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A collection of survival gear and a tomahawk. (Tim MacWelch/) With the variety of edged weapons on the market today, we might tend to think of the tomahawk as an outdated relic that only belongs on the American frontier. Well, think again. Lightweight throwing axes predate Colonial America and they’re still being used today by military and law enfo

The author shot this bruin on the first evening sit with a recurve bow. (Tyler Freel/) I kept pressure on the throttle as my 16-foot riveted jet boat pounded through swells that were building up against the wind on a 2-mile straightaway. If I let off, each successive wave impact was significant enough to rattle it loose, and I’d lose power. I quart

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It’s hard to believe in late December we are still talking early ice, but in the Midwest unseasonable warmer temperatures have kept water open. Northern Minnesota and North Dakota, however, are experiencing some excellent early ice walleye fishing and the remainder of the Midwest shouldn’t be too far behind, so get those batteries charged and hooks

A caribou on ANWR's coastal plain. (Bjorn Dihle/) Earlier this month, the Bureau of Land Management announced a Notice of Sale for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The lease sale is set for January 6, and would mark the first time drilling rights would be offered within the refuge, even though th

A deadly disease is infecting wild rabbits and hares in the Southwest. (Paul Ramsay via Pixabay/) State wildlife departments across Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado are working to manage a highly contagious disease that’s killing wild and domestic rabbits and hares. Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type 2 (RHDV2) i

The greenhead might be the king of ducks for waterfowlers, but he's not the only duck that's worth getting excited about. (Natalie Krebs/) There was a lull in the action and our guide Mike Stahlman was searching to fill the silence that had crept into our duck blind. As any veteran duck hunter seems to do, he got to bitching about other duck hunter

The author, carrying the last load to his packhorse. (Natalie Krebs /) Fog hung in the air, obscuring the old-growth pines ahead and settling into the hollows of the mountainside. On the breeze, I sniffed for the barnyard odor I’d caught a moment before—the faint scent of elk. My footfalls were silent on the moss. At that moment, there was nothing

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In October of 2019 we brought you an update on the CONTROVERSIAL FEED GROUND ISSUE in western Wyoming. Our Wyoming Game & Fish Department is still working through the process relating to their feed ground sites and have been conducting public meetings (click HERE to watch these recordings and get updated on the talking points). Written comments can

Brandon’s Pack I’m a minimalist at heart and try to keep my pack as light as possible for the specific hunt I’m on.  However, there are essentials that I have in my pack on every hunt and these items include: Raingear – most of my hunts are in Wyoming where we rarely get rain all day nor rain for several days in a row, BUT in September 2019 we had

When the box arrived, I opened it immediately. Enclosed was a soft, vintage-style carrying case with leather handles. Even though I knew what I would find when I unzipped the case, it didn’t lessen the anticipation. Inside was a recurve bow, built of shiny black maple and disassembled into each of its parts. The dark riser, inlaid with a gold Bear

Michael LaLonde Jr. with his world record doe. (Michael LaLonde, Jr./) When you talk about world-record whitetail deer you don’t normally think about does. However, Michael LaLonde Jr. of Oak Harbor, Ohio shot a velvet antlered doe this fall that is now the world’s biggest, according to Buckmasters Whitetail Trophy Records (BTR). LaLonde’s velvet-r

Hunting plays a unique role in every relationship. (Photo illustration by Christine Peterson /) I still remember the moment 12 years ago when I realized how many weekends of my life I was about to donate to hunting. Five months out of 12, give or take. My soon-to-be-husband, Josh, was explaining that antelope season comes after archery elk season,

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