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The Right Outfitted Hunt Research Is A MustBy T. Erickson

You’re accustomed to flying solo when you hunt, but lately, you’ve been thinking you might like to go on an outfitted hunt. Your brother-in-law just went on one and had a great time. Of course, not all outfitted hunts are created equal. Some are better than others, and to ensure you get your money’s worth, you need to do your homework.

Outfitted hunts can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars, so it is imperative that you choose the right one. Get recommendations from friends and family, and if you’ve got the funds, consider hiring a booking agency. They specialize in outfitted hunts and will do all of the legwork necessary to present you with the best options.

However you go about finding an outfitted hunt, make sure you shop around and find out as much as you can about the hunts that interest you. Here is a list of questions to ask:

• How long has the outfitter been in business? The more experience they have, the more likely they are to provide you with a good hunt.

• What kind of hunting does the outfitter specialize in? If you are a bow hunter, then you want an outfitter who specializes in bow hunting and can provide you with a hunt centered on that.

• Who will be guiding the hunt? How experienced are they in general and with the area? Don’t assume the outfitter will guide the hunt. They may take on the duty themselves or delegate it to someone else. Whoever serves as your guide should be familiar with the game and area. If your guide has never hunted the game you’re after or been in the area for just a few weeks, chances are you are in for a rough hunt.

• What kind of accommodations are provided? Usually, the more the hunt costs, the better accommodations you can expect. Don’t count on this, however. Find out. Pop-up campers and campfire food may not provide the type of rest and nourishment you seeking after a long day out in the field.

• How many hunters are involved? The more hunters covering the same piece of land, the less likely you are to bag one. If you’re looking for some privacy, be prepared to pay for it.

• What kind of equipment will you need to bring? Good outfitters will provide you with a complete list of equip-ment and supplies you should bring.

• Who takes care of any game that is bagged? Better outfitters provide ATVs to take you back to camp and staff to care for the game.

• How much does the hunt cost? Are there any additional fees? Find out exactly what the cost is and what it entails. You don’t want to arrive to camp and have to shell out more money for this and that.

These are just some of the basic questions you should ask about the outfitted hunts that interest you. You will probably come up with more. Don’t hesitate to find out the information you need and make sure you get a list of references with the names of successful and not-so-suc-cessful hunters. Follow up on those references and call your local state wildlife agency to ensure the outfitter is on the up and up.

When it comes to selecting an outfitter, the more re-search you do, the happier you will be with the results. Whether you bag one or not, you will leave the hunt satis-fied that every penny spent was worth it.

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• On Aug. 28, 1774, Elizabeth Ann Bayley is born in New York City. She went on to found the first Catholic school and the first female apostolic community in the United States. She also was the first American-born saint beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.

• On Sept. 1, 1850, circus entrepreneur P.T. Barnum brings to the United States Jenny Lind, the greatest opera performer in the world in the mid-19th century. Lind -- "The Swedish Nightingale" -- was a sensation. Her tour is believed to have netted Barnum close to a half-million dollars, an astonishing sum in 1850.

• On Aug. 27, 1883, the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history occurs on Krakatau (also called Krakatoa), a small island located in Indonesia. Heard 3,000 miles away, the explosions threw 5 cubic miles of earth 50 miles into the air and created 120-foot tsunamis.

• On Aug. 29, 1942, the Red Cross reveals that Japan has refused free passage of ships carrying food, medicine and other necessities for American POWs held by Japan. Japan allowed just one-tenth of what POWs elsewhere received to reach prisoners in their territories.

• On Aug. 31, 1959, Brooklyn Dodgers left-hander Sandy

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Koufax strikes out 18 batters, setting a new National League record for most strikeouts in a single game. Koufax retired after the 1966 season at just 30 years old because of arthritis in his elbow. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972.

• On Aug. 30, 1967, Thurgood Marshall becomes the first black American to be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice. He would remain on the Supreme Court for 24 years before retiring for health reasons, leaving a legacy of upholding the rights of the individual.


