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EDGEFIELD, S.C.—A new 636-acre habitat enhancement project in the Black Hills of South Dakota is currently in progress, thanks to the collaborative efforts of the NWTF, the USDA Forest Service and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

Partners are working to bolster the area’s value for wildlife by removing encroaching trees, mainly small ponderosa pines and rocky mountain juniper. The end results will provide many benefits, including returning the area back to its historic vegetative structure, reducing the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire and making the landscape more productive for the critters that call it home.

The Black Hills National Forest encompasses 1.25 million acres in western South Dakota and extends into Wyoming. The area, considered sacred by Native American tribes, was named after the Lakota Sioux words “Paha Sapa,” meaning “hills that are black.”

The national forest is characterized by its predominate ponderosa pines, needle-like mountains and lowlands consisting of grasslands, where the NWTF and partners are working to enhance the native meadow habitats, important bugging areas for wild turkey poults.

Ponderosa pines nine inches in diameter or less and all sizes of Rocky Mountain Juniper are the primary targets for removal. Once the 636-acre parcel is selectively cleared, managers will conduct controlled burns to further reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire and revitalize the meadow habitat.

Winchester announces the launch of new packaging designs for its legendary ammunition products in rimfire, shotshell, centerfire rifle and centerfire pistol. 

Throughout 2022 and 2023, Winchester is rolling out new packaging across various brands of ammunition, beginning with popular hunting, target and personal defense products. The new packaging will eventually encompass the entirety of the Winchester ammunition line.

Since the last packaging redesign more than 10 years ago, millions of new customers have entered the shooting sports and hunting community. Winchester has met these customers with all-new designs, commissioned artwork, and relevant ballistics information that will guide hunters and sport shooters toward choosing the right products.

“As the industry leader in ammunition innovation, we continue to research products our customers want, how they shop, and how we can help them make confident and easy purchases,” said Matt Campbell, vice president of sales and marketing for Winchester Ammunition. “We want our customers to have the best experience in the field and on the shooting range, and choosing the right ammunition type is an important decision.”

As customers begin to see this new packing hit the shelf, they can expect the same legendary ammunition that Winchester has been producing for 156 years, with their favorite loads being represented by a fresh new look.

EDGEFIELD, S.C.—The NWTF is helping fund a new wild turkey research project that will utilize state-of-the-art technologies to study diseases at a cellular level, informing the overall understanding of disease ecology and helping guide future wild turkey management.

Lymphoproliferative disease virus, or LPDV for short, is well-known amongst researchers and wildlife managers, as it is not uncommon for wild turkeys and various other land-dwelling birds to be infected. LPDV was first documented in a wild turkey in Arkansas in 2009 and has since been detected in wild turkeys in at least 29 states.

Some infected birds form tumors in their internal organs and skin and may exhibit many other side effects, like weakness and lethargy, while some infected birds display no noticeable clinical signs but experience more insidious effects, such as decreased immune system health. Though the disease can be detrimental to individual birds, less is known about its effect on a population level.

“Our primary objective is to determine where and to what extent LPDV is distributed throughout the body of infected wild turkeys, including comparison among turkeys that have no evident disease, those that have mild disease and those that have severe, fatal disease, such as those with multi-organ lymphoid tumors,” said Nicole Nemeth, D.V.M, Ph.D., associate professor at the University of Georgia. “This will be accomplished through the adaptation of an existing, advanced diagnostic tool for LPDV and for a similar, tumor-causing virus that also circulates in wild turkeys, reticuloendotheliosis [REV] virus.”

The team will examine LPDV and other diseases within cells and tissues of wild turkeys and assess patterns of how the diseases spread and how they manifest in a variety of circumstances.

There are countless reasons why you may want to go deer hunting this season. You may want to spend quality time with friends or family, enjoy a weekend in the outdoors by yourself, or hunt enough game to fill up your freezer with meat.

Regardless of your reasons for going on a hunt, you must ensure that you are using the proper equipment to achieve the results you desire. While you may have a great rifle safe at home, you also need to have quality guns and ammunition in that safe to take out when you are going hunting.

Regardless of your skill level and experience as a sharpshooter, you will have an extremely hard time aiming and firing at deer in the wild without the proper weapon. Below is a guide that outlines the best five rifles for deer hunting in 2022.

