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Even during recession, hunting remains bulletproof industry The News-Journal Share     Hunting is proving to be recession-proof. Nationwide, spending on hunting gear is soaring, says the National Shooting Sports Foundation, which tracks hunting trends. Companies that make, distribute or sell sporting firearms, ammunition and supplies generated $27.8 billion in economic activity in 2009, vs. $19.1 billion in 2008, says the group's 2010 Firearms and Ammunition Industry Economic Impact Report. Those companies paid $450 million in excise taxes in 2009, up 38 percent from 2008, the report shows. More
Deer hunting generates resources and economy for Texas region Laredo Sun Share
Deer hunting in the Laredo, Texas, region is one of the most important industries with a million dollar spill that generates jobs and business development, Lalo Uribe stated. The chairman of Whitetail hunting in the Laredo Chamber of Commerce said that in the 2010-2011 season, which begins Nov. 6 and ends on Jan. 16, will have between 700 and 800 participating hunters. More Hunting near home Dallas Morning News Share
"I get several prospective clients every time we hunt," said Cory Anderson, a lean, energetic North Dakota native whose primary business is guiding duck hunters. Anderson is one of the few North Texas hunting outfitters who saw the potential of Senate Bill 734, enacted in 2005. S.B. 734 allows for hunting inside certain city limits and within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city. Further legislation enacted in 2009, S.B. 1742, created an expanded buffer zone between hunters and schools, houses and so forth. Anderson, who has more than a dozen dove hunting fields scattered around north Fort Worth and Frisco, is a stickler for the law. More
Mr. Whitetail recalls the day he took aim at colossal buck Abilene Reporter-News Share
Larry Weishuhn has taken down many trophy bucks and even hunted big game in Africa, but nothing compares to that first white-tailed deer taken as a lad near his childhood home in Colorado County. Weishuhn, now 63, was in his early teens when he bagged that first white-tailed deer. He was sitting in a tree, about 40 feet up, on the first day of deer hunting season. He had his grandfather’s single-shot shotgun, waiting for the first deer as the sun started peeking over the horizon. Finally, a deer ran toward him, and he was convinced that it was a world-record buck. More Arkansas wildlife officials want wild hogs killed The Associated Press via the Log Cabin Democrat Share
Arkansas wildlife officials have relaxed hunting rules to dramatically reduce the number of feral hogs, which do an incalculable amount of damage to wilderness and crop land each year. The beasts introduced in by Spanish explorers have bred with domestic hogs and spread at a rapid pace over the past couple of decades. More
Get in shape for the hunting seasons ahead GoErie.com Share
Whether you are a hard-core whitetail addict, a fall turkey chaser or an ardent waterfowl gunner, you know that your favorite time of year is just around the corner. Yet even in these waning weeks before the start of your season, there are changes you can make to your physical routine to ensure not only a successful season, but a healthy season as well. It never seems to fail: Each year, there are incidents reported in the media in which a hunter suffers a serious injury from a trip and fall -- or worse, a heart attack -- while afield. Just a couple of small changes in physical activity each week can lead to fewer accidents and a healthier lifestyle overall. More Women flocking to hunt Star-Tribune Share
Megan Rhode is one of the most enthusiastic hunters you'll ever meet. And she's never killed a thing in her life. Rhode, 25, recently learned how to shoot a shotgun and hopes to harvest her first wild game this fall. She and four other first-time female Canada goose hunters hunkered in a blind Saturday near Chaska, partaking in a women's goose hunt, a new event sponsored by Delta Waterfowl, a waterfowl conservation group. More |
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