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Dove Hunting – GoPro Footage

On this hunt, I share a hay bale in a dove field with Amy, Tyler and Raven (Tyler’s black Lab)....

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Tennessee Dove Shoot – Video

Best way to start the new hunting season is with a good ol’ dove shoot!  We invited our friend, Ryan...

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Dove – Excellent Eating

Properly handled and prepared, dove is excellent eating!  Closer in taste and texture to beef than chicken, it is best...

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First Dove – Video

In this video Decker John (5) takes his first dove with a single shot .410.  I am not sure who...

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Turkey Hunting in Big Fields

Tips for turkey hunting in big fields: 1. Scout - know where the turkeys roost, where they fly down and what...

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Southern Turkey Time

We have enjoyed some success during the early part of the spring turkey season.  There is nothing like being in...

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Shed Hunting

March is the perfect month to hit the deer woods in search of shed antlers!  It seems most bucks in...

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Never too Young to Learn Gun Safety

It is still a few years before we will feel comfortable having our kids carry firearms on a hunting trip....

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Late Season Ducks

It’s a treat to have another post by Tyler Hand this week.  Read more from Tyler here and here. The 2012-2013...

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Our Southern Roots Rabbit Hunters

Winter is here and it’s time to rabbit hunt!  OSR’s rabbit hunting team is excited about the season ahead and...

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Local Honey Holes For Ducks

I’m pleased to introduce Tyler Hand, a good hunting buddy.  He is posting on OSR today and we look forward...

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A First Deer

A hunter’s first deer is special.  I recall with great clarity the first deer I killed…all the details of the...

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A Look Inside the Duck Blind

If you’ve never had the opportunity to duck hunt from a blind on big water – this post is for...

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DIY Antler Mount

Here is our take on a simple antler mount.  Having deer hunted since I was a teenager, I have been...

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How to Kill a Mature Buck

Big mature bucks are hard to come by in the Southern woods.  If anyone was keeping score the big bucks...

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Perfect Morning Produces Big Six Pointer

Everything was lining up for Tuesday to be a perfect morning for deer hunting.  The weekend had been unseasonably warm...

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Black Powder and Big Bucks

Black powder season has started and the rut is underway!  The woods are alive with bucks cruising their territories and...

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Deer Stories

As you can see, I come from a family of deer hunters.  We enjoy hunting just about everything, but deer...

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Wild Turkey for Thanksgiving

Is anything more American than eating turkey at Thanksgiving?  Well, how about eating wild turkey!  It would make the Pilgrims...

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Don’t Forget Squirrel Hunting

With three-month long deer seasons in many southern states, squirrel hunting is all too often overlooked.  I grew up small...

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Early Duck Season and a Bowl of Gumbo!

Growing up in Louisiana, duck hunting and gumbo were both important parts of my childhood.  This game and this dish...

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Young Dove Hunters

Our youngens aren’t ready to carry a gun, but when they are I’ll bet a dove hunt will be their...

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September Dove Shoot

Nothing marks the change of seasons like the opening day of dove season!  It’s possibly more anticipated than Christmas Day...

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Labs in the Dove Field

How do you make a dove shoot better?  Make sure you have a couple labs in the field! I never...

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