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Texas Hog Hunting Means Lots of Options

In Texas, hog hunting is year-round with no seasons, no bag limits and no restrictions on the methods of harvest. Traveling hunters don’t even need a license to hunt them on private land now. But if there were a season to pick a time, it would be right after the close of the general…

ByLuke ClaytonJanuary 4, 2023Share PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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Alone in the Backcountry

Here’s Why Everyone Should Spend a Night Solo in the Wilderness I spent four nights in bear country alone, and it changed me. That sounds corny, I know, but experiences like these do change a person. I believe that’s why we chase these adventures so tenaciously and sometimes quite blindly. Now, this isn’t your average “Here’s…

ByDarren CheverieJanuary 4, 2023Share PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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An Elk Hunter’s Heaven: Hunting Mescalero Apache Elk

PHOTO CREDIT: LARRY WEISHUHN OUTDOORS The ebony-beamed, ivory-tipped 6x6 bull elk turned and started walking away. “We can and will do better,” whispered Mescalero Apache Reservation’s hunt guide James Adams. Then, James again blew his cow call. Close by, four more bulls started bugling. In the distance, bulls bugled at every point on the compass.…

ByLarry WeishuhnNovember 5, 2022Share PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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Highlights of Hunting Elk With a Handgun

Several years ago I was preparing to hunt elk with my Native American friend, Joe Two Ponies, out on a ranch near Wapiti, Colorado. We were at the ranch’s shooting bench, and two hunters had just made certain their rifles were properly sighted. I waited until they had finished before pulling out my T/C Encore…

ByLarry WeishuhnSeptember 19, 2022Share PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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Plan Ahead To Assure Proper Field Care for Big Game

It was opening day here in South Carolina. Sweat was rolling down my back. The temperature was pushing triple digits with 80% humidity. As the velvet buck showed himself, I was ready. Early season in the South provides a time to get bucks in velvet if you can endure the heat and humidity. It also…

ByPete RogersSeptember 14, 2022Share PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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Getting The Jump On Mule Deer

Early-Season Tips Thirty degrees. Dusty and windy. Bachelor herds of big mule deer bucks. Those are the ideal conditions you want to hunt early season for mule deer. Ears on mule deer are great gauges for estimating antler score. An ear length is approximately 8 inches long. If antlers are outside the ears, they are…

ByGord NuttallSeptember 5, 2022Share PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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Colorado Elk Hunting On Public Land: A Unique Trophy

A quick stop at a local sporting goods store put my license and tag in my pocket for a third-rifle season elk hunting in Colorado. We then headed for Fred Eichler’s ranch and lodge, where he operates Fulldraw Outfitters with his wife, Michele, and the rest of his family. Fred is one of those guys…

ByBrad FensonJuly 7, 2022Share PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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The Trials and Tribulations of a First-Time Moose Hunter

At the end of September 2021, my hunting partner and I embarked on an epic trip into Atikaki Provincial Park for a 10-day canoe/backpack moose hunting adventure. With more energy than brains, we headed out and experienced the hardest, yet one of the most fun hunts, I’ve ever been on. As all questionable plans do,…

ByNoel LinseyMay 28, 2022Share PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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Good Planning

It’s Essential for a Successful Out-of-State Hunt Every spring I wait anxiously to see if I draw that coveted tag I’ve been applying for in the far-away West. The spring when that letter finally arrived, I tore into it and saw that after six years of applying, I finally drew my tag. Living in South Carolina,…

ByPete RogersMay 4, 2022Share PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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Rifle Caliber, Cartridge, or Bullet Design – Which Matters Most?

Article by Kevin Wilson Ask 10 different deer hunters which is the best rifle caliber, and you could get just as many different answers. With so many new, and, arguably, improved options available today, the decision isn’t just about caliber, but also about the many advancements in cartridge and bullet design as well. Visit any internet…

ByKevin WilsonMarch 4, 2022Share PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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