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Archives for December 2020

Behold the Green-winged Teal

Behold the Green-winged Teal
Buzzing through the twisting witch fingers of the leafless Bur oak and hedge apple limbs scratching at the predawn horizon, a dozen green-winged teal and a lone mallard splashed into our stock pond in SE Kansas. The hens announced their arrival with their shrill quack, answered in turn by the drake greenhead who bellowed in comparison to his diminutive cousins. Shooting light was still ten minutes away. Of course it was. This was classic greenwing behavior no matter where I’ve… Read More »

Ian Nance
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Go Gators! 27,000 Acres Donated to the University of Florida for Conservation

Go Gators! 27,000 Acres Donated to the University of Florida for Conservation
Excited for my alma mater, the beneficiary of a generous gift of approximately 27,000 acres in Osceola County near Yeehaw Junction. From the press release: More than 27,000 rural acres near Yeehaw Junction in Florida’s southern Osceola County has been gifted to the University of Florida to protect one of the last natural areas of its kind and to serve as a living classroom and laboratory for students and faculty throughout the university, UF officials announced this week. Elisabeth DeLuca’s… Read More »

Ian Nance
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Better Understand Where and How Scent is Carried

Better Understand Where and How Scent is Carried
Recently we saw a great example of the difficulty of hunting where there are strong thermals.  There are several great thermal lessons in this 1 minute video (this video has been sped up x5) along with a still image below showing the fog floating. 1. Cool air is heavier than warm air and sinks to  … Read more

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Hunting Advice and Tips For Serious Deer And Turkey Hunters

About Breathable Waders for Duck Hunters in Florida Sportsman Magazine

About Breathable Waders for Duck Hunters in Florida Sportsman Magazine
Last September I posted about a proposed switch to breathable waders. The experiment has been a rousing success. I was so much happier sporting them during the 2019 September season while wading waist-deep in a Central Florida lake, kayaking across STA-2 before Christmas, and slogging through the mud and oysters of the Nature Coast in January. I’ll never go back to Neoprene unless I’m in another state whose climate forces such decisions. Not that I have anything against Big Neoprene,… Read More »

Ian Nance
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How to Avoid Sundowning Spikes. Lessons from a Chronic Sufferer

How to Avoid Sundowning Spikes. Lessons from a Chronic Sufferer
“The term ‘sundowning’ refers to a state of confusion occurring in the late afternoon and spanning into the night. Sundowning can cause a variety of behaviors, such as confusion, anxiety, aggression or ignoring directions.” – Mayo Clinic Found the perfect medical term to diagnose those in Hunting Camp who routinely shoot spikes and smaller deer, especially in the evenings. This malady afflicts a good hunting buddy of mine, Tim. And maybe me. Tim calls Pennsylvania home while I reside in central Florida.… Read More »

Ian Nance
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There’s No Time to Kill but Fortunately Plenty of Deer – My Son’s First Whitetail

There’s No Time to Kill but Fortunately Plenty of Deer – My Son’s First Whitetail
“He that can have patience can have what he will.” – Benjamin Franklin The two-hour evening sit had worn thin on my twin nine-year-olds. What was once an adventure with both children hunting together with me for the first time had degraded, in their eyes, into out-and-out parenting as I begged them to sit still, stop kicking the sides of stand, and speak in whispers. Even the seven longbeards hanging out and gobbling weren’t entertaining any longer. Cile wasn’t in… Read More »

Ian Nance
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