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What happens after you pull the trigger depends on your bullet choice. Choose wisely.

It never hurts to prepare for the worst. Here are the best items to include in even a minimalist survival kit that should be part of every hunting pack.

Success rates in general elk units hover in the teens. Such a dismal success rate may be disheartening, but committing any number of cardinal sins can feel even worse. Here’s what not to do to tag a bull this fall.

The Pursuit Convertible Turkey Vest, from Nomad, is a minimalist but functional vest that can be worn traditionally, or strapped on as a fanny pack.

Filling your strap with ducks can be difficult if you can't see the birds and they can't see your spread. Consider this advice when hunting brush-choked ponds, wooded creeks and flooded timber and even in fog to convince ducks to drop in.

Weighing in at a mere 3.8 pounds, an almost unheard-of number for a load-hauling external-frame pack—much less one with a 4,000-cubic-inch capacity—I had high expectations for the PRO LT going in. It exceeded them.

Intended for use in the field, where ranging non-reflective targets is a must, the CCL300 is built with bowhunters in mind, delivering quick readings from 10- to 50-yards on game animals.

If your preference is a rifle that fits like a glove, comes up fast, settles quickly in field positions, and can practically point like a shotgun, the Lupo is it.

Why spend the money when great taxidermy can be done at home for less?