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Hunting in Zimbabwe Set to Beat Levels Before Pandemic Struck The $100 million sector sees sales growing 15% this year Nation offers 500 licenses to tourists to kill elephants Zimbabwe’s hunting industry expects to attract more visitors this year than before the coronavirus pandemic, even as the war in Ukraine and other economic challenges weigh on numbers. The hunting season, currently underway in the southern African nation, is experiencing “exponential growth” from traditional markets including the US, Emmanuel Fundira, president of the Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe, said by phone from Harare on Monday. Revenues are forecast to be 15% higher this year than the $100 million earned before the pandemic, Fundira said. The bounce back will help the industry recover from the freezing of global travel in 2020 as governments shut down borders to contain the virus. The lack of revenue made it difficult to sustain wilderness areas, villages and animals. Hunting is expecting to lu

Post: 5 December 09:24

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Nevada hunters make positive impact on rural economies Nevada hunters help local economies through their hunting dollars. A new study conducted by the University of Nevada, Reno (UN-R) in collaboration with the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) analyzed data from 2020 and looked at the amount of money spent on travel and hunting expenses as well as hunting-related expenses like all-terrain vehicles, firearms, ammunition and campers, according to a press release. The conclusion? Big money comes from big game and upland game hunters, which positively impacts rural communities where “wildlife is plentiful,” particularly in Elko, White Pine and Lincoln counties. In 2020, hunters spent about $380 million on hunting in Nevada. And the spending was nearly identical to that in 2019, meaning that the COVID-19 pandemic did little to deter the amount of money spent and the number of hunters who hunted. Researchers worked with NDOW to collect expenditures via a survey sent to 2,000 hunters,

Post: 17 October 09:53

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WHEN TO DRAW One of the biggest obstacles when staring down a big whitetail is deciding when to draw. There is no easy answer. First, consider the buck’s travel path. It doesn’t do much good to draw if his current path doesn’t have the potential to bring him by your stand. Drawing too early often means you’ll have to let down your string — something that creates a lot of movement. Second, look at the buck’s speed. If he’s moving briskly (most often during the rut) and you expect him to pass through a shooting lane soon, the top priority is to draw and be ready. If he’s taking his time, then so should you. Drawing undetected is a big first step, but obstacles remain. You still have to send an arrow to a rather small target through space often cluttered with branches and leaves. Identify openings that could present shot opportunities ahead of time.

Post: 29 September 08:41

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Fishing in Sweden Fishing in Sweden in its 100,000 lakes, wild waterways and along the coast is a trip of a lifetime. Come hook a salmon, trout or Arctic char. Sweden’s biggest lake is Lake Vänern (south west) at around 5,600 square kilometres surface area. It’s so big it has its own weather system, and an archipelago of some 20,000 islands. If you’re thinking that this creates fantastic angling possibilities you’d be right; you can go trolling for landlocked salmon and trout, pike and zander. Southern Sweden features mostly lowland lakes holding pike, zander and perch and coarse species. As you travel northwards, the landscape changes; more rugged, hilly and forest carpeted with thousands of lakes holding pike, perch and carp in the far south, as well as brown trout, grayling and zander. As you approach the tree line in northern Sweden, where the giant spruce forests end, Arctic tundra, meadows, glaciers and towering mountain peaks take over. Up here the lakes are full of brown tr

Post: 20 May 21:43

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How to Make Pemmican f you’ve ever had a meat or jerky bar made of finely chopped dried meat and perhaps berries, you may be familiar with pemmican. Pemmican consists of lean, dried meat – usually beef nowadays, but bison, deer, and elk were common back in the day) which is crushed to a powder and mixed with an equal amount of hot, rendered fat, usually beef tallow. Sometimes crushed, dried berries are added as well. For long periods of time, people can subsist entirely on pemmican, drawing on the fat for energy and the protein for strength, and glucose, when needed. Vihljamur Stefansson, eminent anthropologist and arctic explorer, went on three expeditions into the Alaskan tundra during the first quarter of the 20th century. His discoveries – including the “blond” Inuit and previously uncharted Arctic lands – brought him renown on the world stage. People were fascinated by his approach to travel and exploration, the way he thrust himself fully into the native Inuit cultures he encoun

