| Over the years, I have learned many
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| | 1. Location. Where do I want to go? Am I
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| things about the word "value". There is a
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| | willing to fly or drive? How is the
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| generic description for it found in any
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| | habitat this year? How was the spring
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| dictionary, but to each and every one of
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| | hatch? How was the winter? What is the
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| us we interpret it a different way. We
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| | weather like in this area during the
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| also tend to alter our views on values as
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| | hunting season?
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| we grow older, holding new things in
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| | 2. What amenities do I want? Full
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| higher esteem as we mature enough to
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| | lodging, meals, game cleaning, etc? Is my
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| appreciate them more than in our youth.
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| | license included? How about ammunition?
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| For example, take your first autographed
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| | There are many choices out there, so
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| baseball card you got as a kid. Boy was
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| | identify these needs upfront.
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| it cool for the first day or so! But,
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| | 3. Budget. How much am I willing to
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| sooner or later, it ended up close pinned
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| | spend? What do I get in my package, and
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| to the front fork on your bicycle to make
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| | how much will I still be responsible for?
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| a very cool sound. Now, if I had that
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| | Most of today's outfitters know the
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| rookie Rod Carew signed baseball card
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| | importance of having a strong online
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| today, you better believe that it would
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| | presence, and simply by searching with a
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| have never seen a second outside of a
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| | few key phrases will help give you a lot
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| plastic sleeve!
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| | of information to dig through. Review the
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| We also can appreciate value when it
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| | information they have online, and if you
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| comes to travelling and selecting an
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| | are interested, fill out their contact
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| outfitter for our hunting needs. When I
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| | form for additional information.
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| was younger growing up in Minneapolis, my
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| | Another great way to gather information
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| friends and I would become the ultimate
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| | is to attend any local or regional
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| hunting know-it-all when the season came
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| | outdoor trade shows. These usually are
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| upon us. We would open the state map, the
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| | scheduled for sometime between January
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| walk-in atlas, and anything else we could
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| | and April. A lot of outfitters exhibit at
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| find to select our Mecca of choice-you
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| | these shows as a regular part of their
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| know, the one that when your finger is on
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| | marketing plan. They know that tens of
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| it on the map visions of numerous flushes
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| | thousands of people will be in attendance
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| and full game bags immediately filled
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| | over the length of the show, and almost
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| your mind. And, even when you spent hours
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| | all of them are pre-qualified prospects!
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| driving, finding a hotel room, a place to
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| | They will have brochures, videos, and
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| eat, somewhere to cold store your bag (if
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| | many, many stories to tell about their
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| you had any!) and end up coming home with
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| | outfit. Gather the brochures, but ask a
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| one bird, you still saw it as a value.
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| | lot of questions.
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| Now that I am older, hopefully wiser, I
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| | Watch the outdoor TV shows on local and
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| have learned the value of hunting with a
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| | satellite/cable programming. A lot of the
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| good outfitter. Sure they are costly, but
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| | outfitters will be featuring their
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| the expense is well justified. I've heard
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| | offerings, and here you will get more of
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| many "weekend warriors" say, "I'm not
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| | the visual information that you may need.
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| going to pay hunt-I can figure out where
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| | When you have identified potential
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| to go by myself." Realistically, the bulk
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| | outfitters, the next step is to contact
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| of them can't. There is little point to
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| | them and get the questions answered. Ask
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| driving hundreds of miles for a
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| | for references-these people are a
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| long-anticipated hunt only to run into
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| | valuable resource for information too.
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| posted signs, fumble around in strange
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| | Don't be impulsive either. Of course
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| country for week, spend a lot of money on
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| | these outfitters are going to tell what a
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| gas, motels and meals. All that just to
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| | great operation they have, but in their
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| shoot two or three birds and then drive
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| | line of work if you provide a bad
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| back home! A much better deal is to book
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| | experience word gets around. From the
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| with a quality outfitter and shoot a
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| | hundreds if not near a thousand
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| limit each day andhave a good time doing
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| | outfitters I have met and talked to over
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| it. Bottom line, the difference between a
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| | the years at trade shows, almost every
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| fine hunt and a lousy hunt is the couple
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| | single one of them understand their
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| of hundred extra dollars paid for an
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| | customers needs and have a proven track
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| outfitters services.
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| | record of meeting those needs
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| So where do we start? First and foremost,
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| | successfully.
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| you must know what you want from a hunt.
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| | In summary, do your homework, and don't
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| It really is no different than planning
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| | rush to a decision. Ask questions, talk
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| the annual family vacation. You must do
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| | to friends and hunting buddies, and
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| some research. Research on the internet
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| | references given to you. Make sure you
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| is now the method of choice for millions
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| | feel comfortable with your selection, to
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| of people. You need to identify some of
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| | ensure that you have a memorable hunt of
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| the following issues before you start
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| | a lifetime!
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| your search:
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