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Hunting These rare photos of a big buck rubbing off his early-season velvet are insane Each year it happens sometime around Labor Day. It’s when whitetail bucks shed the velvet from their antlers.Original linkOriginal author: Craig Dougherty and Donald M. Jones

Hunting Mix and match them to fit your needs and leave the trailer at home Thanks to new decoy designs, a solo goose hunter now has a real opportunity to set a realistic goose spread of four or five dozen lightweight decoys that fits into the…Original linkOriginal author: Alex Robinson

Hunting The total number of inches may be new, but the tradition of celebrating each turnover certainly isn't Here's a look at a few of the biggest archery elk from the record books that OL has ever reported.Original linkOriginal author: Natalie Krebs

The Survivalist Here's how to identify the fungi You might not expect tree fungus to be particularly useful, but—surprise—it’s often very handy. If you have birch or black locust trees growing near you, then you…Original linkOriginal author: Tim MacWelch

The Gun Shots Plus: California makes gun owners criminals if accused of crime That is a remarkable number — one in every 20 citizens has a concealed carry permit (CCP) — considering only 4.5 million Americans had a CCP in 2007. Equally remarkable…Original linkOriginal author: John Haughey

Hunting To correctly predict a whitetail's next move, you need to understand its tail language Look for these eight specific whitetail deer tail behaviors and learn what each means when you're hunting.Original linkOriginal author: Tom Carpenter

Hunting Shoot more early-season teal by zeroing in on their faovrite haunts Yes, early-season teal hunting is all about good times. But a laid-back approach only works for so long. For real success, you need to understand the birds better and…Original linkOriginal author: Tom Carpenter

Hunting Captive rearing of this species is a bad idea The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission plans to raise sage grouse in captivity. But should they?Original linkOriginal author: Ben Long

PIERRE, S.D. – The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP), sponsored by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP), currently has 293 schools trained in the program with approximately 20,000 students participating each year. GFP hosts an eight-hour safety and proficiency training for educators free of cost. Upon completion of the training, edu

Hunting These killer tactics will improve your odds on opening day of dove season, and in the weeks to come Don't despair if the doves aren't flying. If you follow these tips, you could end up with a shotgun barrel that's even hotter than the weather.Original linkOriginal author: Michael Pearce

Gear We put the latest crop of machines to the test to find the best one for the field We set out to find the best ATVs and side-by-side UTVs for in-field use. We put 18 units through our vehicle boot camp to determine the toughest, most useful machines on…Original linkOriginal author: Tony Hansen

Gear We put the latest crop of machines to the test to find the best one for the field We set out to find the best ATVs and side-by-side UTVs for in-field use. We put 18 units through our vehicle boot camp to determine the toughest, most useful machines on…Original linkOriginal author: Tony Hansen

Gear We put the latest crop of machines to the test to find the best one for the field We set out to find the best ATVs and side-by-side UTVs for in-field use. We put 18 units through our vehicle boot camp to determine the toughest, most useful machines on…Original linkOriginal author: Tony Hansen

The Cast-Iron Chef Use the whole muscle method to make tender, tasty jerky In my book, good jerky should be slightly chewy and not over-seasoned that you can’t taste the meat. I used a 2-pound roast with a wet marinade. I don’t use any extra…Original linkOriginal author: Jamie Carlson