http://alabamahuntingtoday.com/blog Online Hunting Magazine Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:51:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By: Scott Ellis 2005,2006,2007 Florida State Turkey Calling Champion 2004, 2007 Florida State Gobbling Champion Quaker Boy Game Calls Pro Staff One of the most asked questions about hunting the wild turkey is “when do I call and how often?” I feel that there is an art to calling turkeys. It’s all based on ... http://alabamahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/calling-the-wild-turkey%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6when-and-how-often/ Because of lenient regulations, liberal bag limits, inexpensive license fees, location along the Mississippi flyway, and large quantities of many duck species, Missouri duck hunting is popular among waterfowl hunters. According to Jim Low of the Missouri Department of Conservation (mo.gov, 08/19/07), surveys have determined that the estimated number of ... http://alabamahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/guided-missouri-duck-hunting/ By A. Sayward Lamb A. Sayward Lamb is an outdoor writer and published author. He writes for U.S. Hunting Today and Maine Fishing Today.   Rattlin’ The Alders This story happened during the last week of November, in 1992. It was a beautiful day, with a foot of ... http://alabamahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/rattlin%e2%80%99-the-alders/ By Keith “Catfish” Sutton Keith Sutton 15601 Mountain Drive Alexander, AR 72002 501-847-9643 catfishdude@sbcglobal.net Headline: There’s more to rabbit hunting than killing rabbits, a fact even children can understand. One of my favorite hunting photos shows my son Zach, age six, mugging for the camera while trying to hold three big swamp rabbits. ... http://alabamahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/the-great-rabbit-chase/ By Rick Montgomery It was the Middle of November and I'd been hunting this same area for more than two weeks. I had seen some nice does almost every morning that I sat in my stand. I had still not seen what I thought may be a ... http://alabamahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/my-dream-buck/ By A. Sayward Lamb Here is a helpful cooking tip for those of us who enjoy a good feed of venison liver. First, slice off the pieces of liver as you normally would making the slices about one half inch thick. Then take each of the pieces you have ... http://alabamahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/liver-cooking-tip/ © 2003, GL Benton As I looked down at the young man lying on the forest floor, I could see the pain in his dark eyes. His skin color was pale, his words where mixture of fear and anxiety, and his breathing was rapid. I quickly looked ... http://alabamahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/first-aid/ It may not be exactly what the title describes, but it is quite and incredible story anyway - one that deserves a read. And when you're done with that story, check out the one of the guy who found two "locked" bucks that drowned in a lake. Combined dressed weight of ... http://alabamahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/alabama-hunter-encounters-two-headed-deer/ We are at a point where it would be safe to say that this year's outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) is quite widespread. Here's a list of states that have confirmed cases of the virus that is carried to deer by biting midges or no-see-ums: Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, ... http://alabamahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/ehd-a-bit-ho-hum-in-the-deep-south/ Epizootic hemorrhagic disease or blue tongue is affecting whitetail deer herds in several states now. On the list are Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and now New Jersey. There may be more. Fred J. Aun of the Star-Ledger, in reporting about the discovery of ... http://alabamahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/ehd-or-blue-tongue-showing-up-in-more-states/