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Air Guns
Air Pistol
Hunting Forum Doesn't seem to get too much action, but there are a
number of posts.
Air
Rifle Hunting / Pest Control - Rats, Rabbits, Grey Squirrels ... An
article from the UK. See their front page at
Air Rifle
Pest Control, Airguns, Free Targets, Rifle reviews ...
AIRGUN
HUNTING for SQUIRRELS What animal is arguably the most popular
critter pursued by airgun hunters? If you guessed the squirrel, you are
probably correct. Whether tree squirrels in the East, or ground squirrels in
the West, it would be hard to find another animal better suited to airgun
hunting than the squirrel.
Airguns are for hunting: here is one way the hunter can stay in
shape during the off season, while reliving some boyhood memories.
What makes a good hunting airgun This is a common question I hear
a lot and the answer applies to most small game including squirrel. Any gun
that will produce at least about 12fpe (foot pounds of energy) will reliably
kill most small game out to about 35 yards. Larger calibers make bigger
holes and the pellets are heavier so they deliver more energy at a given
speed and distance than smaller calibers. The heavier pellets also retain
energy longer allowing shots to be effective at slightly longer ranges.
The Hunting Life - Ducks, Airgun Hunting
One of the specific problems which the landowner wanted sorting was the huge
flocks of Canada geese which were leaving a mess all over his fields. What
made this problem worse was the fact that a rather posh housing estate had
been built over looking one of his fields and that negated the use of a
shotgun or rifle. This left me with very little option but to use air
rifles. Actually more about training his gundog, but hey...
California Small Game and Varmint Pellet Rifle Hunting. Game, Gear ...
[PDF] Pellet rifle hunting is a scaled down version of varmint and small
game hunting, normally done with a .22 Rimfire (.22RF) firearm. Pellet
rifles are used instead of .22RF firearms for safety and perhaps
surprisingly, for effectiveness. Often, you can find land for air rifle
hunting, plinking and target shooting a lot closer than if you wanted to use
a firearm. That a pellet rifle offers greater safety is no surprise, but
greater effectiveness than a firearm? Well, listen...
Airguns For Wild Boar? Yes, believe it or not, large bore (usually
precharged) airguns up to .50 caliber exist and can be used to hunt fairly
decently sized game.
NOT AN ENDORSEMENT:
Career Dragon Slayer Air Rifle at Cobra Airguns.com,
Quackenbush Airguns: The .50-caliber Bandit! (Part 1) Dennis
Quackenbush completed his first big bore air rifle in 1996. The Brigand, the
first of his Outlaw series, was an astonishing gun when it was introduced,
because there simply wasn't anything else that could be bought affordably.
The Bandit is a .50-caliber rifle that shoots a 0.495 round lead ball
weighing 182 grains. To optimize the new rifle for hunters, Dennis decided
to look into the question of rifling twist rates and number of lands by
actually testing different designs.
Part 2 -
Part 3
Large bore Airgun hunting Here’s a little twist, instead of
airguns where typically the caliber is no greater than .22, how about 70+
grain of a .375 cal lead ball propelled by air! Crossman in the ’60 and ’70
had some airguns that were replicas of real firearms and at one time made an
airgun capable of such feat. Originally intended to be a training aid for
shotgun shooting the Model 1100 was patterned after the Remington 1100
auto-loading shotgun.
Pistol
SIXGUNS FOR GAME
By Robert Smythe. Heart Bar Ranch.
Saguache, Colorado: In all probability, the .45 Long Colt has had more use,
especially in the West, than other sixgun cartridge. No other sixgun has the
romantic history and associations as has the .45 Colt. It is the gun that
"WON THE WEST", the first successful center-fire revolver cartridge and the
arm about which countless stories have been told and written. This cartridge
with heavy loads, develops real power and yet is more pleasant to shoot than
the .44 magnum, which like other magnums, uses very high velocity to develop
power.
Pistol
Hunting For Whitetails Tom Henderson has been hunting deer with his
.357 magnum for the last 9 years. He tagged 5 deer in those 9 years. Two of
those deer were from state land in heavily populated southern Michigan. That
is significantly better than the 30% batting rate of the typical Michigan
firearms hunter.
