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<title>Not a banner year for Big Buck Contest</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- By all accounts, West Virginias woods last fall were crawling with nice bucks.Hunters couldnt stop talking about how many 8- to 10-point racks they were seeing. Biologists at Division of Natural Resources game-checking stations tal...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:53:03 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Unexpected dip couldnt spoil return to trout stream</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The rocks under my boots felt familiar enough - not too large, not too small, and as slick as greased bowling balls.More on that later.It had been far too many months since Id last waded a trout stream, and my first few steps convi...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:16:27 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ripley High archer sets sights on trip to South Africa</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Sometimes a story just keeps going. Last week, the lead article on this page featured Ripley High Schools archery team, which won the 2013 state tournament and finished fifth in the national tourney. The story centered on the team ...]]></description>
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<title>Rainbow record raises questions</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia has a new state-record rainbow-trout - one that raises a few uncomfortable questions.Tony Corbin of Gerrardstown caught the 30.5-inch, 17.31-pound fish May 2 from a Berkeley County quarry pond. On May 20, Division of ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 22:31:01 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Preservation, progress coexist on Corridor H</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A recent trip to Petersburg sent me on a trip down memory lane.Actually, it sent me on two of the originally proposed routes for Appalachian Highway Corridor H, the road that someday will link Interstate 79 near Weston with Interst...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:10:20 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>When hunting spring gobblers, its better late than never</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- To many hunters, West Virginias spring gobbler season ended two weeks ago.It didnt, of course. In fact, it wont end until Saturday. But dont tell that to the thousands of hunters who quit trying to bag a turkey after the seasons fi...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 23:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Saluting the lowly bluegill</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Bluegills are about the coolest un-cool fish on the planet.There, Ive said it. Yes, the same guy who has caught steelhead in Alaska, redfish in Florida, bass in North Carolina and trout throughout most of the Rocky Mountains is, an...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 21:57:39 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Anglers motto: Just catch fish, baby</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Jeremy Wade is a fisherman after my own heart.Wade, who hosts cable TVs &quot;River Monsters&quot; show, values results more than technique. Hes interested in catching big fish and doesnt much care how he goes about it. Ive seen him us...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:52:15 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Hunting turkeys a battle of wits</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Well, its time once again to play &quot;advanced cowboys and Indians.&quot;One of my favorite hunting partners, Jeff DAgostino, used that phrase to describe spring gobbler hunting. I cant imagine a better way to put it.Turkey hunti...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:34:11 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Time to celebrate bug season</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Note to self: Hang in there. Bug season begins soon.When I see the first green leaves appear on weeping willow trees, or see the cheery yellow blossoms of forsythia bushes, I know its almost &quot;my&quot; time of year.Most people ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:57:37 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>W.Va. anglers will feel effects of sequestration</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The shoe has dropped. West Virginia wildlife officials now know how the recent federal budget sequestration is going to affect them - and you.Its not pretty if youre a trout fisherman.Division of Natural Resources administrators sa...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:19:05 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Remembering  a TU pioneer and gentleman</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginias trout-fishing community will miss Ernie Nester.Ernie died earlier this week at the far-too-early age of 75. Anglers throughout the state will remember him because he worked tirelessly to enhance fishing for wild, str...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:28:43 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Memories of  a day filled with trout fishing firsts</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Sometimes when I contemplate the universe, odd thoughts pop into my head.It just dawned on me, for example, that almost 35 years have passed since I caught my first trout on a fly rod.Ive caught hundreds and hundreds since then, bu...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:14:37 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Celebrating another title for WVU rifle</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It didnt make big headlines at the time, but West Virginia Universitys most successful athletic team collected another big-time trophy last weekend.The WVU rifle team rode the strong shooting of senior Petra Zublasing en route to i...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:40:19 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>More free licenses could prove costly</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Imagine a West Virginia hunting and fishing license that cost less than 20 bucks.Thats right. Instead of costing $35, the combination hunting-and-fishing &quot;sportsmans license&quot; could cost $19 or less.But theres an &quot;if&...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:59:51 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Dogs simply being dogs, not  murderers</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- When I saw the headline, &quot;Dogs and cats are murderers,&quot; I almost burst out laughing.Headlines like that have been all over the Internet lately, in the wake of a published study that focuses on dogs role in killing billion...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:14:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Minn. bear tale evokes memories of Quagmire</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Sometime during the winter of 2010, a West Virginia black bear named Quagmire perished, likely from natural causes.Depending on what month she died in, she was either 29 or 30 years old.Thats a long, long, loooong life for a bear.D...