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The Best Takedown Rimfire Rifles
Takedown rifles are seriously underrated. A small, versatile rifle on hand at all times, whether you’re in the backcountry or scouting from your truck, is perfect for an opportunistic hunt on a rabbit, grouse, or squirrel. But picking the perfect rifle out of all the options can be overwhelming...
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Turkey
How to Kill a Midday Gobbler
Nothing beats tagging a longbeard right after fly down. You’re back at camp before breakfast, and you look like a turkey guru to your hunting buddies. It’s how most turkey hunters envision a plan unfolding the night before. Unfortunately, it’s not usually the case.
I can count on both hands how many...
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Gear
Opinion: Saddles Will Never Replace Tree Stands
I hate talking about the first time I experimented with a tree saddle. It reminds me that I'm not exactly young anymore.
The first time I dove into the world of saddle hunting was when reading John Eberhart's book Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails. The classic was the first mention of a hunting saddle...
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Firearms
The Best Varmint Cartridge You’ve Never Heard Of
What makes a good varmint cartridge?
It should be accurate in most factory rifles. It should be flat-shooting, meaning it doesn’t drop too much at longer rangers. It should also have limited recoil to allow for a full day of prairie dog hunting and use a narrow bullet to preserve the pelt as much as...
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Bottle of White Wine Braised Venison
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This take on a classic Southern French daube really challenged what I thought I knew about braising. Braising 101 is essentially: choose a tough cut of meat, brown it, and place it in a pot with a flavorful liquid to cook low and slow until fall-apart tender and succulent. I also naively thought...
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Scout
What Deadheads Teach Whitetail Hunters About Buck Behavior
There are two times in my life when I expect to find deadheads. Shed hunting is the first, which should come as no surprise to anyone who has dedicated some time to scooping up antlers in the winter and spring.
The second is while trout fishing. I don’t know how many times I’ve been slipping along...
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Fishing
These Striper Poachers in New York are Really Bad at Hiding Fish
New York Environmental Conservation Officers (ECOs) had a busy spring busting poachers for catching and hiding striped bass before the season opener on April 15. Over the last two months, officers have obtained over 90 illegally-possessed fish—some of them hidden in the sand, behind rocks and logs...
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Black Bear
Jani’s Bear Kit
I’ve dedicated a full week to hunting black bears for the last three seasons, and I’ve come to a conclusion: this isn’t for the faint of heart. Black bear populations are less dense than elk, they don’t run in herds, and their powerful noses can sniff you coming from, literally, a mile away.
That’s...
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Recipes
Turkey Chili Verde
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This recipe comes from the “On the Spit” chapter of our newest book release—The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook: Wild Game Recipes for the Grill, Smoker, Campstove, and Campfire. To purchase a copy of the book, click here.
The time-honored Mexican combination of stewed birds (usually chickens) and...
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Public Lands & Waters
BLM Blocks Mining Road in Alaska’s Brooks Range
Last week, the BLM announced that it would deny a permit for Ambler Road Project in northern Alaska, which would have paved the way for mining development in the Brooks Range. The proposed road would have traversed 211 miles along the southern edge of the mountains, crossing over 3,000 streams and...
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3 Myths about Biden's New Gun License Rule
The Biden administration finalized a new rule last week described by Attorney General Merrick Garland as a “historic step” in the “fight against gun violence.” It aims to increase the number of background checks on gun sales by expanding the pool of people who must obtain a federal firearms license...
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Wildlife Management
Should Shed Hunting Require A License?
A bullet whizzes over my head, smashing into a rock a few feet behind me. Then another, and another. Three shots—an ominous warning directed at me and my two shed-hunting buddies. We’re deep on National Forest land in the last week of April, on an annual shed-hunting pilgrimage—something that’s...
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Public Lands & Waters
New BLM Rule Could Fundamentally Change Public Land Management
UPDATE: On April 18, 2024, the BLM officially finalized the Public Lands Rule. Click here to view the press release. And for more information on the conservation leases involved with this rule, check out Jordan Sillars' previous article here.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed a new...
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