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To win the Sprint Cup championship, it’s hardly necessary to lead the point standings at the end of the regular season. In fact, Jimmie Johnson won five straight titles (2006-10) without once leading the standings at the beginning of The Chase for the Sprint Cup.

In other words, the driver at the top of the board now, Dale Earnhardt Jr., is far from home free. Twelve drivers will be cordoned off, their points al-most equalized, for the final 10 races of the season.

Until Jeff Gordon won Sunday’s Pennsylvania 400, he seemed a long shot. Now he and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kasey Kahne are in position, albeit tenuous, to make the Chase and compete for the championship.

Should Carl Edwards win a race, everything could change. The same is true should Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch or Ryan Newman win a second race.

At the moment, five regular-season events remain. What’s important now is making the Chase. The top 10 get in and are seeded on the basis of victories. Two more are added on the basis of victories and ranking in the top 20.

“In my opinion, this only puts more pressure on us over these next several weeks, but we’re ready for the challenge,” Gordon said. “This is a great moment for our team because I think we’re really fired up for

the next race, and the coming weeks, to legitimately have a come-from-behind season and get ourselves in there, and live up to the pressure of our boss.”

Gordon was referring to Rick Hendrick, who said before the season that he expected all four of his driv-ers to make the Chase. If Kahne and Gordon make it, his wish will come true. Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson are virtual shoo-ins.

For the second time in his career, Gordon won a rain-shortened race at Pocono Raceway. He was running fifth when Johnson and Matt Kenseth, racing for the lead, touched off a crash that Gordon man-aged to get through. A violent rainstorm followed, and because more than half of the race’s scheduled 160-lap distance had been completed, he won.

“I don’t believe that’s luck, good or bad,” Gor-don said. “I don’t think it was bad luck on Jimmie (Johnson’s) part. The car got loose. I don’t think it was good luck on our part. We were in the right place at the right time. Some people might call that luck. I call that, you know, a hard day’s work of getting into that position for something to go your way and go right.”

• • •Monte Dutton covers motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.)

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With his rain-shortened win at Pocono, Jeff Gordon, at right, has a chance to make The Chase for the Sprint Cup. Gordon and teammate Kasey Kahne are both in a position to take wild-card spots. (John Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)

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Veterans in very rural areas have had little op-portunity to arrange for burial in a national or state veterans cemetery. The Department of Veterans Af-fairs operates 131 national cemeteries, but they’re in areas of high population. Current requirements say that there must be 80,000 veterans living within 75 miles for a cemetery to come under the auspices of the National Cemetery System.

Now, because of the Rural Initiative, eight areas will have local cemeteries established as National Veterans Burial Grounds. The new requirements are that there are no more than 25,000 veterans within 75 miles and that they have no reasonable access to a national or state veterans cemetery.

Rural Cemeteries

The eight new locations are Fargo, N.D.; Rhine-lander, Wis.; Cheyenne, Wyo.; Laurel, Mont.; Idaho Falls, Idaho; Cedar City, Utah; Calais, Maine; and Elko, Nev. This opens up burial options for 136,000 veterans and their eligible dependents.

The new designations means that a portion, three to five acres, of existing local cemeteries will come under the care of the National Cemetery System and be brought up to the national shrine standards of the larger cemeteries. Besides making it easier on families to have a local cemetery, there are ad-ditional benefits to burial in a National Cemetery, no matter its size: The headstone, marker and burial plot are free.

Eligibility requirements for burial in a National Veterans Cemetery are lengthy and complicated, but at the top of the list are: Discharge under conditions other than dishonorable, or a service member who dies while on active duty. The spe-cifics can be found at the VA’s National Cemetery site [www.cem.va.gov]. To ascertain eligibility for burial in a National Cemetery, call the scheduling office at 1-800-535-1117.

If you’d like to explore having a National Vet-erans Burial Ground at a cemetery in your area, start by contacting your U.S representative and VA Secretary Eric Shinseki’s office.

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