When it comes to arrow penetration on big game, weight—not speed—counts most
The key to pass-throughs with a stickbow is in the arrow setup. Here's how to tweak your rig for maximum efficacy.
Original author: Tyler Freel
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When winter hits, migrating geese flock up on tributaries
When the first blast of winter hits and freezes marshes and ponds, geese flock to rivers to roost and loaf, opening miles and miles of opportunity to public-water…
Original author: Alex Robinson
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Some of the best duck hunting in the South is wide open to the public
Calling down migrating mallards into Arkansas' legendary flooded green timber is a bucket-list hunt for any serious waterfowler. And you don't need an expensive duck…
Original author: John Gordon
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One of the best ways to tag an antelope on public land is to hunt the border of private land
Alfalfa, wheat, and other crop fields on private land might hold herds of pronghorns for days at a time. But eventually pronghorn bucks cross back onto public land,…
Original author: Ron Spomer
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Find pheasant islands in a sea of cattails
Forget easy fencerow pushes and big drives across grass fields. If you want to kill roosters, focus on large stretches of heavy cover, and that means cattail sloughs,.
Original author: Alex Robinson
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Spend a night on the mountain for a chance at a trophy muley at first light
Bivy hunting is my ace-in-the-hole technique for pursuing old mule deer bucks before the rut gets cranking and bucks become unpredictable. Simply put, I sleep on the…
Original author: Aram von Benedikt
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Pressured elk slip into cover. You should too
Today's hard-hunted elk herds aren't the same plains game as their ancestors. They've learned to take cover in the dark timber, and if there's adequate browse and water,…
Original author: Ben Long
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From opening morning to the frigid finale, there are plenty of ways to screw up a perfectly good deer season. Don't let one of these 27 miscues get the best of you and your tag
From opening morning to the frigid finale, there are plenty of ways to screw up a perfectly good deer season. Det let one of these 27 miscues get the best of you and…
Original author: Will Brantley, Tony Hansen
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Both have feathers, but the shooting is very different
Some wingshooters are wild-bird snobs. I get the appeal, since I'm lucky enough to live in a place with an abundance of sword-tailed roosters. But preserves are great…
Original author: John B. Snow
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Don't get all high-and-mighty just yet. Here's how to pimp your climber for deer season
In the right area, nothing beats a climber for mobile bowhunting. Here's how to make your climber setup perfectly efficient this hunting season.
Original author: Will Brantley
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Bighorn sheep, moose and presumably other big game animals, teach each other long and intricate migration routes, and that cultural knowledge can be lost when local…
Original author: Ben Long
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Fishing the St. Croix River and testing the OL Guide Life Bunkhouse tent
Fishing the St. Croix River and testing the Bunkhouse tent.
Original author: David Karczynski
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We tested the top five hybrid broadheads for bowhunting. Here's how they ranked
More bowhunters than ever are shooting hybrid broadheads, and for good reason. They combine the "it will always cut" reliability of a fixed-blade with the massive…
Original author: Tony Hansen
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Great loads for hunting ducks and geese
Non-toxic shot has come a long way since then. Steel shot performance has greatly improved, while tungsten-based loads have raised the bar in terms of long-range…
Original author: Jarrod Spilger
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The House Committee on Natural Resources passed a bill that would permanently authorize the fund. The bill still needs to pass the full house, Senate, and President
Progress of the Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization was stalled in the highly partisan atmosphere of the House of Representatives Natural Resource…
Original author: Ben Long
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Think mule deer hunting is easy? Think again. The biggest, oldest bucks are a different breed
You cannot underestimate the challenge of hunting a top-tier mule deer. But these four things can help even the odds.
Original author: Chuck Adams
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From bargain plinkers to high-end tack drivers, this list of top rimfires has it all
From bargain plinkers to high-end tack drivers, this list of top rimfires has it all.
Original author: Richard Mann
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Conservation groups face another setback in their efforts to prevent copper-nickel mines in the BWCA watershed
The USDA canceled a 2-year long study investigating the potential environmental impact of copper-nickel mining in northeastern Minnesota after just 15 months, on the…
Original author: Natalie Krebs
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Plus: Levi Strauss Donates to Gun Control
It was a long, testy week for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh but with his confirmation hearing out of the way, the overwhelming consensus is President Donald…
Original author: John Haughey
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We put this year's crop of new hunting optics through the wringer
In terms of optical innovation and incorporation of accuracy-enhancing technology, the riflescope category is in hyperdrive, with product introductions this year that…
Original author: Andrew McKean
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