Buck - This is the name for a male deer. The way that you can tell a male apart from female deer is by the antlers that are atop its head for a period of seven months. Other than this, male and female deer are quite similar in appearance, especially during the remaining five months out of the year when the male is not actively growing his antlers.

Buck Rub - This is the action of a male deer lowering his head so that he can scrape his antlers along a tree. There are two reasons why he may do this, to polish and clear away any velvet, and to prepare for competition during the breeding season.

Buffalo Chips - This is a more politically correct way to refer to droppings from a bison.

Bugle – This is a name for the call that elks make during the period of rut so that they can interest females.

Bull - This is the name that is used to describe male elk.

Bulldog – This is a type of mark that is thrown while a hunting dog is returning from a retrieve. This is also referred to as a diversion. The dog cannot switch birds during this process, which means that he must not drop his first bird that he picked up when becoming distracted by the diversion bird.

Bumper – This is an item that is made out of canvas or plastic and that is typically between 2 inches and 3 inches in diameter. Its purpose is to train a hunting dog in place of a real bird. Bumpers are available to hunters in a wide variety of different types of colors. You can find orange, white, black and half black and white bumpers for example. The color that you choose should be based on the current weather as well as what color is going to be most visible for your hunting dog on that particular day. The orange style of bumpers is typically used for the purpose of blinds. While birds tend to be preferable both for dogs and for humans, the supply can be really limited, and so if you are looking for a viable training alternative, bumpers are a good way to go.

Burn - This is terminology that is used in order to describe correction via e-collar that is continuous, rather than what is known as a Nick, which is a type of momentary or temporary correction. This method of correction is used in order to correct known commands that the dog is intentionally choosing to disregard. This method of correction does not require inflicting any kind of physical harm to the dog in order to get the point across, however.

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Originally posted 2009-11-15 03:43:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Choke Collar -This is a collar that is made out of leather or chain, and that is applied to the dog’s neck in such a way that the collar can be loosened or tightened based on how much tension is exerted by the owner’s hand.

Clips (E-Clips) - These are designed to hold the axles in place.

Cold – This is a term that is used to describe a dog’s running on a concept that it has become familiar with, but the item’s exact placement is something that is new to the particular dog.

Collar Conditioning - This is a type of conditioning through which a dog is taught to turn off stimulation from the collar.

Columbian Black Tail – This is a type of deer that can be found all along the Pacific Coast between British Columbia and California.

Conditioning - This is a method of learning based on experience. For example, bucks have been conditioned to only be active in the nighttime during the hunting season. They have learned that there is only a little bit of pressure during the darkness in comparison to the daylight.

Confirmation – This term is used to describe standards on how dogs should look based on their breed, as confirmation determines how close the dog is to these set standards. For example, the standard coat colors for a Labrador Retriever are yellow, black and chocolate only.

Conformation - This is a term that is used to describe the form or the structure and the arrangement of parts conforming to a breed’s standards.

Coniferous Tree - These are trees that bear cones. The trees never lose their leaves during the fall, and what this means is that they are an excellent source of food for many deer during the winter months. A well known example for coniferous trees is the common pine tree.

Controlled Break – This term describes the situation when a dog goes out before it is sent, and has to be immediately brought under the control of the handler, but without any use of force or pressure.

Cover – This is a term that is used to describe grass and vegetation and other types of environments that can conceal a bird from a hunting dog on land or in the water.

Cover Scents - This is a scent that is used to cover up a human during hunting so that their natural scent cannot be detected.

Cow – This is a term that is used to describe a female elk.

Creep - This describes the situation when the arrow is moving away from the wall, or it describes the anchor point while you are aiming and preparing to release.

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Originally posted 2009-11-12 03:39:44. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Cable Guard - This holds the cables off to the side so that there is always ample arrow clearance.

Cable Slide - This is designed to fit onto the cable guard, its purpose is to help the cables move across the guard smoothly. Buying a new cable slide made from Teflon is said to be capable of adding speed to the bow by reducing the amount of friction. Teflon, when it is pure, is either clear or a milky white in color. If the slide does not appear white, then it is not made out of Teflon.