Post: 15 May 15:55

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5 Awesome North American Combo Hunts North American hunters are fortunate. We get access to many different game species within our 50 states and 10 provinces. From gobbling turkeys to snarling grizzly bears, tons of potential hunting adventures exist. If you’re willing and able to travel and have a hunting budget, there’s enough opportunity right here in the homeland to keep you busy for a lifetime. Some of the best trips provide opportunity for multiple species, too. Combo hunts are ideal when you have a burning desire to hunt a few different game species, but can’t afford or fit in multiple hunting trips in one season. Further, your odds of success increase if the two species basically share the same habitat; you’ll likely encounter one species if you don’t encounter the other. These adventure-rich combos are trips most hunters can pull off with a modest budget, and without years of tedious planning. https://www.realtree.com/big-game-hunting/articles/5-awesome-north-american-combo-h

Post: 14 April 00:04

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In Kazakhstan, you can hunt ibex in different places. To combine hunting with maral and roe deer, we choose the Dzungarian Alatau region. All this at the beginning of the season. For those looking only for ibex or ibex with exceptional trophy qualities, we recommend the region on the border with 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan - Granitogorsk - and hunting in a colder period - October-December. ⛰ The mountains simply go into the sky and only perseverance and a reliable team of guides help. We had a whole day's trek. From dawn to dusk, including an ascent of 4000 m. Almost the entire way on foot. But depending on the weather and other conditions, horses are also used. Minus 5.5 thousand calories per day, 25-28 km of travel. And the inclusion of the final 💪 moral and volitional on the descent. The ibex is bagged, happy with the trophy, but most of all ➡️ proud and pleased with himself! Such overcomings are remembered for a lifetime. For Larry, it was truly the hunt of a lifetime! ❗️ The area is bein

Post: 23 October 09:40

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While I’ve been blessed to travel North America in search of big whitetails, I live and hunt mostly in Kentucky. But, growing up, I didn’t have enough access to let properties soak until gun season. I only had one or two places to go, and I wanted to hunt. I’m more avid about bowhunting than gun hunting anyway. So, it just never made sense to not hunt at the earliest opportunity. Then, in 2015, I started leasing another property, which gave me additional access here at home. Since then, except for a few seasons, the practice has been to leave the property unhunted until rifle season in November. My anecdotal theory is that whitetails will get pressured by neighboring bowhunters, which will push deer onto the lease, ultimately “stacking” deer onto it for gun season. Furthermore, if I or another lease member happen to pressure a mature deer once gun season opens, it’s less likely to vacate the area given that the rut is already in motion. Interestingly, studies show bucks are less lik

Post: 26 December 18:06

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Hunting Perch with Waterfowl Calls From mid-winter through ice-out, Devils Lake guide Jason Feldner “hunts” perch with a system he says can’t be beat. Relying on highly detailed GPS mapping and electronics, signs from Mother Nature and a ‘three call’ system, Feldner quickly locates and ices big perch, day-in-day-out. “When it comes to finding fish, you’ve gotta key in on slight 1-foot depth contours—especially for perch. In mid- and late winter, a good place to start is that 8- to 15-foot range,” says Feldner. Like birds following a migration path, perch slowly travel specific depth contours from mid-winter through late ice to reach their spring spawning areas. “If you can’t get right on those one-foot contours and follow the perch, you’re gonna have a tough time staying on the action,” says Feldner. But to get the contour right, sink an Aqua-Vu camera, and you’ll spy a stockyard of yellow, green and black bars moving amidst swarms of shrimp. “That’s what I try to put my clients on

Post: 17 September 18:23

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Deer hunting in Russia With a rich and at times tumultuous history stretching back centuries, the land of the tsars is a fascinating land to explore. Russia is a biggest country in the world and covers up to 1/8 of the Earth’s land surface. This expansive area allows it to neighbour more countries than anywhere else on earth, as well as touch twenty-two bodies of water and hold twelve seas within its borders. Most of the country has a continental climate with distinct periods of warm and cold weather that increases as you travel east. Temperatures for Moscow and St. Petersburg range from highs of 32 C in the summer to lows of -25 C in the winter. 320 mammal species and about 730 bird species inhabit Russia. Hunting is allowed for about 60 mammal species and 70 bird species. Come and hunt Red Stag and Sika Deer (Axis) with us – you will bring home a great trophy and unforgettable memories. A visa is required to visit Russia. It can be obtained at the nearest Embassy or Consulate.

