By Tracy Breen
If you are a diehard bowhunter who isn’t interested in fishing, summer can be a boring time of year. Shooting arrows into targets is fun but nothing compares to the adrenalin rush of aiming at a live critter and letting the arrow go. Lucky for those of us who live near water we can. If you are wondering what you can shoot, the answer is 'garbage fish'. Just about every state has lakes and rivers full of 'garbage' fish. Bowfishing is a cross between bowhunting and fishing. The prey – gar, pike, carp and in some places catfish - are plentiful and getting started in the sport is inexpensive. Also, carp taste great when cooked correctly. They also make great plant food. When I was young, my dad used carp to feed my mom’s rose bushes. The flowers flourished and it was one less carp in the water.
 
Rabbit Hunting: Ohio's Cottontails The cottontail rabbit was far enough ahead of the two baying beagle hounds to slow down for a moment. Hopping from cover, it stopped in the middle of a mown path and stood up on its back legs. It was a fatal mistake. A young hunter—Liz Gliem—had been waiting patiently for the past 20 minutes or so for just such a chance. *censored*ing the hammer of her .410 single-shot shotgun, she made a safe, clean shot, taking the first game animal of her young hunting career.
MORE THAN 33,550 POUNDS OF VENISON DONATEDCOLUMBUS, OH – Ohio deer hunters have donated more than 33,550 pounds of venison to local food banks so far this deer season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
"We Are Wetlands" Campaign Seeks 80,000 Signatures for 80,000 Acres TRCP campaign targets one signature for every acre of natural wetlands lost each yearSaint Paul, Minn. - January 6, 2009 - Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF) are urging all its members take a moment and sign the Petition to Save America's Wetlands. The petition is part of the "We Are Wetlands" campaign. A campaign of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP), "We Are Wetlands" is intended to raise awareness for the importance of wetlands and clean water in our daily lives and why this resource is now more at risk than ever. Sign the Petition Today! http://www.wearewetlands.org/
Diamond Jo Casinos and Pheasants Forever Announce Unique Partnership Designated slot machines to benefit local conservation projectsDubuque, Iowa - December 22, 2008 - Pheasants Forever (PF) has announced a one-of-a kind partnership with Diamond Jo Casinos that will create funds for local habitat projects.
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It was my last chance of the 2007 season to get a deer. Never before had I hunted in the snow and low temperatures of Iowa’s late season. As someone who gets cold easily, winter presented a tough challenge, but I kept telling myself that it only takes one opportunity. Sitting in my dad’s stand on the edge of our timber off of the food plot, the sun preparing to set and my opportunity beginning to fade…and then, I saw him.
Deep Freeze Goose Hunting
DEEP FREEZE GOOSE HUNTING
BY MIKE ROUX Many people say once the temperature drops to single digits that 10 degrees, more or less, no longer makes any difference. I disagree. The difference between five above and five below zero can be very noticeable, especially if you add 20 mile-per-hour winds.
NDGF newsletter - Dec. 15, 2008 Tentative 2009 Season Opening Dates Announced- Late-Season Hunting Opportunities End Soon
Iowa DU License Plates Final We need Iowa DU members to help make an Iowa Ducks Unlimited license plate a reality!
The Vanishing Hunter, Part II How the ‘King’s Deer’ became the ‘People’s Deer’Hunters like Teddy Roosevelt saved hunting from extinction a hundred years ago. But with hunter numbers in decline, who’ll save hunting in the 21st century? Why the North American Conservation Model is so important. By Jim Posewitz |
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