Cackle - This is the type of call that a turkey emits.

Call Back - This is a list provided by judges before another series in an event, indicating who is going to be invited back for participation in the neck round. The people that do not make the call back list have for some reason been disqualified.

Calling - This is a term that is used to refer to imitating different sounds that the deer make so that they can be lured into shooting range.

Camouflage - This term describes coloration that is designed to help the human body blend in more with the environments surrounding it. Animals also have their own natural camouflage as well.

Campaign - This term describes the pursuit for a title for a hunting dog.

Carnivore - This term describes predators that live almost exclusively on the flesh from other animals.

Carrion – This is a term that describes dead animal flesh.

Cast - This term describes giving a dog a certain direction through hand signals and body moves to direct the path of the dog. This is commonly used for the purpose of blind retrieves.

Cast Refusal - This describes a situation where the dog is not responding to a cast or a direction that is given by the handler.

Center Serving - This is the center portion of a bowstring, which is wrapped in order to prevent the bowstring from sustaining damage.

Center Shot - This is the point placing the shaft of the arrow directly in line with the grooves.

CERF - This is a term that stands for Canine Eye Registry Foundation.

Cervidae - This is the taxonomic family that deer belong to.

Champion - This is a title that is given to dogs that have won AKC licensed dog show championships.

Channel Blind - This describes a blind run in the water that makes it tempting for a dog to exit out of the water because of the close proximity of a bank on each side of the channel.

Character Point - This describes the first point that exists from the main beam of the white tail deer’s antlers, extending upward.

Cheating – This describes a situation where a dog is avoiding obstacles or cover when enroute to an item or when returning from retrieving an item.

Photo Credits: Kunan Naik

Originally posted 2009-11-09 03:36:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Avoidance – This is commonly perceived as a reaction by a dog to a presence or a stimulus where the dog is avoiding a task by a number of behaviors including but not limited to looking away or traveling in the opposite direction and so on.

Axle - The axles are actually the shafts on which the compounds cams are rotating.

Axle to Axle Length - This is the distance between one axle and another on a compound bow.

Bachelor Group - This is what you have when bucks are congregating in groups and separating themselves from the rest of the deer during the spring and the summer months.

Back - This is a command that notifies a dog that it should leave the side of the handler and go away in a straight direction.

Baffles - Baffles are barriers that are used in order to contain bullets while reducing, redirecting or suppressing the sound waves on a fringe range. Baffles are typically placed in an overhead manner, alongside or at the ground level.

Balk – Another word that is used for balk is “no go”.

Bawl - This is an intense sound that a deer will make when they are traumatized and attempting to alert other deer.

Beam – This describes the main branches of the antlers on a buck where the forks will grow.

Bedding Area - This is a trampled area of ground where deer can rest. The spots are generally chosen because they are well concealed and they offer a place where the deer can watch for approaching predators. Deer typically have a number of different bedding areas within the range of their home.

Big Hunt – This is what occurs when a dog is unable to find its mark and has to hunt a larger area looking for the bird.

Birdiness - This is a quality in a dog that is desirable as it describes the dog’s high interest in birds and retrieving birds. Birdiness is often used in order to describe a dog’s natural prey drive.

Bitch - This is a technical term that is used to refer to a female dog.

Blacktail Deer - This is a subspecies of the common white tail deer, and they are only found in the western portion of the North American continent. This deer is only distinguishable from its white tail cousins by its naturally darker body, its black tail and the fact that it has a smaller frame.

Bleat – This is a type of vocalization that deer are known to make.

Blind – This is a structure that is made out of fabric or canvas where the dog and its handler can wait before they are called to the line. The blind is also often used in order to hide the gun stations within the field.

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Originally posted 2009-11-05 03:29:52. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Blind Planter - This is a name for the person that places the bird or the bumper at a designated spot for the purpose of a blind retrieve.

Blink - This describes the situation when the dog locates the bumper or the bird during the retrieve but does not actually fetch it.

