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Outdoor activity walks hand-in-hand with wildfire awareness

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

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

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!

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

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

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