Post: 16 September 18:39

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Trophy hunting: Import ban While the tourist season is in full swing, animal welfare NGOs around the globe call for a ban on hunting trophy imports. Special attention is given to the U.S. and EU travellers, who are the major clients of modern taxidermists. In a joint position manifesto 137 conservation and animal protection organisations from all around the world, including 45 NGOs from the African continent, took a stand against trophy hunting and urged lawmakers to ban imports. “Trophy hunting stands out among the worst forms of wildlife exploitation and is neither ethical nor sustainable. In the face of the man-made global biodiversity crisis, it is unacceptable that exploitation of wildlife simply for acquiring a hunting trophy is still permitted and that trophies can still be legally imported. It is high time that governments end this detrimental practice” Mona Schweizer, Ph.D., from Pro Wildlife said. The statistics point to a huge ongoing crisis in the field of animal conser

Post: 18 July 11:17

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Big Game Hunting Hunting in Africa Big Game - is for many the very essence of hunting in Africa. Big Game does not just mean big animals, but big challenges and experiences. Technically speaking by far the most hunting in Africa is actually Big Game Hunting. Even many species of antilope are actually classed as big game. However if is first and foremost The Big Five, that one thinks about when the conversation turns to big game hunting. Lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhinoceros have been the great attraction for Big Game hunters travelling to Africa on safari for centuries, and they still are. While it is true that hunting for rhino is perhaps not once what it once was, as today this species is highly protected and surrounded by a great deal of security, the remaining species can still be hunted in the wild African bush - with all the wonderful experiences that this brings with it. Generally speaking it is only in the areas where hunting outfitters operate that the increasing lev

Post: 5 December 09:30

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Jamaica Inn calls time on 100 years of hunts meeting on its land This article is more than 1 year old Cornish pub used in Daphne du Maurier novel says there are no pluses, just minuses to hunt visits A pub that was the setting for a novel by Daphne du Maurier has banned hunts from meeting on its land after 100 years of the practice. The Jamaica Inn in Cornwall – immortalised in the 1936 novel of the same name about smuggling – announced the decision after the East Cornwall Hunt invited the Beaufort Hunt to meet there on Saturday, a move the pub called “extremely ill-advised”. Both hunts said the venue on Bodmin Moor, its staff and customers had been targeted by “activists” online. The Jamaica Inn, which was built in 1750 as a coaching inn for travellers, wrote on Facebook that it had never supported hunting but had allowed “hunts to start from the inn because of the 100-year tradition of doing so”. It said: “Last Saturday the local hunt invited the Beaufort Hunt to join their usua

Post: 24 November 09:10

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The Yellowstone Travelers, Wandering an unexpected path. Through the seasons of rain amongst the greens, bright sunshine of warmth, fallen leaves of gold, and darkness housed in cold, they step with heavy hooves of history across a vast forested ecosystem reserved for them; their home and their recovery. Here, even what's for us, remains for them. This protected world stretches for nearly 3,500 square miles across these mountains, an almost entirely untouched wilderness. Below, a short 142 miles of pavement carves a Grand Loop where most of Yellowstone's human visitors can be found. But even these 142 miles belong to the wild residents, and they will often use them as they please. This is, of course, the path of least resistance, and they recognize it as such. Make no mistake, the iconic bison herds of Yellowstone are never forced to use these paved miles. They use them simply because they want to, not because they have to. These are fascinating moments of unique circumstance, and I

