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Do spike bucks have inferior genetics? Will culling them improve the quality of your deer population? Should you shoot spikes? The buck stops here.

Field Editor Brian McCombie visited the Spike Box Ranch in West Texas to put some tactical gear to the test in a hog hunt with NRA Outdoors. Check out the gallery he brought back to get a look at how things went.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has released its 2016 industry economic impact report, and the numbers are staggering: The total economic impact of the firearms and ammunition industry in the United States increased from $19.1 billion in 2008 to $49.3 billion in 2015, a 158 percent increase. Meanwhile, the total number of full-time jobs in the industry rose from approximately 166,000 to almost 288,000, a 73 percent spike.

I have spent quite a bit of time during the past three weeks desperately trying to keep up with the endless energy of my setter as she ferrets out pheasants out of irrigation ditches.

The Utah Wildlife Board approved a new 10-year Utah Statewide Elk Management Plan, which includes several changes to elk hunting along with a few other items, during Thursday's public meeting at the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ Eccles Wildlife Education Center.

Convergent Hunting Solutions has introduced the Bullet HP predator calling kit, featuring a Bluetooth electronic game call, a Picatinny phone mount, a full sound library and a camouflage carry bag.

Convergent Hunting Solutions offers predator hunters a full package in the Bullet HP Complete Game Calling System. Featuring a Bluetooth electronic game call, Picatinny phone mount, full sound library, and camo carry bag, the new system promises to deliver on critters.

This latest member's Hunt comes from Donald Myers of North Richland Hills, Texas, who experiences the depth of his 12-year-old granddaughter Danielle's good character and ethical nature while on a hunt together.

If you couldn’t make it to the 2010 Archery Trade Association Trade Show this year, here’s a few notes on what you missed.