Beginner's Guide to Big Game Handgun Hunting If you desire to hunt with a handgun, without doubt, you need to do your homework. Many hunters who carry a
rifle are not comfortable shooting with a handgun. Indeed, there are many reasons why one should hunt with a rifle
but once mastered, a change of venue may be just what you are looking for. That's not to say hunting with a rifle
is a cakewalk, it can be very challenging and in the favor of the game sought. When you pick up a handgun and
decide to hunt big game, the bar is placed even higher.
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New Hampshire Moose Hunters Have Successful Season 10/27/09
As of Wednesday, October 21, a total of 265 moose had been taken in the 2009 New Hampshire moose hunt (158 bulls and 107 cows). That means that just over half (51%) of hunters holding moose permits had succeeded by the mid-way point in the state's moose hunt, very similar to the hunter success rate at this point in the moose season last year. The nine-day season ran through Sunday, October 25, 2009. [Comments?]
Lucky New Hampshire Moose Hunters Head Out Oct. 17th 10/16/09
For nine exciting days, from October 17 to 25, 2009, lucky moose permit holders and their hunting partners will have the experience of a lifetime taking part in New Hampshire's annual moose hunt. [Comments?]
Possible Mtn Lion in New Hampshire 09/18/09
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department reported that one of its staff members, following up on a routine report of a mountain lion sighting, saw what is believed to be a mountain lion in a rural area of Barnstead, N.H. [Comments?]
New Hampshire Offers Online Hunter Education 08/12/09
There's a whole new way to take Hunter Education in New Hampshire -- with a computer! The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is now offering a basic Hunter Education course online, for those who simply prefer learning at their own pace. [1 Comment]
New Hampshire Unit M Permits Now Available 07/10/09
Hunters who want the chance to take an additional antlerless deer in Wildlife Management Unit M in southeastern New Hampshire during the fall hunting seasons can buy a special permit from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. [Comments?]
New Hampshire Moose Lottery Deadline May 29th 05/25/09
If you want a chance to hunt moose in New Hampshire this fall, then you better get your application in for the 2009 New Hampshire moose hunt lottery by Friday, May 29, 2009. [Comments?]
New Hampshire Meeting Regarding Hunting Rule Changes 05/11/09
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will hold a public hearing on proposed rule changes to specify the information that a hunter or trapper must provide when having fisher or otter sealed. [Comments?]
New Hampshire 2008 Wildlife Harvest Summary Available 04/24/09
Wildlife biologists from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department have finished crunching the numbers for the 2008 hunting seasons, and the numbers are available in the 2008 New Hampshire Wildlife Harvest Summary online. [Comments?]
New Hampshire Fish and Game Adds Non-profit Partner 12/27/08
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission recently endorsed the Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire as an official nonprofit partner of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. [Comments?]
New Hampshire Firearm Deer Season Winding Down 11/28/08
New Hampshire's regular firearms deer hunting is going well in the final weeks of the season, as hunters look forward to time afield during the Thanksgiving holiday. [Comments?]
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Arkansas Double-Bearded Tom My morning started out the same as the past mornings in south Arkansas. No birds gobbling at daylight, so I sat listening. Not a sound in ear range for more than two hours. Trying all the calls in my pack with my alum slate in hand. There he was 300 yards away talking back, then 200 yards.
