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The Best Amazon Cyber Monday Deals Happening Right Now
Editor’s Note: Products featured on Wide Open Spaces are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our links, we may earn a commission. If you haven’t already gotten a start on your holiday shopping, then you might be in luck — the best sales of the season are starting now. In fact, […]
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Maximize The Light You’re Bestowed, Part 2
Without light, photos can’t be made. Pencils and pens are used to write words on paper. Light is used to…
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The Best Outdoor Deals on Cyber Monday Are Happening Right Now
Editor’s Note: Products featured on Wide Open Spaces are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our links, we may earn a commission. Well, Thanksgiving is over and December is a few days away — and that means you have only a few weeks left to snag holiday gifts for everyone […]
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Lindsay Lucas is an Award-Winning Outdoor Writer and High School Student
Watch out outdoor world: there is a new girl in town and her name is Lindsey Lucas. This 15-year-old outdoor communicator has taken off and it looks like there is no stopping her. Lucas is a freelance writer who simultaneously is making her way through high school in Missouri. She has already won awards and […]
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Effective and Affordable Duck Hunting Gear Sets for Anyone on a Budget
Birds have been my favorite animals for years. However, I had never really hunted them before until this fall. That all changed after attending the Academy Sports + Outdoors Cast and Blast event this season when I went on my first duck hunt ever. In the past, I’ve woken up in the wee hours of […]
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Cranberry Venison Meatballs Recipe
Ready for the holidays? Ready to mix in some wild game dishes among the family favorites, or introduce some pals to venison at a Friendsgiving celebration? Then this is the perfect choice that’s going to impress even your most skeptical in-laws who couldn’t imagine wild game could taste so good. This isn’t a difficult recipe, […]
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How Old is an Old Duck? The Typical Lifespans of Waterfowl Species
Hundreds of thousands of waterfowl are banded each year in North America by hardworking organizations such as Ducks Unlimited and Delta Waterfowl, and by state and federal agencies. One of the most interesting things that can be learned from waterfowl bands is the age of the bird. The oldest puddle duck ever reported is North […]
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Bowhunter Has Heartbreaking Miss on a Giant Buck Working a Rub
In this day of modern hunting, it seems like every hunting show and YouTube channel is anxious to only show the successful harvests of big deer. Everyone is out there trying to get a perfect kill shot on camera and it seems like many of them are afraid to show failure these days. That’s why […]
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Synthetic vs. Real Doe Urine: Which is Better?
Harvesting a mature whitetail can be an extremely difficult task, even for veteran hunters. The rut seems to be our best chance at catching a cruising buck that slips up searching for love, but even that is far from guaranteed. Whitetails are extremely paranoid, and will use their noses to escape any threats. As hunters, […]
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Yellowstone’s Fairy Falls Hike is Highly Underrated
There’s no question about it, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is one of our favorite places on Earth. It’s just a real shame that most tourists don’t take the time to explore this massive piece of wilderness any further than the roads and parking lots that line the numerous hot springs and geyser basins scattered […]
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The Best Outdoor Deals on Black Friday Are Happening Right Now
Editor’s Note: Products featured on Wide Open Spaces are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our links, we may earn a commission. It’s already November — and that means you have only around a month to snag holiday gifts for everyone on your list, which, let’s face it, is kind […]
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Photo Of The Day By Shari Sommerfeld
Today’s Photo of the Day is “Autumn Snow Fall” by Shari Sommerfeld. Location: Jasper, Alberta. “An early snowfall up in…
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Maine is Ripe with Unique Outdoor Traditions
Mainers just do some things differently. I recently spent a few days in the Pine Tree State with Old Town Canoes and experienced some of Maine’s unique ways firsthand. For instance, while most moose hunters will pack-out a bull, Maine hunters traditionally leave moose whole. Somehow they manage to get the massive animals out of […]
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Bowhunter Makes Perfect Shot on Giant, 180-Inch Illinois Buck
The hardest part of hunting is figuring out the habits of truly big, mature bucks. Those old forest warriors that have been around for more than a few seasons and know how to properly evade a hunter. It takes a lot of strategic thinking and proper stand placement, but it can be done. In today’s […]
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Best Gifts for Hunters During the 2022 Holiday Season
Every year, millions of hunters hit the woods, the prairies, and the mountains to try their luck at harvesting a game animal and bringing home a trophy. Right around the same time, we start to realize that the holiday gift-giving season is upon us, and sometimes it’s difficult to narrow in on a great gift […]
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Morgan Wallen Bags Big Buck With Drury Outdoors
Morgan Wallen has certainly skyrocketed in popularity lately, and he’s kept busy with a long tour throughout 2022 taking him all over the country. But once fall rolled around, he had hunting season in mind and set forth to put his crosshairs on a buck during Missouri’s rifle season. It just so happens that Wallen […]
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Cilic Wins Epic, Clinches Croatia’s DC Semifinal Spot
Marin Cilic edged Pablo Carreno Busta 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in a three-hour, 13 minute thriller sending Croatia in the Davis Cup semifinals vs. Australia.
