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Outdoor activity walks hand-in-hand with wildfire awareness
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: During August 2022, 15 soldiers from the Massachusetts Army National Guard 179th and 180th Engineer Detachments fought an ongoing fire near Rockport. It’s a sad fact, but about 90% of all wildfires are caused by humans, and virtually all of those are preventable, according to federal statistics. A wildfire is an unplanned fire; many ar... READ MORE
2023 NASP Alabama state championship results announced
By Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Over the past year, thousands of student archers competed in regional tournaments throughout Alabama for a chance to draw their bows at the 2023 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Championship in Montgomery on April 6-7. During the event, nearly 2,000 archers from 115 schools competed for top honors and the opportunity to advance ... READ MORE
My First Deer
By Angela Longenette | 9 years old
Photo: For Angela Longenette, it started with a television program which led to a Hunter Safety Class and ended with her first deer. Fall 2022--I was downstairs watching the Alaskan Bush People with my dad. Of all the shows there were, this one was different because the father was with his daughter teaching her how to shoot a deer and she got one. ... READ MORE
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By Katie Girling
Young bowhunter starts off the season in style! Photo: Beau Girling, 8, took his first and second bucks Sept. 17, opening day of archery season in Taylor County, Florida. The 2022 deer seasons are off to a hot start in several states, but few hunters have had as much success as Beau Girling, 8, of Woodville, Fla. Beau took his first – and sec... READ MORE
Save lakes and rivers, rebrand the fish ... and have a sandwich!
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: Silver carp jumping in the Fox River. Although there are no accurate estimates of Asian carp populations in U.S. waters, there are believed to be millions. At times, they have totaled up to 90% of all fish populations on some backwaters of the Mississippi River. Illinois has developed a nifty, new promotional tool in their effort to save the... READ MORE
How hydrologists solved the Devil’s Kettle disappearing waterfall mystery
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: Devil’s Falls is one of the most unusual waterfalls to be found anywhere. The falls split in two at the top, and one fork flows down the Brule River, while the other empties into a cauldron and seemingly disappears. It was a geological mystery for the ages, an inexplicable puzzle as to why all the water from half a waterfall completely... READ MORE