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MAYBE THE BEST CAR FOR HUNTING – NEW MERCEDES-BENZ GRUMA HUNTER The Mercedes-Benz Gruma Hunter is a far more capable alternative, purpose-built for hunters and perhaps t

MAYBE THE BEST CAR FOR HUNTING – NEW MERCEDES-BENZ GRUMA HUNTER The Mercedes-Benz Gruma Hunter is a far more capable alternative, purpose-built for hunters and perhaps the best car for hunting. Clever appointments include a dog box in the bed, a gun compartment in the tailgate, an Aqua2Go mobile cleaning unit, and Lazer Lamps. To get you to your hunting location, the matte green beast boasts beefy off-road tires, a front-end winch, and added protection to the undercarriage. Not only does the paint job help the Gruma Hunter blend into its surroundings, but it helps it stand out when carving down the highway. If you’re interested, contact Gruma Hunter for customization and pricing details. And if you need something more – be sure to check 15 All-Terrain Vehicles.

Post: 7 June 14:58

Fox Hunting in Britain Fox hunting has been occurring in different guises worldwide for hundreds of years. Indeed the practise of using dogs with a keen sense of smell t

Fox Hunting in Britain Fox hunting has been occurring in different guises worldwide for hundreds of years. Indeed the practise of using dogs with a keen sense of smell to track prey has been traced back to ancient Egypt and many Greek and Roman influenced countries. However it is believed that the custom for a fox to be tracked, chased and often killed by trained hunting hounds (generally those with the keenest sense of smell known as ‘scent hounds’) and followed by the Master of the Foxhounds and his team on foot and horseback, originated from a Norfolk farmer’s attempt to catch a fox using farm dogs in 1534. Whilst foxes were widely regarded as vermin and farmers and other landowners had hunted the animals for many years as a form of pest control (both to curb their attacks on farm animals and for their highly prized fur) it wasn’t until the eighteenth century that fox hunting developed into it’s most modern incarnation and was considered a sport in its own right as a result of the decline in the UK’s deer population.

Post: 26 May 12:32

STUDY: BEING CLOSE TO NATURE REDUCES THE RISK OF STROKE AN EVER-GROWING LIST of health benefits has been linked to access to nature and green spaces. Among those listed

STUDY: BEING CLOSE TO NATURE REDUCES THE RISK OF STROKE AN EVER-GROWING LIST of health benefits has been linked to access to nature and green spaces. Among those listed in a report from the World Health Organization are better sleep, improved immune system health, better mental health, fewer heart attacks, and even better pregnancy outcomes. Now, a new study found that people who live within 300 meters of a forest, farm, or city park were 16 percent less likely to experience the most common type of stroke. Published in the journal Environment International, the study uses data from more than 3 million Spaniards and claims to be the largest of its kind from Europe to measure the association between air quality and stroke. The researchers also found that the risk for stroke increased steadily with their levels of exposure to common kinds of air pollution. SCIENCE IN ACTION — The researchers accessed anonymized data from the public health service of Catalonia, which covers nearly everyone in that region of Spain. They excluded people under 18, those who already had a stroke, people with incomplete data, and a few other categories to come to a dataset of 3,521,274 adults. LONGEVITY HACKS is a regular series from Inverse on the science-backed strategies to live better, healthier, and longer without medicine. Get more in our Hacks index. During a period of two years (2016 and 2017), 10,865 of them had an ischemic stroke. That is the type — accounting for 87 percent of stroke cases — when blood supply to the brain is interrupted, cutting off oxygen and creating a life-threatening emergency. THOSE WITH A HIGHER EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION AT THEIR HOMES WERE AT GREATER RISK. The data included home addresses and the researchers found that people who lived within 300 meters of green space were 14 percent less likely to experience a stroke within those two years. (Catalonia’s biggest city, Barcelona, has, for a metropolis of its size, uniquely few large or central parks.) Conversely, those with higher exposure to air pollution in their homes were at greater risk. Some specific pollutants were analyzed: For every increase of 10 micrograms per cubic meter of nitrogen dioxide, the risk of stroke increases by four percent. For every increase of five micrograms per cubic meter of fine particle matter, the risk also increases by four percent. For every increase of one microgram per cubic meter of soot, the risk also increases by five percent. HOW THIS AFFECTS LONGEVITY — Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control. About 137,000 of them are fatal, making stroke the third-leading cause of death in the U.S., behind heart disease and cancer. Stroke survivors are often left with disabilities, including loss of mobility, impaired speech, and cognitive problems. Anyone can have an ischemic stroke, but they are often linked to other health conditions that tighten and restrict blood flow. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, obesity, and diabetes are all risk factors. WHY IT’S A HACK — Green spaces may “provide a beneficial effect on health through different mechanisms,” the study concludes, “such as mental restoration and stress reduction, increased physical activity, improved social contacts/cohesion, and exposure to an enriched microbiome.” As fresh air factories, they also have the effect of counteracting air pollution, which, as the study notes, is tied to an increased risk of stroke. The results of the study do not show causation. But spending time outdoors has been linked to a litany of positive health impacts and there is reason to think it can help ease some of the factors that may accumulate into a stroke.

