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Brad Blackwelder

SELFILMED Struggles: Left Handed Hunters

As a left-handed hunter, you learn to be patient well before ever hitting the woods. A left-handed hunter is definitely a minority in the hunting industry. If I want a new flagship bow for example, I can guarantee you that it will be 6-8 months after my buddies (right-handed) receive their bow before a lefty

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Brad Blackwelder

North Carolina Turkey Season for the Ages

Two weeks prior to the opening weekend of the North Carolina spring wild turkey season, I was running four trail cams on three different farms and getting up early most mornings before going to work to locate birds. The past couple season I had not done my homework, and ended up having

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2014 NWTF Convention Highlights

The National Wild Turkey Federation, commonly referred to as the NWTF, is an organization that needs no introduction.   Founded in 1973, they have been one of the single greatest factors in the constant battle to preserve our nation’s hunting rights, wildlife, and the natural habitat required for our wildlife to

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First Trip to Buffalo County

As the sun came up on the morning of October 27th, 2013 a dream became a reality and I found myself sitting 25’ up in a tree in the hills of Buffalo County, Wisconsin. Every bowhunter knows of the legendary tells and bucks that Buffalo County has produced over the

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SELFILMED: Ground Blind Turkey Hunting Tactics

Though being SELFILMED is never an “easy” task, there exist very few hunts that are easier to successfully film than a turkey hunt from a pop-up blind. With the use of super realistic turkey decoys and artful crafted calls you can pull birds into a close predetermined location. Capturing the

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Early Morning Frost: Harvest

Walking out to a star filled sky and heavily frosted ground to start the four wheeler and get it warmed up, when my buddy came around the corner and stated that there was a nice buck running a doe just behind the house at the barn. He had seen them

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Mid October Success: 2012, October 20th

To say the least, my North Carolina deer season has started off extremely slower then in years past. With warm daytime temperatures reaching the high seventies and mid eighties, deer activity is at a bare minimum. But with the approach of  low pressure systems during the month of October, I

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