Here’s how to deal with high altitude sickness while enjoying the great outdoors. We love the mountains. There really is no better place to get out and enjoy the majesty of nature than when you’re up at high altitude in the snowy peaks looking down at the world. The only thing we don’t like? The symptoms of altitude
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Leave it to Clay Newcomb to plan a DIY Colorado elk hunt with mules on public land. Here’s how things worked out for Clay and his son on that hunt. We all know that the owner of Bear Hunting Magazine has quite a passion for pursuing bear. Though he’s done his share of deer and
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We’ve covered the “four boot” idea, and now it’s time to pick out a pair of hunting boots for deer season and beyond. There’s always going to be a variety of hunting boots to choose from. You’ve got general hiking boots, hardcore camo hunting boots, pac boots, knee-high snake boots, and a few more. How
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This deer wasn’t interested in anything except stomping its competition. The rut offers some incredible theatrics, as whitetail bucks will summon all of their might just to outmuscle other bachelors. These competitors often die, whether it comes from a sharp antler in an unfortunate place or simply a fit of exhaustion. Nonetheless, when hunters see
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The upcoming November, 2019 election represents a historic opportunity for Texans to secure funds for wild places. Outdoorsmen and women can talk all they want about conservation and protecting our heritage, but when you have tangible ways of making a difference, the opportunities speak for themselves. That’s why it’s worth paying attention to the upcoming
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Need some shooting tips for waterfowl hunting? The Duckmen are at your service. Sometimes, it’s the basics that we need to brush up on. Shooting tips for waterfowl have been rattled off a million times by a million different hunters, but if you really want to hear from the experienced, who better than the men
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Now this is what you call top-notch goose hunting! Regardless of whether you’re dove hunting, goose hunting, duck hunting or upland hunting, nothing feels better than hitting a daily bag limit on a bird hunt. So, when seven hunters all hit a limit, it’s safe to say people are going home happy. With various hunting
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Waterfowl ID has never been more cute or accurate than when it’s done by this young fellow! Sure, this little man needs to know his ABCs like any guy his age. But I’ll bet he’s been paying attention, because he just used them to nail every duck on the list! Watch how good this
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People fall on both sides of this fence, but who is actually right? Certain controversies draw hard lines in the sand. We see this in societal ideologies, politics and yes, even hunting. When it comes to those never-ending debates among hunters, the use of ATVs seems to always land near the top of the list.
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Here are some of the best upland bird shotguns you can buy. Upland bird hunting seasons are a time-honored tradition for many states. To hike the fields after our favorite game birds is to practice a custom done for generations, that ebbs and flows with the status of wild bird populations that, in many ways, represent their
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