Post: 15 May 16:31

Five Top Tips to Improve Low Light Hunting Illuminated Reticles One of the most popular simple solutions to low light hunting is to buy a riflescope with an illuminated

Five Top Tips to Improve Low Light Hunting Illuminated Reticles One of the most popular simple solutions to low light hunting is to buy a riflescope with an illuminated reticle, whereby a light source is directed onto the aim points of the reticle, highlighting the reticle in red, green or blue. The illumination is variable and this allows the shooter to increase the brightness of the reticle to suit the shooting conditions. Hawke Optics have several illuminated riflescopes with illumination control and options of red, green or blue to suit the shooters preference. Illuminated reticles are most useful at dawn or dusk, after this time it is better to illuminate the target with an external light source. View the entire collection of Hawke Reticles. Laser Sights For those countries that allow hunting with a laser one of the tried and tested methods for seeing the point of aim in low light conditions is to fit a laser pointer to a rifle. The most common method of using a laser is to mount it above the centre of the scope and pointing down to the zeroing distance of the rifle. This allows the red dot to continuously line up with the upright cross of the reticle. One disadvantage with having the laser above the riflescope is that it’s further away from the barrel and it becomes more difficult to predict the point of impact at closer ranges. For very close range shooting an option that can prove useful is to mount the laser on the side of the scope and as close to the height of the barrel as possible. When the laser dot is zeroed in on the point of impact at 15 yards, for example it can be used as an aiming mark for targets between 10 and 22 yards without being more than .4 of an inch out. With some practice and by understanding where the dot sits in relation to the point of impact it is possible to shoot accurately, however, after 25 yards (some pointers would work out to about 40 or even 50yds on a clear night) it’s better to revert back to the scope’s reticle and make use of the extra magnification as well. Hawke Optics has several laser targeting system options. Lamping Kits Lamping kits are popular for low light hunting; they are affordable & easy to use. However, they sometimes require a power source which can be awkward to carry therefore lamping with a partner can be a benefit. Alternatively, it is popular to mount a lamp directly onto a rifle scope. The beam from riflescope mounted lamps are bright enough for most ranges. The problem with lamp kits is bright lights can easily scare animals but if the intensity is gradually increased on a dimmer switch the animal will tend to stay still for longer and if a red or green filter is used they seem even more at ease. Night Vision Equipment & Infra-red lights The offering of night vision equipment is getting larger with a wide choice to allow shooters to continue hunting after dark. There are a variety of options on offer including dedicated night vision riflescopes and night vision kits that mount to standard day riflescopes. Mounted night vision equipment, such as NiteSite, converts day riflescopes into powerful night vision systems. Using a state of the art built in infra-red camera that fits to the day riflescope the NiteSite device transmits the scope image, including the cross hairs of the riflescope, onto the LCD screen. For extra visibility with the night vision equipment infra-red (IR) illumination torches can also be mounted to the riflescope.

Post: 26 October 22:53

The early season is a great time to hunt whitetails. Food sources are plentiful, deer are unpressured and they’re on consistent patterns. The latter point is the most imp