By Alberto Amalfi | Wednesday, November 23, 2022
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Today, a gritty Cilic clinched Croatia's spot in its sixth Davis Cup semifinal with a rousing comeback conquest of Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta.
Cilic edged Pablo Carreno Busta 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in a three-hour, 13 minute thriller capping Croatia's 2-0 victory over host Spain in Malaga, Spain.
Bidding for its third Davis Cup championship, Croatia will face Australia in Friday's semifinals.
Australia defeated The Netherlands, 2-0, in Tuesday's quarterfinal.
A confident Borna Coric served with conviction staking Croatia to a 1-0 lead with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory against Roberto Bautista Agut. Coric's victory set the stage for Cilic's inspired comeback. Coric pumped 12 aces against no double faults and did not drop serve beating Bautista Agut.
"I think I was serving very, very well. I thought I didn't serve this well since probably Cincinnati, to be honest," Coric said. "So obviously it's much easier to play like that. I can relax more on the service games when he's serving, because I know most likely I will hold my serve. So that's made a difference.
"I just think in general I was playing very smart. When I needed to attack, I did attack. When I needed to make a defense, I was defensive. I also mix up the rhythm, as well, which is very important against him. I was just very pleased with my game, to be honest."
The 2014 US Open champion Cilic navigated a wild ride against the home side. Cilic cracked 20 aces but clanked double faults, sometimes following a double fault with a massive ace down the middle.
Facing a 5-6, love-30 deficit in the final set, Cilic teetered two points away from the ledge of loss. Cilic kept calm, held to force the tiebreaker then rallied from 1-4 down in the breaker to prevail.
"Obviously I had a little bit of trouble on my own service games just to, you know, keep everything together," Cilic said. "You know, I was double-faulting quite a lot and had quite a lot of troubles with that.
"But overall, you know, kept my cool. It was not easy. You know, 4-2, coming back, 4-All, getting up to 5-4, and then it was also quite difficult game 5-4 just to hold there and get myself into the tiebreak.
"Overall, you know, summarizing a lot of matches of my career in this end of the third set, so it was incredible battle."
It marked the first time Cilic and Coric were healthy singles starters for Croatia since 2018, when the nation captured its second Davis Cup.
A year ago, Cilic and Borna Gojo were singles starters as Croatia reached the 2021 final bowing to Russia in the final.
Today, Croatia caught a break in that Spain was without world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, who is recovering from a torn abdominal, and world No. 2 Rafael Nadal, who declared himself unavailable and is currently on an exhibition tour with Casper Ruud.
"You know, it would be much different, because I would say, both of them are — you know, Rafa has been during all his career, you know, a leader of the team and, you know, with his own results and always enjoyed this, like, team atmosphere," Cilic said. "And, you know, playing singles, doubles, he's one of the, if not the best, Davis Cup players ever, you know, in that sense.
"And then with Carlos, fantastic season for him. Such a pity for him to get injury at Paris-Bercy, not to be able to play also the Masters in Torino, and then also this one at home. So it's very difficult for both of them. Yeah, but a lot to look ahead for Team Spain in the following years, for sure."
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Photo Of The Day By Milan Gonda
Today’s Photo of the Day is “Autumnal Woodland” by Milan Gonda. Location: Mala Fatra National Park, Slovakia. Want to get…
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