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Looking Back at One of the Most Memorable Archery Moose Kill Videos
If you didn’t see this incredible archery kill shot, you missed out. Moose are the giants of the deer family. They can weigh over 1,000 pounds and demolish anything in their path if they so choose. Most hunters who have the opportunity to make this once-in-a-lifetime hunt decide to harvest the animal via rifle at
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Curious Buck Checks Out Bowhunter and His Fallen Big Brother
We’re used to deer generally being skittish, but this little buck has absolutely no fear! Whitetail deer are predisposed to have a healthy fear of humans. The slightest sound, smell or movement determined as foreign to them will elicit a tail of white high in the air followed by a quick retreat. Every once in a while, though, a deer comes
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The 7 Longest Sniper Shots Ever
All but one of the top seven longest sniper shots in history have taken place this century. Six of the seven longest sniper shots of all time have taken place in the 21st century and all were taken at distances over 1 1/4 miles. Training, natural shooting ability, high quality equipment, and a little bit
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44,000-Year-Old Cave Art Hunting Scene is Oldest Ever Discovered
A cave art hunting scene found on an Indonesian Island may be the oldest piece of storytelling art ever. Ever since humans first learned how to hunt, we have been fascinated with documenting our hunts and sharing the tales from our pursuit of wild animals. Ancient humans often documented the animals they hunted in cave
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5 Premier Hunting Destinations Outside of Africa
Africa is known for being the premier big game hunting destination, but there are still some awesome places to hunt outside of the Dark Continent. Here are a few examples. There’s not a darn thing wrong with hunting in Africa. However, a hunt there is not for everybody. Additionally, hunters who have already gone on
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Grocery Store Clerk (and Iraq War Veteran) Pulls Gun on Robber
This is why you should never pull a gun on a war veteran. Thieves, robbers and anyone else who’s up to no good: don’t try to pull anything on someone who’s prepared. There are certain people you just don’t mess with, and a war veteran is certainly one of them. Watch what happens when a
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The Exciting (But Fake) Bullet-Cam is a “What If” Kind of Joke
Vortex and Hornady released a video of a new-fangled “bullet-cam” and it had many talking, whether they believed it or not. Some new technology that would hypothetically change the hunting and filming game forever from Vortex and Hornady took the outdoor world by storm recently. News like this would change the industry…if only it were true.
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Cape Buffalo Takes Hit After Hit From Big Bore Rifles Before Going Down
You won’t believe how many hits this cape buffalo takes from hunters armed with heavy hitting rifles before finally going down. These hunters were hunting cape buffalo in the African bush when they encountered a lone bull lying down in the grass. The PH identified it as an “Old Dagga Boy,” and they elected to
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12 Super Expensive Guns We All Wish We Could Buy
Got a little extra change in your pocket that you’re looking to spend on some ridiculously expensive guns? Guns can get expensive very quickly and there are quite a few guns out there than can cost more than a new car, or even a house. Though many of these ridiculously expensive guns are rare or
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5 of the Worst Things You Can Do While Deer Hunting
These are the top five reasons why some almost never made it back home after a day in the woods. Deer hunting season is as much about camaraderie and fellowship as it is about success and failure. With that in mind, trying to discern smart planning from stupid things done in order to score a
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Gear Review: The Pocket Shot 2.0, Pocket Shot Hammer and Arrow Kit
The Pocket Shot 2.0 is a winner. Just over a year ago, I reviewed the original Pocket Shot slingshot. This circular slingshot has been on the market for a few years now it’s one of the more interesting new products out there. Since then, Pocket Shot has sent me two other products. Their Pocket Shot
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Mike Iaconelli Gets Heated With Local Fisherman: ‘You Don’t Own the Water, Bro’
Veteran pro angler Mike Iaconelli had a heated argument with a local fisherman while fishing the Potomac River. Here’s what happened. In the annals of angling, the argument over territory is an old one. Whether you find yourself fishing too close to someone or vice-versa, odds are an exchange like this one will occur. It
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CWD Map of America Shows How Quickly It’s Spread in Last 20 Years
This time series map of chronic wasting disease in America shows how rapidly it is spreading. From 1962 to 1979, chronic wasting disease knowingly occurred in only two states, Colorado and Wyoming, according to this time series CWD map by Louisiana State University AgCenter. Not to be confused with epizotic hemorrhagic disease, chronic wasting disease remained
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Ralphie
No, not that Ralphie, not the one in the pink bunny suit. Yes, I know ’tis the season. This “Ralphie” That is my co-worker here at the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, Ralph Wall. Ralph has been our radio and TV guy for many years about 24 of them. He is retiring at the end …
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8-Shot Air Bow Revolver is a Gatling Gun/Crossbow Hybrid
This gatling/air bow/crossbow hybrid is crazy-looking! YouTuber JoergSprave has built quite the following and reputation online for building some absolutely crazy sling shots and unique arrow-shooting weapons. This one may top them all. He calls this prototype air bow an “arrow gun revolver,” and it’s perhaps his wildest creation yet. Get ready for a new
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Baby Bobcats Pay Deer Hunter a Visit in Treestand
One Iowa hunter got some unexpected visitors when three baby bobcats made a playground out of his treestand. The beginning of archery season gets most deer hunters excited. That was certainly the case for Wendell Van Beek a couple years ago. As he was sitting in his stand in November of 2016, a bobcat family came into
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Released Video Shows A-10 Warthog Hitting a Taliban Vehicle with Full Force Strike
This newly released video shows the A-10 Warthog devastating a Tailban vehicle in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. On January 24, 2018, the U.S. Air Force Central Command Public Affairs Office released a video of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft decimating a Taliban insurgent vehicle after it had attacked local Afghans with a DShK 12.7 mm heavy
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6 Reasons Reloading Ammo Should Be Your New Year’s Resolution
Here’s why you should consider reloading ammo as your goal for the coming New Year. What’s your New Year’s resolution going to be? We’re always trying to better ourselves with January’s fresh beginnings, but we’ve got an idea that would be great for gun owners, hunters and target shooters across the board. Reloading ammunition should
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