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Do We Really Need One-Hole Rifle Accuracy for Deer Hunting?
Getting the most from your rifle and scope doesn’t always mean you have to punch a single hole or cloverleafs in the target. Doing that is fun, though, especially if you’re a diehard accuracy enthusiast. I was 12 or 13, and we were at my uncle’s picnic table sighting-in our deer rifles on Thanksgiving weekend. […]
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Cool Deal: Free Trail Camera with New Crossbow
Customers who purchase a TenPoint Technologies Carbon Phantom RCX or Carbon Nitro RDX this fall will receive a free Muddy Pro-cam 10 trail camera with a mail-in rebate form. The Carbon Phantom RCX has quickly become one of the industry’s most-popular models. Featuring the new RCX Cam System, it utilizes a 16-inch power stroke and a lightweight […]
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Free-Range Fun and Some of the Best Deer Hunting in America
The author is all smiles after bagging his North Texas buck. Despite its impressive size, this buck was considered to be a management deer that was on the decline due to its age. The buck was aged at 8.5 years old. Definitely a fantastic buck! North Texas offers some of the best deer hunting in […]
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6 Tips on How to Kill Big Bucks in Unlikely Places
If you scout, do your homework and are patient you may be rewarded with an open country Plains buck. The author killed his best rifle buck with some basic legwork, meeting landowners from bowhunting trips and then going out with a goal in mind. (Photo: Darron McDougal) If you’re looking for a diamond in the […]
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Oh Boy, A Toothpick-Shooting Crossbow
While fidget spinners are all the rage here in the U.S., the Chinese have come up with a new “toy” to keep themselves entertained. These miniature crossbows are built to fire toothpicks and appear to pack a pretty decent punch judging by the photos. Although the long-range accuracy and penetration of these devices is most […]
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Mineral Lick VS. Salt Lick: Which Is Best?
It wasn’t too many years ago that a deer hunter’s herd management plan included nothing more than throwing out a salt block or two on the property they hunted. Some hunters would keep these salt licks off limits for hunting, while others hung a treestand within easy reach of an arrow and hunted it like […]
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CWD Assumptions
Lots of news about chronic wasting disease arrived by email, answering machine and calculator-keyed analyses during May. Then again, maybe it’s not news. Or maybe it’s old news. Or maybe I’m overreacting to information I requested. Take a look. You decide if these items sounds “newsy.” — Preliminary results from a study starting in 2009 […]
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Outdoor Edge Cuts Busbice
The outdoor industry is responding in a big way to the recent sentencing of Bill Busbice for game violations in Wyoming. If you missed it, read the story HERE. Outdoor Edge has been among the first to make bold statements against such actions. Hats off to Outdoor Edge for their stand. David Bloch, owner of […]
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Wicked Tree Gear Hand Pruner Review
Most people don’t think about hand pruners until the one time they crawl into a tree stand and there is a branch that mysteriously grew out of nowhere since last season and now it’s blocking their shooting lane. They can try to break it, use a broad head (not recommended), or twist and tuck it out of the way. Or, […]
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NDA’s Funny Deer Tweets
If you can’t laugh at yourself…laugh at someone else, right? These funny deer tweets collected by the folks at the National Deer Alliance (NDA) will make you laugh, or at least make you want to say, “Bless their hearts.” Deer hunters read funny deer tweets…LOL ???? Posted by National Deer Alliance on Sunday, June 11, […]