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:59:35 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Game wardens armed, prepared </title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Former Los Angeles cop Chris Dorners killing spree and fiery death were the news business Flavors of the Week for two full weeks.Reporters feeding the 24-hour news cycles insatiable appetite for fresh angles explored every nuance o...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:02:35 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>CWD problem showing no signs of going away</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- At least for the moment, West Virginias chronic wasting disease problem appears to be staying put.Sixteen more Eastern Panhandle deer tested positive last fall for the rogue protein that causes CWD, but none of the 16 was killed ou...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 22:44:20 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>A few cures for cabin fever</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Hang in there, boys and girls. Spring is just seven weeks away.Yeah, I know; thats not much to hang ones hat on when its 25 degrees outside and snow covers the ground.We want to get outside, breathe some fresh air, climb a hill or ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:47:32 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Keep rhetoric out of gun control debate</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Gun politics have been the news a lot lately.The tragic Newtown, Conn., school shootings unleashed an avalanche of media-driven anti-gun sentiment. President Obama and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., have sought to capitalize...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:33:16 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Group pushing for new vote on Sunday hunting</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- If some determined West Virginians have their way, voters will once again decide whether to allow Sunday hunting in their home counties.&quot;Wait a minute,&quot; I hear some of you say. &quot;I thought Sunday hunting was allowed.&...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:33:47 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Senior lifetime license program remains a work in progress</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia wildlife officials are hoping to launch a totally electronic licensing and game-checking system by 2014.Until then, theyll probably continue to get complaints from hunters and anglers upset about the current licensing...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:20:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Both sides of the elk stocking controversy</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Elk have become a bit of a controversial subject in West Virginia. Some hunters are clamoring for the Division of Natural Resources to launch an elk-stocking program. Opponents are concerned that reintroducing such large animals might ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:06:28 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Resolving to get back to my roots</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As New Years resolutions go, this one sounds pretty weak, but here goes: I hereby resolve to get back to my roots.The past year has been a strange one. It marked the first time in nearly four decades I didnt go hunting or fishing.N...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:43:05 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>WVU mascot clean, but not lily-white</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In todays YouTube and Facebook generation, anyone can become famous or infamous. All it takes is one viral video.Jonathan Kimble found that out the hard way.Kimble, West Virginia Universitys buckskin-wearing, rifle-toting Mountaine...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:02:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Warm weather could make ducks harder to locate</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Conventional wisdom dictates that mild winters equal lousy late-season duck and goose hunting.While thats a good rule of thumb, it isnt always right.Last winter should have been disastrous. There was almost no snow, and temperature...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:46:23 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Theres still time to bag an antlerless deer </title>
<description><![CDATA[    For many of West Virginias deer hunters, the antlerless-deer season is over.Nine days remain, however, for those who still wish to bring home a doe or a button buck - the three-day &quot;traditional&quot; antlerless season Dec. 13-15 and the &quot;fami...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:03:07 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Coyotes right at home in the city</title>
<description><![CDATA[    City dwellers are more used to seeing two-legged predators than four-legged ones.So when folks who live in the city or the nearby suburbs see a bear or a coyote prowling the neighborhood, they sometimes get a little concerned.A few days ago I got an e-...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:53:50 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>For many reasons, opening day was one for the ages</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- On the first day of every West Virginia buck season, I always visit a game-checking station or two, and I interview hunters and biologists about their opening-day experiences.Last Mondays opener was memorable for one simple reason:...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:26:35 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Keep a close eye on your deer carcass</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- If you talk to deer hunters, as I do, youll eventually hear someone gripe about shooting a deer and losing it because someone else swooped in and claimed the carcass.Its an unethical practice, and one that seems to happen disturbin...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:25:28 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Some tips for staying safe in tree stands</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Acorns arent the only objects dropping from trees this fall.Since West Virginias bowhunting seasons opened on Sept. 29, one hunter has been killed and eight others have suffered life-threatening injuries in falls from tree stands.I...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 21:55:02 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>DNR: Sandys impact should be minimal</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Hurricane Sandy dumped 2 to 3 feet of wet, heavy snow on West Virginias high mountains earlier this week, but wildlife officials dont believe the blizzard will have any lasting effect on wildlife.&quot;I think the impact will be mi...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:42:10 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Voting allows sportsmen to exercise their greatest freedom</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- REGARDLESS OF their politics, this is a time when all sportsmen of voting age should be choosing candidates to vote for on Nov. 6.We live in the freest nation in the world. We enjoy freedoms that people in other &quot;free&quot; co...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:36:01 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Choosing the right footwear for your outdoor activities</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Walking in the woods is pretty popular this time of year.Much less popular are the wet, cold or blistered feet that walking through the woods sometimes brings.One secret to keeping feet warm, dry and comfortable is having boots tha...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:37:09 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Budget cuts could take bite out of state wildlife funds</title>
