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Entries for September 2021
Breaking Bad
By Ed Waite
Skill and experience can’t prevent a treestand accident – but a safety harness can. Imagine clinging to hope, practically covering your ears, while a suffering friend begs you to kill him. Or imagine being in such excruciating pain that you would plead with someone to end it, to pull the plug before there’s even a plug to pull. Mi... READ MORE
Muzzleloader’s Paradise
By P.J. Reilly
With the flexibility to be used in several seasons, smokepoles are gaining ground on other firearms. The hammer falls and a high-pitched crack melds into a thunderous boom. The crack-boom is mashed together, but it's clearly two separate sounds. White smoke then spews from the barrel, and the scent of sulfur hangs in the air. Even if you're shootin... READ MORE
Family Tradition
By Chrystal Schultz
It’s good to have an Ace in the hole when you’re after a big buck. Hunting is a tradition in my family. My great-grandfather taught my grandfather, and he passed it down to my dad. Once I expressed an interest, Dad and Grandpa began to teach me. It didn’t take long for me to realize I wanted to hunt more than just the rifle season... READ MORE
Once in a Blue Moon
By Russell Thornberry
A story of what usually happens when we ignore the voice of reason in our heads. If two full moons occur in a single month, the second one is called a Blue Moon, which is something of a rare event. Thus the saying, “Once in a Blue Moon.” I was working in my office and wrestling with whether or not to go bowhunting one evening before I h... READ MORE