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Guns and Presidents at 141st. NRA Annual Convention The great majority of U.S. presidents have been gun owners, hunters and shooters, starting with George Washington. Jefferson, for example, was reported as saying that some of his most relaxing moments was when he was walking in the woods with his gun. Washington reportedly sickened and died […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – Guns and Presidents at 141st. NRA Annual Convention appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Spring Hunting for Wild Hogs and Turkeys Once more into the breach Dear Friends as Hovey chainsaws his way into Williamson Swamp Creek for day and nighttime hunts for wild hogs and turkeys with a muzzleloading rifle, pistol and crossbow. Hovey’s new Great Nephew-in-Law, Great Niece and Great-Great Nieces are introduced to southern wild hog […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – Spring Hunting for Wild Hogs and Turkeys appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The time between the close of deer and waterfowl seasons and the opening of turkey season is when sportsmen need to repair and store the gear they used during the Winter and get ready for turkey hunting and bowfishing. Hovey takes you through the process of cleaning and repairing some of his muzzleloading guns and […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – Phase Changes in Hunting appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Since the 1700s there have been two aspects of snipe hunting. The most common is a made-up sport where youngsters hunt snipe in the woods at night with a burlap bag, flashlight and club. Guest Dottie Head and host Hovey Smith explore different aspects of a sport which leaves them both snipe-less and Hovey standing […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – The Naked Truth About Snipe Hunting appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

De’j`a Vu Vegas. Shot Show 2012. Part II Ext. In this extended 90 minute episode, Hovey interviews Shot Show exhibitors of knives, crossbows, guns, hunting accessories and outdoor personalities and concludes with a live-recorded cooking segment on making homemade salsa from easily available ingredients. Starting off with knives, Wenger introduces a new folding Swiss Army […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – De’j`a Vu Vegas. Shot Show 2012. Part II Ext. appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

De’j`a Vu Vegas. Shot Show 2012, Part I Once more North America’s largest outdoor show in Las Vegas proved to yield some surprises as I made the rounds through Range Day and tromped for four days looking at thousands of exhibitor’s booths at the 2012 Shot Show. Part I covers Range Day exhibitors and muzzleloading. […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – De’j`a Vu Vegas. Shot Show 2012, Part I appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Continuing the exploration of the swan hunting potential of North Carolina, Hovey visits Nags Head on the Outer Banks to duck hunt at Bodie Island on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. There he also finds swan, but having already taken his allotted bird he duck hunts from one of the public blinds. Drawing on a […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – All About North Carolina Swan Hunting: Part 2 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

All About Swan Hunting: Part 1. Taking a bird the size of a swan with a single-shot muzzleloading shotgun is always a challenge, but Hovey found that these huge fowl also presented problems for cartridge-gun uses during a field shoot for swan near Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina. Hundreds of thousands of swan winter along the […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – All About Swan Hunting: Part 1. appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Re-aired on this show are a selection of ads from last year’s sponsors, including Velcro Wall, The leader in child suspension systems; Misty Mange, The hair care product that you and your pet can share; and SIN, Inc., The leader in synthetic foods. Each of these companies offer almost believable products to help the average […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – Sponsors Salute: Velcro Wall, Misty Mange, SIN, Inc. & Others appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Backyard Hunting for Deer, Squirrels and Geese Concluding his hunts with percussion revolvers, Hovey takes an 8-point buck with a Ruger Old Army .44 and progresses to a one-day squirrel, deer and goose hunt with a muzzleloading pistol, rifle and shotgun. Although not a shot was fired during the multi-gun hunt, this event provided the […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – Backyard Hunting for Deer, Squirrels and Geese appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Moncks Corner, the county seat of Berkeley County, South Carolina, is the gateway to unlimited fishing opportunities on lakes Marion and Moultrie and hunting opportunities in the Santee-Cooper Region. Located 30-miles from Charleston with abundant power, water and transportation resources, the county offers industry, individuals and retirees a variety of business, outdoor and cultural opportunities. […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – Hunt Destination: Moncks Corner, South Carolina appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Former Sargent Billy Deen and his 13-year-old son Hunter “Dead Eye” Deen participated on a Wounded Warrior deer hunt where Hunter harvested his first deer with a CVA Electra muzzleloading rifle. More veterans’ programs are discussed with Chris Chaffin of the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Hovey was pleased to host returning veteran Sgt. Billy Deen […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – Deer Killin’ with Wounded Warrior and Son appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The first EPIC Outdoor Game Fair was held by Safari Club International and Quail Unlimited at the Foxhall Resort near Atlanta. This event featured fine guns, sporting clothes, wines, outdoor activities and Alabama Black Belt quail balls. Sprawled over more than 1,000 acres, the first EPIC Game Fair sought to bring a European game fair […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – Guns, Game and Quail Balls appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

As more aging, rather than younger, hunters are taking to the woods this year, the accumulated pains of life can sometimes be reduced or eliminated by a single visit to a chiropractor, as occurred with me. An automobile accident a decade ago left me with the inability to turn my head to the left to […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – A’Fixing to Go Deer Hunting: Holistic Health appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

President Obama’s Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force got what they asked for when I presented a plan for the 200-year restoration of the Mississippi Delta following the effects of the BP oil spill, Katrina and Rita. In a mash-up between traditional journalism, citizen advocacy and professional testimony, I broke the rules of traditional journalism […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – 200-Year Plan for Gulf Coast Restoration appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

September is alligator season in many Southeastern states, providing one of the most Adrenalin-charged hunting experiences available to the North American hunter. These large predatory reptiles have primitive nervous systems that are impervious to pain, bone-crushing jaws, rib-cracking tails and gut-ripping claws. They are battled to the death at close range with the final blow […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – Gator Getting appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Even though in the midst of sweltering mid-Summer heat, deer hunters are a’fixing to get ready to go deer hunting by attending local trade shows such as the Georgia Wildlife Federation’s Buckarama where there is something for every member of the family. Dad can see that the announced recovery of Knight Rifles, the company that […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – A’Fixing to Get Ready to Go Deer Hunting – Trade Shows appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Modern muzzleloading guns and new components have enabled the best of percussion revolvers to be considered as deer-hunting handguns for the first time, and BPI’s Dudley McGarity discusses the CVA Electra muzzleloading rifle which employed a novel electric ignition system. As much a discussion on marketing new products as about guns and components, Dudley McGarity […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – Muzzleloading Marvels appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Called “Mr. Whitetail” because of his encyclopedic knowledge of whitetailed deer management and hunting, Larry Weishuhn is also a life-long handgun hunter. Grab a cool one and listen as he and Hovey trace the evolution of cartridge and black-powder handgun hunting from the 1950s to the present. Besides being an extremely knowledgeable and widely experienced […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – 071811 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

C.J. Buck explains why the company relocated from southern California to Idaho as he conducts a tour of the new factory, and, in Part II, Hovey continues his interviews with knife makers at the 2011 Atlanta Blade Show and Cutlery Fair. After a precipitous fall in sales as an indirect result of the terrorist attacks […] The post Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures – Buck Knives Factory and Blade Show Part II appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.