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The Savage Arms Factory: A Look at the “Made in America” Gun Manufacturing Process

The Savage Arms Factory: A Look at the “Made in America” Gun Manufacturing Process


oembed rumble video here We got an exclusive tour of the Savage Arms factory in Westfield, Massachusetts, where they’re making some of America’s best firearms. It’s not every day you get to see a full manufacturing process, from start to finish, that ends with a finished product so deep-seated in America’s hunting and shooting sports

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Reusable Hand Warmers: How They Work, and Which Ones We Suggest

Reusable Hand Warmers: How They Work, and Which Ones We Suggest


Reusable Hand Warmers

Reusable hand warmers are getting some deserved buzz. Are they better than the old, one-use kind? When we’re outside in the cold, most of us to prevent heat from leaving our feet, head, chest and hands. There’s something about feeling cold in those areas that makes low temperatures the bane of my existence. It’s especially

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Ice Time

Ice Time

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Starting to hear a few reports of folks venturing onto the ice in parts of Nebraska.  As I warned a few weeks ago, now it is time for my obligatory blog about ice safety. I pretty much will never tell you that the ice is safe, “no problem, go fish”.  Sure, there are times in …

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Hunting Dall Sheep in the Northwest Territories Will Test Anyone

Hunting Dall Sheep in the Northwest Territories Will Test Anyone

YouTube: First Lite
dall sheep hunt

dOne hunter had a caribou tag, the other had a Dall sheep tag. In the latest installment of First Lite-sponsored videos, “Annuli,” we see a couple of huntresses follow a guide into the depths of the Northwest Territories in search of Dall Sheep. To make things a little more interesting, the other has a caribou

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Wide-Antlered Deer’s Tunnel Vision for Doe Leads Him to Within Feet of Hunter

Wide-Antlered Deer’s Tunnel Vision for Doe Leads Him to Within Feet of Hunter


This young six-point buck walked right into a hunter using a ground blind, and then this happened. Remember when we didn’t have to worry about scent control, being in the line of sight of a deer’s vision, or making a noise that would spook them? Yeah, we don’t either. The beauty of deer hunting comes

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The Dipstick Beverage Cooler Keeps Drinks From Freezing While Ice Fishing

The Dipstick Beverage Cooler Keeps Drinks From Freezing While Ice Fishing


the DipStick

A Canadian just invented the DipStick beverage cooler and it will change the way you ice fish. It’s about time we had a smart-but-simple ice fishing beverage cooler, right?! By simply drilling or augering an extra ice fishing hole on your sweet spot, you can insert the DipStick drink holder into it and never have

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Numbers don’t lie, Bob Buscher is the best of the best

Numbers don’t lie, Bob Buscher is the best of the best

EXCLUSIVE

Bob Buscher

Bob Buscher has done it. With just a few weeks before we start new fishing calendars, he finished his journey. South County Rhode Island’s favorite fisherman and media star has at last caught and released one thousand pounds of largemouth bass this year. What a journey it was.

Frabill Trophy Haul Nets: Optimal for Conservation, Not to Mention Toothy Fish

Frabill Trophy Haul Nets: Optimal for Conservation, Not to Mention Toothy Fish

Frabill

The new Frabill Trophy Haul landing nets save more fish than you’d ever imagine due to a few simple engineering improvements. A net is pretty much a necessity piece of fishing gear, especially when you’re after certain species. Some fish shouldn’t be handled for a variety of reasons, and the state they’re in while netted

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