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Spotting scopes are a little like residential plumbing. When they work, you hardly notice their service. It’s when something goes wrong – a leaking pipe or a grainy image – that you start to question their utility. This year’s collection of spotting scopes is a mostly serviceable class. There are no heart-stopping gee-whiz scopes in the mix but, wi

One of the interesting trends in sports optics is how riflescopes have increased in sales over the last few years, and therefore in influence and innovation inside optics companies. Only a decade ago, we saw far more binoculars every year than we did riflescopes. But the rise of specialized shooting pursuits—each of which require a very specific ri

The way it’s going, you’ll have a specialized scope for every rifle in your collection. Your 6.5 Creedmoor will need an optic with a reticle tuned to the trajectory of the 140-grain Federal Fusion it shoots so well. Your .300 Win. Mag. will require a first-plane precision scope in order to place bullets beyond 1,000 yards. And only a primitive woul

The best precision scopes get put to the test. (Andrew McKean/) The explosion of participation in long-range target shooting has spawned an entirely new category of riflescope. I know. I know. Old news. But to appreciate how deeply the precision-rifle movement has penetrated the optics industry, consider all the resources firms are pouring into rif

Jennifer Broome works a German shorthair. (Jennifer Broome/) To keep upland and duck dogs primed for the fall, you need to train and exercise them all year long. But in the dog days of summer there are a few drills that can make a tremendous difference in your pup’s performance come opening day. Jennifer Broome is one of the best gun dog trainers i

Join Guy Eastman as he goes mule deer hunting in western Kansas. Guy is shocked when they turn up a true monster mule deer buck. This is a muzzleloader rifle hunt which means Guy has to get in close to seal the deal on this beast! This buck scores well over 200 inches! Watch this hunt unfold in this classic web episode of Eastmans’ Hunting TV. The

The Bureau of Land Management manages one in every 10 acres of land in the United States, and approximately 30 percent of the Nation’s minerals. (Michael Campbell and Aaron Haselby, BLM /) William Perry Pendley, the former oil-industry lawyer and vocal public-land antagonist, has been withdrawn as the Trump Administration’s pick to lead the Bureau

A stomper Alaskan Sitka blacktail on high alert in an alpine meadow. (Lon E. Lauber/) 1. California Blacktails “There he is, moving through the Zinfandels. Wait. Wait. He’s heading toward the Cabernet block. We can cut him off in the old vines behind the tasting room.” This may be the strangest hunting dialogue I’ve ever recorded. I’m in the back s

The author with a public land bull. (Michael Herne, Coffee or Die Magazine/) Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Coffee or Die Magazine on August 30, 2019. For more stories like this, visit www.coffeeordie.com. I’m a self-taught bow hunter with a passion for elk hunting. The first time I heard the bugle of a bull elk echo out of

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The author with a solid Wisconsin buck. (Brian Lovett/) Although it feels as if 2020 has dealt us a giant collective gut-punch, take heart: Deer season is on the way. And opportunities abound from coast to coast and border to border. Whether you plan to stalk the big woods of the Northeast, explore the piney timber of the South, stake out ag fields

On July 8, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals filed its ruling on the appeal taken from the US District Court in Montana related to the delisting of the Yellowstone grizzly bear population in the case commonly referred to as Crow Indian Tribe v. State of Wyoming.  Since that time, many pro-bear and anti-hunting publications declared the rulin

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In this review, Dan Pickar tests out Leupold’s new RX-FullDraw 4 Rangefinder. This super fast rangefinder was designed with bow hunting in mind. Take the guess work out shots with the built-in Archer’s Advantage software. Enter a few simple bow ballistic measurements into the rangefinder and the built-in Flight Path indicator will mark your arrow’s