en-us http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal.aspx?id=88 10 Journals http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1126     A quarter of a century raising miniature dachshunds has produced a mountain of memories and tons of tales that serve as profound object lessons as well as qualifying as certifiable documentation that dog is indeed man’s best friend.   An experience with our most recent lit... 7/3/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1121    Having monitored recent developments in the struggle between the wild cougar and modern man and harvesting my first cougar with a bow several years ago, I was very interested in reading Ms. Etling's book.   I was not disappointed in what I found there.    Kathy ... 6/23/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1120   There has been many clamors about the need for 3-D and target tournaments that would allow crossbow hunters to gather and compete.   IBO and the NFAA have taken the first step by creating a crossbow class in their current structure.   However, many who have attended a shoot with... 6/23/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1118    The summer months are a great time slot to hone your photography skills with a bevy of occasions that afford the serious camera buff an opportunity to capture some great trophy shots.   One just needs to have their camera ready and then be observant enough to recognize a good ph... 6/19/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1096   In Ohio we saw no deer, but the time spent socializing and reuniting with the Snyders made it an absolutely perfect get-away.   Each fall one of our hunting highlights is a trip to Ohio and the annual visit with Ottie Snyder at Horton’s Camp Opportunity. &... 5/21/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1103    Continuous reflection on the first fifteen years of the United Foundation For Disabled Archers (UFFDA) has given me an unclouded insight into one primary fact: The realization of its worthy mission has been made possible by the volunteers that have given so much of their time to make i... 5/19/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1095   “The patient sentinel will be entertained by a steady parade of wild creatures that move about in their daily routine.”   For the past five years during the first week of December I have made an annual pilgrimage to Palmquist’s “The Farm”, which is nestled amid the t... 5/19/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1102    David Janczak of Green Bay, WI received a telephone call in August from an UFFDA Board Member.   Caller Dave Birkett, the foundation’s 1st Vice President, informed David that his name had just been drawn as the winner of the UFFDA Elk hunt raffle donated to the foundation by D... 5/10/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1101    As the winter turns moldy with the green of spring, snow bound bowhunters emerge from the warm security of their lair.   The confinement of the cold season has the hardcore archers ready to start flinging arrows.   Spring offers Wild Turkey hunting, the Canadian spring bear... 5/9/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1100 With enough noise and grunting to wake a deaf man (which pretty much describes me), two bears came crashing out of the dense Canadian bush on a dead run and stopped suddenly, smack dab in the middle of the clearing my stand overlooked.   I had spent the last five hours napping and reading the ... 5/8/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1098 Multiple gobbles echoed through the trees as the excited turkeys responded to the beckon of the guide’s passionate hen call. Tracie Snook sat at the base of a large elm tree, cushioned from the hard trunk by the body of her husband, Jeff.   Her crossbow was poised for action atop a bi-pod, aim... 4/26/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1097       With the passing of each day, it’s my privilege to talk with crossbow enthusiasts from all across North America.   One thing has become obvious to me - the crossbow is coming on strong and no one can stop it.   And why is that?   It is because th... 4/24/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1083 As I hammer away at the keys of my computer getting the next issue of Horizontal Bowhunter Magazine ready for press, I look at the world around me and wonder how many more years will we be writing about hunting. How secure is the future of the modern hunter? In recent months, I’ve seen more televise... 4/6/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1084 The Minnesota Deer Hunters Association has gained an excellent reputation by supporting a bevy of worthy causes that promote and preserve the tradition of deer hunting. At any event that’s good for hunters, don’t be surprised to find the MDHA eagerly involved. One special interest supported by the M... 4/2/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1082 A blur of dark, thickly furred legs silently swishing through scrawny blueberry plants caught the hunter’s attention and opened the spigot to his adrenal gland. Without hesitation, the bold, black bear moved purposefully towards the bait, emerging out of the cover afforded it by the dense jack pines... 3/19/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1081 Hogs moved in and out of the dense cover of the cedar swamp giving the impression of the proverbial "can of worms" . A small group of pigs would move off the trail in one direction and another would appear from the trees on the opposite side. The hog’s main objective was the mounds of golden corn t... 3/19/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1043 As the large, shaggy silhouettes of the Russian Boars wove in and out of the thick timber, the hunter’s heart beat louder and faster. Long, black snouts worked the air currents in search of human scent, but all that was detected was the sweet odor of the waiting corn. Dozens of black, beady eyes exa... 12/15/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1044 Anyone that is actively involved with the sport of hunting and has not heard of Ted Nugent must be living under a rock. One can hardly find a hunting magazine that does not contain a story written by or about the most controversial personality in modern hunting. The Nuge and his electrical antics po... 12/15/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1045     When hunters gather together around a crackling campfire and begin sharing episodes of past adventures, the subject always comes around to the big ones that got away because of a "fluke incident" that utterly ruined an opportune moment. And since we are on that subject, I have... 12/12/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1034 Each year at the end of the UFFDA Camp Wilderness Hunt, its participants nod their heads in agreement that it just can’t get any better than the most recent event. Unique people, extraordinary moments and well-oiled precision of operations determine that the pinnacle has been achieved. Yet without f... 11/26/2008