There are dozens of ways to hunt out of a tree, but the one I hate the most has to be a hang on stand. Sure, they’re a highly-popularized way of hunting from a tree, but for me, there are quite a few downsides to the hang on stands that have become so prevalent. Of […]
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We asked Dustin Huff, the hunter who arrowed what’s likely the second largest typical whitetail ever, a few questions about the experience. The biggest typical whitetail deer tagged in 10 years was killed last fall, and it’s already creating a serious buzz in the big game hunting world. Though still unofficial, the 6×6 deer scoring […]
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The five hardest hunts on earth will test everything you have and then keep coming at you. Between the harshness of the environment, the improbability of drawing the opportunity, and the fact that some game animals could literally kill you, there’s something about these hunts that just scream difficult. Hunts like these are why outfitter […]
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Here’s what hunters need to know about this unique member of the antelope family. The nilgai, which originated in India, is the largest antelope in Asia. The species was imported to the King Ranch in south Texas in the 1930s, and now nilgai antelope are concentrated to about a dozen private ranches in the state’s […]
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The Hardest Part is Deciding Which Flavor to Make Of all the outdoorsman’s food groups, trail mix, sausage and salami are good, but jerky is the best in my book. Packed with protein and low in fat, it’s just enough to get you through a long morning in the deer stand or waterfowl blind. In …
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Polaris is bringing back their Hunt limited editions for 2022. Last year Polaris introduced their Big Game and Waterfowl editions of their popular RANGER XP 1000 side by sides. These machines were specifically designed with hunters in mind and were packed with features meant to make your experience in the woods pursuing game a much […]
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Pennsylvania’s new state record sat in obscurity for decades. It’s official. Pennsylvania has a new state record typical whitetail deer. Hunters in the Keystone State may be a little puzzled, wondering why they had not heard the typical big buck news during the most recent deer seasons. Well, that’s because this newest record didn’t fall […]
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End of the season deer hunting doesn’t have to mean scrambling to fill your tag. For some of us, deer season ended right on opening day. For others it took a while, but when the rut was in full swing, they made it happen. Maybe it was later in the season, during a cold snap […]
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It’s winter. The daylight is short. The nights are long and dreary. Air temperatures outside are cold, downright frigid at times. There’s probably some snow cover. We are all spending more a lot of time indoors this season, aren’t we? It is that time of year when we get that cooped-up, restless, nothing-to-do feeling that …
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Ever wondered what a mountain lion in heat sounds like? These guys were out hunting when they started hearing some pretty creepy and weird sounds coming from the woods around them. No, it wasn’t Bigfoot. According to one of the guys in the video, they had stumbled upon a mountain lion in heat. Or maybe […]
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