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If You Get Close to a Mature Buck and He Makes a Snort Wheeze Like This, Leave


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That snort wheeze is telling you something and you had better respect it. The snort wheeze sound is an intimidation call, and it’s a vocalization that needs to be seriously respected. While the whitetail buck in this video appears to have an obvious ear tag in its right ear–almost surely a sign of a farm-raised

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Fall Turkey Hunting: 4 Tips That Ought to Work Wonders This Time of Year


Fall Turkey Hunting

Fall turkey hunting is an underrated pursuit. Most turkey hunters focus almost exclusively on spring gobblers. We get it. Fall hunting feels more like a time for bucks and not longbeards, but hunters who focus exclusively on the spring season are missing some awesome action for fall birds. There are some things you can do during

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Canned Venison: How to Preserve Your Wild Game Meat the Old Fashioned Way

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Instead of just throwing your extra venison in the freezer, take some extra time and learn about canning venison. Once you have successfully harvested a deer and it has been processed and butchered, you are then faced with the decision of what to do with all your surplus wild game meat. Why not try our

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These 10 Diseases are Plaguing Whitetail Herds Nationwide


Have you shot a whitetail only to find it had one of these common diseases or parasites? Across the country from Wisconsin to Wyoming, whitetail herds face a number of natural diseases that impact their populations. The population itself, if unmanaged, can allow certain parasites, injuries, and viruses to run rampant with devastating effects. Know which ones

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Gert Boyle, Columbia Sportswear Chairwoman and ‘One Tough Mother,’ Passes Away at 95


The face of the “One Tough Mother” ad campaign died Sunday, but not before leaving her legacy on the outdoor clothing industry. The Oregonian has reported the passing of Gert Boyle, the outspoken female leader of Columbia Sportswear, at the age of 95. Boyle ran the Portland, Oregon company from 1970 to 1988 before her

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Find Does, Find Bucks

Find Does, Find Bucks

“I wish more deer hunters would forget about all the stuff they have read or heard over the years and focus their deer hunting on the does in order to be more successful in the field,” says Jeff Rawlinson, longtime deer hunter and outdoor educator at the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. And he’s right! …

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Federal Ammunition and Ducks Unlimited Team Up

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The world’s largest ammunition manufacturer and the world’s largest waterfowl-focused nonprofit are launching a partnership. Federal Ammunition has announced a new business connection with Ducks Unlimited, the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of North America’s diminishing waterfowl habitats. The deal includes a promotional partnership with Federal Premium Black Could TSS ammunition, as

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