New Hampshire Hunting Today

New Hampshire Moose Hunt Lottery Deadline is Friday, May 31

OutdoorHub — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:43:20 +0000

If you haven’t submitted an application and want a chance to hunt moose in New Hampshire this fall, then you better get moving! The deadline for entering the New Hampshire moose hunt lottery is just a week away, Friday, May 31. This year, 275 lucky winners will...

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Might Oughta Hunt ‘Em Anyway

Hunter Worth — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:03:26 +0000

The sun was stretching its extremities, getting ready to roll out of bed and onto our part of the world as two black specks halted my stealthy walk down a little hill leading into the bottom. The hens had not seen me and continued waddling...

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Yamaha Outdoors Tip of the Week: Late-season Spring Gobbler Tactics

Yamaha — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:42:21 +0000

Yep, spring turkey season is done in some parts of the country. In places like New England and even Nebraska, it runs until the end of May. Maine even ends at noon on June first. But maybe you’ve hit a wall. You sell those calls...

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Waterfowl Scouting: Being Where the Birds Want to Be

Hard Core Decoys — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:48:48 +0000

We all know that to be successful waterfowlers, we need to be where the birds want to be. Good advice but sometimes easier said than done. It’s Not Easy! Scouting locations early in the season and before is not only a smart move, but also...

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Video: One Fast-moving Tom

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00:44 +0000

TRCP’s Neil Thagard and his wife Catherine recently had the opportunity to enjoy some time on public land chasing Merriam’s turkeys. With Catherine behind the camera and Neil as the caller and shooter, they were able to coax this wily tom away from his hen...

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Jason Daugherty Takes One of the Biggest Eastern Turkeys Ever Harvested

John E. Phillips — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:27:15 +0000

Author’s note: Thirty-year-old Jason Daugherty from Desoto, Missouri, took one of the biggest Eastern wild turkey gobblers ever harvested, as certified by the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF). On his third turkey hunt ever, Daugherty had the opportunity to take the gobbler of a lifetime. I had...

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Behind the Scenes: Filming a Hunt with Matt Wettish

OutdoorHub Reporters — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:01 +0000

Filming a hunt might look easy, but it can be anything but. We sat down with Real Outdoors TV host Matt Wettish as he talked a bit about the process that went on behind the scenes of a hunting TV show. Real Outdoors TV is not...

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Keeping a Bladesmithing Tradition Alive in Southern Missouri

Marty Basch — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:27:17 +0000

His knives are found throughout the world, from a hunter’s hand following success in the woods to a coveted collector’s case in a country far away. “I am a steel and tool maker,” says 73-year-old Ray Johnson in a deep Missouri drawl. “Basically sixty percent...

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The Call That Started It All Redux

Hunter Worth — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:28:23 +0000

The phone rings in an old building in Groves, Texas, where a legendary business is nearly forgotten. But no one is there to answer the call. Charlie Holder hangs up and dials another number. He finally reaches Jim “Cowboy” Fernandez, one of the creators of...

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Laying Out the Layout Blind

Hard Core Decoys — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:56 +0000

Back when I first started field hunting for geese and ducks, we didn’t have layout blinds. It’s not that they weren’t available, we just couldn’t afford them. A pit blind was out of the question too, as where I lived, they were illegal. So we camo’d up the best we could...

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