Proud Father - Again! -10/18/2007
A couple years back I was given the nickname "Horseshoe Mazur" by Justin and Todd after scoring several really nice animals in back to back years. I'm here to tell you there may be a new keeper ...
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It's almost here! -09/07/2007
It's getting close to hunting season here in Illinois, and I have a lot to be excited about. Archery season starts Oct 1st and I've got some new ground to hunt. After 17 years of hunting public ...
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The boys are back in town! -09/07/2007
Well I made a trip out to my property this morning. It was raining so I thought it would be a good time to change film and grab the memory stick from my cameras. I decided to go during the rain ...
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A quick update! -09/07/2007
I don't have too much to report as of yet this season. Local bowhunting here in IL has been rather slow. I'm trying to cautiously learn my new property so only a few does have been spotted so f ...
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October Update -09/07/2007
Here is another quick update as we enter the last week of October.
I got back from my annual North Dakota waterfowl trip on the 16th. Low bird numbers and warm weather made for some tough hu ...
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Success in Wyoming -09/07/2007
We are back early from our trip to Table Mountain Outfitters in WY! Todd and I were both successful on our first day so we headed home early. We flew into Cheyenne on Wed night in time for dinner wi ...
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Busy November! -09/07/2007
Well it has been a while since I have made an entry - I apologize for that. The month started off great. Lot's of bowhunting and seeing good rutting activity. Hunting my new land has been challe ...
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Boy's Night Out! -09/07/2007
Not a night out like you might think but tons of fun none the less! Hunting Net's Todd Graf and myself took our boy's on a "boy's only" weekend. Friday afternoon we headed up North to WI for som ...
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2006 Off To A Great Start! -09/07/2007
It's been a while since I have posted - sorry about that! The most exciting news I have is that I have taken my first turkey! On Thursday, May 4th - opening day of the last spring season ...
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A Proud Father -04/09/2007
A few months back I applied for a youth turkey permit for my son. This was going to be his first time hunting turkey. He has shot a few doves, a few pheasants and a squirrel but never a turkey! I am ...
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A Season of Firsts -12/15/2006
As 2006 comes to an end I look back on a wonderful year of firsts. This spring my father and I both took our first turkeys (see journal post - 2006 Off to a Great Start ). That was an awesome experi ...
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October Update - Late Again! -10/25/2006
As usual it has been a while since I have posted. I have caught enough heat from Justin and Todd so here you have it.
My trip to Elk Creek Outfitting with Todd was awesome. Neither ...
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Preparing For The Fall -07/19/2006
First of all I have to apologize. I have not posted a report in a while and it's the same old excuse - busy, busy, busy! I'm sure most you you know what I am talking about - work, kids sports, vacati ...
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Tracker in training! -02/13/2006
It has been a while since my last post so I will give you a quick update.
I have been training my Wirehair Daschund (Spike) how to follow a blood trail about every 2 weeks in preparation for ...
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A New Deer Hunting Tradition -12/15/2005
A couple weeks ago was the 2nd half of the Illinois gun
season. My Dad and I both drew tags for the county that my new property
is in. For most of my life my Dad and I would tra ...
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