5/14/2012 2:01:00 PM
Responsibility to Train?
When was the last time you took a class from a professional instructor or did some practical defensive firearms training? I’m not talking about your state required minimalist CCW Permit Course, target shooting or a competition event. I mean an honest and relevant close-range, rapid strings of fire, processing-information- prior-to-and-during-the-shooting type of a dynamic range session?
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5/2/2012 9:11:00 AM
Osceola Slammin'
Nowhere other than Florida can you hunt the Osceola turkey. Named after a famous Seminole Indian Chief of the early 1800's, the Osceola turkey is one of the most challenging subspecies of wild turkey to hunt. Check out Jason Cleveland’s quest for his Grand Slam as he puts the hammer down on this Osceola longbeard.
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3/12/2012 9:00:00 AM
The King of Spring: Winchester Xtended Range
In 2005, Winchester unveiled the most devastating and lethal turkey shotshell load in the company's more than 145-year history - Xtended Range Hi-Density. Since then, thousands of turkey hunters have filled their tags each spring using Xtended Range Hi-Density turkey shotgun shells.
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2/27/2012 9:35:00 AM
What Size Shot is Most Effective for Turkeys?
Turkey hunters are a passionate bunch. If you get a bunch of turkey hunters around a campfire, you’re likely in for a heated debate. Get it? Campfire = HEATED debate. Funny
campfire joke or not, turkey hunters argue about everything under the sun. What brand or pattern of camo is best? What type of turkey call is most effective? What locator call causes an ol’ gobbler to sound off every time?
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1/20/2012 9:40:00 AM
Wild West Adventure
For many sportsmen across the country, fall hunting adventures take them down the road or across the state to a family farm or public ground honey hole. It’s not uncommon for hunters to visit the same tracts of land year after year. This is certainly not a bad thing … in fact, these properties get to be so familiar that we have nicknames for every trail and stand and probably have established successful routines in how we go about hunting there. Outwitting a game animal, no matter where you hunt, is still a challenge … but this year I was looking to try a new experience.
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12/20/2011 8:25:00 AM
Back to Basics
After years of waterfowl hunting, it's only natural to accumulate a shed full of must-have hunting gear. It seems like every year the amount of gear needed for a successful hunt keeps on growing. From layout boats to mojo mallards to heated jackets, the list is never ending.
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11/25/2011 8:16:00 AM
‘Giving Thanks’ for Deer Camp
Deer Camp … it means many things to millions of people this time of year. It’s one hunter heading afield for maybe their only hour free. It’s also the band of hunters who gather for a weeklong pilgrimage to the backwoods. It’s the motels, the roadside dives serving breakfast all day and gas stations with ‘Welcome Hunters’ signs proudly displayed.
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10/31/2011 8:22:00 AM
Bring On Fall
Maybe it is the months of anticipation or maybe it is just the sign of great things to come, but for me, I find that the first hunt of the season is always one of the most memorable hunts of the year. It doesn’t matter if it’s a late afternoon dove hunt or an early season pheasant hunt, I will remember it throughout the years and the first hunt of this season definitely didn’t disappoint.
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10/12/2011 9:20:00 AM
Kim Rhode - Going For Gold!
One of the cool stories coming up in 2012 for Winchester is the incredible quest of Winchester-sponsored shooting phenom Kim Rhode. A medalist in four straight Olympics, including two golds, Rhode will compete in London next summer with a shot at becoming the first athlete in history to medal in an individual sport in five consecutive Olympic Games.
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