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Month: February 2013

Fields Bay Outfitters, a great opportunity for local sportsmen

Fields Bay Outfitters, a great opportunity for local sportsmen

Leo and Brian at the show This past January at the Yankee Sportsman’s Classic, I spent quite a bit of time talking with Brian Bouchard and Leo LaBonte.  Brian is the owner of Fields Bay Outfitters and Leo is both a guide and an award winning decoy carver. I will state up front that I am not a duck or goose hunter.  My friends will state that I am not a deer hunter either, but the difference is that I do hunt…

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Call me Bushnell

Call me Bushnell

Back in the mists of time, the ancients would sometimes change their names following some momentous event – Anakin Skywalker to Darth Vader, “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.”  In the bible, God would occasionally change a person’s name (and who’d argue) – Abram to Abraham, Jacob to Israel, Simon to Peter.  This custom continues in modern times.  For example, it is still customary for those elected to the Papacy to take a name, other than their birth name, to…

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Bob Howe, Registered Maine Master Guide and Houndsman

Bob Howe, Registered Maine Master Guide and Houndsman

I met Bob Howe at the Yankee Sportsman’s Classic back in January.  Bob is Registered Maine Master Guide, the owner of Pine Grove Lodge,  and was a seminar speaker on hunting snowshoe rabbit (hare) and coyotes.  Bob starts his seminars by stating that he “just does this for a living, but doesn’t have all the answers.”  He may not have all the answers, but I haven’t thought of the questions that he can’t answer.  Of course, being mildly ADD, I couldn’t get…

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Mountain Gazette, February 7, 2013 Edition, page 10

Mountain Gazette, February 7, 2013 Edition, page 10

Off-Season Scouting Deer season and partridge season are over so it seems appropriate thatthoughts should turn to next year. Do you hunt the same spots again or strikeout and look for some new, and hopefully more productive, locales? Your answerwill likely depend upon your past success. However, even if you’ve enjoyed success, there are no guarantees nextseason. Land may be logged off, posted, or otherwise altered to the determentof your hunting. It is always good to have an eye open for…

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Ken Hammel (Preacher) of Mountain Hollow Game Calls

Ken Hammel (Preacher) of Mountain Hollow Game Calls

Ken Hammel and deer (not from VT) Ken Hammel is the owner of Mountain Hollow Game Calls.  He is called “Preacher” by some, because he is also a preacher…as in real preacher, from a pulpit preacher.  His preaching skills are evident when Ken speaks to fellow sportsmen.  He is also refreshingly candid when recounting his own outdoor adventures.* I had the opportunity of meeting and speaking with Ken Hammel during the Yankee Sportsman’s Classic, January 18th through 20th, where Ken…

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Jack wrestles the bear -NY Sportsman’s Expo

Jack wrestles the bear -NY Sportsman’s Expo

Brother Jim & the power of focus Catchy title for a post, but if you had been paying attention you’d know that the NY Sportsman’s Expo doesn’t have bear wrestling anymore. What better way to hone your concentration skills prior to going to the New York Sportsman’s Expo than a game of Scrabble?  Now, you may ask, “why are these concentration skills needed?”  I’ll let you know.  I really just wanted to post the picture of Jim. My brothers and…

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