Handgun
Hunting This article is about the handguns and handgun cartridges
most suitable for hunting. I am limiting the discussion to conventional
handguns and cartridges. Bolt action or other exotic single shot pistols
with barrels in excess of 10" in length will not be covered. Such weapons
really amount to carbines without a butt stock. Nor will it deal with rifle
cartridges like the .22 Hornet, .30-30 Winchester and .45-70 Govt. that are
sometimes adapted to these exotic handguns. See also:
How to
Bench Rest a Hunting Pistol by the same author.
Handgun harvesting: hunting with a handgun requires patience ...
It was one of those afternoons that only occur in the late fall days of
Indian summer and especially only in the mountains of Southern Idaho. Crisp,
cool mornings with a touch of frost, the welcoming of the sun as it rises to
remove the chill in the air, and the arrival of a day that allows one to
hunt in comfort wearing nothing more than regular clothes, longsleeve shirt,
jeans, Stetson, and loggers, all topped off with a down vest. I'm sure that
such beautiful days are found in other parts of the country, but I will
never believe that anywhere could be better than this.
The Fun And Challenge Of Handgun Hunting The wooded bottoms along
Dirty Creek in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, are full of squirrels. Bill
Scherman of Muskogee has been hunting squirrels in these bottoms for years.
But today, there's a new twist to his hunt. Instead of hunting with a rifle
or shotgun, Scherman hunts with a .22 handgun.
Not created equal - Handgun hunting: tips, techniques and ...
Realistically many of the "house-guns" are totally unsuited for any kind of
hunting--or even of little value in recreational shooting. If the individual
does not have any other gun or hunting experience, I would normally suggest
purchasing a relatively inexpensive shotgun; learn to use it safely and
effectively and start their hunting experience with small game.
Hunting with
Handguns Game Laws vary from state to state but the variation in
rules governing handgun hunting can create a ballistic challenge. Iowa
recently joined those states permitting handgun hunting. For instance, Iowa
only permits straight cased cartridges in calibers of .375 or larger.
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Rifle
All-Around Hunting Rifle A perennial debate smolders around the best
all-round hunting cartridge, which, most of us agree, doesn't exist. But
some come close. And if you're going to be back in the wilderness--possibly
on the hunt of a lifetime--there are good reasons to hunt exclusively with
one rifle and one bullet: intimacy. The one-gun hunter knows his rifle's
balance, trigger pull and trajectory. Through long association he can wield
it quickly and accurately. There is no fumbling for the safety, no
questioning the holdover.
The Big Game
And Elk Hunting Rifle With so many rifles and calibers available to
us today the choice is not an easy one. The truth is, there is no perfect
one. But there are some guidelines that may help you with the choice.
Hunting Rifle Accuracy I believe it was Townsend Whelen who wrote
that, "Only accurate rifles are interesting." As a general proposition I
would tend to agree with him. Few things are more frustrating than a firearm
that cannot be made to consistently hit the target.
Building
a Hunting Rifle Battery I have already written articles covering
"Good First Rifles," "The One Rifle Big Game Hunter," and "Matching the Gun
to the Game" so this one is going to be about building a coherent rifle
battery. I am assuming that the reader has learned to shoot, owns a .22
rimfire rifle and has done at least some big game hunting with his or her
first deer rifle. Now it's time to consider building a versatile, but not
overly extensive, battery of centerfire hunting rifles.
Recommended caliber and bullet weights for rifle hunting For
definitive ammunition and ballistics data, be sure to visit the on-line
catalogue available at
www.federalcartridge.com. This site features a user friendly interactive
version that is available for download at no cost.
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Shotgun
Recommended shot size, gauge, choke and barrel length for shotgun ...
a chart which depicts recommended shot size, gauge, choke and barrel length
for various types of shotgun related sporting activities.
Shotgun Sports Forums a place to talk all things shotgun, shotgun
hunting and shotgun sporting.
Pheasant Country: South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Shotgun shells.
Just grab some and throw them in the duffle bag right? Wrong. When it comes
to pheasant hunting, all shotgun shells are not created equal. The subtle
differences that show up only as numbers printed on the box can mean the
difference between bulging game bag and long walks in the grass in pursuit
of wounded roosters.
Hunting-Shotgun Patterning Patterning a shotgun is a process
where you choose a specific load and choke combination and test how the gun
shoots at certain distances. Before patterning your shotgun, it's a good
idea to familiarize yourself with the following terms...
Shotgun Report
Looks like kind of a weird FAQ or Tip Series, but there's some interesting
sstuff here.
