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Sporting Clays event seeks several teams

  Advocate – Baton Rouge, La. Author: JOE MACALUSO Date: Sep 23, 2001 Start Page: 20.C Section: Outdoors   A handful of teams are needed to fill out the roster for the Oct. 13 third-annual Governor’s Sporting Clays Classic. “It’s one of the most exciting, most challenging and unique events for outdoorsmen in the area,”

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Clean out your freezer on Sunday

Advocate – Baton Rouge, La. Author:JOE MACALUSO Date:Sep 21, 2000 Start Page:14.C Section:Outdoors   The sixth-annual Hunters for the Hungry Committee “Clean Out Your Freezer Day” comes up Sunday, and the group has set a lofty goal. “Last year was our best ever. We collected 14,000 pounds of game and fish on one day, and

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Taking aim *** Competition fierce, course challenging at Governor’s Sporting Clays Shoot

Advocate – Baton Rouge, La. Author:JOE MACALUSO Date:Oct 21, 1999 Start Page:10.C Section:Outdoors   All Steve Pol could do was wipe his brow and let loose a whistle. “I hope the ducks are easier to hit than some of these targets,” Pol said after tackling the “Teal in the Morning” station, one of 14 in

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Wine tasting, Hunters for the Hungry barbecue coming up

Advocate – Baton Rouge, La. Date:Sep 3, 1998 Start Page:5.f Section:FOOD   The wines of a Louisiana vineyard, Pontchartrain Vineyards, will be showcased at a food and wine tasting at Tony’s Restaurant & Tavern, 14472 Old Hammond Highway, on Sept. 16 starting at 7 p.m. The wines will be introduced by the winemaker/owner John Seago.

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Gun club helps preserve Old West weapons, ways

Advocate – Baton Rouge, La. Author:CHRIS BONURA Date:Apr 26, 1998 Start Page:1.b Section:NEWS     A crowd gathered around 74-year-old John L. Kennedy as he gripped a Colt Dragoon, circa 1850, a .44-caliber revolver designed for the Texas Rangers. “At 4 1/2 pounds, it will absolutely wear you down. But it would stop a buffalo,

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Hunting & Fishing Day *** Interest in annual outdoors event expanding

Advocate – Baton Rouge, La. Author:JOE MACALUSO Date:Sep 25, 1997 Start Page:13.c Section:Outdoors     When David and Lydia Reynerson think back, it didn’t seem like it was 10 years ago when they packed up four children and headed for something called “Louisiana Hunting and Fishing Day.” In 1987, this celebration was in its infancy.

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