Sporting life

How to Know It’s Time to Move on From Your Favorite Deer Hunting Spot


Here is how you know you need a new hunting spot. As deer hunting season starts to wind down in many areas, it’s time to look back and reflect upon the season. More importantly than that, every deer hunter should be assessing their favorite hunting locations. You should ask yourself: “Is it time to move

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Hunter Shares Message of Safety Immediately After Treestand Gives Way

JT Harden/Facebook

Don’t be a statistic: routinely check stands and tether yourself in before climbing up. A general lack of awareness results in a high number of treestand-related injuries and deaths each season. Sadly, these accidents are mostly preventable and should never occur. The following video message comes to us from a deer hunter named JT Harden who filmed himself immediately after his stand

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Looking Back at One of the Most Memorable Archery Moose Kill Videos

Facebook: Kill’n Stix
archery moose hunt

If you didn’t see this incredible archery kill shot, you missed out.  Moose are the giants of the deer family. They can weigh over 1,000 pounds and demolish anything in their path if they so choose. Most hunters who have the opportunity to make this once-in-a-lifetime hunt decide to harvest the animal via rifle at

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Curious Buck Checks Out Bowhunter and His Fallen Big Brother

Facebook: Backyard Outdoors

We’re used to deer generally being skittish, but this little buck has absolutely no fear! Whitetail deer are predisposed to have a healthy fear of humans. The slightest sound, smell or movement determined as foreign to them will elicit a tail of white high in the air followed by a quick retreat. Every once in a while, though, a deer comes

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44,000-Year-Old Cave Art Hunting Scene is Oldest Ever Discovered

YouTube:Ancient Architects
Hunting Cave Painting

A cave art hunting scene found on an Indonesian Island may be the oldest piece of storytelling art ever. Ever since humans first learned how to hunt, we have been fascinated with documenting our hunts and sharing the tales from our pursuit of wild animals. Ancient humans often documented the animals they hunted in cave

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5 Premier Hunting Destinations Outside of Africa

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Awesome Places To Hunt Outside of Africa

Africa is known for being the premier big game hunting destination, but there are still some awesome places to hunt outside of the Dark Continent. Here are a few examples. There’s not a darn thing wrong with hunting in Africa. However, a hunt there is not for everybody. Additionally, hunters who have already gone on

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Cape Buffalo Takes Hit After Hit From Big Bore Rifles Before Going Down

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Watch How Many Hits This Cape Buffalo Takes Before Going Down

You won’t believe how many hits this cape buffalo takes from hunters armed with heavy hitting rifles before finally going down. These hunters were hunting cape buffalo in the African bush when they encountered a lone bull lying down in the grass. The PH identified it as an “Old Dagga Boy,” and they elected to

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