1. Remington 7600

A classic, the Remington 7600 is an outstanding choice if you are going hunting in the near future. The gun is very similar in its functionality to a shotgun, with the first shot extremely fast. It also carries extremely well in the hand, while it is not too heavy when you are lugging it around on a hunting trip.

These pump action guns are an excellent option if you are only going out to shoot deer. While you should not be aiming from a significant distance, even if you are hiding in the bushes waiting for a deer to emerge, there should be no accuracy issues with this gun.

Long-term commitments by corporate sponsors are vital to the continued success and growth of Safari Club International (SCI) and its mission to promote and protect hunting and wildlife conservation in North America and across the world. The Best of the West & Huskemaw Optics renewed their SCI corporate sponsorship and has been a partner and corporate sponsor since 2021.

The Best of the West and Huskemaw Optics are thrilled to once again support SCI’s mission to protect the freedom to hunt and promote wildlife conservation around the globe. As the pioneer in long range hunting and a trusted partner in ethical sportsmanship, our company is honored to further promote the ongoing preservation of resources and to help secure years of hunting experiences for SCI, and its members throughout the world.

Best of the West (www.BestoftheWestArms.com) provides and promotes numerous resources for the long-range hunter, primarily by crafting some of the most accurate custom hunting rifles on the market today. The company also runs shooting schools designed explicitly for the long-range hunter. And The Best of the West outdoor television series is seen on the Pursuit Channel and focuses on hunting in the Western States and the Rocky Mountains.

Huskemaw Optics (www.huskemawoptics.com) produces top-quality customized rifle scopes systems, crossbow optics and binoculars with the long-range hunter in mind. Huskemaw’s patented and revolutionary turret-reticle system delivers a tailored and simplified long-range advantage to hunters throughout the world.

Safari Club International, First For Hunters, is the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and promoting wildlife conservation worldwide. SCI’s approximately 200 Chapters represent all 50 of the United States and 106 other countries. SCI’s proactive leadership works with the SCI Foundation and other conservation groups, research institutions and government agencies on a host of cooperative wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian programs.

All hunters want to think hunting will be around and available forever. However, the facts show that as early as ten years from now, many Fish and Game agencies which depend on license sales may find themselves short on funds.  The First Hunt Foundation which has one of the largest dedicated cadre of volunteer mentors and hunting coaches in the nation is working hard to insure our hunting heritage is alive and well decades into the Future.  Rick Brazell, President and Founder of the Foundation  says, “ We currently have over 800 volunteers scattered across 38 states willing to help any new hunter regardless of age learn the skills necessary to become a hunter and our goal is to have 1,000’s more mentors in the future.” 

The NRA Hunters’ Leadership Forum has watched the First Hunt Foundation grow and wanted to help recommending the establishment of the “Hunting Heritage” endowment.  They awarded a challenge grant to the FHF and Vista Outdoor immediately stepped up with another $15,000 to help establish the first $50,000 for the endowment. 

“The NRA Hunters’ Leadership Forum is happy to support the First Hunt Foundation,” said Peter Churchbourne, Director of the NRA Hunter’s Leadership Forum.  “Our missions align, and it is only natural that we partner to provide opportunities for new hunters to experience the empowerment and personal fulfilment of hunting. I want to thank the generous Hunters’ Leadership Forum donors for providing the funds that made this grant possible.”

“Having the funds to start the endowment was great,” says Brazell “but we also needed to figure the best course to manage and grow the funds  in perpetuity.  FHF can use 5 percent of the funds, each year so we needed to find the right institution to help it grow and become sustainable for the long run.  We approached several banks and national investment companies when I remembered we had a small endowment already housed with the MidwayUSA Foundation.”

Brazell reached out to Ashley Petersen and John Linquist of the MidwayUSA Foundation and they both were excited to help FHF restructure its current endowment and formally establish the national “Hunting Heritage Endowment.”  Everyone knows you have to learn to shoot before you go hunting and teaching that skill is one the mentors/coaches of First Hunt Foundation see as a basic duty. 

Federal Ammunition professional shooters Buck Holly and Greg Bell represented the United States as part of Team USA at the International Precision Rifle Federation (IPRF) World Championship. The event was held on August 6-12, 2022 in Bitche, France. There were 250 shooters from 26 countries who participated in the shoot. 

