While the 6.5 Creedmoor is revered as an elite precision shooting cartridge, it’s also an effective hunting round. You’ll hear a lot of marksmen debate between 6.5 Creedmoor and .308 Winchester, as each has an impressive track record in the competitive shooting arena. How does each caliber fare in a hunting environment? The debate opens
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This moose hunt is a bowhunter’s dream come true. There is no question about it, bowhunting is the most thrilling form of hunting one can partake in every season. There is something that is inherently more satisfying about bagging a big game animal with a stick and string. Especially a large animal like a moose.
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Here are all of the Mossy Oak camo patterns that you can still get today. Way back in 1986, two major players came forth in what was then described as the “Camo Boom.” They established their territory in what would become a dream for outdoorsmen and women that love to hunt. As most of us
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The Internet is dumbfounded by buck with unbelievable wound. Every hunter knows that whitetail deer are tough. Chances are, if you have been hunting a while, you have seen a deer or two with a will to live that far exceeded your expectations. Well, a viral trail camera video is making us re-think what deer
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This angry black bear closes into 3 yards and will have you shaking in your shoes! Hunting dangerous game can be exciting, rewarding and sometimes just plain frightening. What started out as a simple black bear hunt in Alberta, Canada, with a bow, quickly escalated into a life-threatening scenario for this hunter Jeff Thomason and
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Watch as a trespassing hunter encounters a unique booby trap. This is one of the more inventive methods we’ve seen anyone use to fend off trespassing hunters. Early in the clip, this gentleman triggers a tripwire that sprays paint all over him and his rifle. The uploader commented that it was a video captured by
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This air powered crossbow could make things easier for hunters with disabilities. Crossbow technology keeps evolving to be lighter, faster and flatter shooting. Every year it seems we see some new development that makes these weapons even more efficient for the taking of big game animals. No matter what your feelings on crossbows are, that’s
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The new music video “She Shot My Buck” will have you laughing and remembering why you don’t let her know where your buck is! Here’s a new song for all those hunters that have had some heartbreak in their lives. No, not breaking up with your girlfriend, just finding out that somebody else got your
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Here are five thoughtful bucket list items for hunters that have been hunting for years. It seems like every hunting season has its victories, defeats, and a list of things that we still haven’t accomplished yet. For those of us that have been at it for years, a “bucket list” can mean a lot of
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This was a painful day out deer hunting! Every hunter misses a shot. We don’t care how good you are with a rifle or bow. It happens to all of us eventually. That is why they call it hunting and not killing. No harvest is guaranteed. It becomes more painful when it’s a big buck
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