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an exploded shotgun barrel
Rifles

How to Ruin Your Gun in 8 Easy Steps

Here’s everything you shouldn’t do if you want to keep your firearms in good condition

Eulogy for a Duck Dynasty
Duck Hunting

Eulogy for a Duck Dynasty

The 52-year-old Minnesota Waterfowl Association folded last month amid a long decline in state duck hunter numbers

a basket full of acorns
Foraging & Gardening

The Ultimate Guide to Foraging and Eating Acorns

These tree nuts have been called the “bread of the woods” since ancient days, here’s how to cash in on this fall crop

A Guide to the 15 Best Survival Traps of All Time
Survival Skills

A Guide to the 15 Best Survival Traps of All Time

Master these now so you can feed yourself in an emergency situation

10 Tips to Help You Shoot Like a Long-Range Sniper
Rifles

10 Tips to Help You Shoot Like a Long-Range Sniper

Go long to shoot better in every scenario

Buck Jam mineral lick
Deer Hunting Gear

10 Things To Know Before You Refill Your Supply Of Mineral Blocks and Licks

Mineral blocks and licks can be effective tools for attracting deer to your hunting area and keeping them there during deer season

Moose Gun Face-Off: .243 Win. vs. .30-06 vs. .416 Rem. Mag.
Moose Hunting

Moose Gun Face-Off: .243 Win. vs. .30-06 vs. .416 Rem. Mag.

Too small? Too big? Just right? A moose-hunting veteran looks at the attributes and shortcomings of three popular rifle calibers

8-Step Strategy for Hunting Fall Turkeys Without Scattering Them
Turkey Hunting

8-Step Strategy for Hunting Fall Turkeys Without Scattering Them

Scattering fall turkeys doesn't fit every hunter or situation. Here's how to hunt intact flocks and still get your bird

Survival Shelters: 15 Best Designs and How to Build Them
Survival Skills

Survival Shelters: 15 Best Designs and How to Build Them

Prioritize in a survival situation by getting out of the elements

The most popular way.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

19 Ways to Transport a Whitetail Deer

Hunters have been perfecting deer transport for centuries

Is Game Meat Shot With Lead Safe To Eat?
Big Game Hunting

Is Game Meat Shot With Lead Safe To Eat?

Are high-velocity bullets tainting the venison on your dinner table?

Are Hunting Dogs Better When Kept Indoors or Outdoors?
Hunting Dogs

Are Hunting Dogs Better When Kept Indoors or Outdoors?

Keep your gun dog performing at its best all season with these tips

Why We Suck at Recruiting New Hunters, Why It Matters, and How You Can Fix It
Hunter Recruitment

Why We Suck at Recruiting New Hunters, Why It Matters, and How You Can Fix It

Hunter numbers have been dwindling for decades; now the bottom is about to fall out of license-funded conservation. Here’s what went wrong and what you—yes, you—can do about it

How to Mount Your Own Deer Antlers
Deer Hunting

How to Mount Your Own Deer Antlers

Save cash with DIY taxidermy this fall, or buy a kit to get started.

Make Your Own Deer Skull Mount With DIY Taxidermy
Big Game Hunting

Make Your Own Deer Skull Mount With DIY Taxidermy

Make your buck look bad to the bone without the help of a taxidermist

Fishing for Brown Trout and Steelhead on the High and Mighty Niagara River
Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Fishing for Brown Trout and Steelhead on the High and Mighty Niagara River

Seven miles below Niagara Falls, a cohort of anglers willing to tackle steep descents and raging currents is busting steelhead and browns in a river that, by all accounts, nobody should be wading

Battle of the Black Bear Cartridges: .308 Win. vs. .338 Federal vs. .45-70 Govt.
Black Bear Hunting

Battle of the Black Bear Cartridges: .308 Win. vs. .338 Federal vs. .45-70 Govt.

Which one of these popular rounds will be named the best all-around black bear hunting cartridge

19 Great Fixed-Blade Knives for Tactical Self Defense
Knives

19 Great Fixed-Blade Knives for Tactical Self Defense

Regardless of your knife needs, you're sure to find a fine candidate in this list

Three Features You Need in a Camping Canopy
Camping Gear

Three Features You Need in a Camping Canopy

An open-air shelter is ideal for shade, protection from foul weather, and as a gathering place for meals at camp

The 28 Most Notable Guns from Remington’s 200-Year History
Shotguns

The 28 Most Notable Guns from Remington’s 200-Year History

Celebrating 200 years of an iconic American company