Archive for February, 2010
No Overnight Camping
February 27, 2010 SightingsThe story goes that the Arizona Game & Fish Department set up these water tanks in the White Tank Mountain Recreation Park, about twenty miles west of Phoenix. Mountain lions had been seen in the area and the idea was to draw them in to “monitor their activity” and perhaps attempt to get an idea [...]
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Hog Hunting Recap
February 24, 2010 Hog & BoarNothing gets me pumped like an email from my buddy in South Carolina that reads, “Want to go hog hunting this weekend?” That’s exactly what Doubletough contributor Ceth Land of Manning sent me earlier this month and not being one to turn down an invitation, I jumped on it. Waking up at 4:30 on the [...]
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Gear Review: Badlands Ultra Day Pack
February 22, 2010 Gear ReviewI’m a self-professed bag nut. Computer bags, luggage, briefcases, hunting packs, day packs, camera bags….I can’t get enough. That came to an abrupt end with the Badlands Ultra Day pack which I finally got my hands on in 2008. I say “finally” because I had hard time justifying paying the big bucks for another hunting [...]
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Everything’s Bigger In…Nebraska?
February 17, 2010 DeerWhen you’re from Texas, you have big expectations. Those expectations stick with you, even when you venture across the state line. A man’s gotta have standards, after all. Wesley O’Brien of Lexington, Texas drove 750 miles to Richardson County, Nebraska (as far southeast in the state as one can be) to hunt private property with [...]
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Have You Seen This Deer?
February 15, 2010 SightingsStrange goings’ on in the foothills of North Carolina. So strange in fact, a local paper has dedicated a page to mapping sightings of a piebald deer along with a contest to name the creature for a grand prize of ten dollars. Cleveland County, home of Bridges Barbeque in Shelby, is about an hour west [...]
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Southeastern Wildlife Expo, February 12-14 2010
February 12, 2010 AsidesLooking for something to do this weekend? Grab your coat and head to the South Carolina Lowcountry for the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition! You and over 40,000 others can enjoy one of the most anticipated shows of the year, featuring 500+ artists and exhibitors. I’ll be there as an exhibitor, showing off Anchorpoint and Trophy Score [...]
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Why My Wife Only Swims In Clear Water
February 9, 2010 Campfire StoriesMy wife was raised in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina but will not swim in the ocean. Sure, I’ve managed to coax her in but the slightest touch of seaweed, undulation of the bottom or, god forbid, she steps on a crab, and she is outta there. To much out there with teeth and she [...]
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Archery And The Nature Of Boys
February 7, 2010 Campfire StoriesI don’t typically read those really long emails that come through my mailbox but this one had just the right mix of explosions, Dukes of Hazzard references and similarities to my own childhood that I thought it would be entertaining. Enjoy your Super Sunday! Thanks to Doubletough member Aaron Enget. (Original author) This was sent [...]
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