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America's Best Deer Cartridge

Want to fire up your deer camp? Start a discussion about religion, politics—or deer cartridges. Bob Robb gives you the criterion for making your case this fall.

EHD Has Hit Your Deer Camp: Now What?

If you hunt deer long enough you will eventually bump up against epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). The scourge can ruin a deer season and devastate deer populations. The author encountered EHD last year in South Dakota; here’s what happened.

Hardware: Bushmaster Minimalist-SD

Fitting of its name, the Minimalist is a svelte AR with just enough features to make it eminently practical in the woods. Weighing 6 pounds, it’s lighter than almost any centerfire bolt-, lever- or pump-action rifle you’ll see at deer camp.

The Buck Pole: A Symbol of Success

It is often the first installation in a deer camp. It is usually a timber cut from nearby woods but it could be a salvaged scrap pipe. Regardless, it is always a place for hunters to gather, assess and admire deer. It is the buck pole, a symbol of success to American hunters.

Hort's Hide-Away

Members of the Swanson clan trace their roots to a homestead in Michigan's Upper Peninsula their ancestors built in 1857. They're what are colloquially known as ‘Yoopers'—UP speak for ‘someone born up here.' 2013 was the last deer camp for family patriarch George Swanson, for after 77 years prowling these woods, he could no longer trust his eyes.

First Look: WRC Micro Brew Craft Scents

Wildlife Research Center has released Buck-Fire Raging Estrus, the latest in its line of Micro Brew Craft Scents.

Book Review: Bear With Me, My Deer

Wildlife biologist David Kocka's often humorous tales highlight the interaction between 8.47 million people and the wildlife that also inhabits Virginia that he finds amusing and at times trying.

First Look: New Federal Premium .30-30 Win. Trophy Copper Load

Federal applies modern technology to a classic cartridge.

First Look: Winchester 350 Legend

Winchester’s new 350 Legend cartridge is a .223 case blown out to have straight walls, making it a perfectly viable choice for those states which require the use of a straight-walled rifle cartridge for deer hunting, and boasts an energy advantage of 120 ft.-lbs. over the veteran .30-30 Win., yet delivers less recoil than the old deer classic.

Veterans Tackle The Coues Deer Challenge

Former Marines continually adapt to hunt southern Arizona’s Coronado National Forest.

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