Outdoor Life has published a great guide for all you anglers and hunters out there interested in improving your odds of catching something this June. You can find a hunting and fishing guide that provides the best times to hunt or fish on each day of the month on their site at http://www.outdoorlife.com/besttimefish_files/best_times_fish.jsp.

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According to the Kansas City Star, Missouri has added dates to their youth-only deer hunting season. The state previously established November 1st and 2nd as hunting days just for minors, with the hope that adults would then focus on teaching kids how to hunt safely. January 3rd and 4th are being added to allow Missourians to take advantage of the holiday as they teach their young hunter how to properly use their new rifle.

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As you browse the wide selection of flashlights available here at Discount LED Lights and Knives, you may wonder why our flashlights offer so many colors. Well, color flashlights are more than just fun party accessories: they also come in extremely handy in various nighttime operations.

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The Missouri government has put out a simple video that may help you as you put together your outdoor survival kit. The video walks you through the many elements that you should include in your hiking, camping or hunting survival kit. Like our expert staff, they too recommend you carry a good hunting knife and sharpening stone, long-lasting flashlight, like an LED Digitac II or other small hand-held flashlight, water, food in an easy to carry form, and many more useful, yet light-weight items.

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If you have been wondering whether investing in a quality LED headlamp is a good idea, take it from an expert – it is. In the October 2007 edition of Cooking Light, the editors asked experts what they considered the best camping equipment. In addition to a mini-water purifying system and a compact, thermal camp mattress, an LED headlamp was considered one of the best additions you can make to your camping gear.  Ann Froschauer, the southeast regional program coordinator for the National Parks Conservation Association was quoted as saying, “I can’t do without my LED headlamp during camping trips because it allows me to be hands free for nighttime camp setup.” She recommends finding one that is comfortable and small enough to fit in your pocket.”

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