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Articles & Anecdotes
Harvesting My First Whitetail and
Early Lessons Learned
My first woodland experience, and almost my last, was a bit harsh and I was in trouble from the words, “Sure, I’ll go”. I’d just, unwittingly, agreed to go winter camping in December in Minnesota.Buck Fever Extraordinaire
Aaaah Rodney. He had buck fever so bad. Reeeally bad. How bad was it, you might ask? Well, sit right down and let me tell ya about it...Lt Col Charles E. Peterson, aka,
Chuck or Charlie
He was called “Charlie” in camp, but preferred “Chuck”. He ranked Marksman with the Thompson .45 machine gun. He slogged it out in the hedgerows of France, and shared a few harrowing stories from his time in WWII. I am blessed to have called him friend.Tracking Your Game
So, whether we like it or not, this means there will be some shots taken where you and I will hang our heads and wish we had had one more round of practice, when we've taken what we think is a good (or great) shot and all we have to show for it is a blood trail, or not.
Late Summer Fishing
Play it cool...
The cool water of the deep weeds is comforting to panfish and you can expect to find them there until the weeds change or the temps begin to drastically drop.Five types of Sunnies in Minnesota
Identifying those little panfish that are so much fun to catch.
Purchasing my Tikka T3 .308
How I came to own a Tikka T3 .308
When hunting archery, an animal has to be within 40 yards for the bow hunter's shot to be effective. I found this interesting, since most of the advice I received for Elk hunting was to have a larger caliber because the shot distances are so long. So, if I could bring an Elk or Deer within 40 yards for archery, why would I need a larger caliber rifle?First Ventures into Archery
Three Part Narrative of Our Bow Purchase
Kip and I didn’t have much in the way of experience or knowledge when it came to Archery, but we wanted a way to have an opportunity to get another Elk. We decided that Archery Hunting was our best shot.
Your Hunting Camp
Mention or tell us about an article or stories you’ve read here and we’ll wave the setup fee for your website. Find out more information on setting up your own hunting camping here...
© Copyrights 1988, 1990-1999, 2000-2006, 2010-2020
Rankton LLC
Articles & Anecdotes
Harvesting My First Whitetail and
Early Lessons Learned
My first woodland experience, and almost my last, was a bit harsh and I was in trouble from the words, “Sure, I’ll go”. I’d just, unwittingly, agreed to go winter camping in December in Minnesota.Buck Fever Extraordinaire
Aaaah Rodney. He had buck fever so bad. Reeeally bad. How bad was it, you might ask? Well, sit right down and let me tell ya about it...
Lt Col Charles E. Peterson, aka,
Chuck or Charlie
He was called “Charlie” in camp, but preferred “Chuck”. He ranked Marksman with the Thompson .45 machine gun. He slogged it out in the hedgerows of France, and shared a few harrowing stories from his time in WWII. I am blessed to have called him friend.Tracking Your Game
So, whether we like it or not, this means there will be some shots taken where you and I will hang our heads and wish we had had one more round of practice, when we've taken what we think is a good (or great) shot and all we have to show for it is a blood trail, or not.
Late Summer Fishing
Play it cool...
The cool water of the deep weeds is comforting to panfish and you can expect to find them there until the weeds change or the temps begin to drastically drop.Five types of Sunnies in Minnesota
Identifying those little panfish that are so much fun to catch.
Purchasing my Tikka T3 .308
How I came to own a Tikka T3 .308
When hunting archery, an animal has to be within 40 yards for the bow hunter's shot to be effective. I found this interesting, since most of the advice I received for Elk hunting was to have a larger caliber because the shot distances are so long. So, if I could bring an Elk or Deer within 40 yards for archery, why would I need a larger caliber rifle?
