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"The Oregon Hunters Association on Wednesday offered its support for the state in an ongoing lawsuit that prompted the Oregon Court of Appeals to temporarily halt the state’s efforts to kill two wolves in Eastern Oregon."

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"The question "why do you hunt" is one of those chicken and egg propositions.".... "

"I find it good for my soul standing beside a river or lake watching the world go by, knowing I am but a minute piece of it. I'm not sure of my place in it exactly, but I like sharing it with my friends and family, with the hope that one day we all might better understand the natural world around us."

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The hunter is recovering at home. The bear may have perceived danger to her cub.

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""The last thing I really remembered was my gun and the rack were bouncing down the hill and I was right behind them," Euker said Tuesday via telephone from his hospital bed at East Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls."

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The Wall Street Journal's Driver's Seat describes Chevrolet caters to hunters in its latest specialty market entry. Does it make a statement or blend in, as camouflage should?

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"Squirrel hunting, as un-exotic as it sounds, hits at the epitome of our sport. It gets us in Penn's Woods at what is, without a doubt, a magical time to be there."

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North Dakota's Pessimistic Hunting Outlook

This article hits a different note from that heard from eastern deer-overrun areas: "what deer hunters are likely to find when the gun season opens Nov. 4 is what pheasant http://www.tumblr.com/blog/armiger/new/texthunters have been seeing for the past three weeks: fewer wildlife. And ultimately, that equates to fewer opportunities." Two factors mentioned: winter deaths and over-hunting.

An article commentator offered two additional insights on North Dakota hunting:

"The much greater concern for ND hunting should be two fold. First the lack of landowners allowing hunters on their land, for hunters that don't have an "in" they are pretty well restricted to tiny areas of highly over hunted plots land and the grasslands. When you can find a legally posted sign with name and contact info (most have nothing on them) it's only because the landowner want's to charge you for hunting on his land. The rest have sold their land to hunting leases. Even ranchers who we've hunting on their land since the 70's no longer allow us on there." "Second more and more every year I see public lands such as the grasslands covered in atv tracks. Not to mention that with all the roads being put in every inch of the badlands the last 10-15 years there's nothing "bad" about them anymore. It's harder to get into the mall parking lot on a weekend than it is almost any section left in western ND. I can remember when you parked somewhere and could walk all day never see a road, car, human etc. Now you can drive to and around almost every section in western ND. Those you can't people are using ATV's illegally to drive into."

Compare with this impression from Pennsylvania: "Our deer herd is strong. We've got more and more public land open to hunters. And, with any luck, we'll soon be able to take to the woods seven days a week."

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"Realtree's Weather Base Station app [available through iTunes] offers additional features with GPS location-based current weather conditions, as well as live, local and animated radar and satellite information. Within the GPS location-based feature, the app even automatically detects the user's location and allows users to simply type in the name of a location to view or store for future use."

"...useful in-app upgrades can be added for a small fee of 99 cents each. These upgraded features include barometric trends, lightening strike data and Realtree's Game Activity Meter, a feature that utilizes years of field research."

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"Question: Is it legal to use noise suppressors (mistakenly called silencers) on rifles and handguns?"....

"Answer: No, stay completely away from silencers. It is a felony...."

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From the article:

"According to the Game & Parks Commission, the following rules and bag limits are in effect for this season.

Pheasant season dates: Oct. 29 to Jan. 31, 2012. Daily bag limit: three Possession bag limit: 12 Only rooster (male) pheasants may be taken in Nebraska. Open area: statewide; permission must be received before hunting on private property. Legal methods of take: shotgun (10 ga. or smaller; no plug required), bow/arrow, crossbow. Shooting hours: 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset. Permits: hunting permit, habitat stamp and hunter education required of both resident and non-resident hunters."

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"One of the longest in the nation, it runs from Oct. 29 to Feb. 26"

"For the past five years or so, we have seen a steady decline in the number of quail in our area. The reasons for this decline are complex. Before this year, talk of habitat loss, possible disease and less than favorable weather conditions all have been on the table for discussion and debate."

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"Tough hunt....  But that's OK. This early season never has been about increasing deer bagged in overall terms as much as it has been to give muzzleloader hunters an opportunity to be afield in something tamer than January's typical ice follies."

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From the article:

Gender breakout of hunting licenses for small game in South Dakota: 2008 Female: 6,971 Male: 194,114 2010 Female: 8,339 Male: 190,138 2011 (so far as of last week) Female: 6,653 Male: 106,770 Source: Game Fish & Parks Department