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Myths, Legends and Rural-Born Conspiracies

We’ve all heard them: far-fetched tales from the great outdoors. Trouble is, once the rumor mill fires up it’s hard to sort half-lies, myths and legends from the truth. Sometimes, hunters just can’t help themselves.

Gallery: Scenes From The CLA Game Fair 2014

Britain’s incomparable CLA Game Fair serves a vibrant community determined to safeguard and promote all facets of rural life, notably including shooting and hunting. Huge crowds make the Game Fair one of the biggest and best events of its kind around the world.

Prowling Felines: Trouble on Many Fronts

Feral cats cause widespread problems in rural, urban and suburban areas. They not only kill billions of birds and mammals each year in the United States, but also spread diseases like toxoplasmosis that affect humans and whitetails.

Know-How: Shooting Range Fun at Home

If you live in a rural setting that doesn’t include a no-shooting covenant, you may have the makings for a home-based shooting range. Survey your surroundings for safe backstops and consider building your own range that can include options for rifle, handgun and shotgun shooting activities.

Viva Mexico Quail Hunting

While U.S. upland bird seasons are closed by March, this month is prime time for quail hunting in some parts of sunny Mexico, particularly for the black-throated bobwhite variety found throughout the Yucatan Peninsula. NRA Outdoors, a service that organizes hunting and fishing excursions specially tailored to NRA members, offers an intriguing three-day hunt in Yucatan’s rural northern coastal plain, not far from the tourist mecca of Cancun. A party of six American hunters, including NRA Outdoors chief Greg Ray and Editorial Director John Zent, found the welcome there to be as warm as the weather, the birds were abundant, and the shooting downright excellent.

Wisconsin Cop Helps Mother in Need

Kudos to this anonymous Eau Claire, Wisc., police officer, who saw a mother in need and took immediate action.

Britain’s Giant Game Fair

Britain's annual CLA Game Fair is the nation's largest unified voice in support of shooting and hunting ... and that's just the beginning!

Gov. Justice Signs Bill Allowing Sunday Hunting on Public Land in West Virginia

Gov. Jim Justice has signed SB 451 into law, expanding Sunday hunting on all public lands in West Virginia.

Texan Woman Run Down By Wild Hogs

In only the fifth fatal wild hog attack documented in the United States since 1825, a caretaker was exsanguinated by a pack of feral hogs mere feet from the front door of her destination.

Mountain Lion Goes for Stroll in Hollywood Hills

Security cameras have captured footage of a mountain lion out for a just-before-dawn stroll through a residential area in Hollywood Hills, Calif.

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