2027 Western Big Game Draw Deadlines: 10 States, Every Date
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.
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Western 2026 Big-Game Draw Results: Utah Nonresidents Find Out Thursday, Then Montana, Then Wyoming
Western draw results 2026: Utah nonresident elk drops May 21, Montana late May, Wyoming June 18. The 4 calls hunters make this week.
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Sheep Hunting: Bighorn, Dall, Stone, Aoudad and Goats
Bighorn and mountain goat tags mostly come by draw with long waits, Alaska residents hunt Dall rams on a harvest ticket, and aoudad sells over the counter. Find your species and state.
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Early-Season Archery Elk: Your Opening-Week Game Plan for 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.
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Accessories | Gear | Hunting | Hunting Rifles
BANISH 22 Suppressor for Small Game Hunting: A Complete Buyer’s Guide
BANISH 22 suppressor buyer’s guide for small game hunting — squirrel, rabbit, and mixed-bag use cases, build advice, specs, and the Silencer Central Form 4 process.
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Big Swingin’ D Energy: Raffle to Rescue Horses
Swingin’ D Horse Rescue, an organization dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and retraining horses that require special care, is excited to announce its 2024 online nationwide raffle fundraiser. The event will raise crucial funds to cover the extensive costs of rescue efforts, which are typically supported through private donations and annual fundraising activities. This year’s raffle…
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Ryker Grip: Changing the AR Game for Good
It all started with a retired Marine dealing with service-related injuries … The Ryker Grip is a deceptively simple-looking device that’s revolutionizing the way we shoot AR-15s–whether we’re fully able-bodied or not. Created with the input of doctors, physical therapists and competitive shooters, it’s a side-mounted grip for your support hand that compensates for reduced…
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America’s Most Dangerous Game: Moose?
Lions, tigers, and bears, oh yawn. It’s the moose you need to worry about. You are in the middle of a hike to your favorite waterfall. You come around a corner and notice a large moose in the middle of the trail. What should you do? Moose may actually be members of the deer family,…
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Hallelujah! Biggest Poaching Bust in Nebraska History
Is there anything more satisfying than watching poachers get theirs? As ethical hunters, we all hate the following things: sudden rainstorms when we’re tracking a blood trail, Chronic Wasting Disease, and poachers. The first two are acts of God or Nature, and thus beyond our control, but the third is definitely a problem we can…
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3 Things That Cryptid Could Have Been (Other Than Bigfoot)
I want to believe…but first, a little due diligence. A little while back we ran an article about the reasons why the legend of Bigfoot will never die. I did neglect to mention one reason why hunters and outdoorsmen still whisper about Sasquatch over their campfires: Because hunters and outdoorsmen still see Sasquatch. Fairly frequently,…
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Poachers, Beware: Operation Game Thief is ON
What do hunters hate more than heavy rain and high winds? Poachers, that’s what, and this year Operation Game Thief (OGC) aims to put an end to poaching…but they need your help to be their eyes and ears on the ground. Although today’s report comes to us from Arizona, Operation Game Thief is an initiative…
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Today: Biggest Increase of Hunting & Fishing Opportunities in History!
Say it with me: 2.3 million acres. Ahh…that’s nice. Recently, Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced the biggest increase in hunting and fishing opportunities in American history. The announcement now includes a final rule establishing and expanding hunting and fishing opportunities across more than 2.3 million acres at 147 national wildlife refuges and…
