A string of reliable trail cameras can be an invaluable scouting tool, giving you behind-the-scenes visuals of what whitetails are up to when you aren’t around. I’m no stranger to trail cameras. I’ve used them for years for pre-season scouting with ...
What To Do — Legally — After a Self-Defense Shooting
Responsible gun owners spend considerable time at the gun range training for the possibility they may have to use their firearm as a last-resort tool to protect themselves or their families. Most concealed carriers likely don’t spend enough time at ...
Born Primitive: An Apparel Company Going Against the Grain
Born Primitive and Black Rifle Coffee Company have a lot in common; both were founded in 2014 and got their start as garage-based passion projects. They were also both founded by veterans. BRCC was founded by Evan Hafer, a former Green Beret, while ...
Custom Duck Calls Made From Man’s Best Friend
The bond forged between a hunter and his dog runs far deeper than the typical pet-and-owner relationship. If you’ve ever shared a duck blind with a good retriever, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Hunting is complicated. It’s about ...
The Absolute Best Hunting Rifles You Can Buy
Every year, more than 10 million Americans head into the woods, fields, mountains, and swamps to hunt wild game. While hunting looks different depending on your location and the game you’re pursuing, one of the best hunting rifles on the market will ...
Frank Hamer: The Toughest Texas Ranger Who Ever Lived
It’s been almost 90 years since the infamous duo Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were gunned down following their 21-month crime spree that included 13 murders and multiple bank robberies. While Bonnie and Clyde remain household names, few people ...
New KUIU Encounter Collection Is Engineered for the Treestand
KUIU, an American company known for designing and producing innovative high-performance hunting gear, just released its new Encounter hunting apparel line, engineered specifically for whitetail hunters. With the announcement coming just weeks before ...
Otter Attacks and Severely Mauls 3 Women Floating Montana River
We’ve heard stories of outdoor tourists behaving badly, snapping selfies with Yellowstone bison and harassing bears. It’s so common that there’s a whole Instagram account dedicated to calling out tourist morons who routinely throw caution to the wind ...
Biden Admin Kills Funding for School Archery, Hunter Ed Programs
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) was passed by Congress and signed by President Joseph Biden in 2022 in response to several high-profile shootings. But now, it’s become apparent that language in the bill could kill practically all public ...
Western Mule Deer In Deep Trouble: State-by-State Breakdown
The mule deer is one of the West’s signature big game animals. The big-eared cervids are found only on one side of the Mississippi River, but they’re particularly iconic in the Rocky Mountain region. Muleys draw hunters from across the country — and, ...
BTS of Viral Brown Bear vs. Moose Video — Plus Photos!
Some pretty wild things happen in Alaska on the daily, but it’s rare that a truly jaw-dropping, circle-of-life moment makes it to social media. Yet sometimes, everything lines up just right, and we are totally here for it. Last week, Alaskan ...
Mad Pig Customs: Dragging Lever Guns Into the Modern Age
If you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere, you might think Mad Pig Customs is just a small Connecticut-based gunsmithing and Cerakote shop. But these guys crank out some super-cool, cowboy-tactical lever action rifles with a dystopian vibe you ...
Exclusive BTS Look: Super-Rare Buffalo Bill Cody Bullard Rifle
To say that guns once owned by the legendary Buffalo Bill Cody are hot commodities is an understatement. We live in a culture still captivated by the wild freedom of the once-untamed American West, and firearms from that period fetch top dollar from ...
Chisel Machining Red-Dot Ready Remington 870 Stock: First Look
I’ve been dreaming of topping a shotgun with a low red dot for a few turkey seasons now, but I couldn’t justify getting another shotgun or getting the necessary work done to one of the turkey guns in my arsenal. Also, while companies like Mossberg ...
Canadian Hunter Loses Job for Saving Baby Moose
Long road trips just hit different when you’ve got someone riding shotgun. But one Canadian oil worker caught major flak from his employer after picking up an unusual hitchhiker — a baby moose. On June 6, Mark Skage of British Columbia was ...
