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Virginia quail enthusiasts have formed the state's newest Quail Forever (QF) chapter. Known as Central Virginia Quail Forever, the chapter is based in Ashland and will focus its efforts on habitat development in an effort to increase the state's quail population.
The chapter is led by Jim Jones of Ashland. Jones, who has hunted across the country for quail, still prefers running his two English setters and two Brittanys...
Nothing is more frustrating than discovering that you don't have everything you need for success when you get to your hunting destination. A basic checklist for the necessary gear and having done your homework for legal and safety requirements in the field are two of the three most important preparations for you hunting adventure. The third potentially exasperating component is just as important...your head game. Don't get caught short on what you need to have...
Waste not, want not is a great philosophy for game meat management. You worked hard to harvest it and may have paid for travel, accommodations, an out of state license and/or a special permit...even paid a guide to get to it. The last thing you want is the frustration and disappointment of having to throw out a great piece of meat instead of enjoying the fruits of your labor with friends and family. A plan can even help you calculate how much of your annual...
You only get one set of ears and take it from an old gun writer, you had better protect 'em. Walker's Game Ear, the shooting and hunting industry pioneer in hearing protection, introduces the Elite Power Muffs Digital Quads featuring Aridion Technology. The Walker's Game Ear Elite Power Muffs Digital Quads are specially treated with a NanoTech coating for electronics providing the ultimate protective shield against corrosion and water damage.
The Elite Power Muff Digital...
Bill E. Bowles, President of Quail Unlimited (QU) announced that Quail Unlimited will be disbanding immediately due to financial difficulties and internal difficulties discovered over two and a half years ago. QU is the country’s oldest quail conservation group.
QU is shutting down immediately. The QU site now redirects to Quail Forever whom have purchased the QU mailing list and other organizational material. QU is recommending to its members to switch...
The country’s oldest quail conservation group has closed its doors for good. Quail Unlimited (QU) president Bill E. Bowles announced last Friday in a statement that the company was closing due to financial difficulties and internal problems discovered two and a half years ago. Unfortunately, QU was unable to reconcile these difficulties.
“This has been a valiant effort by everyone and we should all be proud,” said Bowles in the statement.
The organization will be...
Everything occurs online today, even hunting. Who would have thought that hunting is all about online today – licenses, hunter education and access to the sport.
According to HunterSurvey.comand AnglerSurvey.com, in 2012, the number of hunters and anglers purchasing licenses online grew by 35 percent and 13 percent respectively since 2009. Today, 28 percent of all hunters and 29 percent of all anglers surveyed report-buying licenses online.
Hunter Education reports similar...
As Congress and the White House debate the gun controls they want to try to put into place, a negative side effect would be the impact on conservation funding and public land access. These programs are paid for by Pittman-Robertson funds derived from excise taxes placed upon firearms and ammunition.
In 2012 Pittman-Robertson funds generated over $370 million for state game and fish agencies to use to increase access to landlocked public lands, create and fund new shooting ranges,...
A federally protected whooping crane has been sighted at Sloughs Wildlife Management Area near Henderson. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has also received a report of two whooping cranes along the Pond River in Hopkins County.
The whooping crane is a federally endangered bird that may not be hunted. All three cranes currently in Kentucky are birds that were released in an effort to establish a second flock in the eastern United States. The whooping crane at...
Good eyes, great hearing ability and nerves of steel. If pheasant's had a keen sense of smell, I don't believe we would ever get a shot at one of these beautiful game birds.
Don't Underestimate a Pheasant
Ever look at a pheasant’s ears? Not the feathery ears on the top of their heads, but the ears they hear with. They’re big, relative to the overall size of a pheasant’s head. That’s the reason they hear so well — and they put that attribute to good...
When it comes to shooting rifles, folks can be as passionate about the action type as they are about the calibers they prefer. It seems that each design has a niche, and yet all of them have been used for military, hunting, and target shooting applications. Is there one action type that can rule them all?