When I started my research on this topic, I figured establishing direct communication with someone from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources might be difficult. With some knowledge of how the IDNR operates, I started with an informal email and within about an hour I had a missed call and a voice mail. It was nice to see […]
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Over the last several years deer hunters in Illinois have noticed a declining deer herd. They have begun to wonder “where have all the deer gone.” Some theories on the declining numbers are wild and outlandish while others are well rooted and scientific. Shootingtime.com was contacted about the subject of deer culling by a concerned and
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In today’s world, you don’t have to look far to find a game call company that makes an electronic call. Most of them are remote control and come with all the sounds you need for a successful coyote hunt.If you’re looking to buy one (and they are a little pricy) there are a few things to
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According to www.dictionary.com, cull means “to choose, select or pick”. In other words, deer culling is when a human decides which animal is being taken from the herd. By definition, deer culling is not much different from hunting. Why use Deer Culling? There are a few reasons why a deer herd would be culled: Herd Reduction Deer
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On February 8th, 2015, Alex Wifler won the biggest archery tournament of his life, the 2015 Vegas Shoot. It didn’t come easy though. After 3 days of shooting, the field of 262 archers was narrowed down to only 17. The remaining archers earned the right to move on by scoring 900 of a possible 900 points. In the
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Friday morning, a shocking discovery was made outside Morris, Illinois. A female Gray Timberwolf was discovered dead alongside a road by a father and son while they were driving to a controlled pheasant hunt at the Erianna Hunt Club. On their way to the club, the son spotted what appeared to be a large dead coyote alongside
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For the past several years I have been talking about getting out west for antelope hunting with archery tackle. With time and money working against me, it had just never lined up for me to make that trip possible. Over that stretch of time, I had done a lot of research on antelope populations in different
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Matthew McConaughey has come under attack recently by blood sucking news groups like TMZ because of his involvement in a high fence hunting operation. High fence hunting has been going on for many years and is a often criticized so I would like to explain my thoughts on this topic. What is High Fence Hunting? The first
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Growing up as a little boy and learning the ropes of hunting from my father has been a journey that plays over and over in my head every single day of my life. Lessons learned afield, in my eyes, will bring a man far closer to the man amidst the pearly gates than that of
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This guy, Lars Andersen a.k.a. the world’s fastest archer, is just amazing and this video is pretty damn cool. The technique he uses is something that I would have never thought of. Lars Andersen has spent quite a bit of time researching the ancient art of archery and perfecting the ancient style of “speed shooting.” His
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