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Hunting 2011

The Inland Northwest guide to hunting deer, elk, waterfowl, grouse, chukars, with special reports and updates on the new four-point whitetail antler restrictions, vehicle restrictions at Mica Peak, non-toxic shot requirements at pheasant release sites and the latest on wolves.
Sports >  Outdoors

New maps help hunters zero in

Washington hunters can zero in on boundaries of Washington game management units with a new online map tool developed by Northwest Maps, 10525 E. Sprague Ave., in Spokane Valley. • The Washington State GMU Boundaries Map is free to use at www.nwmaps.com/.
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Disabled hunters can apply to ride gated roads

Handicapped hunters in the Inland Northwest are making inroads to decent hunting opportunities on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests as well the Colville National Forest and two timberland companies. Deadlines are approaching to sign up for several of the opportunities to drive motorized vehicles behind otherwise locked gates.
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Landers: Hunters’ deodorizing products can’t fool wildlife

One of the hunting industry’s most successful marketing strategies in the past decade has never passed my sniff test. But sportsmen have spent millions of dollars buying manufacturer claims that deodorizing soaps and clothing fibers impregnated with carbon can mask a human’s scent from the discriminating noses of deer and elk.
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Safety on water

Guns and cold temperatures, water and dogs, boats and darkness – they all contribute to making waterfowling rife with hazards. The biggest safety issue for waterfowl hunters is “way too much gear, way too big of a dog and way too small of a boat,” said John Devney of Delta Waterfowl in Bismarck, N.D.
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Don’t forget basic items

Every hunter should carry basic survival items, even for short forays from camp or the vehicle. A classic case in point occurred a few years ago in North Idaho, when a muzzleloader hunter crossed very fresh tracks in new snow on his drive in to camp.
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Similar traits bring success

Some hunters regularly do better than the statistics. Some bag their game year after year. Consistently successful hunters share similar traits.
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Focus on kids

A lot of “educating” can be done during the special youth upland bird and waterfowl seasons in Idaho and Washington. Since only youths under the age of 16 can shoot during these brief hunts that precede the general seasons, adults have to focus their attention on the kids.
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Idaho targets wolves

An archery hunter near Bozeman killed the first wolf to be harvested in the gray wolf hunting seasons that opened in Montana earlier this month. And at least 10 gray wolves had been tagged in Idaho – including one in the Panhandle – through the first two weeks of the season that opened Aug. 30.
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