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Dogs Help Heal Combat Veterans

by admin on November 27, 2010

By Howard Altman | Tampa Tribune Everywhere Mike Jernigan goes, Brittani, his 51/2-year-old goldador, is sure to follow. Around his St. Petersburg house. To classes at the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg campus. On airplanes. Jernigan, 32, is blind. He’s had reconstructive surgery on his right hand and his left knee. He relies on [...]

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The Bedell Buck

November 22, 2010

By Dan Bedell Joe invited me to bowhunt with him on Wednesday, November 11th. Prior to that, a buddy stopped by my shop and told me about some New York based deer scents he’d been using that had been very effective for him. He suggested I use some of their scent the next time I [...]

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A Brisk Illinois Morning

November 11, 2010

By: Corey Suter On November 7, 2010, I stepped out of the truck to a brisk Illinois morning with a south wind and 39 degrees. Due to the openness of the ground, I was forced to make my approach to my stand by using what little terrain was available, slipping down a small valley in [...]

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Teaching Kids the Sport of Waterfowling

August 31, 2010

By: Jason Patterson This month we are going to talk about some of the blessings of the earth, children of course! A lot of us have children of our own and we all know the battles of life that face today’s generation and future generations for that matter. Kids today are very different from past [...]

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Iraq Dog Comes Home Traumatized

August 4, 2010

By DAN ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Gina was a playful 2-year-old German shepherd when she went to Iraq as a highly trained bomb-sniffing dog with the military, conducting door-to-door searches and witnessing all sorts of noisy explosions. She returned home to Colorado cowering and fearful. When her handlers tried [...]

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The Florida Bird Dog Basics

July 28, 2010

By Carolee Anita Boyles Part 1: Retrieving Dogs A good bird dog is a truly awesome animal. Here in Florida, one can make dove hunting easier and quail hunting possible. Bird dogs are divided into three main categories, with a number of breeds in each. These categories include retrieving dogs, which fetch birds from where [...]

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Breeding Population Survey Released

July 7, 2010

July 2, 2010 Editors: For immediate release. For additional information, contact John Devney at 888-987-3695, Ext. 218. Breeding Population Survey Released U.S. Continues to Attract Majority of Nesting Ducks Bismarck, N.D.–The 56th edition of the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey, released today by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service, [...]

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Josh Grossenbacher’s Day in the Woods

April 21, 2010

Here is a picture of an Eastern harvested this morning April 1, 2010 by Josh Grossenbacher, Zink Calls Turkey Products Manager, on Private property in Mullins, SC. The Tom was a solid 3 year old bird at 21 lbs, 1″ spurs that had a 5”, 7″, and 10 1/2″ triple beard. Congratulations Josh

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Florida Deer Management Program Update

April 3, 2010

As someone who has hunting privileges in Florida we thought you may be interested in the following information. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a Strategic Plan for Deer Management in Florida: 2008-2018 on February 2008. FWC’s Deer Management Program has been working since to initiate high priority components of the strategic [...]

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FWC: Deer hunters get better-aligned zones, season dates

February 19, 2010

Contact: Tony Young (850-488-7867) The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) passed new rules Wednesday affecting deer hunters, beginning with the 2010-11 season. The new rules modified zone boundaries and season dates for deer hunting on private property. “These changes will better align the deer hunting seasons with the rut and are intended to [...]

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