The IPRF was established to create an internationally recognized precision rifle competition. Throughout the 6-day shoot, Team USA participated in a variety of precision shooting events taking first place in every division and category other than the Factory Division. 

“I’ve always said that precision rifle competitions here in the United States feature the best all-around rifle shooters in the world. It’s great to see an opportunity for American shooters to prove themselves against the world,” said Jason Spradling, Federal’s Manager of Shooting Sports Promotions/Field Training. “It’s a huge honor to have two of our Team Federal shooters invited to represent Team USA.”

Along with Team USA’s overall success, Federal Shooters Holly and Bell placed high in their respective events individually. Buck Holly placed second in the Limited Division using Federal’s Gold Medal Match 308 Win loaded with 185-grain Berger Juggernaut bullets. Using the Federal Gold Medal primers, Greg Bell placed 5th in the Open Division with handloads.

“The weather conditions in France were challenging, to say the least,” said Federal Sponsored Shooter, Buck Holly. “Having great ammo allowed me to perform well despite the tough conditions.”

Early fall has a special appeal to hunters as they’ve been reevaluating their gear over the summer to be ready for that opening day of hunting season. Whether handheld bow and arrow, muzzleloaders, handguns, rifles, crossbows, or falconry, it’s always about having the right gear. Lists need to be made, and tags need to be filled out. Do it right from the start.

What seems like a typical box of cartridges is the packaging for the Fisher® .338 Cartridge Space Pen. The cap on this model is an actual .338 H mag shell like the type used with a .338 Lapua Magnum that serves as the housing, which holds a raw, brass bullet Space Pen. The 85% Copper and 15% Zinc raw brass composition makes this pen a copper alloy with antimicrobial properties, which the EPA registered in 2008. Each pen will have its original patina after use, making it more personalized, and each is packaged in a moonscape gift box.

Cartridge Space Pens are the perfect size to carry in your wallet, pocket, purse, car glove box, or organizer when in a closed position. At just over 4 inches in overall length, the cap slides on and off and contains Fisher’s patented PRF ink cartridge, allowing the writer to use the pen at any angle. It becomes a full-sized writing instrument once fully deployed; great for filling out a tag, even if a bit of dirt, mud, or blood soiled it. Like all Fisher Space Pens, this one also writes in freezing early morning temperatures, which many hunts start on, and is more reliable than regular pens out in the elements.

Open this hunting season with confidence, knowing you are prepared. Take a spare, or better yet, give one to a young up-and-comer. The .338 Cartridge Pen is the perfect gift for the outdoors and hunter enthusiasts!

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A new 636-acre habitat enhancement project in the Black Hills of South Dakota is currently in progress, thanks to the collaborative efforts of the NWTF, the USDA Forest Service and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

Partners are working to bolster the area’s value for wildlife by removing encroaching trees, mainly small ponderosa pines and rocky mountain juniper. The end results will provide many benefits, including returning the area back to its historic vegetative structure, reducing the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire and making the landscape more productive for the critters that call it home.

The Black Hills National Forest encompasses 1.25 million acres in western South Dakota and extends into Wyoming. The area, considered sacred by Native American tribes, was named after the Lakota Sioux words “Paha Sapa,” meaning “hills that are black.”

The national forest is characterized by its predominate ponderosa pines, needle-like mountains and lowlands consisting of grasslands, where the NWTF and partners are working to enhance the native meadow habitats, which are important bugging areas for wild turkey poults.

Ponderosa pines nine inches in diameter or less and all sizes of Rocky Mountain Juniper are the primary targets for removal. Once the 636-acre parcel is selectively cleared, managers will conduct controlled burns to further reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire and revitalize the meadow habitat.

“I’d gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today,” J. Willington Wimpy, a.k.a. Wimpy, famously told Popeye many times over, beginning in 1931. And why not? The hamburger has been America’s go-to summer grilling staple literally for more than a century. And nothing sends an average hamburger over the top faster and easier than adding one of six Gourmet Burger Seasonings from Hi Mountain Seasonings to kick it up a notch.