Post: 18 April 09:21

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Hunting in Johannesburg: Geography, Hunting Associations, and Ethical Access to Game Geography and Natural Setting in Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic powerhouse, is a dense urban environment with little to no natural hunting grounds. However, its central location offers quick access to surrounding provinces like Limpopo, North West, and the Free State. These nearby regions host a variety of game farms and private hunting lands, making Johannesburg a key administrative and logistical hub for hunters traveling to the bush. Hunting Population structure The hunting community in Johannesburg includes a mix of first-time hunters, experienced professionals, families, youth participants, and international safari enthusiasts. Due to the city’s strict firearm regulations and lack of public game areas, most hunters are affiliated with formal associations or clubs that offer structure, legal support, and access to ethical hunting opportunities. Hunting Specifics Johannesbu

Post: 24 July 11:02

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Hunting in APULIA: Clubs, Laws and Legislation, Communities and Demographics. From Wild Boar Hunts to Flamingo-Filled Wetlands Apulia (Puglia in Italian), located in the southeastern part of Italy, is a region rich in natural beauty and diverse wildlife, making it a prime destination for hunters. From its rolling hills and fertile plains to its extensive coastline, Apulia offers a variety of hunting experiences. It is a crucial stopover for migratory birds traveling between Europe and Africa. This article provides a detailed guide to hunting in Apulia, covering its geographical features, hunting traditions, regulations, and more. Geographical and Natural Features for Hunting Apulia’s diverse landscapes provide ideal habitats for a wide range of game species: Hills and Plains: The Murge Plateau and Tavoliere delle Puglie are rich in hares, pheasants, and partridges. Coastal Areas: The Adriatic and Ionian coastlines attract waterfowl, particularly in wetlands like the Saline di Margh

Post: 20 May 10:56

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Hunting in FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA: Clubs and Community, Legislation and Hunter Seasons. Waterfowl Hunting Geographic and Natural Features of the Region from a Hunting Perspective Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located in northeastern Italy, is characterized by a great variety of landscapes: mountains, hills, plains, and a short coastline. The Carnic and Julian Alps offer ideal habitats for deer, roe deer, chamois, and ibex, while the plains and hilly areas are rich in hares, pheasants, and foxes. The region is also marked by numerous watercourses, such as the Tagliamento and Isonzo rivers, which support waterfowl populations. Friuli Venezia Giulia is a prime waterfowl hunting destination in Italy, thanks to its wetlands, coastal lagoons, and river valleys that attract a diverse range of migratory birds. With its strategic location in northeastern Italy, the region serves as an important stopover for waterfowl traveling along the Adriatic Flyway. The forests of spruce and beech are particularl

Post: 13 May 12:24

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Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey. Small animals are hunted; squirrels and rabbits often fall prey to these birds. Two traditional terms are used to describe a person involved in falconry: a "falconer" flies a falcon; an "austringer" (Old French origin) keeps Goshawks and uses accipiters for hunting. In modern falconry, the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), and the peregrine falcon (Falco perigrinus) are some of the more commonly used birds of prey. The practice of hunting with a conditioned falconry bird is also called "hawking" or "gamehawking", although the words hawking and hawker have become used so much to refer to petty traveling traders, that the terms "falconer" and "falconry" now apply to most use of trained birds of prey to catch game. However, many contemporary practitioners still use these words in their original meaning.

Post: 31 August 22:32

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So simple, so neighborly ...you can cross the bridge over the thundering Victoria Falls from 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe to 🇿🇲 Zambia! ‼️ If you have always dreamed of traveling around Africa and feel a passion for photo safaris, watching wild animals and nature in different parts of the world, then we invite you to visit two countries at once in one tour. 🛩 Fly to Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls. Stay in the old colonial-style Victoria Falls Hotel and enjoy the views of the falls from the Zimbabwean side. Right after the bridge over the falls dividing Zimbabwe and Zambia, you can cross to the city of Livingstone and see the natural beauty from the opposite side. The equally old Royal Livingstone Hotel 🏨 on the Zambian side of the falls offers its guests not only luxury accommodation, but also many interesting activities, as well as unlimited access to the falls and the national park along the banks of the Zambezi River. We organize unforgettable photo safaris, flights over the falls, walks along t

