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One of the concerns regarding wind farms back before they became a fixture on the Midwest landscape was their potential effect on animal populations,especially birds. There have been some incidents that seem to validatethisapprehension. Wind turbines have killed an average of 67 golden eagles per year in the San Francisco Bay area. (Perhaps that's a stat to tuck away for the next time a greeny suggests lead ammo isharming birds of prey.)

Some guns are meant to be passed from one shooter to another. Sometimes sooner than we'd like.

With some imagination, flexibility and patience a hunter may be able to save a few bucks when planning an African hunt of a lifetime.

Many hunters and shooters store ammo at home, and many more believe this practice to be dangerous. But is it?

Nasty old boars are often protected by layers of mud and gristle plates; tough bullets like the Razorback are desirable.

Outfitters put us in treestands they’ve hung. They back us up on brown bears. They fly us in their planes. So you need to be sure you’re hiring a professional.

So you want to be a long-range hunter? You have a super-accurate rifle and you have tuned the ammo until it punches little bug holes in the target instead of groups. The trigger is crisp and clean and you have the best optics money can buy on top of the gun.

Here is a look at several of the mainstream predator-hunting cartridge options for the AR-15 platform.

AmericanHunter.org contributor Georgia Pellegrini regularly hosts her own "Girl Hunter Weekends." Here's what she's been learning from the largely all-female trips.