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Hunter Gets Front-Row Seat to Saskatchewan Black Bear Fight

Hunter Gets Front-Row Seat to Saskatchewan Black Bear Fight

YouTube: Bear Hunting Magazine
You've Never Seen A Black Bear Fight Like This One In Saskatchewan

You won’t believe how this one ends. Bear Hunting Magazine Editor Clay Newcomb and his friends Mark and Ryan got a whole lot more than they bargained for on their spring bear hunt in Saskatchewan, Canada. Newcomb shot a big, color-phase bear with his recurve bow after it tried to climb into the blind with him. While that was going

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Battery-Operated Miniature Chainsaw Can Handle Big Tasks With Small Stature

Battery-Operated Miniature Chainsaw Can Handle Big Tasks With Small Stature

YouTube: CrazyRussianHacker
tiny chainsaw

Could a chainsaw this small really serve a purpose? The Crazy Russian Hacker certainly finds some interesting products to review on his YouTube channel. Giant matches, solar grills and over-sized survival kits are just some of the weirder things he’s looked at recently. But perhaps nothing is as strange as this tiny, battery-operated chainsaw from

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Shooter Shoulders Recoil From Largest-Caliber Rifle in the World

Shooter Shoulders Recoil From Largest-Caliber Rifle in the World

YouTube: Knight Rifles
largest-caliber gun

The guys from Knight Rifles head to the range to shoot the world’s largest rifle cartridge, the .950 JDJ. This gun is no joke. It uses 240 grains of powder to push a 2,400-grain bullet 2,100 fps. It bites on both ends though, generating 277 foot-pounds of recoil, or approximately 10 times as much as a

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Luxury Lodges and Pristine Fishing Are Waiting North of the Border

Luxury Lodges and Pristine Fishing Are Waiting North of the Border

Scott Lake Lodge/RAWfish

You know you’ve wanted to soak in the seclusion of a lake all to yourself. These luxury fishing lodges represent the best in Saskatchewan. Canadian fishing lodges are one of those things that anglers create bucket lists for. The cool thing is, they’re more attainable than you think, and are probably even more incredible than

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Save Time and Money: Practice Shooting at Home With the DriFire Laser Firearm Training System

Save Time and Money: Practice Shooting at Home With the DriFire Laser Firearm Training System


Check out the DriFire Laser Firearm Training System. Dry fire practice at home has always been a great way to work on your draw, presentation, and trigger control skills. But it can be hard to see your progress. And actually getting to the range is time consuming, and range fees and ammunition are expensive. Now

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Fish Attractors at East Gothenburg

Fish Attractors at East Gothenburg

Last month some of our wildlife biologists and fisheries biologists teamed up for a little project.  Many of our wildlife areas could use some cedar tree thinning.  Dropping them in the water will attract fish.  The recent effort I want to tell you about was done at East Gothenburg interstate lake.  Here are a few …

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Fighting for Every Acre

Fighting for Every Acre

Fighting for Every Acre

The Joint Venture and the Rainwater Basin By Jeff Kurrus Late this fall, I had the opportunity to spend some time with Rainwater Basin (RWB) Joint Venture Coordinator Andy Bishop, who toured me through the Basin, meeting ranchers and landowners who have very intimate knowledge of this landscape and how they benefit from the wetlands, …

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Players Express Frustration and Empathy about BNP Paribas Open Coronavirus Decision

Players Express Frustration and Empathy about BNP Paribas Open Coronavirus Decision

Rafael Nadal and many others took to social media to share their thoughts on the BNP Paribas Open's decision to cancel the 2020 edition. Rafael Nadal was hoping to keep the momentum going in 2020 after claiming the Acapulco title, but the three-time BNP Paribas Open champion is hopeful that his season will resume relatively soon.

The Spaniard took to Twitter to express his mood on Sunday from Indian Wells, saying he was sad but that he hoped that there would be solutions coming soon from the authorities.

“So sad for all that is happening around the world with this situation,” Nadal said on Twitter. “Hopefully soon solutions from the authorities. Stay all well and safe.”


The decision to cancel the 2020 BNP Paribas Open at the last second on Sunday left players scrambling and contemplating the financial costs and ranking costs, as well as the ongoing difficulty of the Coronavirus epidemic which is still growing and causing concern for the global community as a whole, and more specifically, the global sporting community.

Tennis Express

Here are some more reactions from the players. There was a mix of frustration, empathy and understanding coming from the members of the tour, with many expressing both empathy about the spread of the virus globally, but frustration that they weren’t kept in the loop by their respective tours.

Hunter Was So Close to a Bear That It Touched His Arrow Before He Shot

Hunter Was So Close to a Bear That It Touched His Arrow Before He Shot

YouTube: Bear Hunting Magazine
Have You Ever Been So Close To A Bear That You Touched the bear with Your Arrow

Bowhunters need to get close to their quarry to make an ethical shot. But this is a little too close. Black bears can be pretty curious animals. This big color phase bear gave Bear Hunting Magazine Editor Clay Newcomb a little more than he bargained for on his Saskatchewan hunt when it came in to check him out. It got

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Shooter’s Fast Draw Makes Short Work of Close-Range Drill

Shooter’s Fast Draw Makes Short Work of Close-Range Drill

YouTube: Parker Fawbush

You’ll be shocked and amazed at the speed with which this man can pull and fire his Glock. Don’t blink. YouTube user Baret Fawbush says he isn’t an expert, but he sure fooled us! Calling this a “close-retention shooting drill,” he puts his hands up, clears his mind, and then empties his magazine like a boss.

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Hank Cherry is the 50th Bassmaster Classic Champion

Hank Cherry is the 50th Bassmaster Classic Champion

Gary Tramontina/B.A.S.S.

Hank Cherry held the lead he earned on Day 1 and fought through an arm injury to become Champion in the 50th Bassmaster Classic Tournament. The 2020 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk has finished with a Cherry on top. Event emcee Dave Mercer coined that phrase for Hank Cherry’s inaugural Bassmaster Classic

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Brandon Lester Has High Hopes for 50th Bassmaster Classic

Brandon Lester Has High Hopes for 50th Bassmaster Classic

Thomas Allen/B.A.S.S.

We spoke with Brandon Lester, a perennial favorite to win any fishing tournament, about the 50th Bassmaster Classic. Lake Guntersville, the location for the 2020 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk, is pretty close to home for seven-year Elite pro Brandon Lester. He’s from Fayetteville, Tennessee and has fished Guntersville many times. Enough to

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