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Farm Bill Uncertainty Looms Over Conservation Projects

The Farm Bill is the sweeping law that implements America’s food and agriculture policies. Each Farm Bill runs 5 years, with the current bill having expired on Sept. 30.
Original author: Ben Long


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How to Rig a Paiute Deadfall Trap, Step by Step

This clever trap well help you catch all sorts of rodents in a survival situation

While there are plenty of traps to choose from, few of them show up in my bag of tricks as often as the Paiute deadfall. This clever trap dates back to the early Paiute…
Original author: Tim MacWelch


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Gun News of the Week: Concealed Carry Reciprocity—It’s Now Or Never

Plus: After $55M Revenue Decline, NRA Losing Traction In Elections, Laying Off NRATV Staff

On Dec. 6, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the ‘Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017’ in a 231-198 vote and passed it along to the…
Original author: John Haughey


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How Duct Tape Can Help You Survive Almost Anything

These 10 sticky tricks could save your skin in a survival situation

This wonder tape has been used for jobs that the original duct tape developers never imagined. The versatile product can mend, bind, patch, repair, and replace many of…
Original author: Tim MacWelch


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14 Books That Will Change the Way You Hunt

More than a dozen of the best hunting books you’ll ever read

Some folks have a way with words. Fewer have skill with wilderness, hunting, and woodsmanship. Few indeed are those who possess both. The authors and books listed below…
Original author: Aram von Benedikt


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Three Ways to Prepare Venison Tongue

Terrific recipes for cooking one of the most overlooked, yet delicious, cuts of wild-game meat

It really doesn’t matter what you do to dress it up, a wild-game tongue is just an unpleasant piece of meat to look at. Its no wonder most hunters choose to leave it…
Original author: Jamie Carlson


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10 Ways to Die in the Backcountry

Avoid these deadly scenarios to have a successful backcountry hunt and a safe return home

Avoid these deadly scenarios to have a successful backcountry hunt and a safe return home.
Original author: Tyler Freel


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How to Study Late-Season Scrape Lines to Find Big Bucks

Pattern a mature whitetail long after the rut by following the signs it’s leaving behind

Just before the rut, bucks begin prowling areas in a somewhat predictable manner and leave or refresh their mark on the ground and on the tips of tree or bush branches.
Original author: Tony Hansen


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How to Flock Duck and Goose Decoys

Adding flocking to old decoys or re-flocking beat up ones is a lot easier than you might think. Here’s how it’s done

Flocked decoys offer several advantages over painted dekes. The flocked surfaces absorb light similar to the way that feathers do, giving a more realistic appearance.
Original author: Joseph Albanese


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12 Remarkable Survival Stories, and What We Should Learn From Them

These are true-life survival stories, told by the people who lived them. And they are packed with real hard-learned wisdom. Here are just a few of my favorite stories…
Original author: Tim MacWelch


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How to Make Smoked Wild Turkey with Highbush Cranberry Gravy

Turn your Thanksgiving meal into a wild-game feast replete with a wild rice, cornbread, and duck sausage dressing

The wild turkey is one of America’s most iconic birds, and the main ingredient in some of our most iconic meals, like Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. This recipe…
Original author: Jamie Carlson


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Tenderize Wild Game Steaks with This Handy Gadget

Original author: chillman

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Take Your Wild-Game Cooking to the Next Level With These 11 Essentials

Grills, sauces, spices, and tools to help you prepare the best wild-game meal of your life

Hunters and anglers go to great lengths to make sure we do everything we can to preserve the quality of wild game meat in the field, so we should take the same level of…
Original author: Ben Romans


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The 2018 Bowhunting Gift Guide

Skip the stores and find the perfect gift for the bowhunter in your life right here in our guide. Then use all the time you saved to go hunting

Skip the stores and find the perfect gift for the bowhunter in your life right here in our guide. Then use all the time you saved to go hunting…
Original author: Tony Hansen, Alex Robinson


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Lame Duck Session Could Be Key for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization

On the marsh, a lame duck session involves a well-trained retriever. In Congress this year, the Lame Duck Session offers a last effort to breathe life back into the Land…
Original author: Ben Long


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Hunter Harvests one of Nebraska's Largest Whitetails

Andy Morgan, one of tournament bass fishing’s best, arrows a bruiser whitetail in Nebraska

Bowhunter Andy Morgan's patience was rewarded on a hot evening in mid-September this year when he arrowed a monster whitetail with a gross score somewhere in the…
Original author: Colin Moore


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The Best Hunting Blinds for any Budget

The latest and greatest ground blind options for hunting game at eye level

A serviceable hide is one that can withstand some measure of inclement weather—wind, rain, or snow. The capacity should be large enough for the task at hand, it should…
Original author: Tony Hansen


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How to Make Your Own Lighted Nock

This DIY nock is easy to make and only costs about $3.50

I can rattle off a number of valid, high-value reasons that bowhunters should use nothing but lighted nocks in the field. Knowing exactly where your arrow hit is at the…
Original author: Tony Hansen


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How to Fish the Fall Baitfish Migration

Nail down the rhythm, pace, and timing of baitfish movements to keep up with the fiery, and fleeting, action

What matters to fall anglers is that at some point in Autumn, Mother Nature will flip a switch and crappie, trout, redfish, and pike will no longer be found at whichever…
Original author: Joe Cermele


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The 2018 Rifle Shooter’s Holiday Gift Guide

Christmas gift ideas for the target shooter on your shopping list

Christmas gift ideas for the target shooter on your shopping list…
Original author: Tyler Freel


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