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First Light: Crop-Eating Cranes Killed as Nuisance

Hundreds of Eastern sandhill cranes are killed every year in regulated hunting seasons. But ironically, strict migratory-bird laws dictate that cranes killed under depredation permits cannot become table fare.

Hardware: Ruger Mark IV Hunter

A variation of the Ruger Standard, the Mark IV Hunter features stainless metalwork with a handsome, brushed satin finish, and a 7-inch bull barrel with six flutes. It's fitted with iron sights, but it's drilled and tapped for optics.

Are Eastern Cougars Breeding?

Until someone runs over Bigfoot, no roadkill will equal the fame achieved by a 3-year-old male cougar that got SUV’d in June 2011 near Milford, Conn., on the Wilbur Cross Parkway.

Recipe: Venison Tourtière

Tourtière, or meat pie, is a traditional French-Canadian dish often served at special events or holidays. They're also sure to be a hit in any hunting camp.

Know-How: Power Up

Here's how some of your home hardware tools can help your deer hunting next season.

Recipe: German-Style Goulash

A good goulash is made from the dense muscle cuts of the hinds, or rounds, of your favorite venison. Goulash is easy to make but tastes like a rich-flavored entrée that took hours to prepare.

Gundogs: Killer Grass

Grass kills. Dogs. Maybe yours. And we’re not talking medical marijuana here.

Palomas, la Verdad y la Luz

The dove fields of Argentina prove two things: There is truth in advertising, and a novice wingshot can learn a thing or two so long as he’s willing to keep trying.

Know-How: A Guide to Planting Food Plots

Being a gardener for deer takes some farming skills, but what you need to learn isn’t that complicated.

Food Plot Tips to Bring in Your Best Bucks

Hunters shouldn’t try to compete with farmers. You are not trying to grow crops in perfect rows in a large field. You are looking to bring in a buck you want to shoot in daylight. This means creating one or more food plots that bucks feel comfortable feeding in or cruising into as they search for does during the rut, during daylight.

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