The Hi Mountain Seasonings’ Gourmet Burger Seasonings collection includes:

The All-American hamburger may be easy to grill but taking it to the next level requires some basic tips and techniques. According to legendary chef Bobby Flay, it’s best to use lean hamburger meat (or, if you really want to go to the next level, ground venison), with a ratio of 80 percent meat/20 percent fat. This mixture will both hold the meat together and keep it from drying out when grilling, as is the case when using leaner meat. Keep the meat refrigerated until it’s time to pat it into 6-8 oz. patties, then sprinkle your Hi Mountain Seasonings Gourmet Burger Seasoning of choice over the meat, gently folding it in, then pat it into patties that are one-inch larger in diameter than the bun, to account for shrinkage when grilling. When grilling, don’t press the burgers down! Doing so will drain all the juicy flavor right out. Add your cheese about a minute before the burgers are done, then let them rest a minute after they come off the grill. This allows time for the juices to redistribute throughout the burger, giving you a more flavorful experience.

Hi Mountain Seasonings is America’s leading provider of meat and fish seasonings; jerky, sausage, and Snackin’ Stick kits; dressings & dips; and much more. The company is in its 31st year of business, a testimony to both the high quality of its products, and its customer service. All Hi Mountain Seasonings’ Gourmet Burger Seasonings come in generous 6.7 oz. bottles, with a MSRP of $8.49. They also offer three Western Style Seasonings for burgers: Original Burger, Mesquite and Hickory Burger. They are available in  2.5 – 3.0 oz bottles for a suggested retail price of $4.99.  For more information on the entire line, plus free mouth-watering recipes and more, visit https://himtnjerky.com/. 

About Hi Mountain Seasonings: Located in the heart of Wyoming, Hi Mountain Seasonings was founded in 1991 and is America’s premier manufacturer of kits for homemade jerky and sausage. Hi Mountain Seasonings has successfully captured distinct, traditional Western flavors in its jerky cure & seasonings; Western-style seasonings; bacon cures; snackin’ stick kits, dressings & dips; and much, much more. The company also offers field dressing and prep and cooking tools. For additional information, write: Hi Mountain Seasonings, 1000 College View Drive, Riverton, WY 82501; call toll-free 1-800-829-2285; or visit the company website at www.himtnjerky.com.

The 600 Alpha is part of the exciting new CZ-USA 600 series rifle family. The Alpha combines the best characteristics of this new generation of rifles into a do-it-all gun, delivering sub-MOA accuracy at a budget-friendly price! With a choice of popular cartridges and high-performance features, the Alpha meets every shooter’s needs for hunting or competition and everything in between.

The Alpha’s sleek black, fiber-reinforced stock is optimized for more modern technical shooting styles with a parallel comb, symmetrical geometry, and a vertical grip. Serrated soft-touch inserts are located in multiple grip zones throughout the stock and are much appreciated when conditions are less than ideal. 

A cold hammer-forged semi-heavy contour barrel delivers guaranteed sub-MOA with various loads. The barrels are threaded and suppressor-ready. Barrels range from 18 to 24 inches depending on the cartridge and feature a tough-as-nails nitride finish for unsurpassed corrosion resistance in the field.

The Alpha’s patented single-stage trigger is adjustable in four increments from 1.3 to 3 pounds without removing the chassis from the stock. This user-friendly feature allows field tuning to match the conditions and personal preferences.  

Shooters will love the smooth and fast-handling 60° bolt throw, a design that increases clearance between the bolt and optic, plus it cycles considerably faster than traditional designs. Reliability was a vital consideration in the 600 Alpha’s design. So, CZ selected the short extractor, controlled round feed design for its round-cycling consistency in all situations. 

The Huk Kona Short Sleeve is a performance-packed button-down that’s built to party. The Kona shirt is designed to easily transition from the boat to the bar with all-day comfort for both on and off-the-water pursuits.

The Kona performance-packed, short-sleeve button-downs include the Kona Ocean Palms, Kona Running Lakes, KC Kona Covered Up, and KC Kona Stamped lines. These shirts feature a 71% polyester, 21% cotton and 8% spandex blend that was designed for fun in the sun.

The Kona is constructed with textured polyester and provides lightweight, breathable, quick-drying, moisture transport to keep anglers cool and dry, no matter the kind of day. Cotton and spandex offer enhanced comfort, and a two-way stretch allows for a serious range of motion and a classic, comfortable fit. A single chest pocket provides storage and an interior eyewear wipe to keep glasses clean throughout the day.

