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Spring turkey hunting success and safety comes down to the same thing – proper planning. It’s turkey season! More hunters than ever are heading out into the fields, and many of them are new to the sport. Because so much of turkey hunting involves camouflaging yourself deeply, it’s important to remember that sometimes you do…
Cry “Havoc” and let slip the bolts of win! If you’re a bowhunter in search of a comfortable, compact crossbow that comes out of the box ready to go, you’ll be pleased to learn about TenPoint Crossbow Technologies’ recently launched Havoc RS440. The company claims this new bow is the industry’s fastest crossbow per inch….
Some barrels, they say, are just worth bragging about… When Steyr Arms announced that their hotly anticipated Pro Hunter II rifle was ready just in time for whitetail season, discerning hunters rejoiced. This bolt-action beauty upholds the exacting standards for which Steyr rifles are famous, with a remarkably wallet-friendly price. But how does it stack…
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…
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…
What happens when trade unions and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) come together for conservation? From past joint operations, it seems what we get is lots of hard work from people who know the meaning of hard work, and lots of science-driven biome best practices from the people who know the meaning of…
I’ve spent a lot of time in the wilderness, but there are two critters I need to see in the wild before I die… One of the coolest things about being an outdoorsman is spotting wild animals in their natural environment. As a hunter, I’ve spent countless hours sitting very still and being very quiet–as…
Of 439 million acres managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, 99 percent are open to hunting and fishing. In addition, the National Wildlife Refuge System supports approximately 2.7 million hunting days and nearly 8 million fishing days each year. These wild spaces belong to all of us as Americans to…
If you’ve ever shot a suppressed scattergun, you’ll know why this is so exciting. Several years ago, I had the opportunity to shoot one of the very first silencers designed for a shotgun…and although it reduced the recoil and report in a very gratifying way, the can at the end of the shotgun made it…
The fact that there’s a rational explanation doesn’t quite stop the shivers down my spine. Here’s a bit of secret wisdom courtesy of everyone who has ever spent a significant amount of time in the deep backwoods: Sooner or later, you’re going to see something freaky. Of course, not everyone is lucky enough to get…
Dear Vegans of America, I welcome you to sport hunting with open arms. Dear Vegans, I’ll start by saying that nobody cares what you choose to eat or not eat–that’s entirely your business and we live in a free country. That said, if the reason you eschew animal products in your diet is that you’re…
Whether or not Bigfoot lives, his legend is immortal. Here’s why. Since the beginning of recorded human history, people who spend a lot of time in the outdoors (and, not so long ago, that was almost all of us) have reported seeing supersized and hairy humanoids. From the giants of the Bible, to the Himalayan…