The early season is a great time to hunt whitetails. Food sources are plentiful, deer are unpressured and they’re on consistent patterns. The latter point is the most important because that’s what makes them the most huntable. Whitetails are repeating very similar patterns on a consistent basis. That makes them killable. What makes them unkillable? Hunting them incorrectly and in the wrong places. Here are five spots to avoid. 1. Untimely Food Sources Deer are always focused on the food. They shift as food sources change. But generally, they remain in each pattern for several days or weeks. It’s all about finding the best, freshest food source. Deer are concentrate selectors, meaning they are constantly seeking out the best food source on the landscape. Generally, these patterns vary based on geographic location and change from property to property. In one location, deer might be targeting green soybeans. On a neighboring tract, they could be hitting the first of the white oak acorns. Elsewhere, it could be the first of the persimmons. Knowing when food sources start producing, and when they peak, is important when trying to stay ahead of changing patterns. Not knowing what food sources deer are hitting leads to hunting food sources at the wrong time. And if you do that, you won’t see the deer you’re after. 2. Out-of-Season Core Areas The average buck’s home range is about 650 acres, or one square mile. Deer, especially bucks, use different parts of that range throughout the year. They don’t use the same bedding areas, food sources, water sources and travel routes all season. They shift. This leads to a variety of core areas. These are much smaller areas—generally 10 to 50 acres—within the much larger home range. Deer spend the bulk of their daylight hours within these locations. Of course, these core areas are used because they offer advantages. Sometimes it’s food-related, such as green soybeans in September or acorns in October. Other times it’s bedding-related, such as thermal (coniferous trees) or solar (south-facing slopes) bedding areas in winter. Perhaps it’s a lone running water source during a hard freeze, or even a pocket of unpressured cover surrounded by hunters. These things and more commonly encourage or force deer into seasonal core areas. Hunting the right ones—where they are—is obviously effective. But hunting those they aren’t currently inhabiting isn’t effective. 3. Rut Stands Some stand locations are premium spots during the rut. These areas can work outside of that window, but they’re much better when deer are running wild. Bucks use these areas to get from point A to B during their search for estrus does. Good rut stands almost always look different from one to the next. That said, there are certain types or families of stand location types that are consistent producers. Benches, doe bedding, funnels, hubs, pinch points, saddles and other areas are prime examples. Again, these sometimes produce quality hunts outside of the rut, but these are more likely to perform during the rut than outside of it. While rutting bucks are running wild in search of the next receptive doe, aside from that window, these deer are strictly on bed-to-feed patterns. Knowing when and when not to focus on rut stands is important. Contact your state biologists to determine peak rut dates near you. 4. Oddball Spots During the rut, out-of-the-way spots that generally see little activity become viable hotspots. Bucks find receptive does and push them to these areas to get them away from the bulk of the deer herd. They do this to get away from the competition, which decreases the odds of another buck stealing their girlfriend. 5. South-Facing Slopes Like seasonal core areas mentioned above, south-facing slopes are synonymous to certain times of the season. These are very attractive to deer in areas with moderate to severe temperature and snowfall. Southern states with warmer climates and less snow don’t see as much draw to these, but these still hold wildlife value. Drilling down, south-facing slopes are viable because these receive the most sunlight in winter. The sun rises in the southeast and sets in the southwest. Deer don’t need that in summertime and early fall, though. Rather, they’re seeking reprieve from the heat. North- and west-facing slopes, top-heavy canopies that provide shade and space for airflow, and near low-lying areas with water all provide cooler bedding options, which is necessary during the early season. Thus, hunting near and within south-facing solar bedding areas isn’t a great play.

Post: 14 October 20:15

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

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. You look down there and it’s like hordes of Green Bay fans moving out of the stadium and into the streets. They’re hungry and looking for a fight.” To find just the right contours, Feldner utilizes the new Version 4 LakeMaster Nebraska/Dakotas map card in a Humminbird 597ci HD ice unit. “Fishing Devils without a LakeMaster card is like shooting pool with a rope,” says Feldner. “Once I find the contour the perch are following, I simply choose the chart menu in my 597 and highlight that key depth contour in green. Now, with a glance, I know where the money areas are and simply drill my holes throughout that green shaded area on the graph.” Pull up the new Version 4 LakeMaster card and anglers will immediately notice that Devils Lake is set to its current elevation of 1455 feet, which means areas that have recently flooded and are underwater show up as water on the map. But even if that changes, Feldner can readjust the depths on the map with the press of a button. Water’s down three feet? Simply set Water Level Offset to -3 feet. He also adds that fishing Devils Lake without accurate GPS mapping can quickly get anglers in trouble, as the lake is a mine field of barely submerged roadbeds, timber fields, and other structure that can wreck the lower units of the unsuspecting or overzealous. And in the winter, it’s crucial to set a route and be able to follow it back into shore if the wind picks up and anglers face whiteout conditions. Following the waterfowl analogy, once he’s located schools of jumbos, Feldner likes to use a ‘three call’ system to lure the traveling butterballs into biting.

Post: 17 September 18:23

Italy allows hunters to shoot 7.5m rare turtle doves: ‘This will accelerate decline until no birds are left’. The Italian government has given the green light to hunting

Italy allows hunters to shoot 7.5m rare turtle doves: ‘This will accelerate decline until no birds are left’. The Italian government has given the green light to hunting of the European turtle dove this autumn, despite the species being listed as “vulnerable” to extinction since 2015. The decision grants the country’s 500,000 licensed hunters permission to shoot a maximum of 15 doves each, which would amount to 7.5m being killed in total, according to Bird Guides.

Post: 16 September 18:46

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