Kona shirts are available in a range of colors and patterns. Ocean Palms offers a leafy tropical island design. Running Lakes is a subtle, watery camo. KC Covered Up uses a big game fish motif and KC Stamped uses traditional fish art elements. Huk’s size guide chart helps anglers determine proper sizing based on chest, waist, typical pant size and inseam measurements.

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The American Wildlife Conservation Partners (AWCP), a consortium of 50 of the top hunting-conservation organizations and wildlife professional societies in the country, outlined policy priorities and recognized Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris during their summer meeting. The annual event was hosted last week at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Missouri, and the partners honored Morris for his 50-year commitment to conservation through Bass Pro. In addition, the partners released a mid-term review of progress made on the recommendations from Wildlife for the 21st Century: Volume 6 (W21) with specific priorities that still need to be accomplished.

“We were happy that the American Wildlife Conservation Partners were able to recognize Johnny Morris for his invaluable support of conservation over the 50 years since he founded Bass Pro Shops,” said Tony A. Schoonen, chief executive officer of the Boone and Crockett Club and the current chair of AWCP. “Through John’s generosity, all of our organizations have been able to accomplish our conservation missions and help sustain our hunting heritage.”

The plaque presented to Morris and his wife, Jeanie, thanked “Johnny Morris, the Morris Family and Bass Pro Shops for their unwavering support of conservation for the past five decades, not only in North America but across the globe, along with their leadership on critical issues that impact American sportsmen and women and outdoor enthusiasts across our nation.” 

“I proudly and humbly accept this honor on behalf of our entire team of passionate outfitters and our fellow sportsmen and women we are blessed to serve. Conservation lies at the heart of Bass Pro Shops. Over the past 50 years it has been a tremendous honor to stand alongside hunters and anglers across North America to support the work of our conservation partners—many of whom make up the AWCP,” said Johnny Morris. “Our shared honor lies in having the opportunity to stand alongside sportsmen and women to make the future brighter for the wild animals and wild places that give us all so much. Together we are making a positive difference for conservation and for the future of our sporting heritage.” 

During the AWCP meeting, the partners also released a mid-term report outlining what has been accomplished from the priorities identified within the 2020 W21 report and highlighting what still needs to be accomplished. The document celebrates the conservation victories including passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act, and other legislation or administrative actions that have implemented key recommendations that were offered by the sportsmen’s community prior to the presidential election. It also outlines other priorities, including the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, finalizing a fix for the Cottonwood court decision that is hindering proactive forest management projects, the need to finalize legislation to improve research and management for chronic wasting disease, and more. This is the first time the groups have issued a mid-term report to provide direction for the second half of a presidential term.

There is no better time to take a mature buck than a first sit at a fresh stand location. Deer quickly avoid areas regularly contaminated with human scent. A dream deer may have been spotted from another stand location or patterned it with trail cameras and other tools. Now, the conditions are right, and it’s time to move in to set up the ambush. 

Lightweight, compact and durable, the Ol’ Man® Assassin Hang On Treestand is the ideal platform to get this job done and securing the advantage when the hunting is up close. Bowhunters will love the Millennium-style ComfortMax seat, designed with a footrest for prolonged sitting while patiently waiting for an opportunity. The seat is easily and quietly folded up to allow extra room on the platform for standing or tricky angle shots.

The stand is designed for easy packing; it folds flat and sports integrated, adjustable backpack straps with a chain and footrest. With powder-coated, rugged steel construction, the Ol’ Man Assassin Hang-On is built to last through welded steel construction but still weighs in at a manageable 19 pounds.

The Assassin Speed Rail Ladder is hard to beat when pairing with any stand. Designed to work on the most difficult-shaped trees, the Speed Rail consists of three independent sections of the ladder, each of which can be strapped to a tree. There’s no metal-to-metal contact, so hunters can quietly move into their hunting spot without alerting game. Each ladder section has a total of 4 horizontal rungs between two vertical ladder rails, making it easy to set up, and it is made of tough powder-coated steel for long-lasting durability.

Like every Ol’ Man stand, the Assassin Hang On includes a 5-Point Full Body Safety Harness and instructional DVD. Hunt hard, hunt smart. Gain the advantage with the Ol’ Man Assassin Hang On Treestand, and make it even more dangerous by including the Assassin Speed Rail Ladder.

