Posts Tagged ‘ North America ’

Giving thanks for all wild things

June 20, 2011
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Giving thanks for all wild things

Last weekend I sat in a deer stand north of Deweyville pondering the many outdoor blessings in my life. I never saw a deer that evening but simply being a beautiful hardwood bottom with squirrels scurrying in the trees, wood ducks whistling overhead and the mournful sound of coyotes at dark reminded me of...

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What the heck is a large Munsterlander? (Photo)

June 20, 2011
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What the heck is a large Munsterlander? (Photo)

What the heck is a Large Munsterlander (LM)? That is what I asked a German acquaintance of mine a few years ago as he bragged about the skills of his gun dog. “They’re the best hunting dogs in the world is what they are,” he said. I kind of laughed it off as an...

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Ducks 2011: Duck production could be HISTORIC

June 7, 2011
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Ducks 2011: Duck production could be HISTORIC

Reports from my contacts at Delta Waterfowl who are strategically located in the middle of the prairie pothole region in North Dakota say this year could be a near historic one for waterfowl production. Prairie Canada which has historically produced the bulk of North America’s puddle ducks is experiencing the wettest conditions in 300...

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