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Keep your rifle setup as basic as possible on mountain hunts. (Tyler Freel/) A rifle shot takes a fraction of a second. It’s the fastest part of a mountain hunt, but only a sliver of what makes a mountain hunter successful. There’s much more time, effort, and cash spent to get you to this point, but it’s also critical to make the shot when it matte

Learn how to judge trophy elk before you make a stalk or shot. Mike Eastman shares his strategy to field judging elk. Taking these tips to the field could make the difference on the next time you go trophy elk hunting. The post Easy trophy scoring on the hoof! How to Field Judge Elk with Mike Eastman appeared first on Eastmans' Official Blog | Mule

In this review hunter, Todd Helms tests out the Lochsa, the first hunting boot made by the legendary White’s Boots. White’s Boots has been a go to boot for wild land firefighters for decades. They’ve applied their experience to build a comfortable and rigid boot specifically for hunting. The post Brand NEW White’s Lochsa Hunting Boot! appeared firs

There are many factors that alert deer to danger. (National Park Service/) There are many things that alert deer and cause them to hightail it to parts unknown, never to be seen in your food plot again. However, hunters have misconceptions about the things that always put deer on edge, or that all-out spook them. Deer are interesting animals, and t

A sockeye salmon migrating upstream to spawn in Alaska. (Ryan Hagerty / USFWS/) As recently as early August, the Trump Administration appeared set to green-light the long-contested mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay, home to the world’s largest sockeye salmon run. However, a letter from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Pebble Partnership, dated August

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Coffee or Die Magazine on August 15, 2019. For more stories like this, visit www.coffeeordie.com. There’s no doubt that hunting elk in the Rocky Mountain West is a physical activity. If you don’t live in a state like Colorado, where the average elevation is 6,800 feet above sea level, then you

From top: Winchester M70 in .225 Winchester, a Winchester model 94AE XTR in .307 Winchester, and a Remington 740 Woodsmaster in .244 Remington. (Alex Robinson /) Each year I head west for a waterfowl hunt in North Dakota, where I stay with a family friend who’s a dyed-in-the-wool cattle rancher. He rides a horses instead of an ATV, his Ford truck i

A small spread of family groups, and a good hide will get the job done if you are on the X during North Dakota’s early honker season. (Alex Robinson/) We had two geese dead in the decoys and a third was winged, waddling its way out of the oat field. My hunting partner was scrambling to reload his Remington 870 and I was trying to line up my Lab Oti

Plugging a sod bank behind Fire Island’s new Old Inlet. (Matt Whelen/) Sight fishing in shallow water is one of the most exciting ways to chase fish on inshore waters. Kayaks are ideal for fishing in such places. They have a stealthy hull and shallow draft, but some models are difficult to fish from while standing up. It’s not a boat stability issu

There’s no reason new rifle shooters should take a shot on game beyond 300 yards. (Leupold/) Spend a Saturday afternoon watching outdoor television and you are bound to see a few “celebrity” bro hunters killing big ol’ bulls and bucks at extended ranges with a rifle. As cool as it may seem to see a deer tip over at 700 yards, it’s not a shot most h

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You shouldn’t just sight your rifle in at 100 yards and call it good. Zero the gun for your intended hunting and shooting purposes. (Ron Spomer/) An annual question at shooting ranges around the country is “What distance should I zero for?” And the answer is… The distance that gives you the most flexibility for putting your bullet on target quickly

Public land elk rut action! Go elk hunting with Eastmans’ Brandon Mason. The rut turns on and makes for some heart-pounding bow hunting! Then Brandon returns during rifle season to hunt for his son’s first bull! Eastmans’ TagHub Members are granted access a full month before everyone else. Subscribe to watch and take advantage of the full benefits!

This hunting gear review breaks down the features of the BRAND NEW Mountain Optics Harness made by Sitka Gear. Ike Eastman runs through all the features that make this harness more comfortable and versatile than ever! This harness has pockets for days and molly webbing to make it easy to add and remove accessories. The removable bino straps make it

Weather is arguably the single biggest influencer on hunting success or failure. In the short term, it determines how we dress for a hunt, what gear we’ll take along, where we’ll choose to hunt, and even whether or not we even can hunt. Even the most prepared hunters would be foolish to venture out into a blizzard to fill a tag on opening day. But