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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.
While reading her history textbook, Betty Grandy, a 9-year-old fourth-grade student from Twin Falls, Idaho, noticed that Idaho lacked an official state sport. So, she did what any 9-year-old fourth-grade student would do: She ran a poll in a neighborhood newspaper.
Sometimes switching from large game—like elk or deer—to hitting a moving squirrel with a .22 or .17 rimfire will tell on you in a hurry. Here are some tips to get your skills back up to snuff.
The successful hunters I know do not get hung up on one tactic. They constantly float between strategies in an ever-changing hunting environment. Quite simply, they’re flexible. I take that improvising nature to heart even for coyotes, particularly when they shun my calls for whatever reason. When that occurs, I continue the hunt, but modify my strategy to fit the scenario.
Remington Ammunition is launching three new rifle cartridges loaded to subsonic muzzle velocities in 2026. The new Boat-tail Hollow Point (BHP) loads include a 250-grain 360 Buckhammer, 190-grain .308 Winchester and 300-grain 45-70 Government.
The Blacktail Deer Foundation (BDF) has released a new report titled A Restoration Mapping Framework: To Improve Sitka Black-tailed Deer Habitat in Southeast Alaska.