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	<title>Winded Bowhunter &#187; Survival</title>
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	<description>Trying to keep the wind in our face</description>
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		<title>Hot Hands, Warm Feet</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/survival/2010/04/16/hot-hands-warm-feet/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=hot-hands-warm-feet</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Handwarmers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hot Hands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toasti Toes]]></category>

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I have used the Hot Hands for a few years and always keep a few in my Jeep during the cooler months. I use them for cold mornings and having to scrape the windows of our vehicles, hunting, playing with the kids and even our cousin Jimmy&#8217;s hockey games! I have even given them to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPR on Your Dog</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/survival/2010/04/02/cpr-on-your-dog/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=cpr-on-your-dog</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPR on dog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gonzo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jarret]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stella]]></category>

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Most of you reading this blog probably have pets. Of that group a good portion of you probably have dogs. Now these dogs may be considered a pet, best friend, part of the family and the highly praised hunting buddy!
 
This though comes to me while sitting in the vets office this past weekend. The very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hunters, Be Prepared for Bears</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/survival/2009/10/26/hunters-be-prepared-for-bears/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=hunters-be-prepared-for-bears</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana Department of Fish Wildlife & Parks (FWP)]]></category>

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Bears are still out and active throughout big game hunting season in much of Montana and they are extending their ranges in some areas where populations are growing.
Hunting is a prime time to encounter a bear, especially if your are calling game, using scents or have harvested an animal. Here are a few important safety [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flu-Prone Elk Hunters: It May be Altitude Sickness</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/survival/2009/10/10/flu-prone-elk-hunters-it-may-be-altitude-sickness/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=flu-prone-elk-hunters-it-may-be-altitude-sickness</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Guide to the Wild Side]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Backcountry Bowhunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cameron Hanes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elk Chronicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RMEF]]></category>

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MISSOULA, Mont.—Flu is on everyone’s mind this autumn. So for hunters who start feeling lousy upon arrival in elk camp, the diagnosis may seem obvious. But, like skiers and mountain climbers, elk hunters at high elevations also are prone to altitude sickness with symptoms that look and feel like the flu—headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid Bear Conflicts: Store Food, Garbage Properly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bear Conflicts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho Department of Fish and Game]]></category>

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As hunters venture into the woods this fall, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is asking them to be mindful of their food and garbage.
The same cautions apply to homeowners in bear country.
The past two weeks, local Fish and Game officials have relocated several young bears that have become accustomed to living off garbage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeding Wildlife Puts Animals and People at Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feeding Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>

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Many people enjoy seeing all the wildlife Montana has to offer. And some people think they’re helping out by giving them something to eat. But the fact is feeding wildlife places the animals at risk and puts them on a collision course with humans. The problem of feeding wildlife has become such as issue across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recommendations For The Effective Use Of Bear Spray</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/survival/2009/08/14/recommendations-for-the-effective-use-of-bear-spray/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=recommendations-for-the-effective-use-of-bear-spray</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bear Spray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FWP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee]]></category>
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The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee recommends the use of bear spray and reminds hunters and others that despite its proven effectiveness, it is not a substitute for using proper bear safety techniques in the first place. The IGBC provides these guidelines:
When to use bear pepper spray: 
Bear pepper spray should be used as a deterrent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firearms, Bears, And Bear Spray</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Survival]]></category>
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Many die-hard hunters say they would never rely on bear spray to do the job of a gun.   Others counter that a gun can possibly maim a bear, causing it to ferociously settle the score.
What position do bear biologists take in this debate?   I can’t speak for others, but after studying more than 600 Alaska [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Picking Berries in Bear Country</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/survival/2009/07/21/tips-for-picking-berries-in-bear-country/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tips-for-picking-berries-in-bear-country</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bear awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cabinet Yaak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[huckleberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks]]></category>