Post: 21 April 11:03

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New Zealand: the perfect trip The more difficult the route and the further away the point on the map, the more carefully you prepare for the trip. And more often than not, expectations from a new place are too high. But not in the case of a trip to 🇳🇿New Zealand! This place cannot be overestimated. The beauty of nature, comfort, high standard of living, culture, service. Everything here 💯 is incredibly 💯 enjoyable! Hunting is also a mix of wild open hunting for local mountain tare and chamois and hunting on a farm for deer - red deer, wapiti, fallow deer, white-tailed and wild sheep. You can either run around the ⛰mountains in fair pursuit, or pick up beautiful antlers for a qualifying trophy down on the 🏞 plain. Tastes and goals are different. In New Zealand, everything will be selected so that you will definitely like it. 👉 We strongly recommend leaving a few days for traveling around the islands 🏝 and fjords. You will have something to tell your grandchildren! 💬 write

Post: 11 March 14:41

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9 Ways to Ruin Your Outfitted Hunt A multi-thousand-dollar hunt is something to take seriously while still enjoying a great time. Here’s how to behave yourself Outfitted hunts can be very exciting. I’ve done several of them, and most were with salt-of-the-earth folks who respected one another and had a great time. But I’ve shared a couple of camps with chest-thumping types who cussed and drank more than they hunted. It ruined an otherwise great atmosphere. Have you ever been on an outfitted hunt and experienced someone or several people acting foolishly? Did it negatively affect your hunt time in camp? For that matter, have you been the annoying or disrespectful guy or gal in camp? You want to have a good time on an outfitted hunt, but it’s important to follow some common-sense guidelines, too. These are some of the big ones. 1. Keeping Others Awake After traveling a great distance and paying thousands, who wants to be kept awake by someone is talking loudly and slamming doors? Out

Post: 31 August 10:50

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4 Tips to Prevent and Treat Snakebites in Dogs Do You Know How to Keep Your Dog Safe from Snakes? A dog encounters all sorts of hazards in the field when you open the crate, drop the tailgate and start hunting. Venomous snakes are but one. Some states around the country present a more perilous scenario for such interactions, while others provide less. Ways to prevent and treat snake bites, shared courtesy of Purina Pro Plan, follow: 1. Know Before You Go Familiarize yourself with the types of snakes native to the area in which you live or are traveling to for a hunt or field trial. Learn which species of venomous snakes are present, the habitats they prefer, and their “personalities.” 2. Snakeproof Your Dog Although you can’t completely eliminate the risk of a snakebite, you can prepare your dog to react to an offensive strike by enrolling him or her in a snake-avoidance clinic. This training conditions a dog to give any snake he or she encounters via sight, smell or sound the widest

Post: 19 July 10:37

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3 Top States for DIY Big Buck Hunters These three stops all have over-the-counter tags and great potential for shooting a trophy buck For a Do-It-Yourself hunter, nothing beats the simplicity of traveling to another state, buying a deer tag over the counter, and then going to the woods. There are plenty of places for us DIYers to hunt like that and probably get a shot at a deer, too. But not as many have strong trophy potential. A 2 1/2-year-old 8-pointer is cream of the crop for most public-land hunting in states like New York, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania. If your personal standards are a bit higher than that — maybe you’re after 3 1/2-year and older bucks — you might be facing long odds in most OTC states, at least on public lands. But shooting a mature buck on public land is within the realm of possibility in a few places, for hardworking hunters. These three states — all with OTC tags —have proven that they can regularly produce mature deer, and have some good public hunting to bo

Post: 8 August 21:28

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6 AMAZING PLACES TO GO FRESHWATER FISHING IN NORWAY If you love fishing and you want to go on an adventure you should definitely consider traveling to Norway, where you will find some of the best freshwater fishing in the entire world. You can fish on crystal clear lakes, in the middle of the wilderness, or in the middle of the night when the sun never falls. The fish are huge and the rivers are wonderful. Stay in the middle of nowhere, or you can stay in the city and drive out to the lakes every day. There are so many choices to choose from and you will have an experience you will never forget. Let’s look at some of the most magical places in the country you should think about visiting. Hardangervidda Mountain Plateau This area is a fantastic place to fish and it’s actually one of the best places to catch trout in Europe. It also happens to have Europe’s largest stock of reindeer, so no doubt you will bump into some on your adventures. There are some cabins you can stay in if you

