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Must-Have Backcountry Hunting Gear for 2019

Be it the backcountry or the back 40, this collection of gear is hike-in ready.

Treestand Falls: Deer Hunting’s Most Common Accident

Despite the widespread availability of safety equipment, it happens every year: Hunters are severely injured—or worse—falling from treestands. Don’t become another statistic.

Tips and Tactics for Hunting Eastern Whitetails

When it comes to deer hunting, perhaps no game is more vexing than the wary bucks that inhabit the East. To put the odds in your favor, break from tradition and go rogue.

10 Whitetail Myths Debunked

We investigate 10 commonly held beliefs about deer behavior and separate facts from folklore.

Bear Defense From the Professionals

Venturing into bear country to hunt, camp or work has its risks. Our man went to the Alaska experts to learn the knowledge and skills that'll keep you alive when bears may charge.

First Light: Hunting is a Cultural Reality Check

Hunting is a way of life. And it’s increasingly being uprooted and replaced with meaningless frivolities that don’t instill the necessary values, skills and experiences that keep our culture grounded in reality.

What Hunters Need to Know About Suppressors

Today more American hunters are realizing the benefits of suppressors. Here are the answers to some of the most common questions about their ownership and use.

Top 10 Pieces of Hunting Gear From the Last 50 Years

Smart, quality gear can make your hunt safer, more successful and more enjoyable. Here’s our list of the top 10 pieces of hunting gear developed in the last 50 years.

Hardware: Henry Big Boy Steel Carbine

Henry’s Big Boy Steel Carbine has traditional lever-action lines but retains Henry’s signature cutout in the magazine tube, through which cartridges are loaded and unloaded. Though somewhat unconventional in appearance and function, it makes the lever gun infinitely easier and safer to unload at hunt’s end.

Hardware: Weatherby Mark V Camilla Deluxe

True to its Mark V predecessors, the new Mark V Camilla Deluxe delivers Weatherby’s top technological advancements famous for putting holes through dimes and knocking down large animals fast, and features several women-specific attributes that female hunters will appreciate.

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