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southcensticky2

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:11:19 -0400

The ranches and farmland of the Lone Star state and its neighbors have some tremendous deer, and Rut Reporter Brandon Ray is an expert on the regin. Ray was born in Dallas and shot his first deer with a bow in Central Texas at the age of 15. The full-time freelance writer manages his family’s Texas Panhandle ranch, is a licensed New Mexico guide, and last year took a 184 gross P&Y nontypical trophy. States covered: TX, OK, NM

weststicky

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:09:31 -0400

Whitetails grow big in the riverbottoms below the peaks and in the northwest woods. West region Rut Reporter Rich Landers, a native Montanan and life-long hunter, is the outdoors editor for The Spokesman-Review in Spokane. He has written several books about the western outdoors and has hunted whitetails all his life. States covered: WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, CO

midsouthsticky

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:47:21 -0400

It’s the region that made Odocoileus virginianus famous: Classic woodland habitat with a perfect mix of ag fields and bottomland. Rut Reporter Will Brantley of Murray, Kentucky, knows the region well. He spends 40 to 50 days each season in the Mid-South whitetail woods. Brantley shot his first deer at age 10 with a sidelock muzzleloader. States covered: KY, TN, WV, VA, NC

greatplainssticky

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:40:25 -0400

The bucks of the nation’s prairie and grassland region seem to be getting bigger every season. Rut Reporter David Draper grew up hunting deer and small game throughout this region and presently lives on a family farm in Nebraska. Draper, former communications specialist for Cabela’s and an authority on the Great Plains, subsists on a diet of duck breast and venison. States covered: ND, SD, NE, KS

northeaststicky

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:31:36 -0400

Big woods, rolling farmland, woodlot, swamp, ridge and valley--this region features every type of whitetail terrain imaginable. Northeast Rut Reporter Mike Bleech has been hunting whitetails in his native Pennsylvania and throughout the Northeast for more than four decades. A Vietnam veteran and full-time freelance outdoor writer, Bleech has had more than 5000 of his articles published. States covered: ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA OH, MD, DE

northcensticky

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:00:50 -0400

Big woods, big cropfields, and big bucks. These are all hallmarks of the north-central region--the heart of America’s Breadbasket. Rut Reporter Scott Bestul is a Field & Stream’s Whitetails columnist and writes for the website’s Whitetail365 blog. The Minnesotan has taken 13 Pope & Young-class whitetails and has hunted, guided for, and studied deer in the north-central region all his life. States covered: IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, WI

southsticky

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:55:56 -0400

All about the Dixie deer rut, from the swamps and pines to the beanfields and the Ozarks. Rut Reporter Eric Bruce has been writing about hunting and fishing for newspapers and magazines for 25 years and hunts deer all over the South, including near his Georgia home. States covered: AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, SC, FL

Florida Teen Lands 800-Pound Gator With Fishing Rod

Online Editors — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:51:11 -0400

--Martin Leung

A 19-year-old Florida teen, Tim Stroh, landed a 12-foot, 800-pound alligator using only a fishing rod.

From this story on dailymail:

"It wasn't too long into their hunt when they came upon the Florida monster, near an Interstate highway interchange. Mr Griffenberg was the first to cast a special alligator rod, but the creature didn't take the bait.

Tim was only armed with what his father called 'his puny bass rod' - but Tim thought he'd give it a go anyway.

Idaho Angler Lands Huge Rainbow Trout, New State Record

Online Editors — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:10:30 -0400

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says Mark Adams, a 41-year-old man from Pocatello, has landed a new Idaho state record rainbow trout.

From this story on therepublic.com:
Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials say a 41-year-old railroad engineer has shattered a state record with this 34.74-pound rainbow trout.

Union Pacific Railroad locomotive engineer Mark Adams caught the lunker in American Falls Reservoir Monday morning. It took Adams 15 minutes to bring in the trout, which broke old state record by 14.72 pounds.

Adams tells the Idaho State Journal that he and his fishing buddy first thought the fish was a carp because it didn't have a lot of color. Adams called another friend who advised him to get his catch to a certified scale.

Injured Teens Recovering from Grizzly Attack in Alaska

Online Editors — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:15:06 -0400

Four of the teens attacked by a grizzly in Alaska while participating in a surival skills course are recovering from their injuries and have given the Associated Press an account of their ordeal.

From this story on nytimes.com:
The teens had been advised to play dead if they encountered a grizzly during their excursion in the Alaska wilderness.

But with the massive, snarling bear suddenly looming over them, 17-year-old Sam Gottsegen of Denver and the other participants of a backcountry survival course did what so many others would have done: They ran.

The bear pounced on some of the students, including Gottsegen, who was among four seriously injured...

Authorities believe the bear was aggressive because it was with its cub. Gottsegen said no one ever saw a cub.

The group was hiking through bushes that got so thick they decided to wade through a river, walking in single file. Around a bend in the river, Joshua Berg, 17, of New City, N.Y., began yelling "Bear! Bear!"