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The Rut is Still on in Oklahoma? Warden Frees Locked Buck from Dead Combatant

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The rut is still on in Oklahoma? Here at Wide Open Spaces, we didn’t expect to see the first locked-buck video of 2018 until next fall. However, the Oklahoma Game Wardens recently shared this fresh footage of a buck locked up with another that’s already dead. Check out the footage they posted on their Facebook

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Trail Cam Tuesday: 15 Cool Captures Submitted By Our Readers

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Check out these awesome trail cam submissions for the week. Welcome to the inaugural edition of Trail Cam Tuesday! Each week we will be featuring a selection of cool trail cam captures, in both image and video format, that are submitted by you, our loyal reader. We’re not only looking to feature the “biggest bucks,” although we LOVE those captures, but also want to showcase the

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Big Whitetail Does are Smart Critters

Big Whitetail Does are Smart Critters

White-tailed does live in colonies that are often complex. These colonies consist of females from maternally related groups, and they can include up to seven social classes.  The first three categories include fawns, yearlings and/or first-time mothers. Then come the dispersers, which are the second-time mothers. These deer usually make up new homes a quarter-mile or more from their birthing locations.  The final categories include three levels of matriarchs and, […]

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Top 3 Hog-Hunting Calibers


If you like to hunt hogs on a regular basis, then listen up. Here are the top three best calibers for hunting hogs!  Whether you believe it or not, narrowing down the calibers to only three has bee extremely difficult. Hunting hogs comes in many different shapes and sizes. Some people shoot at hogzilla while other

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Louisiana Teens Arrested for Theft After Poaching 23-Point Farm Deer

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The owner valued the buck at $8,500. Two teenagers, 19-year-old Drake Barber and 17-year-old Justin Miller of Louisiana, have found themselves in hot water after breaking into a deer farm and shooting a 23-point buck Dec. 26. While the poaching incident isn’t new for wildlife authorities, in Louisiana, farm-raised deer are considered livestock. As such,

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Video: Join Lake Fork Guy and Family for a Dove and Pigeon Hunt and Cook


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This late-season dove hunt is an LFG family affair! Justin Rackley, aka Lake Fork Guy, has been branching out from fishing and including some more hunting videos lately in his outdoor exploits. In one of his latest videos, he joins his father for a Texas dove and pigeon hunt with some old-school shotguns. Stick around after

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Sunday Gunday: 6 Lever-Action Rifles You Must Own


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Lever-action rifles are the quintessential hunting rifle by definition. Anyone who owns a lever-action rifle knows how easy it is to become addicted to buying, collecting and shooting these rifles. You should certainly add these six lever-action rifles to your collection. 1. Henry Arms .45-70 Lever-Action Rifle This incredible lever-action shoots as good as it

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