Archive for August, 2009
Flashback: 9 Year Old Bags 41 Point Buck
August 30, 2009 DeerOne more week until rifle season opens in South Carolina, so if you aren’t juiced enough, here’s what to get that heart racing…. Remember this monster? The story was the young tyke took this buck in Oklahoma in 2007 and there was talk of Cabela’s offering $150,000 for the trophy. Adding an interesting twist was [...]
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Albino Buck – Unboxing Photos
August 28, 2009 DeerThis oddball made the rounds back in ’07. No way he grew up to be a 9 point anywhere other than a farm. As strange as he looks, I can’t help but wonder about the cardboard box – either the missus didn’t want blood on the driveway or someone did a helluva packing job.
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Gear Review: Sunbrella
August 26, 2009 Gear Review*Doubletough note: the following is reprinted from Sunbrella.com and the author is my older brother, pictured above on the right. Hal’s Sunbrella Supreme T-Top Editor’s note: Hal is a Sunbrella believer and also heads up our marketing efforts at Glen Raven. Here’s his experience with Sunbrella on his father’s boat. My love of the water came from [...]
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Bubba Setting His Sights
August 24, 2009 Deer, SightingsDoubletough contributor Bubba Enget of Devils Lake, North Dakota passed along these trailcam photos taken this summer. After seeing deer activity in a field behind his house, he set up the camera to see if anything interesting was walking. Looks like a good season ahead! More photos after the jump.
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Gone Fishing
August 18, 2009 Fishing, SightingsDoubletough contributor Beach Billy forwarded this photos from a client who was in Alaska earlier this year on a salmon fishing trip. Lots of bear sightings, wolf, eagles and more, see the photos and the story after the jump.
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Wile E. Coyote Bites The Dust
August 16, 2009 Campfire Stories, SightingsIf you’ve ever seen Pikes Peak Raceway south of Colorado Springs, you would understand how this wayward coyote found his way onto the track. Located between the Springs and Pueblo, it’s pretty much in the middle of nowhere and deer sightings are frequent along the nearby interstate. Check out the story after the jump from [...]
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White Marlin Are For Sissies
August 14, 2009 FishingWhat happens when a Tarheel enters a white marlin tournament? Broken records, that’s what. Robert Farris of Charlotte, North Carolina took three hours to land this 1,062 pound blue marlin during last week’s White Marlin Tournament in Ocean City, Maryland, breaking the state record set in 1989 by 120 pounds.
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Fawn Fond Of Horses
August 4, 2009 SightingsThis yearling deer wandered from his mother to visit a couple neighbors. No story on how the introduction went, but the photos tell the story. After a few minutes, the horses left the doe returned to gather up the fawn. More photos after the jump.
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