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High school trapshooting has more programs, participants

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — It is a sport that is flying high. The proof of high school trapshooting’s rapid takeoff in North Dakota can be found at shooting ranges throughout the state. The impact of high school trapshooting at the Minot Gun Club has been nothing less than astounding. Area trapshooting teams comprised of students from grades 6-12 have been stepping to the line at the Minot Gun Club in ever increasing numbers. So much so that the club located north of the city is in midst of an expansion in order to accommodate the remarkable growth of the sport. Six new traphouses are ...

The road less traveled is often the better route

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” These words from Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” are used as an allegory on life — that doing one’s own thing and not going along with the crowd often makes the difference between an ordinary person and an artist such as Frost. Members of my generation or older may remember Frost at Kennedy’s inauguration when a gust of wind blew the feeble old man’s poem (that he had written for the occasion) away, so he recited some lines of other works from ...

Treatment tells ticks to bug off

Friends, I’m really tired of seeing my hunting buddies and colleagues of the outdoors industry struck down by a little, teeny-tiny, disgusting bug. Yes, I’m talking about the creepy-crawling and bloodsucking ticks. Fortunately for me, after spending years peeling ticks off my skin, I’ve never tested positive for the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, otherwise known as Lyme Disease. I haven’t, but I very easily could have, and subsequently forced into submission to its adverse effects on the human body. That said, there are a variety of tick-borne illnesses in addition to Lyme ...

Even a seasoned hunter can find a new tradition

I have my routines as a hunter. Each matching article of clothing is laid out before a hunt, my calls sorted through and selected, my wake up time meticulously calculated, and like a line straight out of Stevie Wonder’s hit song “Superstition,” you can bet many other turkey hunters across the country can be found, most mornings, completing their rituals and routines prior to hitting the woods. One thing that has always struck me as odd is that I always keep the same traditions whether they lead to success or not. I’ve never rid myself of a tradition that I have, but I have ...

Alcohol and stream water should not mix

These stories were submitted by local author Denny Sieber, whose book “Tales from the Parking Lot” is available online from Xlibris, Barnes and Noble and Amazon. A few years ago, four of us were flying out of Gouin Reservoir in the wilderness of Quebec, with our egos stoked and our bellies full of walleyes. The outfitter, Oliver, while fyling over another of his camps, noted a red square of plywood at the end of the boat dock, signaling an emergency. Banking the Beaver DeHaviland sharply, he soon landed the float plane on the lake near the dock. While we tied up, he ran to the camp ...

June means it’s time to prepare for bass season

The Sentinel welcomes award-winning writer Harry Guyer Jr. to its outdoors page. Guyer grew up in central Pennsylvania. His father was an avid hunter and fisherman, who instilled his love of the outdoors in his son. Guyer graduated from Shippensburg State College with a degree in English and taught the subject on both the high school and college level for 35 years. Guyer began writing as an outdoor columnist for the Bedford Gazette in 1987 and has also written for Tri-County Outdoors, Pennsylvania Outdoor News, Pennsylvania Game News, and some other state and regional magazines. He is ...