SHOTGUN
SHOOTING Did you know there was a merit badge for shotgunning? I
didn't, but here are the requirements for Scouts.
Hunting-Shotgun Chokes In shotguns, the choke is a constriction
of the interior of the barrel near the muzzle. This constriction is much
like a funnel. It compresses the shape of the shot charge to produce larger
or smaller patterns at varying distances. The amount of constriction
determines the size of the pattern, with tighter chokes producing smaller
patterns. A discussion of chokes involves words like "open," "looser,"
"tighter" and "closed." An open or loose choke has less constriction than a
tight choke.
Fall Shotgun Turkey Strategies -- NH Fish and Game Fall shotgun
turkey hunting, available in select WMUs in New New Hampshire (season
details and locations), calls for different
strategies than those used during the spring gobbler season.
Shotgun
Slugs The first shotgun "slugs" were probably round, lead "pumpkin
balls." These were common projectiles for muskets and shotguns--any sort of
smooth bore long arm--for a long time. Unfortunately, the accuracy of a lead
ball fired from a smooth bore barrel is pretty sad. Hitting the target is
problematical and precise bullet placement is nearly impossible except at
very close range. Also, a lead ball has a very poor sectional density (SD),
and consequently poor penetration. There had to be a better way...
Introducing a Youngster to Shotgunning Few experiences in the
waterfowling are as rewarding as introducing a newcomer to the sport. But
long before you load your son, daughter or wife into the duck boat for that
first adventure in the blind, it’s important they receive a proper
introduction to the gun.
Shotgunning Tips for Duck Hunters
The Instinctive Shotgun Method - Discover The Outdoors Have you
never been the shotgun shooter that you always thought you could be? Are you
constantly chipping and cracking clay targets instead of crushing them?
Worse yet, do you often cripple game in the hunting field instead of making
a clean kill? If so, you may never have learned to shoot a shotgun properly.
And you may be fighting against your body’s own natural, instinctive
abilities to hit a flying target.
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Black Powder
Muzzleloader Hunting: A Beginner's Guide Each year more hunters
are discovering the thrill of muzzleloader hunting. There are several
advantages to a muzzleloader hunt over traditional rifle hunting. In the
Western states in particular, there are special muzzleloader seasons that
traditionally coincide with the peak of the elk rut. Licenses are limited,
so there are few hunters in the woods. Depending on the location and the
skill of the caller, bulls can be bugled in to close ranges. All in all, it
makes for a very exciting hunt.
Practical Hunting
Trajectories B. E. Spencer.
Because of the relatively low velocities and poor flight characteristics of
the projectiles used in black powder rifles, the problem is compounded for
them. Ballistics coefficients (BC) for all black powder projectiles are low,
which is simply a way of saying they are poor at forcing their way through
the air toward the target. High drag causes them to slow quickly, and this
results in an exaggerated looping path to the target. This is true of
conicals, but especially of roundball.
Hunting
with a Muzzleloading Shotgun To many hunters, muzzleloading means
heavy-caliber rifles and more opportunities to tag deer. Deer hunting isn't
the only thing you can do with a muzzleloader, however. A muzzleloading
shotgun can give your autumn outings for any game a delicious twist.
Hunting
Tips - Hunting Tips from Shotgun World Just for dove & ducks, right
now, but looks like room to expand for others.
Muzzleloader Hunting This page concerns my most recent addiction,
muzzle loading rifles of the modern persuasion. I'm currently involved in a
whole lot of testing to resolve some questions I have regarding these modern
muzzleloading marvels. Since I couldn't really find the quantitative data
that I was looking for, I've begun trying to collect it myself. I've
reloaded centerfire ammunition for years, so I'm using a lot of the same
methods that I've learned in that venue to address muzzleloading.
Muzzle Loader Advice - Page 2 - KY Hunting Forums
Are Sabots
THAT Much Better than other Muzzleloading Projectiles? (Article by
Randy Wakeman)
This question comes up more often than I would have imagined. Before moving
along, we have to accept that there is no such thing as a 250 grain
muzzleloading projectile pushed by 100 grains of black powder that cannot
kill a deer. At least to the best of my knowledge there is not...
