Hunting Goes High-Tech

Pooch Dog remembers fondly stalking game as a pup.  Creeping thru the bushes.  Drawing the bead.  But, I never pulled the trigger on my Ol Faithfull BB gun.  I guess I was afraid my master would whup my tail-tipped butt if I killed my sister's cat  But, the hunting scene has changed from my blood lust days.  

Thanksgiving season is here, that magical time of year when the leaves are falling, the air is crisp and clear, warm pumpkin pies cool on windowsills and dudes go into the woods to kill stuff. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, there are roughly 100,000 fewer people hunting every year in the U.S. in the five-year span from 2001 to 2006-down from 13 million hunters to 12.5 million-yet we still spent $22.9 billion dollars on the sport in the last year of the survey. Today, there are thousands of offbeat products looking for a piece of that pie.

This articles tells you all you want to know about the new hunting gadgetry.  (They've moved way beyond putting scotch tape on kitty paws)

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