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Those who crave the huckleberry are already scouting their favorite berry patches.
In fact, some folks can smell huckleberries even before they spot them on the bushes. These experienced berry pickers know that they aren’t the only ones with their noses in the air. Montana’s black and grizzly bears savor the purple berries and will eat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MISSING HIKER ON APPALACHIAN TRAIL IN VIRGINIA &#8211; FOUND!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/survival/2009/05/03/missing-hiker-on-appalachian-trail-in-virginia-found/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=missing-hiker-on-appalachian-trail-in-virginia-found</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 13:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Backpacking Light magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue Ridge Parkway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenneth Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MISSING HIKER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randy Sutton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snowdon]]></category>

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Kenneth Knight, 41, of Ann Arbor was found about 5 p.m. Saturday near Snowdon, said Randy Sutton, a spokesman for the Blue Ridge Parkway. Knight was last seen several miles away on April 26. Friends reported him missing when he failed to meet up with his hiking group and then missed his flight home Wednesday.
 
Knight, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;ALERT&#8221; MISSING HIKER ON APPALACHIAN TRAIL IN VIRGINIA</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/survival/2009/05/01/alert-missing-hiker-on-appalachian-trail-in-virginia/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=alert-missing-hiker-on-appalachian-trail-in-virginia</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 00:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[backpackinglight.com.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MISSING HIKER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MISSING HIKER ON APPALACHIAN TRAIL IN VIRGINIA]]></category>

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Name: Ken Knight
Height: 5&#8242;4&#8243;
Weight: 180-200 lb
Point Last Seen: Punchbowl Mountain on the Appalachian Trail in VA
Time Last Seen: Sunday, April 26, 9:00 &#8211; 10:00 a.m.
Unique Characteristics: wearing a dry-bag style backpack with a bright orange packbag, hiker is vision-impaired.

 
Knight is an editor at Backpacking Light.
 

 
Photo above taken Wednesday, April 22 on the Appalachian Trail.
 
If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mtn. Lion Encounters&#8230;Run? Stand your gound?</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/survival/2009/04/25/mtn-lion-encountersrun-stand-your-gound/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=mtn-lion-encountersrun-stand-your-gound</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mounain Lion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife News]]></category>

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Reno, Nev. (AP) — There has been a recent study on fatal encounters between humans and mountain lions, suggests one conventional wisdom – never to try to run from one of the big cats!
 
Staying put may make a person more desirable as potential prey and prompt an attack, said researchers at University of California, Davis.
 
This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Good Reason Not To Run—Pack Bear Spray</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/survival/2009/04/04/a-good-reason-not-to-run%e2%80%94pack-bear-spray/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=a-good-reason-not-to-run%25e2%2580%2594pack-bear-spray</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alaska]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Bear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunting Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>

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Research in Alaska indicates that bear spray reduces the number of bears killed in self-defense and reduces human injuries caused by bears.
&#8220;Bear spray has been used successfully to prevent injury to humans and bears,&#8221; said Tom Smith, an Associate Professor at Brigham Young University in Utah who studied bear spray while he was a wildlife [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hunting in Bear Country</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/hunting/2009/04/02/hunting-in-bear-country/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=hunting-in-bear-country</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bear country]]></category>

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Here is another very useful from South Cox on “Hunting in Bear Country”.  For me I think that we need to change our habits while in backcountry. While I do believe that there is an increase in bear populations, I also believe there is an indirect correlation to bear sightings or encounters. 
 
This would have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical conference to look at high-altitude effects</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/survival/2009/04/01/medical-conference-to-look-at-high-altitude-effects/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=medical-conference-to-look-at-high-altitude-effects</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
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BOZEMAN (AP) — The 9th annual Medical History of the American West conference will be held Thursday, April 16, at Montana State University.
 
Titled “Summits and Sorrow,” the conference will run from 1:30 to approximately 8:30 p.m. in the Stadium Club in the Reno H. Sales Stadium.
 
Speakers will discuss high-altitude science in the Alps and Andes, [...]]]></description>
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