Judging Distance Accurately judging distance is the first step toward proper shot placement. Instinctive or calculated, bowhunters rely on it for close range shooting. Gun hunters count on their ability to estimate longer distances. Over time we all learn our own tricks for calculating distance but with the advent of laser rangefinders many of us won't leave home without them. Regardless of how you go about it, determining yardage can make or break your hunt.
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Alaska's Winter Fortymile Caribou Hunt Canceled 08/23/09
The winter State of Alaska hunting season for Fortymile Caribou will not be held this year because the herd's harvest quota for the entire year was unexpectedly exceeded in a short three-day fall season. [Comments?]
Newfoundland and Labrador Boreal Woodland Caribou are Protected 03/25/09
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador warned today that it will not tolerate the killing of the threatened boreal woodland caribou in Labrador, and that provincial conservation officers will enforce the laws that protect the animals. [3 Comments]
British Columbia Closes Areas for Caribou Recovery 03/03/09
The Ministry of Environment announces that effective
February 15, 2009, approximately 1 million hectares of land is closed to the use of snowmobiles to support Mountain Caribou recovery. [Comments?]
Northwest Territories Caribou Study Methods Supported 01/23/09
An independent report on barren-ground caribou studies in the Northwest Territories supports the scientific methodologies used by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT). [Comments?]
Land to be Conserved in British Columbia 07/25/08
Canada's Environment Minister John Baird, Member of Parliament for Kootenay - Columbia Jim Abbott and representatives from the Nature Conservancy of Canada jointly announced that more than 550 square kilometres of ecologically significant land will be conserved near Creston, British Columbia, including important habitat for local species and species at risk. [Comments?]
British Columbia Hunting Synopsis for 2008-09 Season 07/23/08
The Hunting and Trapping Synopsis is a summary of the B.C. hunting and trapping regulations made under the Wildlife Act (British Columbia), prepared for the convenience of hunters and trappers. The Hunting and Trapping Synopsis sets out general hunting information, summarizes important hunting regulations, and defines the open seasons with maps indicating no hunting, no shooting, and other closed areas. [Comments?]
Alaska Won't Use Income Factor for Tier II Scoring 07/07/08
Income will not be considered when scoring this year's Tier II subsistence permit applications, the Alaska Board of Game Decided Wednesday, but it retained the option of using it in future years. [2 Comments]
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Oregon Coast Blacktail Deer Hunt This is a picture of the blacktail buck I killed last year (2008) in the Alsea unit of West Oregon during the rifle season. I was hunting with my friends on a Sunday morning and this buck jumped up from some vine maple with 2 other large bucks and at least 3 does who were all bedded in an 8 year old clear cut. I managed to pick him out in the confusion of deer running every which way and got one shot into him.
