Here are five thoughtful bucket list items for hunters that have been hunting for years. It seems like every hunting season has its victories, defeats, and a list of things that we still haven’t accomplished yet. For those of us that have been at it for years, a “bucket list” can mean a lot of
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This is what you get for not landing that prime camping spot. Remember back in the early part of the year 2020 before we ever heard the term coronavirus or Covid-19? We were all simply riding out the end of winter in the den with the laptop, perusing the websites of our favorite state parks
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Campers swear by wearable sleeping bags for cold weather camping. When shopping for sleeping bags, you should take the temperature rating seriously. Especially if you’re camping in the fall or winter. Campers worldwide are finding out that wearable sleeping bags have fantastic temperature ratings and are also extremely comfy. These sleeping bags will keep you warm
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Here’s what hunters and other outdoorsmen need to know about the Sika deer. What exactly is a Sika deer, and more importantly, how can you hunt this unique ungulate? Most veteran sportsmen and women already have some understanding of this interesting game animal, but there’s still a lot of unknown surrounding the Sika deer, or
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Use up the last of your venison tenderloins on this one. Most hunting seasons are opening up right around the corner. Thankfully, that means it’s getting close to filling up our freezers again with wild game. For us deer hunters, the game meat we prefer the most just happens to be venison. As most know,
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It’s moose vs. elk in a debate that seems to continue on through the ages. We try to determine which is better to hunt and to eat. The moose and the elk are two of our most favorite big game animals. They are wily, tough to hunt, and their game meat, when properly cared for,
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Sony today introduced a new Alpha full-frame model, the a7C. The design more closely resembles Sony’s a6000-series APS-sensor cameras, and…
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These are the things you should really avoid the day before the season starts. The fall is nearly here and that means the start of many hunting seasons will soon be upon us. Whether you prefer small game or big game hunting, these season dates are like Christmas time, only for adults. The prep for
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It’s a term that sportsmen and women should take ownership of, but do you actually know what a Hunter’s Moon is? The Hunter’s Moon is naturally associated with people like us: the type of folks who harvest game animals. But what exactly does it mean, and where did it come from? Also known as the
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I’ve seen guys get out on the ice using many different methods. Snowmobiles, trucks, sleds, motorcycles…if it makes it easier to move across frozen water, someone is going to try it. However, this contraption has to take the cake. Watch the video below: A Jon boat, bent metal piping, an engine, and a saw blade–somebody
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These are the things that employers of hunters simply must deal with. We hunters are a quirky bunch for any employer to deal with. Nothing we do falls in line with the rest of the people in the company. Our vacations fall in un-traditional times. We are unresponsive to emails and phone calls at certain
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Here is how to adapt to deer hunting in hot weather. Early season deer hunting is nearly upon us and this means some of your first cracks at those big bucks that have been on your trail cameras all summer. Depending on where you live, hunting in warm weather may be more or less common.
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