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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.

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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.

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Hovey was pleased to host returning veteran Sgt. Billy Deen and is son Hunter on a weekend deer hunt n Central Georgia. The Deens reside near Columbus and arrived in time to be checked out with the rifles and put on stand for an evening’s hunt. Just before dark a 5-point buck stepped into the field some 200-yards away and made it way towards the blind.

After some confusing moments with the unfamiliar rifle waiting for it recharge while the deer was walking away and becoming increasingly obscured by some branches, Sgt. Deen coached his son to be patient and shoot when the deer was in a clear spot. Then Hunter pulled the trigger and nothing happened – safety on. After that was corrected he again lined up the crosshairs on the shoulder and nailed the buck with a center-shoulder shot delivered at 40 yards.

He watched as his deer ran, and then collapsed at the edge of the field. The father and son walk up to the deer was recorded on as Hunter was still trying to calm down from the exciting happenings a few minutes before.

This show includes not only the details of the hunt, but also the processing of the deer and making custom-crafted sausage. Hovey continues his attempts to take a deer with a Cabela’s Buffalo percussion revolver after using it to shoot five squirrels for a mess of squirrel dumplings.

Chris Chaffin of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, joins the program to tell about other hunting opportunities available to injured veterans who may be severely paralyzed and relates an example of a recent hunt.

Ads include Wonder Dog, and how you can potentially make a wonder dog from any species of dog who might otherwise be a worthless pot-licker.

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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.

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Sprawled over more than 1,000 acres, the first EPIC Game Fair sought to bring a European game fair experience to the U.S. by offering a sampling of outdoor-related activities ranging from fox hunting with hounds to 5-stand shotgun shooting. Not only were hunting-related activities such as shooting and archery presented to the public, but boating, archery, dog training and ATV activities were also available.

First off, Hovey caught up with old friend Margret Hice and she outlined the evolution of the Tree Lounge Tree Stand company and her, and husband Bobs’, sometimes hilarious experiences filming videos to advertise their products. These evolved into two movies, “The Red Neck Hunting Club” and “Hunting Moonshine Island,” which are classics of outdoor advertising. Unfortunately, Tree Lounge closed its operations this past Spring.

Being an unabashed Gun Nut, Hovey was much taken with the more than $5,000,000 worth of fine shotguns that were available for sale. These included Holland & Hollands, the best makers in Europe as well as the finest examples of America’s gun-making arts. Many of these guns were priced at over $10,000 and several were in the $100,000 range. Fine shotguns dominated the displays, but there were also big-game rifles and historic pieces.

A reformulated John Rigby & Co., who relocated to the U.S. a decade ago, announced their intention to reintroduce the classic Rigby bolt-action rifle in .416 and .275 Rigby for African and deer-sized game. These guns are to be made in the U.K. Availability and pricing will be announced in January, 2012.

Other interviews include a discussion with Jack Jansma of Wingshooting Adventures about the proper characteristics of a shootable double gun and the uses of the 24 gauge, which is a gauge that is almost unheard of in North America. There is also a follow-up with Bill Hadfield of Robin Hollow Outfitters on how one shotgun can be worth over $100,000 as a piece of art and why people purchase such guns.

Other aspects of the arts are not neglected and Hovey also interviews Albany, Georgia, artist David Lanier who does ultra-realistic paintings of sporting scenes, dogs and landscapes.

Changing focus for the cooking section, Hovey introduces Pear Slap, a fermented pear product that is about 14 percent alcohol and has it tasted by Lance Ferguson of B.B.G. Wines who imports German wines. Alabama Black Belt Adventures who presented fired quail balls (quail salad in more polite company) to passers by. These are made from cooked shredded quail that is mixed with pimento cheese and deep fried and served with a cut salad.

Ads on this week’s show include Misty Mange, The hair care product that you and your pet can share, and SIN, Inc., who produces eatables made from the best of coal tars, petroleum and agricultural waste by-products that may be used to make anything from lamb steaks to spinach.

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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.

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An automobile accident a decade ago left me with the inability to turn my head to the left to look over my shoulder along with pain and stiffness in my neck muscles. A single adjustment by Dr. Kelly Morganroth provided more movement and less pain that I had experienced in years. My visit to Morganroth was prompted by an E-mail interchange with Dr. Tom (Thomas) Potisk, who practices in Wisconsin. He had sent me his book, “Whole Health Healing.” Although initially a skeptic, I booked him for a show because of our common interests in a more natural, or holistic, lifestyle.

This kind of lifestyle features natural foods (wild game in my case plus local fruits and nuts), regular exercise, being creative and generally taking personal charge of all aspects of life which might even include starting ones own business. We were in complete agreement on these points, but the only way that I could accept that spinal alignment had anything to do with holistic living, outside of pain relief, was something that I had to experience, hence my visit to Dr. Morganroth.

She made a believer out of me, and I signed up for a program to not only take care of my neck, but to also readjust my spine-hip alignment which had never been right since I broke my hip at a very early age. I could walk fairly well, but could never run without pain. which kept me from participating in team sports. This was not fun when you hurt every day and ran with a limp.

My interview with Dr. Potisk, supplemented with in-office adjustments made by Dr. Morganroth, will take the listener through the reasonings behind chiropractic medicine, how it can be applied to everyone from infants to seniors, better diet, better posture and embracing a more self-directed holistic lifestyle – including the surprizing finding that even the family pet might benefit.

