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The Game- NSTRA Regional Elimination 2013

May 20, 2013

They call it ‘the game’.  Many of the hunting dog clubs out there are all about the individual achievement of each animal.  While you may sometimes run with another dog and handler, you are competing for an overall win.  NSTRA field trials are run a little different.  The National Shoot to Retrieve Association is all about beating your opponent on the [...]

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Plan Now for your 2013 Michigan Bear Hunt

May 11, 2013

Plan Now For Your 2013 Michigan Bear Hunt Article & Photos © 2013 by Russ Fimbinger As the old saying goes, planning makes perfect.  These words are quite true for the serious Michigan black bear hunter. But for those who are new to bear hunting and want to hunt one of our state’s largest and [...]

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My son inspects our small clover plot to see how Dad's frost seeding efforts worked out.

Whitetail Weekly, The Next Generation

May 4, 2013

As I loaded the car I double checked the backseat to make sure that I had all the usual stuff for a day trip to the cabin.  Boots..check, backpack..check, trail cameras..check, spare clothes and some bottled water..check and check.  All the usual suspects were accounted for and it was business as usual up until I [...]

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Turkey Tribulations

May 4, 2013

The good news is that I got my bird. The other news is that I had to go thru many changes in emotions and tactics to do so. The ups and downs of hunting turkeys in Michigan. Opening day was clear but windy, 7 to 15 miles per hour winds. This cuts down on your [...]

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The sound of the water running through this creeek filled the valley.

Whitetail Weekly, The Spring Bloom

April 15, 2013

The initial plan for my most recent trip to the property was to bring my son along with me and allow him to spend the day with me out in the woods.  Unfortunately the weather didn’t really cooperate and with the morning temps foretasted in the 30’s I wasn’t sure taking a 3yr old with [...]

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Shed hunting can be enjoyed by folks of all ages. My son joined me for the first time last spring at the age of 2.

Whitetail Weekly, Shed Hunting the Fiscal Cliff

March 18, 2013

Just in case you may have somehow missed it, the current economic status of our country isn’t exactly great.  Terms like fiscal cliff, sequester, deficit and furlough have taken front page status in the news and there is no indication they are going anywhere in the near future. With the economy in limbo it’s no [...]

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Turkey Deadline

January 30, 2013

The last day to apply for a turkey permit is fast approaching, Feb. 1st. Go to http://www.mdnr-elicense.com/?source=govdelivery to fill out your application to draw a permit. If you’re new to the application process or have never hunted turkey but would like to go to MDNR turkey page http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10371_14724-207047–,00.html. Here you’ll find much info regarding turkey [...]

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While all stands tend to be placed in areas of good deer movement it takes more than that to make a great stand.

Whitetail Weekly, Getting Your Stands “Spot On”

January 24, 2013

As any deer hunter knows, getting your stand in just the right spot can be a process of trial and error even when you think you have it all figured out ahead of time. Often times when you think you know just how a deer will behave they show you that you were close, but [...]

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An “EHD” Start To the 2013 Whitetail Habitat Site Visit Season

January 14, 2013

*southern lower MI EHD victim Starting with 3 clients in northern WI between Christmas and New Years, followed by 5 clients in southern to central lower MI the next weekend…the old truck is now up to 322,000 miles! Maybe time to get a new one? In lower MI my client and I ran into what [...]

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Finishing off the season with a Day 93 doe certainly put a smile on my face and was a great way to close out the 2012 season.

Whitetail Weekly, Day 93 Doe

January 6, 2013

As daylight filled the forest and the hunt officially began it was hard to believe it was day 93.  The Michigan deer season starts October 1st and runs through January 1st, covering 93 days from start to finish and this particular day happened to be day 93;  January 1st, 2013. By this point of the [...]

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