Bloodlines - This describes the family history and traits of the hunting dog. Dogs can come from hunting and working bloodlines, or from show bloodlines. It is important that you choose a hunting dog that is going to have the desired traits that you are looking for.

Blunt - This is a type of arrow tip that does not have a point on it. It is usually used in order to stump shoot or when hunting smaller game.

Bolt - This describes when a dog runs because of a perceived pressure that is too great for them to face.

Bolus - This is a mass of food that has been re-chewed.

Bottom – When a dog has a lot of bottom, this means that they are perceived to be tough, or that they are perceived to be capable of handling a lot of pressure.

Bovid - This word describes animals that possess hooves as well as permanent horns.

Bow Press - This is a device that is designed to hold a bow into a bent position so that you will be able to work on the bow or to remove its string. Today, buying a pocket bow press is relatively portable and inexpensive.

Bow Square – This is used for the purpose of measuring the brace height, or aligning nocking points.

Breaking - This involves the dog leaving the line before it is sent, or leaving the line in a trial or a test when the dog leaves the line before his number has been called by the judge.

Broadheads - These are arrow tips that are specifically designed for the purpose of hunting game. They are typically going to feature at least an inch worth of cutting diameter, and they may either have fixed blades or they may be mechanical.

Brooming - This involves a bighorn sheep breaking the tip off of its horns in order to restore the peripheral vision that is impeded when the horns begin to curl.

Browsing - This describes the way that a deer normally ears. Most deer eat very quickly, only chewing enough that they can swallow. The purpose of this behavior is to limit how much exposure they have to predators.

Browtine - This is the first fork on a deer antler.

Brush Button - This is a rubber round item that is placed on a bowstring in order to keep any brush from catching between the bow and the bowstring.

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Originally posted 2009-11-02 03:11:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Abomasum - This is the fourth chamber within the stomach of a deer. Along with the omasum, this is considered to be the true stomach of the deer. It helps to aid in digestion through the production of acids that break down food particles making it easier for nutrients to be absorbed by the animal.

Action - When it comes to firearms, this is the combination of the frame or the receiver and the breech bolt with other mechanism parts that contribute to the loading, the unloading and the firing of said firearm.

Adapt – This relates to animals that instinctively or biologically change in order to become more accustomed to the environment that they are in as needed.

AFC - This stands for Amateur Field Champion and is a designation that AKC dogs can earn during field trials.

Aggregation - This is the act of deer grouping together because of the low amount of food that is available for them.

Air - This is a word that describes allowing a hunting dog to empty his bladder and his bowels.

Amateur – An amateur is someone that trains hunting dogs as a hobby and fore pleasure rather than to earn any kind of income.

American Kennel Club - Also known as the AKC, this is a purebred registry for dogs that was established in the year 1884. There are currently 150 breeds that are considered to be AKC registration breeds.

Amish Training - This is the art of dog training without the assistance that is provided by using an E collar.

Anchor – In bow hunting, you are meant to draw the string to the same point every time, holding the string in that same location every time that you shoot. This position is known as the anchor, or anchoring the string of the bow.

Antler - This is a growth that forms on the top of the head of many animals. It begins at about 11 months of age in deer, and is formed completely out of bone. There are a number of reasons why animals have antlers including for dominance and the purpose of attracting a mate.

Archers Paradox – This describes the arrow’s movement as it flexes and bends upon release around a riser.

Armguard - This protects the arms from getting a raspberry or a bruise when the string of a bow hits it upon letting go of the bow swing. Some people rely on armguards to help to keep baggy clothing out of their way while they are shooting.

Arrow Nock - This is describes as being the notch at the very end of an arrow that is designed to fit along or around your bowstring for shooting.

Automatic - In firearms, an automatic firearm is a design that feeds, fires and then ejects cartridges automatically as long as its trigger is currently being fully depressed and as long as there are still cartridges that are available within the feed system.

