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Get a closer look at some of the taxidermy examples that Karen Mehall has spotted on the floor of the SCI show.
Gallery
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Welcome to the Show
How’s this for a greeting as you enter the show?
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The Pride
Like these lions, we take “pride” in being hunters!
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Take Down
A lion takes down a sable, marking another day on SCI’s African plain.
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Big Game
Try and guess the size of this huge Marco Polo before peeking at the answer on Animal Artistry’s sign. A 73-incher is as good as it gets.
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A Test
Guess what animal this tail belongs to before looking at the next photo.
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And An Answer
Hunting the aggressive, unpredictable Cape buffalo is on my bucket list!
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On the Attack
Kitty woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Maybe that’s why he’s for sale for a mere $15,000!
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Putting it in Perspective
My head gives you a good gauge in guessing the size of his paws!
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Opening Day Fantasy
Imagine coming across two mule deer like these on opening day.
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One Big Bear
This is one big brown bear. The photo of the hunter who dropped it puts the bear’s size into perspective in a hurry.
Free entry runs through Nov. 13, 2026, and one winner and a guest will be heading to the Texas Panhandle for a fully guided hunt at MERUS Adventure—a private hunting and off-road park near Claude, Texas, outside Amarillo. The trip includes a fully guided hunt, range time with top-tier optics and gear, on-site lodging for the length of the stay and off-road driving across the property.
Every generation has a story starting with, “I remember the good old days.” Elk hunters have a similar dialogue and although elk numbers are at some of their highest in modern history, public-land hunting still represents a sea of challenges. With decades of elk hunting in my rearview and an ongoing education, a few lessons I’ve learned from elk hunting may aid you in your public-land elk pursuits.
The required number of valid signatures to put a “Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment” on Colorado’s Nov. 3 ballot was reached on Sept. 4. If approved by voters—according to Ballotpedia’s summary—it would add the “…right to hunt, fish, and take fish and wildlife through traditional methods” to the state constitution.
On this week's #SundayGunday, we are taking a look at the new-for-2026 design of the CZ 600+ ST3 American, the ST3 being the long- and magnum-action model. Built by the legendary Czech company for the American market, this is a rifle adapted perfectly to hunting on this continent.
Getting federal and state agencies out of the way of the citizens who wish to use suppressors to make their guns more polite to their ears and to their neighbors’ is an ongoing, complex and multifaceted effort. There is, however, progress being made thanks to the Trump administration.