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A Hunt That's More Than A Hunt

A Hunt That’s More Than A Hunt

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Strangers quickly become friends in a hunting camp, especially veterans. Stories are traded of service, dates of combat tours are swapped and eventually hunting tales that have grown bigger through the years are retold to fresh ears.

Lights Out: 10 Things I've Learned About Shooting in the Dark

Lights Out: 10 Things I’ve Learned About Shooting in the Dark

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If you get the opportunity to shoot in the dark — indoors or outdoors — by all means, do it. I suspect you’ll find what I did: Muzzle flash isn’t all that big of a deal in a self-defense shooting situation.

Pack Out Bags - Tested With 133lbs of Rocks

Pack Out Bags – Tested With 133lbs of Rocks

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First, the Pack Out Bags are designed to have one bag on the back and one bag on the front, like a mail carrier bag. There is a hole for your head to go through and very wide padded shoulder straps. There are also straps and snap-in buckles that keep everything together.

Alabama Opens Experimental Season on Sandhill Crane

Alabama Opens Experimental Season on Sandhill Crane

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In the first of three experimental hunting seasons, select Alabama hunters will be chosen at random to hunt sandhill cranes.

Sweat, Blood, and Birds: 5 Tips for September Dove Fields

Sweat, Blood, and Birds: 5 Tips for September Dove Fields

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Whether you are a seasoned dove hunter or a beginner, these tips can increase your odds of filling limits in the September dove field. 

Pronghorn Part III: Setting The Blind

Pronghorn Part III: Setting The Blind

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When it comes to setting your ground blind, there’s a lot to consider, and I see lots of ground-blind goers foil their waterhole plans with poor placement.

The Monarch of the Mountain

The Monarch of the Mountain

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There it is! An answer! The best thing an archery elk hunter could ask for. It was a reply to my location bugle, deep down in a nasty Idaho backcountry hell hole.

Poachers in U.S. Using High-Tech Drones, GPS to Illegally Bag Critters

Poachers in U.S. Using High-Tech Drones, GPS to Illegally Bag Critters

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Easy access to space-age technology has allowed hunters in the United States to scout more effectively, stalk more precisely, and bag more legal game.

It's Chukar Time

It’s Chukar Time

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Upland game seasons are opening in August and September around the country. For those of us in the West who seek punishment and frustration, that means chukar season.

Ruger's Newest Rifle: The Hawkeye Long-Range Hunter Reviewed

Ruger’s Newest Rifle: The Hawkeye Long-Range Hunter Reviewed

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Ruger has decided to enter the light-weight, long-range hunting rifle game with their appropriately named Hawkeye Long-Range Hunter Bolt Action Rifle. This gun is designed to be accurate, lightweight, user adjustable and tough. The light profile, stainless steel barrel contributes most to this rifle’s low weight and comes chambered in the most popular 6.5 calibers.