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Archive for October, 2010

Dove & Quail Hunting Tips : History of Dove & Quail Hunting

Learn about the history and fun of dove and quail hunting from a hunting expert in this free dove and Quail Hunting video.

Expert: Hugo Izzo
Bio: Hugo has been hunting since he was young while growing up on a ten thousand acre plantation. He has hunted a variety of animals including deer, duck, quail, dove, and squirrel just to name a few.
Filmmaker: Reggie Hayes

Duration : 0:1:25

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Texas State Aquarium

A tour through the Aquarium will give you an overview of what lives in our Texas Gulf waters. It also has some hands on experiences for the kids

Duration : 5 min

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All Day in a Tree Stand Hunting October 28 ONLY on HawgNSonsTV

October 28 2009 Lake County Illinois 6:50am.- 6:19pm Wind ENE 7mph. 50 degrees. Cloudy, Barometer 29.82 Rising, Waxing Gibbous 72% of the Moon is Illuminated. All Day in a Tree Stand. It's that time of year when I hunt all day. I seen a chocolate Squirrel, American Kestrel & 2 young bucks. The 6 pointer came from the West crossed the creek and headed North @ 11:25am and @ 1:25pm the 8 pointer came from the North headed East through one of my shooting lanes & into another before walking off to the North to bed down in the thicket…….Captured ONLY on www.HawgNSonsTV.Com

Duration : 3 min 41 sec

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IFAW IN ACTION: Horrific footage of pre-Hunting Act cruelty

This IFAW in Action compilation of footage, taken before the Hunting Act was put into force, shows the unspeakable cruelty of hunting with dogs. In it, you'll see a fox torn limb from limb by hounds, a stag held underwater until it drowns by a hunter, a hunting hound run over by a train, and many other horrific scenes. Join IFAW in Action's campaign to protect Britain's wildlife by keeping the Hunting Act in place. Visit www.ifaw.org/noreturntocruelty now. WARNING: SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND THESE IMAGES DISTRESSING

Duration : 3 min 2 sec

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DOAtactical.com Prairie Dog Hunt in Wyoming and South Dakota

DOAtactical.com Prairie Dog Hunt in Wyoming and South Dakota. We shot dogs all day long to help out the Ranchers otherwise they suffer a terrible death by poisioning

Duration : 9 min 57 sec

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pheasant hunting first timer?

i just started hunting this year and i live in eastern PA. Pheasant season just opened and i wanna try and hunt everything i can during the seasons’. What is the best places to find pheasant i don’t think i have ever seen one. Like wooded areas? fields? etc.. any advice you can give me.

pheasant have a daily schedule just like us. they start asleep in their roosts. these are easy to identify as a small patch of flattened out grass about 10 inches in diameter. usually the roost will have droppings in it too. from the tall grass where they roost, they move to feed at about daylight. pheasant prefer agricultural fields like corn, milo, soybeans, sunflowers. if there arent any agricultural fields then they will feed on native seedy grasses. after feeding for a while they look for gravel to help digest their food. after that they move back to cover, either the same place they roosted, or brush and tree lines, just because brush and tree lines provide cover too. they hide out the day there and might go to feed again before FLYING back to the roosting area. the reason i emphasize flying is because pheasant never walk to their roosting area although they walk prretty much everywhere else they go. they fly into the roost to prevent leaving a scent trail on the ground for predators to find.

as far as hunting them goes i like to catch them just after daylight when they are moving from the roost to feed fields. i usually hunt the edge of the grass next to feed. or if a grass field is across the road from a feed field, then i walk down the road side of the grass field. after that i move to feed fields like corn or milo stubble, something with a little cover and food. after that i might move to tree lines or thickets and work those, looking for a mid-day straggler. the only thing that prevents a pheasant from his daily rounds is the weather. during a big snow storm pheasant move to the thickest, tallest shelter they can find to survive the storm, they might stay there for 2 days until the weather breaks. so this is a great time to find them. the warmer the weather is, the more likely they are to run instead of fly. the best time to hunt pheasants by yourself is when there is ice or a few inches snow in the ground. they dont like to run and will sit still, giving you a better chance to get close. even extremely cold weather will keep a pheasant from running because they dont want to give up their warm spot.

LASTLY: use a dog. even if its the family boxer. if you have access to a dog that will stay close and come when its called then take him with you. (assuming he is big enough and sturdy enough to navigate the brush.) even if your dog doesnt flush or point birds they are still useful. dogs cover lots of ground and have four feet. all those footsteps moving around causes pheasant to sit still instead of run. he doesnt want to leave a scent trail for all those footsteps to follow.

Texas Agriculture Deals with Drought

The Texas Farm Bureau reports on drought effects in Texas. Farmers and ranchers are interviewed.

Duration : 3 min 32 sec

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Golden Estrus comercial with Haley Heath and Keith Warren – Deer Hunting

Deer hunting scent Special Golden Estrus comercial featuring Haley Heath and Keith Warren

Duration : 32 sec

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Ike's Tips & Tricks: Hunting Backpack Dissection Part 1

In this video I show the gear I carry in the field, why I carry it, and give a few tips. This is a 3 part video so be sure to watch all 3 parts. Presented by www.ikesoutdoors.com

Duration : 8 min 24 sec

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Still Hunting Big Whitetails July 10 ONLY on HawgNSonsTV!

July 10 2009 Lake County Illinois,Wind E 0mph. 61 degrees. 6:00am. Barometer 31.0 falling. 70% chance of thunderstorms. Still Hunting Big Whitetail's in velvet with my video camera. I was able to stalk up on the big 10 point buck and his companion a young 8 pointer. They were on the edge of some Oaks feeding there way back to the swamp. The mosquitos are ravenous now and the deer seem to be effected by them also……….Captured ONLY on www.HawgNSonsTV.Com

Duration : 2 min 23 sec

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