Outdoors

The Anderson County Sportsman’s Club held a 3-D archery shoot over the weekend, and 20 shooters participated despite the windy, cold weather.
The results are as follows:

Men’s Open
Lee Marshal, 286
Mark Embs, 264
Lee Puckett, 257
Ethan Steele, 230 (youth)
Mike Riddle, DNF
Mike Tracy, DNF
Tim Fitzpatrick, DNF
Eddie Baker, DNF

Men’s Hunter
Darryl Gibbs, 307
Noel Hudson, 301
Brent Hudson, 293
Mike Holder, 280

Success can often breed controversy.  Once someone or something becomes a “success” it seems the eyes of the world are firmly fixed and the successful entity is thoroughly monitored while those same monitoring eyes wait anxiously for its downfall. With so many cell phones, pictures, videos, computers and other electronic means out there it seems impossible to “escape” attention or “get away with anything” when an action or actions are found to be amiss.

I really try to stick to topic when writing my monthly column but when events occur like the Arizona shooting earlier this month it’s hard to not voice my concerns. Really, in my opinion, I’m still within the bounds of an outdoor column due to the gun-related issues at hand so I’ll ramble a minute. This also gives you the freedom to continue or move on to the next page and read something else.

By Art Lander
Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Hunting strategies are different, calling is not as critical to success, and birds are often in big flocks, concentrating on local food sources – everything about fall wild turkey hunting makes it more challenging than the spring season.
The key to success in the spring is getting close to gobbling toms and seducing them into gun range with subtle hen calls such as clucks, purrs and yelps. Communication between the sexes is a major part of the mating ritual.