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hunting on public land isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a grind. Regardless of the weapon you choose to tote, you can expect pressure from other hunters, daunting terrain and days where the lenses of your binos detect no hide. In short, elk hunting public dirt can suck.

One of the most important skills an outdoorsman can practice and hone to a fine edge is the ability to glass a specific piece of country and pick it apart for the game species that call it home.

Two caribou tags, three guys, and two days to do it in. No pressure.

A bowhunter in Mississippi got more than she bargained for last Thursday when she discovered an adult black bear hanging out in the same persimmon tree that she was using to hunt whitetail.

The cake depicts a bride in a gown dragging a man in camo dress off to his fate above a crest that reads “The hunt is over.”

A big muley on restricted land tempts the hunter to take a high risk shot if he moves to a narrow opening on public land. It’s a 300 yard shot with a 10 yard window for success – Do you take the shot?

Here’s a little-known fact: As hunters begin preparing for deer season, mourning dove begin migrating south and can create phenomenal late season shoots. 

It has been 61 years since the Bodyguard was introduced. The fact that it is still in production is a credit to a design that has proven timeless.

“To approach the badlands,” wrote author Robert Kroetsch, “is to find a gap in the known and expected world.” That statement could easily apply to one of the newest Weatherby Vanguard rifles. It is named, appropriately enough, the Vanguard Badlands.