Sporting life

Sporting Goods Make for Handy Tools Against Asian Carp

YouTube: zacandnate
asian carp

Asian carp hunting has hit a new level of wackiness with this over-the-top video. There’s nothing like getting dressed for a party, and these guys are the costumed fishermen of the year. These knights of the carp hunt draw their swords and do battle with an invasive species. Watch the video below: Somewhere, King Arthur is […]

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Can-Am Builds a Defender MAX into the Total Waterfowl UTV

Images via Aaron Davis/Can-Am

Can-Am has wowed us again with the new Waterfowl-specific Defender MAX X MR. It seems like every time we turn around, Can-Am releases an updated, upgraded version of their excellent UTVs. Now they’ve come up with a waterfowl-specific model that takes the cake as the ultimate duck hunting machine: the Can-Am Defender Max XMR. Thanks […]

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Cape Buffalo Short Film Captures Every Emotion Attached to Hunting

YouTube: BlaserRifles

I can virtually guarantee that you will never see a better Cape Buffalo hunting video than this one of a hunt in South Africa recently produced by Blaser. There is no shortage of hunting videos on the internet these days. Some are good, some are bad. However, this Cape Buffalo hunting video that Blaser Rifles recently […]

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Wing Commander

Commission biologist Randy Stutheit’s experience evaluating duck wings over the years has helped formulate waterfowl regulations across central U.S. Quickly studying a duck’s wing, Randy Stutheit plays a role in determining waterfowl regulations and seasons in states throughout the central portion of the country. But he’s been doing it awhile — 35 years — and …

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Beyond BOW Hunting

Where Skills Are Learned in the Field Women are the fastest growing group of outdoor enthusiasts, and the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program is a great contributor to this trend. In Nebraska, this program has taken hundreds of women into the field during its 30-year run, and, personally provided some of my most memorable hunting experiences. …

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5 Facts to Share with Non-Hunters


Non Hunters

Here are some facts to share with the non-hunters in your life. Times are changing fast, and unfortunately hunter numbers are falling. It’s not just in the United States, but worldwide. It has the hunting industry and wildlife agencies concerned and there is a lot of misinformation out there in the non-hunting public. I’ve written […]

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MeatEater, Phelps Game Calls Team Up on Cutting-Edge Elk Call


Phelps METAL bugle tube

The two outdoor brands created the first aluminum elk call. When top-tier outdoors brand MeatEater, Inc., teamed up with Phelps Game Calls, it hoped to ultimately leave a mark on the hunting industry. That goal came to fruition last week when the partnership produced and debuted the first-ever aluminum elk call. The METAL Bugle Tube […]

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Buckshot vs. Birdshot: A Total Newbie’s Guide


Shotgun ammunition is just plain confusing–this quick guide should help you get started. If you are brand new to guns, specifically shotguns, absolutely everything about shotgun ammunition probably just makes you want to walk away and do something else. While there is some vague consistency to handgun and rifle ammunition, shotgun shells and shot size […]

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