Post: 1 June 11:44

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By Frank Gentile, Hopewell, N.Y. It was October 2011, and I was back in my Chevy Tahoe on my way to another hunt. This time, instead of my son, I was traveling with my hunting buddies. My buddies and I had been on plenty of trips together before but never to Texas! Between the four of us and gear for six (two of our team opted to fly from New York to San Antonio), every single spare inch of space in the truck had been utilized. With each of us taking turns driving, we made it to Texas in about 20 hours. We got dinner and hotel rooms in Texarkana, and were back on the road early the next morning. With a day to spare before we were due at our hunting camp in Hondo, Texas, we headed south with plans to enjoy the city of San Antonio along the way. In San Antonio, we explored the Alamo, the River Walk and the Buckhorn Saloon and Texas Ranger Museum. What a great city! Our first order of business after arriving at the camp the next morning was to make sure that our rifles were on target.

Post: 22 November 14:38

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Reisen von Churchill und Hemingway Safari war in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts im Allgemeinen ein teures Vergnügen und konnte sich nur Vertreter der entsprechenden Klasse leisten. „Winterheim für Aristokraten“ heißt das moderne Kenia auf einem jahrhundertealten Werbeplakat. Allein ein Jagdschein in Britisch-Ostafrika kostete bis zu 50 £. Auf moderne Preise umgerechnet sind das vier- bis sechstausend Pfund Sterling. So viel verdiente ein erfahrener Trader in fast sechs Monaten. Winston Churchill neben seiner Trophäe Winston Churchill neben seiner Trophäe Foto: winstonchurchill.org In Abessinien (dem heutigen Äthiopien), den deutschen und portugiesischen Kolonien war die Situation ungefähr gleich, nur die Menge konnte unterschiedlich sein. Eine Ausnahme bildete Frankreich, auf dessen Territorium man gegen eine geringe Gebühr für den Import und das Tragen von Waffen unkontrolliert jagen konnte. Eine einmonatige Safari für eine Person würde weitere 70–100 £ kosten. In diesem Bet

Post: 16 January 17:44

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Travis “T-Bone” Turner — how the archery legend and star of Bone Collector lives and hunts Travis Turner, widely known by his nickname T-Bone, is a legend in the world of bow hunting and one of the most popular hunting bloggers in the United States. He is a professional archer with the title of ASA World Champion, a media personality, TV presenter, entrepreneur, and mentor to thousands of hunters around the world. Bow hunting is T-Bone's calling card Travis Turner became famous for his outstanding archery skills. His preference is bow hunting for white-tailed deer, where he uses subtle strategies and precise distance calculations. He prefers to hunt at a distance of 50–60 yards, using Hoyt bows, carefully assembled arrows (up to 500 grains), and specialized sights. His passion for archery makes him an expert in the intricacies of bow equipment setup. Where does T-Bone Turner hunt? Travis Turner's main hunting base is in Trup County, Georgia, where he owns a 27-acre plot of land. T

Post: 23 June 09:52

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Leupold LTO Tracer Pocket Thermal Imager Review I recently had the opportunity to test out the Leupold LTO Tracer Pocket Thermal Imager, and I must say, my experience with it has been largely positive. As a hunting enthusiast and outdoor adventurer, I've used various thermal imagers before, and the LTO Tracer brings some unique features to the table that impressed me. Build Quality and Design: The first thing that stands out about the LTO Tracer is its compact design. It fits comfortably in the palm of your hand, making it incredibly portable for those long treks in the wilderness. Weighing in at just around 8 ounces, it’s lightweight enough that it won’t weigh you down. The build quality is robust, feeling durable yet elegant, which is what I expect from a brand like Leupold. The materials used seem resistant to wear and tear, and the rubberized exterior offers a solid grip, even in wet conditions. Image Quality: The thermal resolution of 160 x 120 pixels provides a decent level

