Scientists say grizzlies unaffected by elk hunting. Grand Teton National Park’s controversial elk hunt just had some more fuel added to the fires with an announcement by wildlife officials that grizzly bears aren’t drawn in by the hunts. Critics of the hunt have often claimed an increase in elk carcasses or leftover gut piles and
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Could this be the quietest and safest cocking system ever seen on a crossbow? Check out the ACUslide from TenPoint. TenPoint Crossbow Technologies used the 2020 ATA Show as the launch pad for their brand new cocking and de-coking system dubbed ACUslide. According to the company, it’s the first entirely silent and particularly safe mechanism
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A mule deer buck rumble caught on camera is great, but two different battles at the same time is awesome! Colorado Springs, Colorado was the recipient of one of the greatest deer battles ever when four different mule deer bucks went at it at the same time. It’s not that all four were fighting each
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This buck was considered a “freak” deer by locals. A man in Tipton County, Tennessee, was fortunate enough to harvest the deer of a lifetime when he went hunting Jan. 2, 2020. However, he and his quarry were no strangers. A cryptorchid deer had made a quite a reputation for itself in the Covington area.
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Every deer hunter wants quick, clean, and humane kills. Aiming for the deer vitals is the surest way to do that. Whether you hunt muleys or whitetail deer, as an ethical hunter, achieving a quick kill is the ultimate goal when it comes time to loose an arrow or pull the trigger. All you have
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Shift working truckers in remote Yakutia took aim at a brown bear with their vehicles and killed the big bear. A video out of the Russian Sakha Republic showed several men in two different trucks mowing down a brown bear as it attempted to escape. The men are reportedly saying “Crush him!” while laughing at the
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Save your meat by making your own summer sausage. Sausage you don’t have to refrigerate? Wild game sausage you can travel with? Crazy, right?! This recipe for Summer Sausage is pretty handy when you don’t have a fridge or are hittin’ the road. My grandmother used to practice this sausage making recipe to conserve the
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My most successful seasons seem to happen when I least expect it. I did not expect to get a deer this year. I truly didn’t. Between new responsibilities here at Wide Open Spaces and a packed schedule that included doctor’s appointments and a glut of high school sporting events I had to report on for
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An absurdly huge and pregnant copperhead was found and killed right outside the door. Employees of the C&C Tree Service in Canton, Georgia, got the shock of their lives when they were removing some dead timber on the back of the company’s property. Two huge copperhead snakes were uncovered, one that turned out to be
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Here are some taxidermy options for that big buck you harvested this year. Were you fortunate enough to harvest a nice buck this year? If you were, your next thought after how you were going to cook the backstraps was probably how you were going to display your latest harvest. After all, you worked hard
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