Ready to pack up and hit the woods the night before opening day? No prep needed, right? Here’s your warning. Some hunters don’t see the point. Why bother getting your hunting grounds ready for the season, when the deer are just gonna do what they want, anyway? Why bother putting time into figuring out dominant

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Since the pronghorn antelope population is slowly but surely increasing in South Dakota, officials have decided to significantly increase hunting licenses. South Dakota’s Game Fish and Parks Commission estimates the state’s current pronghorn antelope population to be around 48,000 animals. This is short of the state’s projected goal of 68,000 antelope (+/- 10,000), but is a vast

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Hikers get surprise visit from a giant, beautiful elk in velvet. As hunters, we devote insane amounts of time and energy into getting within range of our favorite animals. For me, one of my favorite challenges is getting within bow range of a big mature elk. The amount of preparation and practice that goes into

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A CWD-positive buck was found in State Game Lands 87. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has announced chronic wasting disease or CWD has been found in a wild deer in a new area of the state. According to a press release, a buck near Clearfield County’s Bell Township has tested positive for the deadly neurological disorder

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The giant hog killed in Alabama stirred up a lot of debate regarding whether it was farm-raised. We might have an answer. As we showcased in another article, there was an extremely huge hog killed in Alabama in early July, off a man’s porch. By huge, we mean enormous, gigantic, massive, all of the above. Just

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This gigantic 820-pound pig was just five yards from this man’s porch, so he took action. It was a typical day in southern Alabama for Wade Seago, at home with the family and the dog barking in the background. That quickly changed when he finally checked on what the dog was barking at and then set

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Check out this Big Buck breakup for the ages. Mark Drury and Wade Robinson embark on a mission to pull apart two bucks who got locked together fighting.  Follow our Drury Outdoors Facebook page, and read more about the hunting stories we’re telling at our website, DruryOutdoors.com. NEXT: 400″ OF ANTLER! MARK AND TAYLOR DRURY’S BIGGEST BUCKS EVER

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Let’s keep all the big words out and simplify exactly what the Polygiene odor control system is that Sitka Gear is using. Let’s face it: every year, it seems like something new is coming out in an effort to control our odor and increase our chances in the field. We’ve seen it all from cover scents, scent

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WATCH THE VIDEO NOW Check out the new hunting gear from Walls Outdoor Goods. Walls shared some of their exclusive new hunting outerwear with us and the other invitees at Mossy Oak’s online and social media content summit in Pike County, Illinois. We were excited to see the new stuff, but also excited to here

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