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“John (John Simeone) was raised in the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas and was home schooled in Journalism by his mother. A script writer for WNBC in New York, Hazel Simeone and her husband Frank inhabited the 21 Club in New York. There they hung out with the Rat Pack, Ernest Hemingway and Robert Ruark. John’s father Frank was a famous musician with Paul Whiteman. Hazel insisted they move back to Arkansas where she read the works of Robert Ruark to young John. This was the basis of his motivation as an Outdoor Writer.

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ODU Magazine Readers

September 26, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on ODU Magazine Readers

Well folks its been one year since my articles and reviews have graced the pages of ODU Magazine. I looked back and found about 75 or 80 of them; that’s a lot of work. Frankly, […]

How To Hunt With Buckshot
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How To Hunt With Buckshot

September 20, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on How To Hunt With Buckshot

I really didn’t mean to become an expert with a buckshot shotgun. It happened by protocol hunting in the South, and reiterated by the use of a Combination gun, taught to me by the Yaegermiesters […]

OK I'm Ready
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OK I’m Ready

September 18, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on OK I’m Ready

I got totally skunked on Dove Hunting, but I had fun. Now I’m ready for the Deer Season. To me that’s serious groceries, and I’m getting serious this year. I did the youth hunter training […]

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Old Betsey

September 9, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Old Betsey

Chances are few have the original shotgun of your childhood. If you do its seldom used because it might not work that well. Not so with my old 1966 Model 1100 Remington 12 gauge. Mom […]

A Reminder for all Hunters
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A Reminder for all Hunters

September 5, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on A Reminder for all Hunters

I named this big guy the Louisiana Dream Buck, it’s what every hunter thinks about just before opening day. This is one of those sad stories that nobody wants to hear but listen anyway and […]

How To Chose A Dove Gun
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How To Chose A Dove Gun

September 1, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on How To Chose A Dove Gun

The Dove season opens here 2 September (In Louisiana). I have several shotguns that I have done well with ever since I was 7 years old. What you want is light and fast, because Doves […]

Damascus Steel
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Damascus Steel

August 29, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Damascus Steel

I have some good friends in Wazzeribad Pakistan whose families have been making blades before Jesus walked the earth. According to historical account its a toss up between Syria and Pakistan who first invented Damascus […]

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Fun At The Gun Show

August 22, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Fun At The Gun Show

If you are going to be an Outdoor Writer, especially one that writes about Guns and Hunting you have to know your history and your guns. I have been going to Louisiana Gun Shows for […]

A Henry in the Field
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A Henry in the Field

August 16, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on A Henry in the Field

After a great day at the Woodworth Shooting Range, my buddy Mike Jones demonstrated a very difficult shot on a Wild Boar. Using a 357 Magnum Henry Big Boy rifle and a 140 grain Hornady […]

Two Rifle Deer Hunt
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Two Rifle Deer Hunt

August 13, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Two Rifle Deer Hunt

I never go hunting with just one gun. Come to think of it Bow Hunters might do the same, just in case of some sort of break down. My main reason for two rifles is […]

A Good Range Day
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A Good Range Day

August 12, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on A Good Range Day

It was Hot and Jennifer and I had been languishing under the air conditioner most of the summer. We are blessed with a fine State Run Shooting range at Woodworth Louisiana. It took 15 minutes […]

core hunters
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The Core Hunters

August 8, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on The Core Hunters

Who are the core hunters? This is the Family Deer Camp on a small lease they can barely afford, or those that hunt the dwindling public land. It’s the grandpa trying to teach the youth […]

What do you really know
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What do you really know

August 4, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on What do you really know

Can you train your dog, sight in your rifle or sharpen a knife? Things like that use to be guy things but outdoor single moms are learning these things to the point they can outdo […]

Steel Shot for Doves, Red or Blue
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Steel Shot for Doves, Red or Blue

July 27, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Steel Shot for Doves, Red or Blue

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries just came out with some new drastic rule changes that are not fake news, as one would think when you hear them. If you are a resident or […]

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Dove season opens first

July 18, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Dove season opens first

Louisiana is not the stellar Dove State, although we have every species of Dove there is. This is a hunt I really like but only seldom over the years do I find a decent place […]

Extreme Sharpshooting
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Extreme Sharpshooting

July 9, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Extreme Sharpshooting

I was about 7 years old when Col. Larsen the Marlin Man did a shooting demo at J.D. Leftwitch High School, Magazine Arkansas, circa 1961. He looked like Buffalo Bill, and made a shot through […]

Buy American
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Buy American?

July 1, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Buy American?