Bobcat Kitten Vibes in Arizona Attic, Mom Hangs Out in Shower
Animal freeloaders aren’t uncommon. Suburban homeowners regularly discover squirrels, bats, and even the occasional opossum enjoying a freeloader's life between the boxes of Christmas ornaments and outgrown baby clothes in the attic or crawl ...
2 Seniors in New England Defend Dogs from Black Bear Attacks
New Englanders love their dogs and aren’t afraid to duke it out John Wick–style with deadly predators to protect their pets. Although black bear attacks on humans are relatively rare, they do happen, and when humans step between a bear and their ...
Jamey Caldwell’s Bass Fishing Retirement Plan
Jamey Caldwell is a certified badass. He served in the U.S. Army for seven years with the 75th Ranger Regiment, then another 14 years with an Army Special Missions Unit that maintained a high operational tempo in dangerous places like ...
A Welcome Return: Ruger Releases New Marlin 1894 Classic
This week, Ruger released a reboot of the legendary Marlin Model 1894 as the new Model 1894 Classic. Ruger’s resurrection of an old fave is a welcome addition to Marlin’s gradually returning lever action line-up that retains all the traditional Wild ...
2 Indiana Hunters Mistaken for Coyotes, Shot After Dark
Want to know why positively identifying your target before you squeeze the trigger is one of the primary tenets of gun safety and why blasting indiscriminately into the night at noises is a bad idea? Ask two coyote hunters who were shot by an as-yet ...
The Bullpup Doesn’t Deserve to Be in the Dog House
The firearms world is full of opposing fandoms: Glock fanboys versus the 1911 crowd, the 9mm fans facing off against the .45 ACP lovers, and — one of the largest gulfs to cross — the AR lovers versus the people obsessed with the AKs. The feuds, ...
Necropsy: No Answers in Bizarre, Fatal Arizona Black Bear Attack
UPDATE - June 22, 2023: The Arizona Game and Fish Department announced the results of a necropsy performed on the black bear that killed Steven Jackson on Friday, June 16. Anne Justice-Allen, the lead wildlife veterinarian with the department, ...
1st Recorded Rabid Alaskan Moose Gets Aggressive in Town
A slobbering, aggressive moose that charged several people in the small Alaskan town of Teller before being dispatched by the Department of Fish and Game tested positive for rabies, becoming the Frontier State’s first confirmed rabid moose. In ...
Rough Riders: Roosevelt’s Wildly Rugged Volunteer Heroes
Generations of American schoolchildren have learned about Theodore Roosevelt leading the Rough Riders as they charged to victory up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. The mental images of Roosevelt hooting and hollering his way up that ...
Kifaru Bino Harness Up for Pre-Sale: New Gear First Look Vid
Kifaru has dropped its new Deluxe Bino Harness for early pre-sale this week before it begins shipping later this summer. Since the company has a hard-earned reputation for designing sturdy, well-built, American-made packs, we’re pretty freakin’ ...
Falling in Love With the Winchester Model 94
I was 19 when my uncle handed me my grandfather’s Winchester Model 94 lever action. It was a beat-up old .30-30 hunting rifle that looked like it had been dragged behind a truck over a gravel road. It had mostly been sitting in a dusty corner ...
Iron Will Releases New Wide Single-Bevel Broadheads
Iron Will broadheads are known among bowhunting freaks as some of the absolute best hunting broadheads on the market. Robust and painstakingly crafted, their design eliminates the potential failure of a mechanical design while packing the most ...
Guide to Olympic Shooting Events and What Team USA Is Up To
Shooting events don't get all the glory at the Summer Olympic Games — not the way mainstream sports like swimming, track, and gymnastics do. But if you watched the 2020 games in Tokyo, you know that shooting events are plenty of fun to watch. And the ...
Dead Drift: Fly Fishing Apparel You Want to Wear Off the Water
In fly fishing, a “dead drift” is the perfect float, where the fly drifts freely in the current. The current controls the fly, not the fisherman. The technique is central to the art of fly fishing. Dead Drift is also a kickass clothing brand that ...
Mother’s Day Gear Guide: How To Be Mom’s Favorite
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you buy through these links. Mother’s Day is just around the corner. If you want to inch ahead of your lame-ass siblings in the “Mom’s favorite” department, you’ll have to forget the ...