–Every once in a while, a product redefines technology, making the customer look towards the future and forget about the past. The Swagger Bipods Hunter Series is one of those products. It has quickly gained the attention of hunters accustomed to traditional bipods that had to remain stationary to their guns. Typically, when using shooting sticks, the hunter would carry them separately. However, with The Hunter Series, it is the best of both worlds. It is a bipod in its function and does the job of shooting sticks in one design.

The Hunter Series from Swagger Bipods was designed with the hunter in mind. The Hunter Series provides extensive range and maneuverability whether the hunter is kneeling, sitting or lying in the prone position when shooting. Swagger’s Quick Adapt Technology allows the shooter to adapt to hunting challenges.

The Quick Adapt Technology allows the hunter to use the Situational Mode, which uses flexible spring-loaded legs to obtain a steady shot in any terrain, whether on the side of a slope, looking up a hillside, or adjusting from side to side while getting into a shooting position. Hunters can even bend the flexible bipods back into their side or legs to have a solid rest when needed.

The Hunter Series attaches directly to any firearm by attaching to a sling swivel or by Swagger’s other adapters such as a one-piece pic rail adapter, MLOK adapter, KEYMOD adapter, or the standard rifle adapter. With many different options, hunters have accessibility to a solid rest without carrying shooting sticks or a less functional bipod. 

The Hunter Series provides stability for a variety of scenarios. The Hunters Series is the answer for the deer hunter, from freeing up hands for rattling antlers to the need for steadiness from shooting sticks when a buck crashes into the shooting range.

C&H Precision Weapons is a leader in slide milling for various pistols. Both weapon sight attachments and slide serrations are available. Slide milling services comprise cuts for specific optics on compatible pistols.

Pistol optic milling options are available for Trijicon, Holosun, Leupold, SIG, Aimpoint, Vortex, Shield, Browe, Steiner, and others on a case-by-case basis.

The entire process is customized to the specific end user’s needs. Through the decision process, C&H Precision offers a definitive list of options based on the pistol chosen and the optics used. After selecting the pistol and optic, users are given the option to keep the rear dovetail or have the optic completely replace the rear iron sight.

What sets C&H apart from many other companies is their final finish of the cut sections. For no charge, they will cerakote the milled section only and leave the factory finish. As an option, users can have the entire slide finished with nitride for an additional charge. Please note: C&H does not perform nitriding.

When time is of the essence, there is even a Concierge Program that will expedite the entire process. Lastly, duty weapons can be sent with qualifying documentation, and shipping insurance options are provided for minimizing risk.

FEATURING RUSS KELLEY, M.S., EUKANUBA AND ROYAL CANIN PET HEALTH AND NUTRITION CENTER

When it comes to optimizing performance, professional athletes know the importance of muscle health. The same applies to our canine athletes. Whether your sporting dog is a hardcore waterfowler or a big running bird dog, maintaining healthy lean muscle will help ensure years of performance.

Dogs naturally condition themselves when given the opportunity, so you won’t have to take your dog to the nearest gym for squats and sit-ups. But beyond conditioning, your dog needs optimal nutrition to keep her muscles strong and healthy. Here are the key nutrients that will help keep your dog’s muscular system in top form.

MUSCLE HEALTH REQUIRES PROTEIN PLUS OTHER KEY NUTRIENTS

It’s easy to fall into the trap of focusing on a single nutrient like protein when it comes to muscle health, but optimal nutrition is more about balance than any single nutrient. Just like your dog’s muscles have to work together in a delicate balance to create stable fluid movement, the nutrients in your dog’s diet need to work together to help build and fuel their muscles.

“Muscle tissue is a great example of how so many different nutrients are needed for a dog to optimally function,” says Russ Kelley of Eukanuba’s Pet Health & Nutrition Center. “One class of nutrients is not more important than another. They are all important in that they work together for our dogs to perform at an optimal level.”

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Engaging in hunting requires numerous decisions to be made on a variety of things, and the most important one is the weapon. The choice of weapon is guided by several factors, such as ease of use, ammo accessibility, and, of course, animals it can kill humanely.

A .22 rifle is justly considered the best beginner rifle, but, as with nearly everything in our world, it has its strength and limitations because all-arounders are pie in the sky. In particular, novices want to know whether a .22 can kill a deer. So we’ve decided to write an article about .22 rifles and share what animals they can handle ethically.

