‘Tis the wingshooter’s favorite time of the year. With quail, pheasant and waterfowl seasons open, why wouldn’t it be? Keep these tips in mind this month: Know the loads you’re shooting. Pellet count, energy and velocity are big deals when wingshooting. The more you know about what you’re firing from your gun, the better you …
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Most hunters think that an accident won’t happen to them, but anyone who has fallen from a tree stand thought the same thing. Those who have had the misfortune say that it happened so fast they had no time to react. At the end of the day, returning home safely should be every tree-stand hunter’s …
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I had an unsuccessful rifle season last year, so I decided to attempt deer hunting with a muzzleloader in December. I am a self-proclaimed “meat hunter,” so a season choice tag gives me “the best bang for my buck” — except that I wasn’t looking for a buck. It turned out that I got one …
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A teenager near Pringle, South Dakota set on stand in his backyard to cull a young mountain lion after it began to kill his family’s animals. And you thought that a little kid’s playhouse was only good for playing in. Enter one fearless teenager from the Mount Rushmore State who took it upon himself to
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Will apple flavored corn really attract deer better than normal? Most of you have probably walked through a Walmart store and have either seen it or smelled it. Corn is billed as a staple of any deer’s diet that lives near cornfields, and this stuff is supplemented with an apple flavoring that’s coating the corn to
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Thinking about doing some Saskatchewan hunting? Here’s a guide to get you started. Sure, you may have heard of Saskatchewan, the Canadian Province that sits between the provinces of Manitoba and Alberta in the western half of Canada. What you may not know is that this unique and beautiful place holds an amazing array of
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This buck’s attempt to jump the string failed completely. The pronghorn antelope is one of the more underrated big game animals of North America. Technically it’s not really an antelope, but they are still fascinating creatures to observe in the wild. These beautiful animals and one of the fastest mammals that can be found here
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Someone once said: “Deer hunting is a lot about nothing.” “Nothing,” really? In my view, that statement is so far from the truth. It is the time of year for archery deer hunters and soon, firearm deer hunters, to be on their stands or in their blinds all day long, up to 12 hours. During his …
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While the 6.5 Creedmoor is revered as an elite precision shooting cartridge, it’s also an effective hunting round. You’ll hear a lot of marksmen debate between 6.5 Creedmoor and .308 Winchester, as each has an impressive track record in the competitive shooting arena. How does each caliber fare in a hunting environment? The debate opens
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This moose hunt is a bowhunter’s dream come true. There is no question about it, bowhunting is the most thrilling form of hunting one can partake in every season. There is something that is inherently more satisfying about bagging a big game animal with a stick and string. Especially a large animal like a moose.
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