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The Top 10 New Hunting Loads from SHOT Show 2018

The latest ammo introductions for hunters

This year’s SHOT Show was a year of mild, yet pleasing, ammo line extensions, improvements, and additions. No real showstoppers cropped up, but a few ooh’s and aah’s…
Original author: Aram von Benedikt


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7 of the Best Predator Mouth Calls

Want to call in coyotes? Try these mouth calls

We tested seven great mouth calls that will put fur on the stretchers, evaluating them on several criteria that anything hanging on a predator hunter's lanyard should…
Original author: Tyler Freel


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This Happened to Me: Bad News in the Bayou

A boy and his buddy get bogged in a sticky situation

This Happened to Me has been a fixture of Outdoor Life since it first appeared in 1940…
Original author: chillman


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Gun Test: Browning BAR MK 3 DBM Rifle

An iconic autoloader gets a tactical makeover

The MK 3 DBM shares many of the qualities of the original sporting BARs and the BAR MkII series that followed. But in this era of all things tactical, Browning has…
Original author: John B. Snow


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Why You Should Sleep In During Turkey Season

Get some shut eye, have a late breakfast, then kill your gobbler in the afternoon

Like most turkey hunters, I focus mainly on the early-morning hours. After all, who doesn't like to call in and shoot a gobbler straight off the roost? However, last…
Original author: Jarrod Spilger


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19 of the Best Western Books of All Time

This fictitious roundup will have you reaching for a cowboy hat, boots, and your gun belt

Three thousand books lined the walls of my childhood home; among them the entire works of Louis L’Amour and Zane Grey, along with a myriad other titles by authors.
Original author: Aram von Benedikt


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This Game-Changing Shooting Bag is Great for the Range and the Field

A smarter shooting bag for hunting and competition

The Game Changer doesn't look all that different from other rifle-rest sandbags. It has a flat base, two pointed ears, a carry handle on each end, and four plastic…
Original author: John B. Snow


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The Mossberg Patriot Predator is a Poor-Man's Sheep Rifle

A tough, accurate 6.5 for rough work

With an MSRP of just $441, it is an affordable bolt gun with several useful features that increase its utility without jacking up the price. It's also built to take the…
Original author: John B. Snow


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The Mauser M18 Rifle

A new, more affordable Mauser for more hunters

In recent years, Mauser has been making some high-end rifles that are unattainable for most shooters.
Original author: John B. Snow


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SHOT Show 2018

A roundup of the new guns and gear from the annual shooting and hunting tradeshow

These are our favorite new guns from Range Day at the 2018 SHOT Show. They include the Mauser M18, the Ruger PC Carbine, and more.
Original author: Natalie Krebs


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The Ruger PC Carbine Takedown Rifle

Ruger introduced this new survival rifle at Shot Show 2018

This new takedown from Ruger is an affordable, shootable, survival gun that includes plenty of thoughtful, useful touches.
Original author: John B. Snow


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10 Times We Thought Hunting Was Doomed

Hunters have seen our fair share of close calls in the last century

Hunting has faced many legitimate threats over the decades, which have ranged from too-liberal regulations and poor resource management to habitat loss and anti-hunting…
Original author: Natalie Krebs


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How to Cook Venison Rocky Mountain Oysters

Time to get serious about using every part of the animal

I’ve never eaten rocky mountain oysters, nor made them in my kitchen. But inspiration came after tagging my first whitetail in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming. If…
Original author: Krissie Mason


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Why We Suck at Recruiting New Hunters, Why It Matters, and How You Can Fix It

Hunter numbers have been dwindling for decades; now the bottom is about to fall out of license-funded conservation. Here’s what went wrong and what you—yes, you—can do about it

Baby boomers make up our nation's largest cohort of hunters, and they've already begun to age out of the sport. Within 15 years, most will stop buying licenses entirely.
Original author: Natalie Krebs


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From the Ground Up

A New York hunting camp serves as a school for rookies, and higher education for hunters who want to keep learning

For nearly 30 years, the Doughertys have introduced dozens of newbies to hunting at Kindred, in addition to offering experienced hunters a place to chase deer, and for…
Original author: Natalie Krebs


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The Goslings: The Kids Who Won't Let Waterfowl Hunting Die

Waterfowling is supposed to be on the decline, but don't tell that to these hard-charging, honkery chasing kids from Wisconsin

This crew has been hunting outside of Greenleaf, Wisconsin, since they were little kids with their dads. Then on through high school, they used to race the bus to school…
Original author: Alex Robinson


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A California Girl Goes Turkey Hunting in Texas

This first-timer experiences the hard work, time commitment, and reward of hunting

I grew up hiking, horseback riding, and spending as much time outdoors as possible, and it seemed like hunting might be a natural extension of that. But I considered it…
Original author: Hilary Ribons


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The Old Man and the Millennial

Younger generations might hunt differently, but the chase remains true to tradition

At 71, I have become the old man in elk camp, which has grown to include a larger crew. This season arrived with 6 inches of fresh snow. As the seven members of our…
Original author: Joe Byers


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Hunting Class is Now in Session

Can a novice learn to hunt, shoot, butcher, and prepare wild game in a single long weekend?

The course, designed to quickly initiate new hunters into the shrinking ranks of the country's 11.5 million, promised to fast-track first-timers straight to the part…
Original author: Caty Enders


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It's Never Too Late to Learn to Hunt

It was a question years in the making: Would you teach me how to hunt?

I always had an interest in hunting, but I guess I missed out on being taught when I was a kid in Ohio. Then life started up, and it was just one of those things I never…
Original author: Nick Ciafardone


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