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Snuggle up. (Yann Allegre via Unsplash/) If you’re the kind of person who likes zipping your mummy bag over your face, saying goodnight, and burrowing down deep, these aren’t probably the bags for you. But if you’ve ever tried zipping your sleeping bag to your partner’s, or using one as a bottom sheet and the other as a blanket, these are better op

Safety in the water. (diGital Sennin via Unsplash /) For many water sports in the country, life vests are required, and for good reason. People die every year from coast to coast in accidents that would have ended differently with proper life preservers. But what is the best choice for you and your family? We narrowed down some options. Your little

Whitetail bucks are genetically engineered to bed within 200 yards of prime feed in late summer. (Michael Hanback/) Praise the deer gods, it won’t be long now until you put the stress and uncertainty of the pandemic behind and head out for some much-needed rejuvenation time in a treestand. But don’t wait until the last minute to get ready. To tie y

Elite angler John Crews and his favorite Ned Rig. (BassMaster/) Catching bass is the objective for any bass angler and finding new ways to achieve that is fun. The Ned Rig is one of the latest techniques to put bass in the boat but even many seasoned professional anglers are behind the curve. I know this because I am a B.A.S.S. Elite Series angler

If you think about all the components that go into building a trail camera—detection circuits, infrared emitters, the lens, view screen, and waterproof housing it comes in—you’re getting a pretty good deal for not a whole lot of money. A good trail cam that will last you the entire year usually costs about $130. That’s not bad. It’s standing up to

COVID-19 turned the International Consortium of Allied Sporting Trades (ICAST) into a virtual event this year, but the fishing industry’s premier trade show brought plenty of interesting new items. Here’s a look at some of the gear and gadgets that caught my eye. 1. American Tackle Tsuka Handle System The Tsuka handle system can be used in new rod

A male sockeye salmon. (Bjorn Dihle/) Editor’s note: Bjorn Dihle is a lifelong resident of Alaska, and an advocate for Alaska’s wild habitat and natural resources. You can find him on Instagram and Facebook. Today, a host of conservation and news organizations received via the U.S. Postal Service the final Environmental Impact Statement from the U.

A male sockeye salmon. (Bjorn Dihle/) Editor’s note: Bjorn Dihle is a lifelong resident of Alaska, and an advocate for Alaska’s wild habitat and natural resources. You can find him on Instagram and Facebook. Today, a host of conservation and news organizations received via the U.S. Postal Service the final Environmental Impact Statement from the U.

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  Fitting right in line with most other western states, Wyoming was not alone in seeing more applicants than normal this year for big game draw hunts. For the most part, this was a record setting year in Wyoming in many respects.  To start with, the Wyoming elk draw saw an actual decrease in applications this year for nonresident hunters. Mostly du

The author with a limit of Canada geese from his first hunt in Manitoba. (Joe Genzel/) The first guided waterfowl hunt I ever went on was almost my last. At the time, I was a rookie outdoor writer and had never hunted more than 30 minutes from home. Now, I was thousands of miles away from Illinois, chasing puddle ducks and geese on the Canadian pra

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There’s nothing wrong with focusing on new rifle cartridges, but we shouldn’t forget the old standbys, like the .30/06. (Howard Communications/) Read any given article about a new cartridge or bullet and it’s clear that there’s an unquenchable thirst for the new and improved. Some would argue there’s also a lack of appreciation for what already wor

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To produce big results on big mule deer, scouting or locating a buck ahead of time is one of the most effective tools to bringing home a big deer. Scouting and locating deer through the fall months is almost an art form. Learning where and how to look as the fall season changes can improve your outcomes drastically.  It’s important to remember a fe