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  • Person cleaning and disassembling a handgun on a towel-covered table, with magazines and tools nearby to the side.
    Hunting Gear | Hunting Rifles | Hunting Tips

    How to Clean a Rifle: A Simple Field-to-Bench Routine

    September 29, 2026September 30, 2026 UpdatedSeptember 30, 2026

    How to clean a rifle: a simple field-to-bench routine that keeps your zero, stops corrosion, and takes ten minutes — with the bolt-action step-by-step and the gear that does the work.

    Read More How to Clean a Rifle: A Simple Field-to-Bench RoutineContinue

  • Hunter in camouflage with orange vest and cap kneels beside a deer with antlers on a grassy hillside, holding a scoped rifle.
    Hunting | Hunting Gear | Hunting Rifles | Hunting Tips

    Is .300 Blackout Good for Hunting? The Suppressed Setup for Hogs, Deer & Predators

    September 29, 2026September 30, 2026 UpdatedSeptember 30, 2026

    Yes — .300 Blackout is at its best on hogs, deer, and predators at woods-to-field range, and it is the easiest centerfire to shoot suppressed. The complete suppressed hunting setup: load, rifle, suppressor, glass, and field gear.

    Read More Is .300 Blackout Good for Hunting? The Suppressed Setup for Hogs, Deer & PredatorsContinue

  • Whitetail buck in fall timber
    Campfire Cooking | Deer Hunting | Hunting Tips

    Venison: Cuts, Safe Temperatures, CWD and Nutrition, Sourced

    September 29, 2026

    USDA sets one safe minimum internal temperature for venison: 160 degrees F, every cut. A 16-cut anatomy and cooking table, the CWD evidence stated precisely, and USDA nutrition data that contradicts what hunting media repeats.

    Read More Venison: Cuts, Safe Temperatures, CWD and Nutrition, SourcedContinue

  • Hunter walks a wetland trail at a national wildlife refuge at sunrise, representing expanded national wildlife refuge hunting access in 2026
    Conservation | Hunting

    Refuge Hunting Rule Is Live, and It Scraps the Nine-Refuge Lead Ban

    September 20, 2026

    Refuge hunting access just hit a record 92 million acres under the 2026 final rule. See what changed and how to check your station before opening day.

    Read More Refuge Hunting Rule Is Live, and It Scraps the Nine-Refuge Lead BanContinue

  • Bull elk in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado — the kind of high-country hunt Colorado 2026 draw results unlock for nonresident tag-holders.
    Hunting

    2027 Western Big Game Draw Deadlines: 10 States, Every Date

    September 20, 2026

    Application deadlines for every Western big game draw, with each date labelled as confirmed for 2027, set by rule, or carried from the 2026 pattern.

    Read More 2027 Western Big Game Draw Deadlines: 10 States, Every DateContinue

  • Dead raccoon with bright blue fur lying on gravel beside grass, photographed by Nicole Carroll.
    Conservation

    Blue Raccoon Photo: The Woman Who Really Found It

    September 19, 2026September 20, 2026 UpdatedSeptember 20, 2026

    Nicole Carroll took the viral blue raccoon photos that copycat accounts reposted without credit. Here is why the raccoon was blue and where to find her.

    Read More Blue Raccoon Photo: The Woman Who Really Found ItContinue

  • Two male elk with large antlers standing in a sunlit grassy meadow with green trees in the background.
    Deer Hunting | Hunting

    Wyoming Leftover Tags: The Second-Chance Draw, and the 2027 Window

    September 16, 2026September 22, 2026 UpdatedSeptember 22, 2026

    Wyoming’s 2026 leftover tag draw ran June 22-26 and has closed – no fee, no point cost. Here’s what was on the list, and how to be ready the moment the 2027 window opens.

    Read More Wyoming Leftover Tags: The Second-Chance Draw, and the 2027 WindowContinue

  • Bull elk in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado — the kind of high-country hunt Colorado 2026 draw results unlock for nonresident tag-holders.
    Hunting

    Colorado Leftover Tags 2026: What’s Still Available and How to Buy

    September 16, 2026September 16, 2026

    Colorado’s 2026 leftover big-game licenses are on sale now, first-come first-served. The live CPW list, the weekly reissue cycle, what is still available today, 2026 fees and refund rules.

    Read More Colorado Leftover Tags 2026: What’s Still Available and How to BuyContinue

  • Bull elk in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado — the kind of high-country hunt Colorado 2026 draw results unlock for nonresident tag-holders.
    Hunting | Hunting Tips

    OTC Elk Tags 2026: Which States Still Sell Them

    September 16, 2026

    OTC elk tags 2026: Idaho ended nonresident over-the-counter tags and Colorado tightened archery. See which states still sell true OTC elk – and the backdoors.

    Read More OTC Elk Tags 2026: Which States Still Sell ThemContinue

  • Two male elk with large antlers standing in a sunlit grassy meadow with green trees in the background.
    Bow Hunting | Hunting

    Early-Season Archery Elk: Your Opening-Week Game Plan for 2026

    September 16, 2026September 22, 2026 UpdatedSeptember 22, 2026

    Early-season archery elk rewards hunters who glass smart and hunt wallows. Get your 2026 opening-week game plan, from velvet bulls to the first cold front.

    Read More Early-Season Archery Elk: Your Opening-Week Game Plan for 2026Continue

  • Two male deer lock horns in a snowy meadow, sparring as a other deer watches in the background.
    Deer Hunting | Hunting

    Deer Rut Dates by State: What the Agency Data Says

    September 16, 2026September 16, 2026

    State-by-state whitetail rut timing built from wildlife agency conception-date studies — with sample sizes, publication dates, the eleven states that publish nothing, and why southern rut dates run backward to latitude.

    Read More Deer Rut Dates by State: What the Agency Data SaysContinue

  • Velvet buck trail camera — white-tailed buck in summer velvet on food edge
    Hunting

    Deer Season Dates 2026-27: Official Dates for the Top 10 Deer States

    September 16, 2026September 16, 2026

    2026-27 deer season dates for the 10 biggest whitetail states: archery, firearms, muzzleloader and youth, every date verified from the official state agency.

    Read More Deer Season Dates 2026-27: Official Dates for the Top 10 Deer StatesContinue

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