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Hunting
If
your idea of heaven is getting up at 4 a.m. on a chilly winter morning
to hunt and bag an animal in the wild ... you're not alone.
The National
Shooting Sports Foundation estimates that about 21 million Americans
spend $2.1 billion on hunting firearms and ammunition each year.
And it's not
just the macho guys who are going wild.
The National
Sporting Goods Association now estimates that more than 3 million
women hunt, a growing trend that has wives and girlfriends getting
into the sport.
Like the men,
some women enjoy the primal exitement others just do it for
the scenery, relaxation or camaradarie.
Whatever the
reason, big and small game hunting has again caught on in the U.S.
and Canada, mainly among younger age groups who are up for the physical
& mental challenge of tracking down bear, deer & elk, or
smaller game such as turkey, ducks and rabbits.
On the Web,
check out top sites that fuel the interest with facts & information
on hunting seasons & regulations, plus featured field reports
on the best hunting spots in the U.S. and Canada, buying directories
for hunting firearms, clothing & equipment, along with complete
instructions and recipes for preparing a
meal you've caught in the wild ...
Hunting.net
- One-stop browsing for news and field reports plus thousands of
visitor-submitted pictures, hot topics in the online forum on turkey
& deer hunting, bear hunting, bowhunting and more, with a comprehensive
directory of equipment & suppliers, hunting tips & advice,
video clips, desktop backgrounds & screen savers, related links.
Hunting
Society - Supersite featuring a browseable directory of
all things hunting with links to worldwide hunting guides, weapons
& supplies guide including guns, ammunition, bows & arrows,
plus special sections on duck and deer hunting, venison & game
recipes, tips & advice on wine with game.
Whitetails.com
- Active whitetail deer hunting community offering message boards,
trail photos, story articles and a complete how-to section including
deer anatomy, tips & advice on spotting & recognizing deer
tracks, step by step instructions on how to properly dress &
prepare a deer in the field, antler scoring charts, weight estimation
guide, venison recipes.
Duck
Hunter's Refuge - For American and Canadian duck hunters
offering chat & discussions on duck & goose hunting, duck
& goose calls, boats & blinds, state flyways and more, plus
scroll down for a great collection of links to field reports, weather
and sunset / sunrise tables.
National
Wild Turkey Federation - Information on hunting season dates
by US state, hunting tactics, turkey calling tips, illustrations,
audio files of gobbles, clucks, purrs and other identifying sounds,
related recipes, searchable database of Grand Slam and other turkey
hunting records on file.
Bear
Hunting Magazine - The online edition of the print publication
with how-to articles on black, brown / grizzly and polar bear hunting,
advice on hunting methods and types of weapons, U.S. and Canadian
map to bear hunting by state or territory plus photo galleries,
related news headlines, subscription information.
Rabbit
Hunting Online - Using hounds to hunt the cottontail rabbit,
swamper and snowshoe hare with related how to articles, photos,
chat & forums, rabbit & rabbit track identification guides,
hunt swaps & community directory.
Wild
Game Recipes - Venison, Duck, Wild Turkey, Goose
Venison
Recipes
| Venison
Recipes from the Deer Directory
Wild
Turkey Recipes | Sporting
Chef Duck & Goose Recipes
also
see -> Bowhunting
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