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The COVID-19 coronavirus is putting parts of our country on lockdown and leaving many grocery store shelves and meat cases empty. People most a risk from the virus may be stuck at home with no help. This is a unique chance for hunters to help and spread a positive message about the benefits of hunting. If you can spare it, now’s the time to share y

EDITOR’s NOTE: The following information is based on federal law. Be sure to check with state agencies to make sure you are in compliance with state law. Stay legal by always tagging waterfowl. (Toe Tags LLC/) Ryan Warden became an expert on migratory gamebird regulations in 2011 after federal agents raided his Kansas duck lodge. He was later accus

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Teach you kids some new outdoor skills to fill up free time. (Christine Peterson/) Unless you’re an engineer or calculus teacher, you probably aren’t going to be able to help your high school senior with math homework. Nor will you likely teach a 5-year-old to speak a foreign language fluently. Let’s face it, few of us are teachers and even fewer a

By the time you read this post, this bucks will have cast his last antler, making it ripe for the picking. (Mike Hanback/) Many people have been hunting for shed antlers for two or three months, but not me. I wait until conditions are right—and that’s now. Across America most all whitetail bucks have dropped their antlers by mid to late March. The

Statistically, the most coveted deer permit in Montana is just outside Darby in the southernmost portion of the Bitterroot Valley. This has been considered the holy grail of mule deer permits in the Big Sky State for the past couple decades. The permit is known as 270-50. Historically, a hunter with some gumption has a legitimate chance at a 180” b

It's been a long day. Have a seat. (Adam Griffith via Unsplash/) Spend a day hiking deep into the Yellowstone or Alaskan backcountry and the last thing you’ll want to do is pop a squat in the dirt like some sort of animal. Even if you’re just truck camping, you won’t want to do that. These four camping chairs vary widely in design—from big and over

Power up. (Glen Jackson via Unsplash/) For modern sportsmen, the smartphone has become a must-pack piece of gear, whether it’s loaded with topo maps, weather tools, or scouting guides, or just an easy way to snap photos of a trophy. Portable solar chargers have eliminated needing to lug heavy battery packs into the backcountry to keep your smartpho

Bison are one of the main wildlife draws in Yellowstone National Park. (David Restivo/National Park Service/) Easter weekend is historically the start of the visitation season in Yellowstone National Park, but as mid-April approaches, and just days after the Interior Department waived entrance fees to national parks across the country, access to Am

Learn how to take your hunting research to the next level with Eastmans’ TagHub in this hunting tip from Scott Reekers. This powerful new hunting tool from Eastmans’ allows you to decide where to apply for dream hunt with interactive maps and data from all eleven western states. With over 500,000 data points, TagHub allows you to filter and sort th

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A sampling of the tackle that battled for rank in our tests. (Dan Forbes/) Honesty is the best policy. When I ask someone what they think about a rod or reel, I want the good and the bad. A true answer comes with time. In a perfect world, you’d fish a piece of gear for an entire season before judging it, but sometimes you don’t have the luxury. Tha

GUEST AUTHOR: Mike Glover The Top 5 Things To Take Away From Our Corona Experience – And How To Be Prepared For Them In The Future Your world, no matter where you are in the US, probably feels different than a month ago. With virtually all large gatherings, schools, and business shut down across the nation you are probably reading this at home and

For the past 20 years, I’ve spent my springs chasing gobbles. I can’t get enough of them, and my obsession has taken me from the crisp Colorado mountains to the swamps of southern Florida. Outside of getting the opportunity to match wits with different birds in different terrains, it’s the camaraderie of turkey hunting I cherish — time spent with l

It seems this topic gets very little attention and I must admit that I don’t know much about the actual impact the wolves are having on game animals in Arizona and New Mexico. That said, I’d love to hear your opinions on this wolf recovery program and the effects it is having on the ungulate population of the Southwest.  Mexican Gray Wolves have ex