The Best
Muzzleloading Bullet for Deer Hunting (Article by Randy Wakeman)
The search for the "best" deer hunting muzzleloading bullet continues and,
as evidenced by the many bullet debates that twaddle on with a cacophony of
shrill discord, consensus will likely never be reached. We all too often
fall into the trap of giving far too much credence to our own personal
experiences.
Muzzleloading's Point of Impact Myth Often, you'll hear folks fret
and stammer about a "point of impact shift" in muzzleloading, attributed to
everything from recoil pads to a change in the rotation of the earth.
Velocity does affect point of impact, but with most muzzleloading big game
animals still taken in relatively intimate conditions (50 yards or so), the
point of impact due to muzzle velocity changes is not as dramatic as you
might think. If we miss our deer, we are better off finding something else
to blame it on.
Big Game with Muzzleloaders Going after big game with a
muzzleloading firearm is practical and rewarding as long as the hunter
remains aware of certain responsibilities to the game. As with a smokeless
powder firearm, it is the hunter's responsibility to choose a projectile and
firearm that can generate enough power to cleanly and humanely kill the
animal if the bullet is placed in the proper location.
Effective Muzzleloader Range Much ado and ballyhoo has been foisted,
perpetrated, and disseminated about the effective hunting range of today's
modern inline muzzleloader. The inline industry's ad copy has done its fair
share of taking extreme liberties with the truth, inventing the myth of
"magnum muzzleloaders,"--an odd concept of power--and proclaiming a
muzzleloader to be the equivalent of a 7mm Remington Magnum centerfire
rifle, an absolutely ridiculous notion with no basis in the field.
Blackpowder CottontailsLooking for a special challenge? Try hunting rabbits with a
primitive handgun.
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Varmint
Coyote Hunting...With Knight and Hale Legendary
call-makers, video and television personalities Harold Knight and David Hale
have been successfully calling coyotes for decades. Here are their secrets
for success.
Nighthunting for Varmints
by John St. Clair. Hunting predators at night
is one of the most exciting and challenging types of hunting. Seeing a set
of glowing eyes approaching out of the dark and not knowing for sure what
they belong to is, to put it mildly, a bit unnerving and exciting at the
same time.
The gray squirrel is as
elusive as any woodland creature, including deer. Coming home with squirrels
in the bucket requires talent in stalking, patience, and, most importantly,
knowledge of the squirrels themselves. Deer hunters will find squirrel
hunting excellent practice for their bigger game. If you can sneak up on a
squirrel, you're on your way to sneaking up on deer.
What calls do I need to call
predators?- Our experts have found that you can call coyotes and
other predators with practically any type of predator call, but like most
animals, predators do respond to some sounds more often than others. We
would recommend some type of rabbit in distress, such as a cottontail or
jackrabbit. They are very effective on all predators.
Varmint Hunting Articles and Reports Of course, they want you to
subscribe, but you can view an issue free online.
Fox And Coyote Calling Tips These are
great tips to use with regards to varmint hunting for coyotes and foxes.
High Desert Critters For many years my
partner Bob and I have been hunting coyotes out here in the Mojave Desert of
Southern California. Not until January of 1996 did we figure out how to do
it better. Not necessarily the right way; however our success rate improved,
which equaled more furs on the stretcher. The following is what we did to
bag up more high-desert critters.
Predator Calling For Rabbit Eaters One of
the most exciting and challenging methods of hunting these cagey varmints is
by becoming the hunted instead of the hunter, and getting these varmints to
come to you, instead of the other way around. This type of hunting is called
predator calling and is accomplished by using a varmint or predator call.
The Crafty Coyote Almost every conversation concerning the coyote is centered on topics
of what it stalks and eats.
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Small Game
SQUIRREL SHOOTING Along in the early
summer the squirrel families are bringing their young hopefuls into sylvan
society, and man, base man, with a palate tickling with anticipations of
squirrel-pie, is preparing for the woods. East and west, north and south, the
squirrels are found, and the earliest experiences with the gun for most boys is
in the line of squirrel- hunting. Gray squirrels, fox squirrels, black
squirrels, and red squirrels, they are found from the Lakes to the Gulf and from
Maine to California, and in their pursuit wood-craft is a prime essential to
success.
Bushytail Basics Are you a squirrel Hunter? Here are
some facts the savvy sportsmen can use to improve the odds for a successful
hunt.
12 Tips for Rabbit Hunters To find a limit of bunnies, think like a rabbit.
Calling Card for Crafty Crows Even beginners can be successful at pursuing these abundant
black rascals.
