Field Journal

Duck Banding

Duck Banding

Posted by Jaret Rushing on Nov 3rd 2020

Jeff Lawson (Private Lands Biologist for the AGFC) contacted me last week and asked if I could help do some wood duck banding in southern Calhoun County. His quota for the year was to band 100 woo
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Elk Experience

Elk Experience

Posted by Talo Cockrel (happy customer) on Nov 3rd 2020

It all started when my college classes switched to online because of coronavirus and I knew this year was an opportunity to point my wheels west to chase those elusive, bugling bull elk. After spend
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Naptime Gobbler: Spring Turkey Hunting

Naptime Gobbler: Spring Turkey Hunting

Posted by Jimmy DiTraglia on May 30th 2019

It seems like every spring turkey hunting season results in a fantastic story or two. No matter how many of these birds I kill before it’s all said and done, the adrenaline rush and heart-pumping mom
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Kicking Turkey Season Off with a Spring Break Trip

Kicking Turkey Season Off with a Spring Break Trip

Posted by John Adams on Apr 9th 2019

March is here, and while turkey season may not be open in your home state, it’s open all across the South. And with the weather turning more spring-like by the day, why not take a little spring b
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Turkey Hunt in the Black Hills

Turkey Hunt in the Black Hills

Posted by John Adams (Natural Gear VP of Product Development) on Feb 11th 2019

Those of us who grew up turkey hunting in the ‘80s came up in a time when turkey populations across the country were expanding and becoming common in places they hadn’t existed in years. Thanks
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