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Gear Review: The Pocket Shot 2.0, Pocket Shot Hammer and Arrow Kit

Travis Smola
Pocket Shot 2.0

The Pocket Shot 2.0 is a winner. Just over a year ago, I reviewed the original Pocket Shot slingshot. This circular slingshot has been on the market for a few years now it’s one of the more interesting new products out there. Since then, Pocket Shot has sent me two other products. Their Pocket Shot

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CWD Map of America Shows How Quickly It’s Spread in Last 20 Years


Maps

This time series map of chronic wasting disease in America shows how rapidly it is spreading.  From 1962 to 1979, chronic wasting disease knowingly occurred in only two states, Colorado and Wyoming, according to this time series CWD map by Louisiana State University AgCenter. Not to be confused with epizotic hemorrhagic disease, chronic wasting disease remained

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Baby Bobcats Pay Deer Hunter a Visit in Treestand

Iowa DNR/Wendell Van Beek
baby bobcats

One Iowa hunter got some unexpected visitors when three baby bobcats made a playground out of his treestand. The beginning of archery season gets most deer hunters excited. That was certainly the case for Wendell Van Beek a couple years ago. As he was sitting in his stand in November of 2016, a bobcat family came into

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Corey ‘Overtime’ Anderson: The UFC Fighting, Bowhunting, Hardworking Son of a Gun

YouTube: Safari Club International
corey overtime anderson

Don’t judge every book by its cover. Corey Anderson has never tried to be anything but himself. Despite having to overcome some of the social stigmas that unfortunately still come with being an African-American man in certain regions of our country, he’s maintained his core values, which he can collectively sum up as “hard work.”

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Hunting Rangefinders: Top 8 Options to Dial in Your Shot

YouTube:Vortex Optics

Here are some of the best hunting rangefinders on the market today. Hunting rangefinders are an invaluable tool to any hunter because knowing the exact distance to your target gives you the extra confidence to know you can make the shot. While they’re primarily thought of as a bowhunting tool, laser rangefinders can be useful

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Didn’t Anyone Ever Tell You Dry Firing a Crossbow is a Bad Idea?


dry firing a crossbow

Dry firing a crossbow is a quick way of destroying it. This shooter made an unimaginable mistake during practice. Watch the video below and see why dry firing a crossbow is always a bad idea. Watching this video is like watching a train wreck. You can’t stop it, but you can’t turn away either. YouTuber Alvis

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