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Moultrie Power Panel – External Solar Panel Review

Posted on August 15, 2011
Overall I have been very pleased with Moultrie game cameras and the battery life has been fairly good.  That was up until we tested the Moultrie M-80 trail camera in the plot stalker mode.  At its current settings it was just shy of 3,000 pictures a day and it didn’t take more than 2 days to kill the AA batteries. The only way to run a trail camera in a plot scenario is to use an external solar panel like the Moultrie Power Panel.  The solar panel is easy to setup and connect any Moultrie game camera and in the long run will save money on disposable batteries.

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How To Choose A Rifle Scope

Posted on August 12, 2011
It's late August, and believe it or not hunting season is just around the corner. Now is the time to get your equipment out and do some maintenance and start practicing your shooting. While your going over the gear you have and what you need to buy new or to replace existing worn out, pay special attention to your scope. Are the lenses still in good shape? Are any threads stripped? Does it hold the zero after you sight in? If not, you may need another scope.

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How To Train Your Dog For Hunting

Posted on August 11, 2011
A hunting dog makes not only an exceptionally loving pet but can also become a comforting and useful companion on your hunting trip. As well as the usual obedience and house training you would undertake with a family dog you will also need to give some hunting dog training. If you have never had a hunting dog before then you may want to consider consulting a professional and employing their services for a while until you really know what you are doing. Hunting dog training is specific to the kind of activity you will undergo with your dog as well as the breeds that are normally used for hunting.

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All About Game Cameras

Posted on August 9, 2011
Game cameras let you to scout your hunting areas without having to be actually present in the area. Before modern technology made these types of cameras that were designed for hunters they had to be physically there night and day in order to scout the area. Using a game camera has several big advantages. Through the image of the animal you can have a clear idea about the sex, approximate age and other necessary information about the animal concerned. If you are targeting a buck;

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Deer Hunting Tactics – The Huge-Racked Deer: Rare And Elusive

Posted on August 9, 2011
At some time during my deer hunting “career” I grew weary of hunting normal sized bucks and developed an interest in shooting trophy bucks only. Let me share some advanced deer hunting tips about the differences between hunting regular deer and true monster bucks. I had to learn a lot of new tricks as I upped my game to pursue even better bucks,but I communicated with champion deer hunters all over the United States to get the best deer hunting tips possible. The things most hunters do to get average sized deer don’t always work when you want to move on to bigger game. As the years passed, and through a lot of experimentation, I figured out many secret tips necessary to bring down the huge deer.

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Making Sense of Deer Cover Scents

Posted on August 9, 2011
Making Sense of Deer Cover Scents By Marty Prokop A deer hunter could spend thousands of dollars on the latest and greatest products. Over the past 24 years I have tried many...some worked great and others went directly to the trash can. I have been asked by our www.free-deer-hunting-tips.com community about types and styles of deer hunting supplies I use for deer hunting. So in the next few newsletters I’ll talk about deer cover scents, deer attractant scents and bust the myths around high priced and low priced deer scents.

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Spring Turkey Hunting Tips

Posted on August 8, 2011
Spring is one of the greatest times of the year, not just because of the warming weather but because of the abundant opportunities that Virginia offers. Just as anglers are chasing large female bass looking to bed down, Virginia’s hunters are hitting the woods for one of the hottest seasons all year – spring turkey. As soon as hunters start to see the forsythia blooming and the redbuds and dogwood budded out, they know that it won’t be long before spring turkey is in full swing.

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