Hunting Articles

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By Jimmy Cox @ Thursday, 3rd January 2008 @ 2:16 AM

The first thing to do before setting up any hunting camp is to ascertain whether camping is permitted. Most camps for hunting big game will be located on public lands such as the National Forests where camping is generally open to the public. WATER AND WOOD The two basic necessities for any big-game camp are a suitable supply of water and ample firewood. In the habitat of the larger species of big game, the water problem tends to solve itself. Moose, elk, caribou, and grizzly count... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By Scott Peters @ Tuesday, 25th December 2007 @ 4:50 PM

The fifth largest in Washington State, the Colockum Elk Herd is an important resource for the state. It provides a number of benefits, from cultural and aesthetic to recreational and economic, to a wide range of people, including recreationists like photographers and hunters, local communities, and Native American tribes. Maintaining this herd at a healthy population that does not interfere unduly with human activities, but can sustain itself, is an important service to the people of Washingto... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By Scott Peters @ Friday, 14th December 2007 @ 3:52 AM

The Blue Mountains Elk Herd is one of the ten herds that have been identified in the state of Washington. Population of this herd was at its highest during the late 1970s, when the herd consisted of around 6,500 elk. In the late 1980s, herd population began to decline, due to a number of factors, and the estimated population in 1999 was no more than 4,500. As the herd provides economic, recreational, cultural and aesthetic benefits to the state and to its residents, the decline in elk populat... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 6th December 2007 @ 2:08 PM

There are enough areas in the United States that have the animal resources capable of supporting hunting during all seasons of the year. While the hunter might not like the choices of game, they might consider hunting something totally foreign to them to be a nice change of pace. Most hunters like to hunt because they enjoy the thrill of tracking, and other hunters prefer to hunt to provide a different variety of meat for their dinner table. Some hunters prefer to hunt in their local fore... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By MIKE SELVON @ Wednesday, 5th December 2007 @ 4:18 PM

Hunting is an avid pastime enjoyed all over the world. Once it was used as a means of providing the family with fresh meat but has since become more of a sport than anything else. There are some groups that are vehemently opposed to hunting, stating cruelty to animals. In some parts of the world, overcrowding and a lack of food causes greater cruelty by starvation. Man has hunted since the beginnings of time and will continue to do so. Whether or not you are opposed to hunting, it remain... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By MIKE SELVON @ Tuesday, 4th December 2007 @ 10:26 PM

One reason that whitetail deer hunting can prove to be so difficult is the fact that the does are extremely careful about keeping their offspring hidden from predators. This results in the deer, even in maturity, being quite shy, nervous and overly cautious. Some hunters even claim that white tailed deer have ESP. As the story goes, the hunter was in the woods with the animal all around him. While some of the animal remained totally at ease and seemingly unaware of the hunter's prese... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By MIKE SELVON @ Tuesday, 4th December 2007 @ 5:40 PM

Ready to push yourself back from the desk and start enjoying the great outdoors again? Reclaim your former outdoor hobbies of hunting fishing and other outdoor interests that require physical activity. It's a great way to get yourself back into shape and get out of the house. Also, you can use these activities as a way to be alone with your spouse or your children and rediscover the fine art of conversation and conservation, without the outside interruptions of television, video gam... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By Scott Peters @ Monday, 3rd December 2007 @ 5:27 PM

The following was prepared by Patrick J. Miller and Scott M. McCorquodale, Ph.D. for the State of Washington: The Mount St. Helens Elk Herd is one of ten herds identified in the state. It is one of the most important elk herds in the state as it provides significant recreational, aesthetic, and economic benefit to the citizens of Washington. The purpose of this document is to provide direction for the management of the Mount St. Helens elk resource into the future. This is a 5-yea... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By MIKE SELVON @ Friday, 30th November 2007 @ 11:04 AM

If you're ready to put all of your hunting skills to the test, go after a whitetail deer. These animals are a true challenge to hunt and have challenged many hunters. They can smell you, hear you and are constantly on the lookout for danger. Sneaking up on a buck is a real feat, but if you know a few tricks, it can be done. Along with experience, you can use a good number of items and techniques on your hunts. First of all, a deer knows what you smell like. If they catch a whiff of w... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By MIKE SELVON @ Thursday, 29th November 2007 @ 3:29 PM

No one has to tell you that there is less time than ever to spend with your family. Between hectic work schedules, school schedules, extracurricular activities, sports and special events that one family member or another has obligations for, it is hard to find the time to even sit down to dinner at the same time. After weeks and months of this schedule, your family can start to lose touch with one another and that is when it is time to schedule some outdoor recreation for the whole famil... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By Scott Peters @ Tuesday, 27th November 2007 @ 11:14 PM