Rabbits & Beagles: Tips From an Expert The hurly-burly of a pack of beagles running a rabbit is
heavenly music to the hunter's ears.
Late-Season Bushytails Hunting squirrels during the cold season calls for a switch in tactics.
Spring Squirrels Just when you thought the good hunting was over until fall, a few states
have an open squirrel season in the spring.
Checklist for Successful Squirrel Stalking Fifteen tips to help you bag a limit of squirrels this season.
Squeeze-Play Rabbits Team hunting tactics can work wonders to improve your rabbit hunting
success.
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Field Birds
Quail Basics
Just a few essentials of the bobwhite. Diet, habitat, reproduction, etc.
Was that a covey I just passed?
How many times have you seen quail in the woods when you were walking along
sans shotgun and bird dogs? Here are a few thoughts on why you seem to find
more birds when you're not looking.
Covey Activity A
synopsis of the Albany Area Quail Management Project's study on factors that
influence quail covey movement.
Full text also available.
Gamebirdhunts.com-
Directory of Pheasant Hunting Locations, Guides ... Gamebird hunts
is the webs premier source of pheasant hunting location information and
sporting clay course listings. All of the listings in our pheasant hunting
directory contain not only information about each club but a area map
helping you the hunter quickly locate hunting clubs in your area. This site
was built for pheasant hunters by pheasant hunters.
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Turkey
Fall Shotgun Turkey Strategies -- NH Fish and Game Fall shotgun
turkey hunting, available in select WMUs in New New Hampshire (season
details and locations), calls for different
strategies than those used during the spring gobbler season.
The Basics of Turkey Hunting -- Part I Everything
you need to know to get started in this thrilling sport will be covered in
this two-part series. See also:
The Basics of Turkey Hunting -- Part II and
The Basics of Turkey Hunting Clothing
Field Care of Your Gobbler Proper handling of a turkey begins even before you shoot it.
Turkeys and Weather Turkeys got to be somewhere all the time, regardless of what the
weather's like.
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Waterfowl
Take a Break - Play Duck Hunter online
Changing Tactics for Snow Geese With snow goose populations
reaching record proportions, more waterfowlers are now hunting these birds
than ever before. Learning some tricks may help you in your efforts to put
some of these tasty geese in your freezer next season. See also:
Changing Tactics for Snow Geese II
When Mallards Come
No ducks were flying and I really did not want to waste a vacation day in a
quiet blind. However, the plans were made and the trip was on. As it turned
out, my friends and I experienced one of those rare migration days that duck
hunters dream about.
Open-Water Goose Hunting
Hundreds of thousands of Canada geese are harvested each season in grain
fields. These birds, however, spend lots of time on open water, resting.
Hunting geese on the water takes some special planning and techniques. Let's
take a look at open-water goose hunting.
Vermont Snows
The Champlain Valley of Vermont is well known to skiers all over the world.
The snows I'm talking about are the snow geese. Many waterfowlers in the
east are not even aware that they have this tremendous hunting right in
their own backyard. Most easterners can climb into their truck, load up the
dog and be in the area in just a few hours.
Texas Redheads The
quality of duck hunting along the coast of southern Texas is no secret.
There are over three million ducks that winter in the Lone Star State
annually.
Waterfowls Waterfowling
today offers the sportsman diversity within its confines. The many species
combined with their varied habitat offer the waterfowl hunter many different
permutations no matter how many seasons he hunts.
Heartland Ducks
Blinds are the standard concealment method around the potholes found on Pike
County, IL river bottom lands. They are a very comfortable place to spend a
day of gunning.
Mississippi River Ducks
A common sight on the Upper Mississippi River: a hunter in a makeshift blind
with his dog watching for action over a small island pothole. Ducks use this
habitat extensively during the annual migration which usually occurs in
early November
Waterfowl Guns
Pass-shooting requires a gun with a tight choke and chambered for magnum
shells. A three-inch magnum 12 gauge is the minimum amount of gun for the
serious pass-shooter.
Waterfowl ID
A huge list. Click on one of the species on the list for a short text
description of the bird & it's common habitat. Pictures would help, but hey
- you can't have everything.
