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Deer hunters can be known as a fairly argumentative lot. From preferred calibers, to favorite guns, to camouflage styles, its rare to hear two hunters fully agree on much of anything. Despite this reputation, most all of them would tend to concur nothing is more important to a successful hunt than their morning coffee. Recognizing this importance, Deer Camp Coffee has released its Opening Day Medium Roast, featuring Realtree EDGE camouflage packaging. This medium-roasted blend promises a consistent flavor, and works not only as standard drip coffee, but as iced coffee, cold brew and nitro brew as well. For more information, please visit deercampcoffee.com. MSRP: $7.95
Shane Mahoney, president and CEO of Conservation Visions Inc., received the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies’ (AFWA) 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award at a September ceremony in Lancaster, Pa.
On November 3, Colorado voters rejected Amendment 83, a proposed constitutional amendment that would have designated hunting and fishing as the preferred means of managing the state’s fish and wildlife populations. To pass, the amendment needed 55 percent of the vote or more. It fell about 10 percentage points short of that minimum.
The 8x57mm, also known as the 8x57 JS, the 7.92x57mm Mauser or the 8mm Mauser, has been with us since 1888, and has directly—or indirectly—brought us a wide array of cartridges which we hold dear. Let's take a closer look at that array.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in late September that Robert Hautman of Delano, Minn., won the 2026 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with an acrylic painting of a long-tailed duck pair (seen above at the official ceremony).