Photo Credits: Paul Keleher

Originally posted 2009-10-29 03:06:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Here are some important considerations to make when it comes to hunting safety:

• First and foremost, you should always assume that every gun that you come in contact with is loaded.
• Second, you are always going to want to control the muzzle. The way that you can achieve this is by pointing your gun in a direction that is safe.
• Now, you are going to want to keep your finger completely away from the trigger until the point where you are ready to actually fire the gun.
• You are always going to want to be sure of your intended target and everything that is around your target.
• Wearing hunter orange makes you a lot safer than wearing any other color. You will not stand out to the deer that you are hunting as they cannot perceive the color the way that we do. However, the bright orange color can be spotted from far away and you will never be mistaken for a target.

Deer are lacking the red-sensitive cone cells that are required in their eyes for them to determine the differences between red and orange and green and brown. Having this type of blindness mean that deer will not be able to pick you out in the trees, but other hunters certainly will be able to. Using fluorescent types of colors like hunter orange is going to look brighter to a human with a gun, while deer will have difficulty seeing the colors and will mistake you for the foliage in the woods. This means that you are safe when you wear hunter orange, and yet it will have no negative impact on your ability to go hunting successfully.

Simply put, wearing the hunter orange color is capable of saving lives. Fluorescent orange varieties of safety clothing are quite effectiveness. Big game hunters that wear hunter orange can go hunting without having to worry about being mistakenly shot by a hunter that is also out in the woods enjoying the deer season. So if you are serious about going hunting and you want to be safe and protected without hampering your ability to sneak up on a good target, wearing hunter orange is a great way to go.

In the past, wearing camouflage colors was the way to enjoy a good day of hunting because the deer could not see you in the brush. Unfortunately, hunters cannot see you either, and they will sooner perceive you to be a deer or other animal than a person when you are running around in the colors of the trees. This is why wearing hunter orange is so vitally important – It may even save your life someday.

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Originally posted 2009-10-26 03:57:52. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Here are a wide variety of little things that you need to avoid in order to turkey hunt successfully. Most turkey hunters learned these things through decades of turkey hunting, but now you do not have to.

1 – Limit movement.

When turkeys see movement, they immediately know that danger is afoot. Period. There is no way to move that will convince a turkey that you are not a threat so do not even bother trying to move when turkeys are afoot.

2 – Do not over call.

If you turkey call too many times, you are going to build up the ego of the bird to much to the point that he may stop coming, and may sit dead still waiting for you. You should have fun calling, but not too much fun.

3 – Sleeping in is another no-no.

Turkeys can see when it is light out, so you need to get into your position before it gets light in the morning, end of story.

4 – Prepare.

Poor preparation is not going to do you any factors. If you wait until the last moment to get all of your things together, then something important is going to be missed. Make sure that you have a list of things that you need, and make sure that everything on that list is within reach all the time so that you are properly prepared for the trek.

5 – Steer away from calling it quits far too early.

You can kill as many turkeys in the afternoon as you can in the early hours of the morning. They may make less noise, but they are certainly still out there, and potentially more vulnerable than they were before. If you can stick it out, do so, and your patience will pay off, especially when the other hunters give up and go in early.

6 – Do not stick with tactics if they are not producing.

By definition alone, this is an insane thing to do. If you keep doing one specific thing, and it is consistently not bringing you the results, stop doing it. Change your approach, change your strategy, try a different decoy, try a different location, switch your calls, or whatever else you have to do in order to get some variety. A change in your tactics may be exactly what was needed to land the kill. You are never going to know unless you manage to go the extra mile and actually make it happen.

Above all else, you are really going to have to want it in order for you to become a successful hunter of turkeys. You need to live and you need to hunt by that particular mantra if you want a wall of trophies and a mind that is full of some of the most exciting memories imaginable.

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Originally posted 2009-06-26 16:40:13. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Hunting is a fun and enjoyable sport, but it is also considered to be one of the most dangerous. It is absolutely imperative that you take safety precautions to make sure that you and those around you are kept safe during this exciting endeavor. Your life and the lives of your companions absolutely must be protected when doing hunting of any kind. There are safety precautions to take regarding hunting equipment, safety courses, gun safety and seasonal hunting safety. When planning a hunting trip, consider the following hunting and gun safety tips.

