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Buck Already Shed His Antlers, But Just Can’t Stop Picking Fights

YouTube: Red Arrow
Shed Buck Fighting

This buck seems to have forgotten he shed already. There is no doubt about it. Whitetail bucks love to pick fights with one another. That is their instinct, to battle their rivals during the peak of the rut. Sometimes they will also battle for dominance. It helps them to push any competition out of the […]

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Mound of Snow with Antlers is Actually a Sleeping Caribou

Facebook: Larren Nakoolak
caribou

When you see how these caribou survive on the open tundra, you’ll be amazed. We know them as caribou, the reasonably large elk-like ruminants that can be found in northern North America and even Greenland. What never ceases to amaze us is how, and more importantly in this case where, animals like this can not […]

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Bowhunter Makes Great Shot on Black Bear After Bluff Charge at Extremely Close Range

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Bowhunting Black Bear

Bear hunting does not get much more intense than this. Hunting for bears is always exciting, but there is something about bowhunting for them that makes the whole experience much more intense. Especially if you are hunting on the ground and going eye-to-eye with the large omnivores. In one of the more intense and exciting […]

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Well-Placed Arrow on Big Ohio Whitetail Shows Why Shot Placement is Key

YouTube: MANAGING DEER TV
Ohio Whitetail

We’re warning you, this hunt gets bloody. An emotional hunter takes down a beautiful Ohio whitetail with an accurate shot that drains blood out of the animal rapidly and brings him down quickly within sight of the stand. If you’re going to take one thing from this video, let it be the lesson that an accurately placed […]

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Cape Buffalo Hunting: Where and How to Pursue the Legendary “Black Death”

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Cape Buffalo Hunting

If you want to check off the biggest of the Big Five, then you may as well start off with the cape buffalo. Considered by many big game hunters as the most dangerous game animal in the world to hunt, the cape buffalo can and will kill or maim you without remorse. They can be […]

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Homemade Chocolate Coffee Moonshine is Perfect for Any Occasion

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Coffee Moonshine

Chocolate Coffee moonshine? My wife was tipsy after just one glass…  There’s noting quite like a high quality moonshine recipe. It’s long been a favorite of outdoorsmen and women, especially in the Appalachian mountain states of Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky. But it’s a perfect fit for Wide Open Spaces readers everywhere. Apple pie […]

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Buck’s Antler Suddenly Pops Off in Bungee Cord Antler Trap

YouTube: Wild Outdoors
Antler Trap

This antler trap actually worked. You’ll get all sorts of differing opinions when it comes to constructing antler traps. Some people love the idea, some hate it and say they’re dangerous to the animal if they get tangled up and their antlers aren’t ready to fall off yet. Still, some others simply think it’s just […]

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What is the 30 by 30 Movement, and What Does It Mean for Hunting and Fishing?

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canvasback duck

The 30 by 30 movement aims to preserve 30 percent of land and water by 2030. What does that mean for us as outdoorsmen? You’ve probably already heard, as just about everyone is talking about it–Wilderness Society, National Geographic, Oceans Unite, and us right here at Wide Open Spaces. With outdoorsmen and women continuing to […]

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