Sporting life

How to Determine If You Have Too Many (or Not Enough) Deer on Your Property


Deer on Your Property

Here’s how to determine just how many deer are on your property. With the rut and deer hunting seasons firmly behind us, now is a good time to take stock of the number of whitetails in your hunting area. Why? Well, because everyone’s hunting area, even if it’s a small property, could always use improvements. Determining

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Brutal Deer Attack in France Ended with Hunter Getting 50 Facial Stitches

Travis Smola
Deer Attack

A hunter in France had to have 50 stitches after a run-in with a deer. Anyone who says deer are harmless should talk to Vincent Saubion, because he’s got one of the craziest hunting stories you’ll ever hear. The Daily Mail reports the 36-year-old was hunting with friends in Lesperon, France, back in January when

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MEAT! Sets a New Standard for Game Processing Equipment


MEAT!

A new meat processing brand is bridging the substantial gap between affordable and high-quality equipment. At some point in every hunter’s life, they get tired of paying others to process their meat and start looking for ways to do it themselves. Unfortunately, many find themselves standing at the same crossroads, they can either overpay for

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Disease-Sniffing Dogs Part of Pennsylvania’s CWD Detection Plan

Travis Smola
CWD Pennsylvania

The Keystone State will take a unique approach to detecting CWD. Last month the Pennsylvania Game Commission first unveiled tentative plans to majorly crack down on the spread of chronic wasting disease or CWD in the state. Researchers will soon take an even more innovative approach to detecting the always-fatal neurological disease that affects members

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Womack Buck Officially Certified as the New Oklahoma State Record Archery Deer

Screenshot via Facebook: Lacie Lowry News 9
Oklahoma State Record Deer

It’s official, Oklahoma has a new archery state record whitetail! Young bowhunter Guner Womack absolutely rocked the whitetail hunting world last year after he harvested an awesome 16-point buck in Oklahoma’s Pawnee County. Now the Oklahoman is reporting the animal is the new Oklahoma State Record for a typical whitetail taken with archery gear. The deer

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$18,000 Reward Being Offered After 6 Bull Elk Poached in Utah

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
6 Bull Elk Poached

Major rewards are being offered in mature bull elk poaching case. Six bull elk were recently poached in Utah and huge rewards are being offered to help find the people responsible. The reward in this case is now over $18,000 and counting thanks to a GoFundMe campaign started by the city’s residents. The Utah Division of

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One Example of How onX is Helping with Land and Water Access


onX Arizona

The onX brand and Arizona wildlife officials are opening thousands of acres of private ranch to the public. Hunters in Arizona will soon have a ton of new public land options available after the announcement of a partnership between onXmaps and the Arizona Game and Fish Department. The outdoor mapping company and wildlife agency began

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8 Famous Folks Helping Give Hunting and Fishing a Good Name

YouTube:Outdoor Channel
Famous Folks Who Hunt or Fish

These famous names are helping set a good example for hunters and fishermen everywhere. Hunting and fishing can be hot button topics in the modern age of the internet. We’ve noticed that it seems like there’s this unfair perception that famous actors, athletes and other celebrities don’t love or appreciate the outdoors. We’re here to

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This 12-Foot, 500-Pound Florida Gator Was Trapped and Relocated

Photos via Facebook/News 6/Jim Cutway

Check out the girth on this monster gator trapped in Parrish, Florida. News out of Florida never ceases to amaze, but this latest story comes without a huge surprise: a big alligator was captured, and the size of the thing is almost unbelievable. News 6 in Orlando reported that divers in Parrish, a small community northeast

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