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To Hunt a Grizzly: The Science Behind the Hunt—and What's at Stake
“Our goal is to have hunters deal with all our problem bears. We believe it’s better for hunters to manage bears than us as a government agency. The North American Model of Wildlife Management, which has been successful for more than 80 years, includes hunting. When there’s biological justification and public support, the state needs hunters.”—BRIAN NESVIK, CHIEF GAME WARDEN, WYOMING GAME AND FISH
Gear Tests
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We put this year’s crop of duck and goose decoys to the test
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We tested the top five hybrid broadheads for bowhunting. Here's how they ranked
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We put this year's crop of new hunting optics through the wringer
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Questions and Answers
- Q. The NEW 8.6 Creedmoor, is this the .300blk Improved?—BUCKSHOTT00 ANSWER THIS QUESTION
- Q. My brother in Georgia built a monster box blind for deer hunting with his three grandsons. Any opinions?—GARY DEVINE ANSWER THIS QUESTION
Open Country
Optics Test 2018
Tips and Tactics
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These modifications will stop a 50-pounder from turning your lures to rubble
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When winter hits, migrating geese flock up on tributaries
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Some of the best duck hunting in the South is wide open to the public
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One of the best ways to tag an antelope on public land is to hunt the border of private land
From the Editors
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Robinson is OL's digital guru. He likes bowhunting, muddy duck dogs, and good Facebook videos.
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We put this year’s crop of duck and goose decoys to the test
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When winter hits, migrating geese flock up on tributaries
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Find pheasant islands in a sea of cattails
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Freel calls Alaska home. If it can be hunted, fished, or trapped, he does it there, but hunting Dall sheep is his biggest passion.
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When it comes to arrow penetration on big game, weight—not speed—counts most
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Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to picking a cartridge for moose hunting
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Krebs is OL's senior editor. She’s partial to deer and turkey hunting, but lives in NYC, where she must resort to bowhunting rats and pigeons.
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A young hunter and his dad dedicate their season to a ram that turns out to be a new world record
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Conservation groups face another setback in their efforts to prevent copper-nickel mines in the BWCA watershed
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We teamed up with Stress Engineering to run a battery of tests on this year's crop of compounds
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Snow is OL's Shooting Editor. He lives in Montana with a French Pointer that gives him dirty looks whenever he picks up a rifle instead of a shotgun.
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What makes this rifle such an effective thumper in thick cover and close quarters
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Features
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A young hunter and his dad dedicate their season to a ram that turns out to be a new world record
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Lead-free loads for pheasant, quail, and other upland birds
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From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a few meat-laden steps
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Drifting and camping along Wisconsin’s upper St. Croix spawns memories of bony rapids, giant smallmouths, and of Lefty Kreh
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Simple strategies for fall fish that will put you right on the money
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Hammer trophy walleyes after dark with these three can't-miss pro tactics