- Having the right weapon and the right hunting supplies is the first consideration that you have to make when it comes to preparing for your hunting trip.

If you are planning to hunt deer, for example, then you need to have a gun or a bow that is intended for hunting dear. A standard pistol, for example, is not adequate for deer hunting, but a rifle or a crossbow certainly would be. If you want to be safe and get the most out of your hunting experience, having the right equipment is absolutely imperative.

- When you are hunting using a gun, there are a number of things that you really need to keep in mind.

The safety on the weapon should always be on, unless you are actually preparing to fire the gun. The gun should also always be pointed away from you and from other people, and you should never point the gun down at your feet. You should never point your gun at anything that you do not intend to shoot at. These are precautions that should be taken regardless of whether the safety is on or not. The safety on your gun is capable of failing, and it is much safer for the gun to misfire when not being pointed at anyone.

- You must make sure that you are taking proper care of your weapon.

Properly cared for weapons do not normally misfire, meaning they are much safer to work with. If you do not take care of your gun, it can misfire, the barrel could jam, or something even worse could possibly happen.

- Before you go out on a hunting trip, you should make sure that you find and participate in a hunting safety course in your local area.

These safety courses are designed to go over proper gun handling and proper gun safety. These hunting safety courses will also remind you of the basics of gun care and the precautions that you should take in order to be safe during your hunting trip.

- In some areas, you also need to consider seasonal hunting safety beyond traditional hunting safety.

Many hunters are out there in force during hunting seasons, so you need to make sure that you are prepared for this. You should be wearing bright and easily seen clothing, for example, so that hunters can identify you as a person rather than as a potential target. You should also always make sure that you have permission from the owners of the land to hunt on that property, so you can make sure that the area is safe and not being inhabited by children, individuals or animals that might be mistaken for targets.

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Originally posted 2008-10-31 12:27:54. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Gun safety is absolutely critical when it comes to handling firearms and hunting. It is important that you learn how you can practice safety with your gun in order to prevent any injuries not only to you, but also to those that are around you as well.

It is vitally important that you practice gun safety while you are hunting. You should have protective gear, for example, even glasses or goggles and a pair of earplugs to make sure that you are protected.

The first step is to learn exactly how it is that your firearm operates. When you know how you should be correctly operating your weapon, then that is when you can truly prevent any injuries from occurring. When you become familiarized with the gun’s basic components, you will be safer when you are hunting. Learn basic gun safety and also you should be practicing how to load ammunition into the gun properly and safely.

Now you are going to want to keep your rifle, gun and any other weapons that you are using pointed away from yourself and any other person while you are hunting. There is no telling when a gun can go off – You don’t want to be pointing your gun at someone when it accidently misfires!

You should only ever make use of the right type of ammunition when you are hunting with your firearm. You should never simply experiment with different types of ammunition if they were not specifically designed to suit your firearm. If you use incorrect ammunition, you could end up misfiring and seriously hurting yourself or someone else.

You should absolutely never put your finger on the trigger of your gun unless you are actually ready to take a shot. You should make it a habit to rest your finger on the guard of the gun or the gun’s side rather than on the trigger for this very reason.

You are going to want to make sure that you know exactly what you are shooting at during any point in time. You should make sure that you are observing anything and everything around you. If there are people close by to your target, then no, it is not safe for you to shoot.

Make sure that you are wearing protection both for your eyes and your ears. You should always have a set of shooting goggles or a pair of glasses on hand when you are hunting so that debris does not enter into your eyes. You should wear earplugs when you are actually shooting so that your hearing does not sustain any damage.

Finally, you are going to want to avoid taking any medications or refrain from drinking any alcoholic beverages that can impair your judgment or cause drowsiness. These can cause problems with your judgment, which is the first step to experiencing or causing an injury while hunting.

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Originally posted 2009-10-22 03:54:19. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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