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In Praise of Buckspeak

In Praise of Buckspeak

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Joe Blanton would almost rather discover he'd left his bullets at home than find out he'd gone afield without his trusty grunt call. He uses the contraption more than an asthmatic sucks on an inhaler. The 55-year-old pastor from Clarkson, Kentucky, became hooked on the tactic the first time he tried it. He and a friend were hunting together when...

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