so remove it as you wish and store it appropriately.

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