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(This is an excerpt from one of 23 interesting chapters of IN THE LAND OF THE BEAR, an outdoor adventure book based mostly in Siberia. The book was written by Dennis Geurink.) NOTE from the author: Tom Thompson from Danvers, Illinois, can tell [...]

The author, a highly skilled and successful Minnesota bowhunter, had this to say — “The whitetail deer is a tremendous game animal.  It is a challenge, a supreme challenge.  Lots of hunters would like to believe it is a mysterious [...]

… Fish Bread and That’s Not Pasta  Not every culture has the same mealtime delicacies.  Enjoy your Thanksgiving feast.  Don’t let these Siberian delicacies affect your appetite.      They are from a book — IN THE LAND OF [...]

Male and female black bears are together only during breeding season. A female may mate with several males during her estrus. Cubs from the same litter may have different fathers. Fertilized eggs do not implant on uterine walls immediately. [...]

This is Memoir Chapter 5 from The Bear Hunting Obsession of a Driven Man, by Bill Wiesner. As a bear hunting guide, I took only bow hunters and never had a problem filling my schedule. However, one year a rifle-using big game hunter from [...]

Basic Black Bear Body, Behavioral & Additional Facts In addition to their great strength… 1) Black bears can do a lot with their front paws and claws. They can open screw-top jars and can open door latches. Mike Brust, a friend of the [...]

Rusty is a golden Cocker Spaniel. He is a typical Cocker. He has no conscience, a selective loss of training and memory and, until he went stone deaf from ear infections, highly selective hearing. But none of his physical or mental ailments [...]

Excerpt from Lessons Learned From the Magnificent Bird, by Gary Sefton. The wild turkey is the essence of turkey flavor. Comparing wild turkey to commercially raised turkeys is like comparing sardines to rainbow trout. In order to fully [...]

The Wisconsin Buck and Bear Club, Wisconsin’s official big game trophy record-keeping organization, recently presented the Peter Haupt Memorial Award to long-time member Glenn Helgeland, Mequon, for his support of the Club before, during [...]