Dr. Potisk’s book may be purchased at his website www.thedowntoearthdoctor.com, and as a bonus you will receive a cookbook and a study guide. Whole Health Healing is also available at Amazon.com and other book outlets.

Ads on this show include those from SIN, Inc., Synthetic Industrial Non-Nutritives, Inc.) Diet Division who has diet pills priced from $0.40 to $40,000 each and Rent A Reptile, which supplies reptiles for an all-natural pest control system – Not available in the United Kingdom.

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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.

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In a mash-up between traditional journalism, citizen advocacy and professional testimony, I broke the rules of traditional journalism by not only making a one-hour radio show from the event, but actually seeking to directly influence a National debate in what might be termed “reality radio.” Editors absolutely condemn this kind of activity on the part of reporters. “You report the news, not make it,” might be a typical City Editor’s remark to a young reporter.

Yet, do I deprive the nation of what I believe is a workable plan for the long-term restoration of the Mississippi River Delta based on a lifetime of experience as a Professional Geologist because I also have my own radio show and can report the event?

Evoking “reality broadcasting,” I extended this TV concept to radio by recording my presentation and using it in this radio show. Hearings like those held by the Task Force are often deadly dull. I broke another convention by presenting my remarks “in persona,” as the Backyard Sportsman, rather than using the more formal language of a Professional Geologist. My actual presentation, stumbles and all, are included in this broadcast.

I also sampled parts of the formal morning presentation and the break-out Listening Session that I attended. For the cooking section I recorded comments from an EPA delegate of Vietnamese extraction about fish sauce, one of the real secrets of Vietnamese cooking which has its roots in Western culture back to the days of the Roman Empire.

Ads on this show include those by Biloxi Bosoms and SIN, Inc., Synthetic Industrial Non-Nutritives, Inc., who highlights local culture by advocating Louisiana Nutra Burgers, made from the exotic nutria whose grazing habits damage the marsh grasses to the extent that the Louisiana has a bounty on them.

A 15-minute YouTube video of this event which includes my presentation is available at http://youtu.be/9k4yE6JTAd4.

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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 delivered by a hand-held knife.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Besides being an extremely knowledgeable and widely experienced hunter, Weishuhn is one of the most pleasantly personable people in the outdoor industry. He grew up in southeastern Texas, received his college education and very early became involved with whitetailed deer management. Before long he was under contract with large private ranches with the job of improving the quality of their deer along with developing food sources and habitat.

This work increases deer numbers to the point that large numbers of does needed to be harvested to bring the population into balance. This provided ample opportunities for Weishuhn to engage in handgun hunting with a variety of guns. Simultaneously, he wrote about whitetail management for a variety of outdoor magazines and increasingly about guns. These activities became more a part of his life when be became associated with Thompson/Center Arms. He used and promoted both their handguns and rifles by taking them on hunts all over the world. He took, for example, the first big game shot with a then-unnamed T/C pistol which gave rise to the Encore line of pistols and single-shot rifles.

He also was a guest and soon a host on TV productions. He is now in Africa on behalf of Ruger Arms where he will hunt kudu, elan and lion. He will use a Ruger rifle chambered for the proprietary .375 Ruger cartridge. This cartridge has improved capabilities over the nearly century old .375 Holland & Holland which has been the standard “medium caliber” for Africa since before W.W. II.

It was a pleasure visiting with an old friend. We might have gotten a little bit too deep into “shop talk” about old cartridges, guns and pistol pioneers; but like old wine, I think that most will find that this topic ages very well when told by one of the nicest straight-shooting guys that I know.

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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.

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After a precipitous fall in sales as an indirect result of the terrorist attacks on 9-11, Buck Knives faced the choice of becoming a marketing company selling foreign-made knives or relocating and redesigning its manufacturing methods in order to continue to make knives, according to C.J. Buck, the fourth-generation manager of the company. Rethinking the business and manufacturing model resulted in a smaller factory, located in an area that was more business friendly that was also able to implement Japanese techniques for Lean Manufacture and Just In Time delivery.

Although the factory has a smaller footprint, Buck was able to continue its large number of catalogued knives, reduce delivery time, profitably make smaller batches and respond more rapidly to consumer demand. Additional advantages were that Idaho offered more opportunities for field testing products, as when a moose was skinned and processed inside the factory.

Continuing his walk-around the Atlanta Blade Show, Hovey talks to an importer of knives made by several makers in Sheffield, England; Puma Knives about a falconer’s knife, boar spear and other knives; Case Knives’ representatives about their new products, Canal Street Cutlery who has a new chestnut-handled lock-back folding knife, Cutco about their kitchen and hunting knives; and concludes with companies that provide materials for knife handles and make Dan’s Arkansas Whetstones.

The cooking section returns in this show with a discussion of goose-fat “butter” and a recipe for making a stew from shank meat supplied by Chris Lalik of Puma Knives. Ads include strap-on Bear Jaws so you can fish like a bear and Synthetic Industrial Non-Nutritives, Inc. (SIN, Inc.) who gives you the butter, salt and sugar tastes that you crave in a non-nutritive product that may be dyed to any color, molded to any shape, does not need refrigeration and has a long shelf life.

Supplemental information, including photos and contact information, may be found on the blog, “Hovey’s Outdoor Adventures Radio Show Blog” and on a YouTube video, “A Visit to Buck Knives New Factory at Post Falls, Idaho.”

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