What Can You Hunt with a .22 Rifle: All You Need to Know

Why a .22 Rifle is Perfect for Hunting

Though a .22 is the best rifle for anyone new to hunting, we shouldn’t treat it as a newbie’s gun. Some experts continue to use these guns because they meet their needs perfectly. 

But what exactly makes a .22 rifle the best gun for certain hunting scenarios and applications? Here are a couple of reasons why it has earned its spot as the go-to gun for hunting.

Weight

A simple .22 caliber rifle is very easy to handle because it’s lightweight. An average one, whether it’s a bolt-action, semi-auto, or lever-action type of a .22 rifle, weighs around 6 pounds. For the sake of comparison, .223 Remington non-AR rifles weigh 7+ pounds, while bolt-action rifles in .308 Winchester are about 8 pounds. A lighter rifle means more stable aiming and more accurate shots because your hands don’t tire so much from holding a weapon. The lightweight and simple construction of the rifle and small .22 rounds of ammo are reasons why survival rifles are in .22 LR.

Lightweight, Breathable and Moisture Wicking, the New Bexley 3.0 Set Will Keep Hunters Cool For When the Hunt Heats Up in the Early Season 

Madison, WI – DSG Outerwear, premier makers of the most technical, high-performance and size-inclusive hunting apparel for women, is proud to announce its new Bexley 3.0 Ripstop Tech Camo Shirt and Pants. An updated version to the beloved DSG Bexley style, the pullover and pants set blend a lightweight tech material with moisture-wicking capabilities and a stellar fit, making the pair a must-have set for your early season hunting.

“The Bexley is one of our most popular lines, and we’re excited to launch the newest update to the set in a wide range of popular Realtree® and Mossy Oak® camo patterns,” said Wendy Gavinski, owner and founder of DSG Outerwear. “Both shirt and pants are constructed with a lightweight and breathable Ripstop tech fabric which is also moisture-wicking and water resistant to light rain, allowing hunters to stay covered and protected while keeping cool.”

Made with warmer climate in mind, the new Bexley 3.0 is perfect for early season hunting where summer temps are still blazing and staying cool is vital to success in the field. The Bexley 3.0 Ripstop Tech Shirt and Pants are most comfortably worn in temps 55 degrees Fahrenheit and above. Its breathable, Ripstop fabric is DWR treated to help shed water off the surface and allow for moisture to wick away. The shirt features a hood with soft elastic binding to keep the head covered while comfort-length sleeves with thumbholes give wearers extra protection from the elements. The pullover also incorporates a front quarter-zip which makes pulling the shirt on and off a breeze, along with a concealed upper chest zipper pocket and a pouch pocket for extra storage.

The Bexley 3.0 Ripstop Tech Pants are both comfortable and functional with darts at the knees for added flexibility, allowing the pants to move right along with you when on the hunt. Like all DSG Outerwear gear, fit is paramount which is why the pants incorporate an adjustable inseam (33 inches to 29.5 inches) along with an elastic waistband which allows for added stretch. Need quick access to your smartphone? A handy cargo pocket with snap closure is located on the thigh to stash it, or other gear quickly. Jeans-style pockets can be found in the front plus a roomy back pocket is available in the back for even more convenient storage.

EDGEFIELD, S.C.—Like many states, South Dakota had a boom in its wild turkey numbers during the early 2000s. Around 2010, however, the harvest rates in the Mount Rushmore State have been steadily decreasing year after year, hinting at an overall population decline.

The NWTF is helping fund a new wild turkey research project in the southern part of the state that will measure various demographic information about wild turkeys. Data gleaned from the project will be used to create a growth model, giving wildlife managers a better understanding of populations and how to manage them accordingly.

“We definitely have been declining after our restoration boom,” said Chad Lehman, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks senior wildlife biologist. “As with most states, we grew rapidly after reintroductions and then started declining around 2009 and 2010.”

Lehman and Christopher Rota, Ph.D., associate professor of wildlife and fisheries resources at West Virginia University, are the principal investigators of this new research project.

At the beginning of 2023, Lehman, Rota and their team will capture 40 adult hens and 40 juvenile hens and attach them with VHF (very high frequency) radio transmitters, which send out a unique, high-frequency radio signal that the team can detect with a receiver, allowing them to locate the marked birds and infer information surrounding survival and reproduction. The team will capture 80 birds a year for two years.