Before heading for the woods to pursue a prize deer or elk, it is important to become familiar with a contagious neurological disease that may affect the animals you are tracking. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) attacks small portions of the deer and elk population found in various states within the U.S. Once an animal becomes infected with the disease, the brain suffers a distinctive spongy deterioration. As a result, infected animals suffer an assortment of symptoms, including the loss of their ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By MIKE SELVON @ Tuesday, 27th November 2007 @ 5:58 PM

Are you an avid deer hunter, but want a new challenge? Take a look at the possibilities of hunting in your local deer park. This kind of a park is simply a state or county managed forest land that allows hunting in order to help keep the animal populations in check. There are predetermined areas where it is permissible to hunt and there are limits to how many of them you can take with you. This keeps the animal herds at healthy numbers and avoids overpopulation. When hunting white... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By MIKE SELVON @ Tuesday, 27th November 2007 @ 4:48 PM

Some people will tell you that they have had a rifle in their hands and went on hunting trips with their Dad or Grandfather when they were still very young. Others will say that they didn't get into the sport until they were much older. However, all will agree that it is both relaxing and the biggest adrenaline rush you can get. Since you don't need a large amount of equipment to go hunting, it also appeals to people on a budget. As well, the truly gadget happy will also be ove... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By Jim Brown @ Sunday, 25th November 2007 @ 4:05 PM

Just about every hunter that is worth their salt knows that they have to wear hunter orange every time they head to the forest to hunt. That is part of the rules and regulations that apply to hunters in all parts of the world, and hunters do not mind this requirement at all because it is a good safety practice and it makes good sense to do it if they want to be safe while hunting. Some hunters are unsure at times of the rules that pertain to which weapon that they can use to hunt because ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By Jim Brown @ Sunday, 25th November 2007 @ 12:34 AM

Hunters need a home base that they can return to after a day hunting deer in the woods. When returning the hunting camp, many hunters will keep a mental reminder of the area of land where they hunted the night before so that they can continue the quest for a trophy later that evening. If they were lucky enough to shoot a deer, they will naturally get a vehicle and return to pick the carcass up. On return to the hunting camp, they will usually spend time writing in their hunting journal ab... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By Jimmy Cox @ Saturday, 24th November 2007 @ 11:07 PM

If every item a big-game hunter needs on a ten-day hunt were tabulated on a strip of paper, the list would look as long as a polygamist's clothesline. However, when properly packed, the total duffel need be neither heavy nor bulky - if sensible items are chosen. Underwear, Pants, Shirts For warm-weather hunting, cotton underwear of the union-suit type is fine. The standard cotton shorts worn at home had best be left there. The big-game hunter needs the extra length both for co... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By Jimmy Cox @ Saturday, 24th November 2007 @ 7:43 PM

The familiar barnyard gobbler is the same species as the wild turkey. It has merely adapted itself, with the aid of man, to live with the other fowl of the farm rather than stay in woods where it first came from. Everybody knows what the barnyard turkey looks like, since he is the traditional bird of the Thanksgiving and Christmas table. The early explorers of our country depended upon him for many a main course at the family table. Yet, this bird in the wild state is perhaps the m... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By MIKE SELVON @ Friday, 23rd November 2007 @ 10:42 PM

Deer hunting is America's favorite pastime on the hunter's trail. To be a successful hunter, it's necessary to know that deer manage to stay alive by avoiding predators. They do this by using their sense of smell, hearing and their eyesight, to a lesser extent. They are naturally accustomed to hearing two kinds of sounds: natural and unnatural. The natural sounds are those of birds, the wind blowing through the trees, squirrels chattering or the grunts of a buck. The sound... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By MIKE SELVON @ Wednesday, 21st November 2007 @ 5:41 PM

While their populations are large, deer are still one of the most alternately frustrating and exhilarating game animals to hunt. One thing that makes this animal so difficult to get is twofold. Their sense of smell is so keen and their ability to communicate within the herd rapidly to warn them that danger is near, is razor sharp. It's easy to tell when you've been sniffed out in the literal sense, as they will raise their heads and point their noses in your direction. Whitetai... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Outdoors » Hunting | By MIKE SELVON @ Tuesday, 20th November 2007 @ 8:46 PM

Many outdoor activities involve some type of pain or discomfort. Perhaps a sunburn at the beach, mild frostbite when snow skiing or blisters while hiking. Naturally, these types of pain and discomfort are expected and usually the end result is worth all you had to endure. However, in the sport of bow hunting, archery, one may wonder if it is indeed worth it. Judge for yourself. Most hunters start hunting with guns, until someone comes along and talks them into trying bow hunting. Many tim... more...