Post: 23 November 11:26

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When it rains, it pours: Bangladesh wildlife trade booms during monsoon The illegal wildlife trade in Bangladesh increases during the wet season due to a shortage of livelihoods and poor surveillance, a study has found. Killing and trading wildlife has been illegal in Bangladesh since 2012, but a culture of hunting means the problem still persists, wildlife officials say. Wildlife markets trade in animals and parts from species such as tigers and crocodiles, with the more lucrative end of the trade thriving in areas with a weak law enforcement presence and close proximity to a seaport or airport. Efforts to tackle the trade are limited by law enforcement restrictions, with the Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU) lacking the authority to arrest suspects and reliant on local agencies for investigations and legal action. DHAKA — It’s the monsoon season in Bangladesh, where the annual rains are both a boon for farmers and a worry for many living in flood-prone areas. For the country’s wild

Post: 8 December 09:16

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Pulsar XP50 Trail LRF Thermal Scope Review I've had the opportunity to use the Pulsar XP50 Trail LRF thermal scope, and I would like to share my honest thoughts on its performance and features. First and foremost, the image quality of the XP50 Trail is exceptional. The 640x480 resolution sensor provides crisp and clear images, even in low-light conditions. The ability to detect animals at significant distances is impressive, making it an invaluable tool for hunters and outdoor enthusiasts who rely on thermal imaging. The integrated laser rangefinder is a standout feature. It allows you to quickly and accurately gauge distances, which is crucial for accurate shot placement. This capability enhances the overall usability of the scope and ensures you can make informed decisions during your hunts. The design of the XP50 Trail is solid and robust, built to withstand various environmental conditions. Whether you're navigating through rain or snow, the scope's weather-resistant construct

Post: 26 November 11:50

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England and Wales law on foxhunting unworkable, says police chief Trail hunts used as a loophole for unlawful chasing and killing of animals, Matt Longman tells campaigners England’s most senior police officer on foxhunting has said the law on the crime is not working because it permits trail hunts that have become a “smokescreen” for the continued illegal persecution of animals. Ch Supt Matt Longman, the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead on foxhunting, was speaking at the launch of a coalition against illegal hunting led by the League Against Cruel Sports and backed by more than 30 charities including the RSPCA. Longman, the police commander for Plymouth, said: “The Hunting Act is not working effectively and illegal hunting is still common practice.” Under the act, hunting mammals with hounds is banned but trail hunts using the scent of animals are allowed to take place. Longman said hunts were using trail hunts as a loophole to carry on hunting foxes and other animals. He said:

Post: 20 November 09:16

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Setup trail cameras around major summer food sources (more on this below) and on trails to those food sources. Find tips on how to hang trail cameras properly, here. Trail camera pictures are only as useful as you make them. At the most basic level, they tell you if nice bucks are around. But what you’re really trying to figure out is where those nice bucks are heading, where they’re coming from, and where they might be vulnerable. To do that, you’ve got to really read the pictures, not just flip through them. For example, look to see if one of your target bucks is hanging out with a bachelor group of smaller bucks. That way, even if you don’t keep getting photos of the big buck, but capture shots of the smaller bucks, you can still gamble on the big buck’s general whereabouts (some of the wariest bucks are good at avoiding cameras). Years ago I got a trail camera shot of a buck with muddy legs. That told me he probably crossed a nearby swamp before coming out to feed. https://www.yo

Post: 16 December 17:06

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Review of the Pulsar Trail XQ 38 LRF Thermal Scope with Innomount Picatinny Weaver Mount I recently had the opportunity to test out the Pulsar Trail XQ 38 LRF thermal scope, which I mounted using the Innomount Picatinny Weaver mount. As a passionate outdoors enthusiast and a hunter, I have always been on the lookout for reliable thermal optics that can perform exceptionally well, especially during low-light conditions. Here’s my detailed take on the product, highlighting the pros and cons. Pros: Excellent Thermal Sensitivity: The Pulsar Trail XQ 38 features outstanding thermal sensitivity, allowing me to detect heat signatures at significant distances. This is particularly useful for spotting game or locating potential threats in complete darkness. The image clarity provided by the 384x288 resolution is impressive and doesn’t disappoint. Integrated Laser Rangefinder: The built-in laser rangefinder is a game changer. It allows for quick and accurate distance measurements, which is

Post: 23 December 22:13

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