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Lever Actions Still Rule Deer Season

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Two centuries in and the lever-action still drops deer, runs fast, and keeps the fun meter pegged. From 45-70 Government to 357 Magnum, here’s why a lever belongs in your safe and in your truck.

The author, using a dead juniper tree to support his flintlock rifle.

TAKE THE SHOT: This .54 Flintlock Dropped a Desert Buck Fast

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A handmade .54 flintlock, a high-desert mule deer, and a 57-yard window that closed fast. I chose sparks, smoke, and skill over easy.

Black Bear Totals My New Silverado Over One Candy

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A single piece of green apple licorice turned a picture-perfect Montana elk morning into a bear-fueled demolition of my 2025 Silverado, and the hard-won bear safety reminders are worth your truck’s life.

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243 Winchester Still Hits Above Its Weight

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Seven decades in and the 243 Winchester still runs flat, hits hard for its size, and keeps varmints and whitetails honest while treating your shoulder kindly.

PPF Wood Duck Mud Motor Rules the Marsh

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If you hunt marsh or timber, the PPF Wood Duck 6.5 HP long tail turns skinny water and salad mats into travel lanes. Big torque, easy cold starts, and real shallow bite.

Old School Cool: Part 4 – Marlin 336 Field Test: 30-30, 35 Rem, 50 Alaskan

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Three classic Marlin 336 builds put meat on the ground and smiles on faces. From a rescued 30-30 to a do-everything 35 Rem and a thumper 50 Alaskan, here is how old school still wins.

Whole rear elk quarter, Traeger.

Whole Elk Rear Quarter, Brisket Style on Traeger

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We turned a 35lb bone-in rear elk quarter into a fall-apart feast using a simple low and slow plan, a butter plus apple juice finish, and patience. Bring friends. You will need them.

Ron Dailey has been found. After 20 days in the wild the 65-year-old hunter made it home safely.

Lost Hunter Survives 20 Days in Sierra Wilderness

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Authorities say Dailey disappeared on October 13 after failing to return home from a solo hunt.

Grizzly bear with cubs.

Hunter Kills Grizzly in Self-Defense Near Island Park

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A hunter in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest shot and killed a grizzly bear in self-defense on the morning of October 18, after the animal charged him at close range.

RIP Police Lt. Gordon Gwathney.

Knoxville Police Lieutenant Drowns on North Dakota Hunting Trip

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“Our hearts are with his family, friends, and co-workers as we grieve his untimely death,” Kincannon said.