Increase
your chances of catching fish in ponds and lakes this summer with these helpful techniques.#1 Chumming: Many anglers associate chumming with offshore fishing, but it
can do wonders for land-bound anglers fishing in ponds and lakes too. Simply
take a fish basket or a commercially sold chum bag, tie it off to something on
a pier or the bank [...]
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Texas Hunter Products deer blinds are built with STARBOARD XL to keep
you comfortable, even in freezing weather. This laboratory test shows
why: We hit the Texas Hunter STARBOARD XL with a blast of CO2 equal to
an arctic winter blast of minus 40-degrees. Yet, on the inside, an
exposed hand safely touches the surface [...]
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Deer and Protein: Deer Protein Pellets
By Purina Animal Nutrition Expert Dr. Larry Varner, Deer
Nutritionist for Purina Animal Nutrition
There is considerable
controversy regarding the percentage of dietary protein that deer require. Many
people believe that deer cannot tolerate more than 16 percent dietary protein,
and that high-protein diets are wasteful or even toxic. This simply is not true.
High [...]
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Wild Turkey
Jerky
2 lbs. Turkey breast
Salt and pepperKabob Skewers
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Dry Time 5-12 Hours (Depending on how thick you like your turkey
strips.)
Directions:
Step One: Simply slice turkey into strips
(cut to desired thickness).Cut them as
thin as you can. No need to worry about slicing them too thin, after all we’re
making jerky. This will reduce dry time. [...]
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Will Great Nutrition Guarantee Trophy Bucks?
By Purina Animal Nutrition Expert Dr. Larry Varner, Deer
Nutritionist for Purina Animal Nutrition
If only it were that simple!
Great nutrition will give your deer the opportunity to maximize their genetic
potential for antler growth, but it is just one (albeit an important one) of
many factors that affect deer antler growth. Even [...]
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Birds are singing in the mornings. Spring is here. That means gobblers are getting fired-up. Here’s a run-down on some turkey talk. Wild turkey calls are a universal language no matter what part of America you’re hunting. Here are the basic sounds you should know:
Gobble — this call is uttered by the male turkeys [...]
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A Handy Turkey Hunter's Checklist put together by our friends at the National Wild Turkey Federation. We hope you enjoy the sights, sounds and experiences spring turkey season brings.
For more information on this year's spring turkey season visit NWTF's state-by-state Spring Hunt Guide to plan your spring turkey hunts. We hope you have a [...]
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Largemouth
Bass Forage for Ponds & Lakes
By
Scott Brown, Southern Sportsman Aquatics and Land Management
Largemouth bass are the most sought after fish in the country.The majority of landowners want BIG bass and lots of them to catch!To obtain quality/trophy size largemouth
bass, numbers of bass must be reduced and forage present must be
increased.The size [...]
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Protein feeder placement plays an important role in antler development because
bucks tend to dominate protein-rich feeds. The bucks will feed at the protein
feeders daily, especially during times of low natural forage like in the summer
months. Feeding protein is beneficial for the entire deer community, including pregnant,
nursing does and fawns.
When setting-up a
supplemental feeding program for your [...]
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