Is baiting for big game more effective or ethical? Perhaps no other topic in the hunting world is more polarizing than the debate over baiting vs. not baiting. Hunters have been debating the ethics and fair chase principles of using a pile of corn or other food to lure in your quarry for decades now.
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You can use a cheap, portable ladder to get an easy vantage point while hunting public land. Climbing stands, sticks and lightweight portable stands have come a long way over the years. But would just a step ladder do the trick? See this do-it-yourself hunter break down how he uses a step ladder. Watch the
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These famous names are helping set a good example for hunters and fishermen everywhere. Hunting and fishing can be hot button topics in the modern age of the internet. We’ve noticed that it seems like there’s this unfair perception that famous actors, athletes and other celebrities don’t love or appreciate the outdoors. We’re here to
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Here’s a good example of what sort of performance you can expect out of a suppressed 6.5 Creedmoor on a mule deer. The 6.5 Creedmoor has made a big splash since it entered the mainstream hunting community a few years ago and hunters have used it to take everything from pronghorn to Rocky Mountain Elk.
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This shooting display by an expert marksman taking out a herd of wild boar one-by-one will blow your mind. Franz-Albrecht Oettingen of Spielberg, Germany, puts on an impressive display of marksmanship in a series of filmed hunts. In the first, he uses a Merkel Helix Custom 7×64 with an Aimpoint hunter sight and RWS Mantel 11.2g
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This python made this hunter work for his pay! When one thinks of invasive species, they probably think of feral hogs, Asian carp or snakehead fish. Many people forget that the state of Florida has a serious python problem. Big Burmese pythons to be precise. The giant snakes are not native and have managed to
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Savage’s refined, expansive lineup of firearms offers something for every hunter, especially if they’re in the Lone Star State. Savage Arms has come a long way in the last decade. A brand rooted in providing outdoorsmen and marksmen with quality firearms at an affordable price, Savage has gradually shifted into a staple name within the
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We want to head to these top waterfowl hunting spots with a Savage Renegauge in tow. If you are like us, you are likely already thinking about waterfowl hunting season. It has been on our minds ever since Savage first showed us their new Renegauge shotgun. We first got to shoot this 12-gauge semi-automatic earlier
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Hog hunting can be fun, but it can also be dangerous, and a lot can go wrong. Hog hunters and those who chase wild boar around the globe know all too well what a wild pig can do. Feral hogs are a scourge in the southern United States that cannot be denied from Florida to
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No this is not a science experiment volcano, just the aftermath of a Muzzy broadhead. Everyone loves a good, thick blood trail when deer hunting. But when the deer you shoot drops in its tracks and a blood pond begins to form…well, that is pretty good too. This video is not for the squeamish, so
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