2012

2012

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Larry's Outdoor Adventures & Hunting Journal

Coastal Black Bear Hunting in Alaska

A Blast From The Past By Larry Hatter Some of the most unique reminders of our country’s history reside in the most inconspicuous places.  They rest in the corner of an old, dusty attic beside a rickety chest of drawers or on the rack at a downtown pawn shop, mostly unappreciated and uncared for.  Make

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Wolf Hunting in Idaho

Idaho Predator Hunts for the Canadian Grey Wolf is a relatively new concept to this generation. A century ago complete eradication was the objective, but today with a successful introduction and firm liberal/conservation minded approach to our wild lands, I doubt that will ever be the case again.  Personally, I’m somewhere in the middle when it comes

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In Memory of Tammy

One of the most difficult things for a man to endure is the loss of a hunting partner and great friend.  I suppose though, if we have no understanding of pain and loss, adversely we will have no appreciation of happiness and good fortune. Tammy left us a few days ago, fifteen years after she entered

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Larry's Outdoor Adventures & Hunting Journal

Time to Tighten Up for the Big Hunt

Many sportsmen view the summer as a down time without a large amount of significance to their hunting plans.  This couldn’t be farther from the truth.  How you conduct yourself this summer will go a long way toward making that hunt of a lifetime a success or a failure. I can’t stress how important conditioning

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Tips To Help Your Taxidermist

Proper care of your trophy is really the final step in a successful hunt. When you invest your time and hard earned money into a particular animal no one can blame you for wanting to preserve the memory and give that monster whitetail or sable a place of honor in your trophy room.  If you want premium

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Larry's Outdoor Adventures & Hunting Journal

The Grizzly Who Came For Supper

Grizzly encounters are normal in Alaska. Thankfully most of them end in a calm fashion.  Most grizz don’t want a confrontation and will inevitably head in the opposite direction once they deduce you are a human being.  The encounters that we read about in the papers are few and far between, mostly resulting from confrontations

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For the Love of Hunting

Why do we hunt? It’s an age old question that can’t be answered in a single sentence.  Sure there’s the instinctual drive that man has possessed ever since he decided to get up off his knuckles and run a woolly mammoth off a cliff.  The cave man who came back to the village with enough

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Spring Bear Hunting In Idaho

The opportunity to hunt bear in the spring is something I look forward to every year. It’s a chance to shake off the affects of old man winter and roam the mountains where the new growth and promise of spring time abound.  There are three basic ways to hunt bear here in Idaho, all having

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Lost In The Wilds: Tips That Could Save Your Behind

Getting lost while we’re hunting, however rare, should be a important subject to every hunter! It can happen in the Eastern hardwoods while chasing after whitetail,  the Western Rockies while hunting for Idaho Elk Hunts or Alaska while in quest of moose, sheep or caribou.  What makes this subject so important is obviously the fatal repercussions

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How Winter Effects Deer, Elk, Moose, etc.

How does winter affect our big game populations? As I look out the window a few snow flakes are falling in, what I can only describe as, one of the most mild winters I can remember.   It got me to thinking how the game should fare well and gives me good hope for the hunting

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How to Avoid Buck Fever when Big Game Hunting

Buck fever can happen to any hunter while hunting any type of big game. Whether you are in Alaska, out west or in Africa buck fever can strike at any time.  So today I’d like to take a stab at helping you avoid this all to common occurrence.  Next time you have that big whitetail,

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Field Judging Trophy Elk

If you’re on the hunt of a lifetime, it obviously will pay big dividends to be proficient at judging Idaho Elk Hunts. Elk aren’t as hard as some species to score on the hoof but still there are some tricks that you need to be aware.  When most novice elk hunters see their first bull

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