<description><![CDATA[        CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Something happening soon in our nations capital will take a $760,000 bite out of West Virginias fish, wildlife and law enforcement programs.It has a fancy name - &quot;budget sequestration.&quot; What it amounts to is automatic...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:20:58 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Taking a look at this years mast report</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Deer, bears, squirrels and other game animals will have a little more to eat this fall than they did in 2011.Division of Natural Resources biologists recently finished the agencys annual Mast Report and Hunting Outlook, and it incl...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 22:02:32 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Academy aims to help officers decipher hunting accidents</title>
<description><![CDATA[    CHARLESTON -- As late as a few years ago, a cynical standing joke among West Virginia hunters went something like this: &quot;If you want to kill someone, take them hunting.&quot;Several unspoken messages lay behind that expression - that hunting provi...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:14:31 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>W.Va.  rates well in number of  hunters, anglers</title>
<description><![CDATA[    Well, its official. West Virginians arent the &quot;huntingest&quot; people in the country.They arent the &quot;fishingest,&quot; either. But to employ a rather overused saying, they aint too shabby in either of those pastimes.According to data from th...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 23:14:41 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Legendary shooters take aim at annual outdoors celebration</title>
<description><![CDATA[    Two legendary exhibition shooters will headline next weekends National Hunting and Fishing Day Celebration at Stonewall Resort State Park. Shotgun specialist Tom Knapp and longbow archer Byron Ferguson are scheduled to make appearances at the Sept. 22-...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:22:28 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Remembering Workman the outdoorsman</title>
<description><![CDATA[    I didnt know Eric Workman personally, but I wish I had. Before he was killed carrying out his duties as a West Virginia State Police officer, Workman was a widely respected fisherman, hunter and conservationist.I knew of Workman through the WVAngler.co...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:41:50 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Gov. Tomblin voices support for elk stocking</title>
<description><![CDATA[    West Virginias governor created quite a stir last week when he said hed like to see elk stocked in the states southwestern counties.Speaking at a &quot;Sportsmen for Tomblin&quot; campaign rally, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said that since elk have already s...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:37:35 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Predictions for the upcoming hunting season</title>
<description><![CDATA[    No one really knows how a hunting season will turn out.A lot of things can go wrong. Foul weather sometimes dampens hunters hopes. Food shortages can cause animals to change their habits. Food abundances can, too. Disease occasionally takes a toll.Ther...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:01:53 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>DNR survey hopes to shed light on deer population</title>
<description><![CDATA[    At this time of year, its natural for West Virginians to be concerned when they see bright lights shining in the woods. Late summer is when buck deer begin losing the velvet off their antlers, and as soon as the velvet is off the bucks become prime tar...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:47:09 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Inside Cabelas gun case</title>
<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder how the other half lives.<br />Well, earlier this week I got a look at how the other .005 percent lives.<br />I found the evidence in a walnut-and-glass display case in the Gun Library at Charlestons new Cabelas store.<br />The Gun Library, for...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:36:05 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Calif. deer study a real head-scratcher</title>
<description><![CDATA[    First, let me state for the record that I have nothing against the state of California or the people who live in it.Next, let me pose a question:Does it make sense to spend $300,000 to figure out a way to save the lives of about a dozen deer a year.Cal...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2012 22:36:48 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>A peek inside Charlestons new Cabelas</title>
<description><![CDATA[    Cabelas officials invited the media into their new Charleston store earlier this week for a sneak peek ahead of the stores Aug. 9 grand opening.I took the tour. A few impressions:<li>The new store isnt as big as the Wheeling store. In fact, its only tw...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:15:30 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>DNR playing numbers game with doe permits</title>
<description><![CDATA[    Thirty years ago, drawing a West Virginia antlerless-deer hunting permit was a cause to celebrate. Nowadays, not so much.Antlerless tags are available &quot;over the counter&quot; and in unlimited numbers in most of the states 55 counties. Plop down $1...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 21:37:16 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Derechos effect on wildlife minimal</title>
<description><![CDATA[    West Virginias June 29 derecho windstorm inconvenienced hundreds of thousands of people, but its effects on fishing and hunting werent nearly as dramatic.&quot;A few animals might have been killed when limbs or trees fell on them, but by and large deer...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:07:27 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Calif. fighting mountain lions with pamphlets</title>
<description><![CDATA[    Mountain lions made the news earlier this week when California Department of Fish and Game officials confirmed a July 1 attack on a 63-year-old man.According to the agencys news release, the unidentified man was sleeping under the stars near a tributar...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 22:13:35 -0400</pubDate>
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