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Simple Gourmet: Best Tartar Sauce & Baked Rainbow Trout

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Rainbow trout are delicious. Their flesh is firm and tender. Best of all, they don’t taste “fishy.” This recipe for baked rainbow trout is terrific on its own, but combined with this light and zingy tartar sauce, it’s a meal even fish-averse people will love.

Rig ‘Em Right – Full Choke Gun Case

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I know many who opt to leave their guns exposed.  I have dropped my gun in the water more than once but luckily it was shallow.

My Experience With Streamlight’s TLR-7 HL-X

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I have been a fan of Streamlight for most of my life. With that in mind, you can understand how eager I was to try a TLR-7 HL-X when Streamlight offered to send me one for review.

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Take The Shot : Badlands Mule Deer

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While pushing Southwestern boulder-and-cactus badlands on horseback a 14-year-old girl jumps a big buck. An hour later she finally gets a last-minute cross-canyon shot.

Alaska Tested: Browning’s Citori 825 Field

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On October 1, 2024, Browning Launched it’s newest member of the legendary Citori lineup of over-and-under shotguns, the Citori 825 Field

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Bowhunting Bucks on Public Land During the Rut

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My first rut hunt for public land whitetails was a flop. The area was fantastic, and there were plenty of brutes to chase.

Waterfowl: Footwork while Hunting

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If we simply rise to shoot without thinking about the alignment of our feet we may never have a chance as our body movement is blocked right and we cannot swing to the right as far as needed. 

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Simple Gourmet: Smoked Elk Pastrami

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I like ground meats, but I prefer food made from the whole meat. This smoked elk pastrami is an excellent way to use the tough meat from the shoulder and create food you can take to work or on your next hunt on a sandwich.

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Baiting Deer 101: When, Why, and How

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If we want to get right down to it, the truth is that baiting is any form of purposefully placed food designed to draw in animals. That means a feeder full of corn, a salt lick, a pile of apples, and a carefully planted food plot could all be considered baiting.

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This Season, More Hunters Than Ever to Use AR-Platform Rifles for Hunting

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“The growing use of ARs for hunting is on the rise, which does not surprise me,” said OSCF executive director Jim Curcuruto.