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Home Charcoal Bluing Test

Charcoal bluing is one of the traditional bluing methods used on many fine firearms (including vintage Colts & Winchesters). The process involves packing the steel in charcoal and “cooking” it at approximately 800 degrees for several hours. To hear many tell it, it’s just that simple and can literally be done in a pile of hot coals. We decided to put this to the test.

Happy Duck Stamp Day

Federal duck stamps go on sale today and, while competition for the winning artwork is always fierce, I think Joe Hautman's woodie drake is as pretty as they come. Therefore there's no better year than this to join a growing waterfowl conservation tradition: buying not just one, but two duck stamps. I like to frame one stamp, and tuck my signed stamp (the one I hunted with) inside my duck journal as a memento.

Don't Do That Where You Eat

Most folks have heard the saying about not doing... certain things... where you eat, but new research from Michigan Technological University is indicating that the state's local whitetail may want to take such an adage to heart.

Green Energy Backfires on Ducks and Upland Birds

It seems America's "green energy" policy has already proven disastrous for prairie habitats, and the mainstream media is finally catching on.

Connections Make the Job Easier

Connections via my job at the NRA make life easier, even when it's reporting about the status of the African lion.

Porter Claims Eastern Gobbler on Hunt No. 2

Here's a look at the second of the three subspecies Porter has taken over the past few weeks, marking the halfway point to earning his turkey grand slam

Orion Entertainment Productions Win 4 Telly Awards

Officials from Orion Entertainment—a large-scale producer of adventure lifestyle television for networks such as History Channel, National Geographic and the Outdoor Channel—have announced that their 2013 programming has won four prestigious Telly Awards.

Are Oklahoma and Texas Quail Turning A Corner?

After back-to-back years of ideal weather conditions—namely wet, cool summers—bobwhite quail populations are surging in Texas and Oklahoma.

South Africa Court Upholds Decision to Legalize Domestic Sales of Rhinoceros Horn in Effort to Curb Poaching

As rhinos continue to be slaughtered for their horns, can the recent controversial decision to legalize the domestic sale of these horns be the key to saving this endangered animal?

Zimbabwe Park May Cull 200-Plus African Lions as Drop in Hunter Numbers Stems Species' Overpopulation

What is the fate of a wildlife species—game and non-game alike—when its population becomes unsustainable?

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