en-us http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/ 10 Journals http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=948 Sporting clays has started and we have been getting good turn-outs. We have replaced 6 of the throwers with new ones and gravel has been placed down around the shooting area! Sporting Clays is every wednesday night from 4pm until dark. We have been grilling food having great time! W... 7/3/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=945 It’s been fourteen yeas since it happened and you think they would forget. Yet just this morning, I answered the phone and one of the very first things out of the callers mouth was a series of digs about the "hunt to forget." After all this time I was gleefully rode like a dying nag about a simple m... 7/1/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=947 A colossal Boone & Crocket posturing like a strutting gobbler motions his way toward your decoy, bracing himself for a head-on collision would make breathtaking video footage, but the chances of that come slim.      There is hundreds of hopeful hunter and cameraman ... 7/1/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=946 This past May, I went on a bear hunt in Quebec .   Before I left, I was informed that I would see lots of bears and be able to take my pick from many bears which sounded great to me.   I have seen very few black bears in the wild and was relieved to hear I would see lots of bears.... 6/30/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=944 It's not too often that new products hit the market that are specifically designed for disabled hunters, most target the general able-bodied population and only by chance offer some benefit to chairbound outdoorsmen.  So whenever I find them, I feel obliged to help get the word out. The fir... 6/19/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=943 The last few weeks have found much of the Midwest in a state of emergency. I’ve seen first-hand what mother-nature is capable of doing, and it’s been a real eye-opener for me. Last Sunday when heading back to Iowa from a weekend in Michigan, I was stopped on I-80 (the major artery of the Midwest) be... 6/19/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=942 The bright, evening sunlight illuminated the rugged landscape around the bait barrel with its warm, rich color-tones that appear only at the beginning and at the end of the day. Originally this particular bait (nicknamed "Frank’s Bait") had been nestled amid a thick stand of jack pines, which comple... 6/18/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=941 There’s just some magic feeling witnessing the progression of a tiny seed transform into an antler blooming plant. The core understanding of being a farmer, wildlife manager, and patron of the forest is what I consider to be a true hunter. Planting food plots is a vital step in response to a whi... 6/17/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=940 Since 1994 the month of February has been the month for two very special events in my life. Number one is Valentine’s Day and that means I must not forget to let the Redhead know just how special she is to me and all of the little four-legged Hendricks’. The "kids", we refer to them, always put me i... 6/13/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=939 The infatuation of two simple bone protrusions upon a deer’s head has captivated hunters from around the world in pursuit of goliath-racked bucks! Although, this isn’t your average type of bone, this is pure, gnarly, twisted, and, massive beauty we’ve come to know as antlers. We as hunters desi... 6/9/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=938 I’ve been waiting to say this for quite sometime and can finally announce it with a sigh of relief, college has been dismissed for summer at last. There’s no more remembering important historical dates, key vocabulary terms or any foreign language. The final week exam season has evolved into the fin... 6/2/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=937 Establishing a common licking place where deer and other wildlife gather for necessary minerals from the earth is certainly nothing new. The fact is that most every animal including man has sought out salt and other minerals from the earth since the dawn of time. Salt was once such a valuable commod... 5/30/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=936 Day 1, Bill and I arrived in Bozeman around 12:15pm on the 17 th of April. The first priority was getting hooked up with our rental cars. We both got rentals because we each saved $100 on our flights by booking a rental along with the round trip ticket. Anyways, we got shuttled to the Avis just dow... 5/29/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=935 On April 24th the long awaited trip to hunt Merriam’s turkey near Big Horn, Montana began for a group of women nicknamed the “Lady Yelpers”. Frequently I put together groups of lady hunters who enjoy exploring new territories and pursuing different game. No one in the group besides me had hunted thi... 5/27/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=934 With Spring in full swing… so is the my wildlife habitat project. Last year, my wife and I purchased a small piece of ground. Like many of us, our dream was to someday own some acreage that will guarantee a place for us to hunt in the future. A place not necessarily for my wife and I to hunt, but fo... 5/22/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=933 A look on the lighter side of projectile name-calling. "Da, well the crossbow ain’t archery `quipment cause it shoots bolts, not arrows!" claims the anti-crossbow expert. Jeez, I hate it when I hear that statement! I would like to put forward some simple information to clear up this murky sub... 5/20/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=932 Every year some hunters make the transition from meat hunter to trophy hunter. After years of hunting whitetails, just tagging a deer doesn't seem to be enough anymore. The hunter begins looking for something more. The transformation has begun and a trophy hunter is born. After guiding for the past ... 5/20/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=931 Every spring about this time of year I hear the stories and see the pictures of the turkey’s my team members have killed. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again; I just can’t get into the turkey mindset. I love Thanksgiving turkey as much as the next guy, heck; I like more parts of the turkey th... 5/19/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=930 Barnett has been making crossbows for hunters for over four decades and has also been responsible for some very unique inventions and clever innovations within the industry. And like most of the other leading crossbow manufacturers, their products are evolving and getting better with each passing ye... 5/16/2008 http://bowhunting.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=929 As a crossbow advocate for the past decade, I am fully aware of the type of mentality that we pit ourselves against as we strive to make freedom of choice a reality for all hunters by promoting the crossbow as another option for the bowhunter. Yet there are many people in the hunting world that have... 5/14/2008