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Hunting 101: Introduction to Game Calls

Hunting 101

Game calls mimic animal sounds, attracting prey through instincts related to food, mating, safety, and territory. Here’s the basic every hunter needs to know about game calls and their use.

Hunting 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Duck Hunting

Hunting 101 / Hunting Tips and Techniques

Introduction to duck hunting: all you need to know about your first waterfowl hunt.

Small Felines. Part II: Africa

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Felines are perhaps the most successful predators among mammals. This post covers small felines of Africa: Caracal, Serval, and African Wild Cat.

Small Felines. Part I: Genus Lynx

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Felines have historically carried a strong emotional significance to us humans. Paradoxically, the yellow and black spots of a leopard act as a sign of danger, while the purr of a domestic cat is one of the most pacifying sounds in existence. You simply can’t remain neutral to feline hunting. For some, just the very idea of killing a leopard or lion is a sacrilege. For others, it’s a lifetime dream. But big cats (with the possible exception of the cougar) are something that is very distant, both geographically and financially, for most hunters. How about smaller felines – Lynx and Bobcat?

Big Dog and Little Dog: Grey Wolf and Coyote

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This post covers coyote and wolf as hunting quarry – how differences in where they live, what they hunt, etc. influence the way people see them, how they hunt coyotes and wolves, what best hunting methods for coyote and wolf are there, and how much is the price for wolf or coyote guided hunts.

Turkey: All about All-American Game Bird

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This post tells about turkey hunting. It describes all six subspecies of wild turkey found in North America: Eastern, Merriam’s, Rio Grande, Osceola, Gould’s and Ocellated, seasons for hunting them, the most popular ways of turkey hunting, the best places for hunting a turkey, and prices for outfitted hunts.

Bugle: The Call of the Elk

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Elk bugle! The sound of the American wapiti, or elk, carries far over the forests and mountains of America. The