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Smoke poles, steaming scrapes, and sulfur clouds make me smile

Josh Sheldon Sun Outdoor Writer Regular season is over and we only have limited time to primitively harvest our deer. This is ..


Last chance to fill the freezer folks

Well, we are nearing the end of another gun season and things couldn’t be much worse. Those that depend on ..


Butch whacked bucks are best

If you haven’t harvested a buck yet, don’t give up hope. It’s time to both go out and make something ..


Don’t be that hunter

Hunting can be a good time, but every once in a while there’s that hunter that ruins it all. It’s ..


Ready aim STOP

The moment of truth is seconds away, will you be ready? Before you pull the trigger on that big buck ..


Norwich youth bags his first bear

For many of us, just seeing a bear in the woods would make our season. One fortunate young hunter ..


A student becomes the teacher

When you get the chance to pass on the gifts and experiences had afield with a friend, consider yourself lucky. ..


Well that’s not what I expected

Many times in life you will be thrown a curve ball. How you react can either win or lose you ..


It’s not how you miss but how you recover, that makes a good hunter

When it comes to the topic of misses, I’m no stranger. At some point, if you hunt long enough, you ..


Last minute preparations for bow hunters

The wait for bow season is finally over. The field work is finished and all that’s left is to pack ..


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