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Deer Type
Some Deer That I Have Met... A Deer's Sense
of Smell — The Habits of Deer — A Deer's Sense of Hearing — A Deer's Reasoning
Powers — Deer Yards — The Mating Season — The Food of Deer — The Feeding Time —
Still Hunting Deer — A Yarn - The Real Still Hunter - When to Still Hunt - The
Month for Still Hunting - Suggestions About Still Hunting - See the Deer First -
Where Deer are Found - Deer Licks - When in Sight of a Deer - The Tonguing of a
Deer - Where to Hit a Deer - When a Deer is Hit - When a Wounded Deer Runs -
Paddling Toward a Deer - When You Lose a Deer - After the Killing - Carcass of a
Deer - A Yarn.
15 tips to Deer Hunting Want to improve your odds in the
whitetail woods? Give these tag-filling tips a try. By J Wayne Fears: To a
whitetail hunter, "success" can be defined in many ways, but if your
definition involves taking your share of large-racked bucks, you need more
than luck to achieve it...
Best
Cartridges for Whitetail Deer One Man's
Opinion by Wayne Hartt. I have witnessed deer (whitetails) killed with a
number of different cartridges through the years, from a .22 caliber up to a
.35 caliber, and as a result, I have formed my own opinions about rifle
cartridges and deer.
Whitetail, Finesse 'em or Force 'em
10/04/02 When hunting whitetail afield a common strategy is to use noise to
attract in a buck. Most hunters agree that anything from rattling antlers to
grunting calls will work. However there is a considerable amount of debate
on what intensity should be used when creating these sounds.
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Cats
The Amazing World of the Bobcat I looked again beneath the tree. A large male bobcat sat there.
He was looking up at the fox squirrel, licking his muttonchop whiskers.
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Hogs
Wild Pig Management Homepage
Pigs(Sus scrofa)are native to Eurasia and northern Africa. In the
early 1700's Spanish and Russian settlers introduced domestic pigs to
California as livestock and many became feral. In the 1920's a Monterey
county landowner introduced the European wild boar, a wild subspecies of Sus scrofainto California, which bred with the domestic pigs. The
result of these introductions is a wild boar/feral domestic pig hybrid.
WILD BOAR ANATOMY, HUNTING KILL ZONE OF THE FERAL PIG The heart,
lung, and spinal cord anatomy of the feral hog is widely misunderstood. This
article deals with the anatomy of the wild boar. GRAPHIC PHOTOS are used to
illustrate the location of the heart, lungs, and spinal cord so hunters can
better understand the proper KILL ZONE area.
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Bears
Fall Black Bear Basics
08/01/02 Many big game hunters have hunted the cervids (deer and elk).
However fewer have gone after another big game species that inhabits the
same areas: black bear. Black bear hunting takes a different set of skills
than elk or deer hunting and with many states banning the use of
bait/hounds, the challenge of black bear has only grown.
Black Bear Hunters: Be Selective
If overharvest becomes a problem black bear seasons and bag limits may be
restricted in the future. But if hunters are selective it should not be
necessary to do so. Hunting over bait allows hunters to be very selective.
Baiting can provide you with opportunities to select for bear size or
absence of cubs. See also
Hunting Black Bear Over Bait
Hunting Black & Brown/Grizzly Bears
Black bears and grizzly bears may live in the same area but differ in
behavior, habitat preference, and diet. Black bears prefer the mixed
habitats of lowlands, like those of the Tanana Flats. They thrive on
berries, carrion, vegetation and other wildlife. Grizzly bears generally
live in high country above timberline where they dig for roots and ground
squirrels, eat berries, and actively hunt caribou and other wildlife.
Skinning Your Bear
Knowing the proper skinning techniques for bear can make a great difference
in the final product of your bear skin rug or mount. The following
guidelines are the most accepted bear skinning methods used by taxidermists.
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Moose
Moose Hunting: Preparation and Procedures
05/19/02 The near-sonic boom of the fire-breathing .454 Casul blasted the
entire forest as the bull spun away from the hunter in the tree stand. In an
instant, the huge bull was gone, as if it never existed. Thick scrub made
stalking impossible, each step produced an amplified crack, notifying every
living creature within ear shoot to scram. To be successful, moose hunters
must become invisible and have vision of an eagle.
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Miscellaneous
"Hunting Big Game In Alaska":
While containing mostly Alaska-based info, this article provides excellent
advice on such things as essential supplies (firearms and camp gear), making
a clean kill & dressing it out, and setting up a good
camp.
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