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If you get lost in the wilderness, finding shelter is a first priority. (USFWS/) A survival shelter can be something you build, with tools or your barehands. It can also be something you find, ready-to-use and provided by nature. Since exposure is one of the top threats in a wilderness survival setting, learning how to find shelter quickly can save

Coffey and Little Stubby with a day's worth of squirrels on the tailgate. (Colin Moore /) “If that dog trees, you can believe there’s a squirrel up there somewhere.” Harold Knight sounds convinced as he heads toward the source of the commotion. Voicing an unbroken series of chopping barks, Little Stubby, a mountain feist squirrel dog, is standing o

National critter-specific organizations have helped restore populations of everything from ducks to elk. But the first groups devoted to outdoor activity were hyper-local social clubs. (USFWS/) Editor’s Note: This is the second of a four-part series on Hunting Editor Andrew McKean’s efforts to ditch the national conservation organization banquets a

Learn how to get tenderloins without gutting a deer or elk in the field in this hunting tip. Hunter Brandon Mason demonstrates how to remove elk tenderloins without field dressing. The gutless method of removing tenderloins can be done on any big game animal, including deer, elk or antelope. Don’t forget to subscribe to our channel for more hunting

A winter haul of blackfish from the New Jersey coast. (Joe Cermele / Field & Stream/) We call it “scratching.” It’s a delicate nibbling of the bait, as if the fish is gently chipping away at the edges of a potato chip without ingesting the spud in one bite. It’s a green crab that’s being “scratched,” though, and in the ideal scenario, a scratch tur

Lesser Canada geese land in big numbers and can make for a quick shoot if you scout them right. (Joe Genzel/) It’s pretty cut and dry: Hunting geese—big honkers, lesser Canadas, specklebellies, and even snows—is easier over water. It’s more familiar to them; they roost and loaf on the same ponds and lakes; and it’s a more relaxed/comfortable enviro

Our parents are handing us the hunting baton at one of the most decisive moments in the sport. (Cana Outdoors/) You know the doom and gloom: millions of hunters have been aging out of the sport over the last few decades. Those of us in our 20s, 30s, and 40s have a monumental task ahead. We have to recruit new hunters—lots of them—that are from dive

The Hi-Line Sportsmen was created with the mission of keeping conservation local. (John Hafner/) Editor’s Note: This is the first of a four-part series on Hunting Editor Andrew McKean’s efforts to ditch the national conservation organization banquets and start a more effective local group in his hometown of Glasgow, Montana. Five years ago, a dozen

A late-season hunter waits on a frosty Alberta buck. (Dustin Lutt / Rockhouse Motion/) Hunting whitetails in extreme cold is a little like parenthood. Rewards might await, but you’ve got to expect plenty of discomfort along the way. Maybe it’s not that bad (whether I’m talking about brutal cold or parenting, I’ll leave to your imagination), but hun

The key to choosing the right caliber for African plains game? Choose precision bullet placement first, bullet construction for desired terminal performance second, and on-target energy last. (Ron Spomer/) You can hunt all southern Africa’s plains game species with one rifle if it’s chambered for the right cartridge. And that cartridge doesn’t have

Wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995. Now Colorado voters will decide on if they are reintroduced to their state. (National Park Service/) Sometimes, while people bicker about politics, Mother Nature does her own thing. That seems to be occurring in Colorado when it comes to wolves. On Election Day, Colorado voters will be

The Archery Trade Association is jammed to the rafters with new bows, arrows, sights, treestands, calls, packs, and clothing... if it’s used for bowhunting, it’s there. But there is only one category of product that actually kills the critters we chase, and that’s the broadhead. Broadheads are devilishly simple tools but, each and every year, produ

For the past five years or so, crossbow popularity has soared as their inclusion in standard bowhunting seasons have spread across the country. The 2020 Archery Trade Association show seemed to adhere to that trend, with plenty of new crossbow introductions, many of which are showing varied and handier limb configurations (with a corresponding jump

The 2020 Archery Trade Association is the not-quite-official launch for 2020 bow models. Truth be told, there is no real standard launch cycle amongst bow manufacturers and we’ve been seeing new model releases trickling out since late summer. But the ATA show is the best opportunity to see all those models under one roof and spend a few moments sho

The Annihilator broadhead, a 3-blade cut-on-contact head cast from a single piece of alloy steel. (Annihilator Broadheads/) There’s already enough gear involved in bowhunting that, when it comes to my broadheads, I just want something simple. Which is the most appealing thing about this new Annihilator broadhead: its simplicity. The three-blade hea