I keep a good eye on the Firearm Industry as far as the Sporting aspect and sometimes it worries me. With the political view on buy American these days, and most of us wishing to […]

Just For The Ladies
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Just For The Ladies

June 21, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Just For The Ladies

While writing for the now discontinued Foremost Hunting I learned something very interesting about who was reading my articles. I was notified that a poll was taken and that 70% of our readers are women. […]

The Ultimate Fillet Knife
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The Ultimate Fillet Knife

June 21, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on The Ultimate Fillet Knife

Now this is something for the distinguished Catch and Release fishermen. For the fisherman that has everything except a good fishing knife. Over the years you spent at least a quarter of a million dollars […]

Learn How to Shoot or Don't Hunt
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Learn How to Shoot or Don’t Hunt

June 5, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Learn How to Shoot or Don’t Hunt

The old adage, “Aim Small Miss Small,” is not clearly understood, as young hunters are under the impression technology will do the shooting for them. I see it all the time at the range, a […]

The Ideal Wild Boar Rifle
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The Ideal Wild Boar Rifle

May 21, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on The Ideal Wild Boar Rifle

Two words explain…Fast and Powerful. Every Southern Hunter that ever went after a Wild Boar knows you can sit in a ground blind and kill a wild hog with a 22 long rifle cartridge. It […]

Vortex Strikes
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Vortex Strikes

May 16, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Vortex Strikes

As the Spring Squirrel Season progresses, my bait station is working perfectly. It was time to bring out the XM77/22 Ruger/Vortex Tree Squirrel Discombobulator as a big Fox Squirrel invaded the sanctity of my corn […]

The Shot That Was Never Fired
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The Shot That Was Never Fired

May 15, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on The Shot That Was Never Fired

You might not know it but my family on my mothers side were Fergusons of the Scottish Klan. They first came over to the new world on the 2nd ship after the Mayflower. During the […]

How To Make A Squirrel Bait Station
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How To Make A Squirrel Bait Station

May 11, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on How To Make A Squirrel Bait Station

I know you have heard the way the Pioneers hunted squirrels and how they hunted with long Kentucky Rifles and “Barked” them off the side of a tree. This practice is really non productive if […]

A Henry 22 In The Field
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A Henry 22 In The Field

May 8, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on A Henry 22 In The Field

Shooting targets of different sizes makes for a good shooter, but the ultimate challenge is the small game hunt. I’m blessed with all kinds of small game critters in Louisiana, and some not so small. […]

Squirrels Are In Season
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Squirrels Are In Season

May 5, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Squirrels Are In Season

It has been raining for 24 hours this is normal Louisiana. The corn pile for the squirrels is soaking wet but they seem to like it. Today is the 4th, Spring Squirrel Season opens in […]

The Henry Lever Action 22
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The Henry Lever Action 22

May 2, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on The Henry Lever Action 22

I’m going to make this short and sweet. I have been testing and evaluating one of these rifles (Henry Lever Action 22) for about 1 year. Other testers tell you how good they look; we […]

The Rat Hole
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The Rat Hole

April 23, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on The Rat Hole

A shotgun is one of the better home defense weapons even the tiny 410 bore. Paranoia is not a way of life for me however living in a world of outlaws and human narcotic incinerators […]

Taylor Was Right
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Taylor Was Right

April 21, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Taylor Was Right

I find more and more as I travel through time, hunters are under the impression the fastest rifle bulltet advertised makes you infallible in the field. You are about to find out what really hits […]

A back yard 22 range
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A back yard 22 range

April 13, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on A back yard 22 range

Its nice to live out in the country so you can have a back yard 22 range. Something I leaned from the British Air Rifle shooters is how to make a Squirrel Trap. I made […]

Choosing Your 22 Ammo
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Choosing Your 22 Ammo

April 1, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Choosing Your 22 Ammo

With all the 22 sporter rifle shooting I do which includes Hunting, Trick Shooting, and Completive Target Shooting, over the years I have developed opinions not conducive with what most will tell you about  22 […]

The Cause of Feral Hog Overpopulation
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The Cause of Feral Hog Overpopulation

March 27, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on The Cause of Feral Hog Overpopulation

Its all about money or over regulation. Private land owners in Texas found they could entice deer hunters and exotic hunters with a cheaper feral hog hunt. When you see the average hunter go on a […]

Hunting While Intoxicated
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Hunting While Intoxicated

March 14, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on Hunting While Intoxicated

I would really like to just write about adventure and the grand philosophy of the Natural Outdoors; but I can’t because I keep running into the drunks. Of all the fools I have encountered in […]

From the Donut Shop 3
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From the Donut Shop#3

February 5, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on From the Donut Shop#3

Seems like this is getting popular, so I’ll continue. I laid off the donuts this week so not to get overloaded with sugar. This didn’t keep me out of the outdoor world this week. Two […]

From The Donut Shop
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From The Donut Shop #2

February 3, 2017 ODU Admin Comments Off on From The Donut Shop #2

More and more outdoor gentlemen join the crowd at our little Donut Shop on the way to work in the morning. More laughter is heard from the extreme left newspaper and one of the guys […]