There’s nothing more disappointing than watching a monster buck with a terminal illness. Drury Outdoors shared an incredibly sad video on Facebook this week, but one that shows a harsh truth about Mother Nature: it’s not always pretty. It also highlights the major threat various cervid species are facing, as diseases like chronic wasting disease
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Have you ever heard turkey drumming? Most people think of purrs, gobbling and yelps when it comes to common wild turkey vocalizations. It’s easy to see why. They’re extremely common and easy to hear echoing through the spring woods. But spring gobblers make another, lesser-heard vocalization too. It’s called a turkey drum. If you’ve never
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Fortunately a hunter with a tag was willing to step in and lend a hand. A kayaker in Augusta, Georgia, found himself in a harrowing predicament earlier this week when he noticed something was following him. It didn’t take him long to realize it was a jumbo-sized alligator, and it was gaining on him. Bo
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Online gun seller K-Var spread the news on their blog, claiming NASCAR told them ‘No’ on certain gun ads. It would appear the ongoing gun rights conversation has made its way to professional sports, as reports from online gun and shooting supply seller K-Var Corporation say the stock car racing entity is experiencing “a gradual
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These hunting trips in September are very doable. Can you feel it? Hunting season is slowly creeping up. Before we know it, we’ll all be sitting in treestands on frosty mornings waiting for the first signs of movement as the sun breaks on a new day. But who says you must wait for October or
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Here’s the new logo for the updated Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation brand identifier. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the nation’s leading conservation organization for the betterment of elk populations and habitat, has released the new look for the 35-year-old brand. The logo features a tweaked and refined elk figure profile, which has become their signature
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Busch is doing its part to promote hunting protect our wildlife. As hunting participation continues its steady decline, wildlife agencies are becoming desperate for new strategies to recruit hunters. More than 60 percent of all wildlife conservation funding comes from hunting stamps and permits, so the more people go out and hunt, the more money
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One of the most amazing experiences in the hunting lifestyle is taking a new hunter to the field repetitively. I have mentored new hunters for some time and encourage any of you who hunt to join our cadre. Mentoring apprentice hunters should start with our own family or friend networks, however, be on the lookout …
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Was this hunter-stalking, killer clown for real, or is this a clever hoax? Facebook user Draven Riffe swore this knife-wielding clown was quite real. Afterwards, Draven was so shaken by the encounter that he waited in his treestand for two hours for law enforcement to escort him out safely. Watch the video below to see the first-person
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For reasons unknown, someone is poaching elk in Musselshell County. In the midst of an ongoing investigation regarding two poached bull elk in Musselshell County, Montana, local officials got a tip of an additional bull, bringing the total to three. Similar to the first two bulls, the third was also shot and left to rot,
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