Conversation with Jeff: on WMA’s, Public Land Hunting, Getting Started-”The Pass-Out Buck”
Filed under: Bow Hunting, Deer Hunting, Dogs, Gun, Hunting, Medium Game, Muzzle Loader, Primitive Weapon, Rifles, Scent, Weapon, Whitetail Trophy
I first met Jeffrey during the 2002-2003 deer season. He and my son were friends. They were about 18 years old and just graduated from high school. During visits, Jeff expressed interest in hunting, and would I take him out with me "sometime". I let him use a decent little rifle, a .44 magnum Marlin lever action with a 2.5X scope mounted and sighted-in, shooting 180 grain bullets at around 1800 fps-more than adequate out to 150 yards or so. I had Jeff take the Hunter Safety course, required by Mississippi state law for a license by hunters born after 1972,...
Sportin’ Dog or Family Pet: We Owe Them; A Guide to Dog Training
Historians speculate that between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago, a loose association developed between primitive man and wolves, or wild dogs. The specific how's and why's of this association's beginning may never be clear. Maybe man watched as packs pursued and killed animals. Opportunist Man then may have scavenged the remains or leftovers after the pack ate its fill. Or, as Man gorged on charred meat by his campfire, a wolf ventured ever closer, near enough to grab scraps tossed to him. We know from hieroglyphs that the Egyptians bred and trained hunting dogs. The royal Romans' elitist lifestyle also gave them the time and...
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