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Deer-Hunters’ Practical Scent Control

Don’t just spray down and head out. Proper scent control is a process, and this is how it should go.

How to Choose the Right Predator Camo

When choosing camo to wear when predator hunting, it’s important to keep in mind what region of the country you’ll be hunting in and what the surroundings will be like during the time of year you’re hunting there.

Know-How: Make Gun Cleaning Easy

Try these tips and tricks to make cleaning your guns a task you won’t hate.

Hardware: Sabatti SAPHIRE

Sabatti hit all the right marks with the SAPHIRE. The bolt-action rifle features a good stock, full-diameter bolt, floating bolt head, interchangeable free-floating barrels, an integral Picatinny base, open sights, Multi-Radial Rifling and MOA accuracy.

Bookshelf: The Scout Rifle Study

In his new book, The Scout Rifle Study, Richard Mann weighs the worth of the scout rifle—for defensive purposes, survival and hunting—in modern terms. The title is fitting, as the book is an exhaustive and enlightening examination of a firearm type that’s commonly misunderstood, as well as a survey that provides real-world, objective data on the scout rifle’s supposed benefits.

Hardware: Browning Maxus All Purpose Hunter

Not only does the shotgun’s name ring of versatility, but the features of this 12-gauge stretch its utility across multiple seasons.

Recipe: Waterfowl Schnitzel

If you have finicky waterfowl eaters in your house or hunting camp, this recipe will either fool them or convert them to feasting on migratory fowl.

Recipe: Chicken Fried Elk Steak

There is something to be said for comfort food—tender steaks with a crisp and crunchy coating, then smothered in gravy screams soothing coziness you can only get from traditional home-cooked meals. Craving some down-home cooking? Try Brad Fenson's chicken fried elk steak.

Recipe: Brined Black Bear Loin

When most of us think of a brine, our minds conjure up juicy, big hams and delectable bacon, while others start drooling at the thought of sinking their teeth into some smoked salmon. Brines do make meat taste good, and if you haven’t been experimenting with different concoctions its time you did.

Know-How: Dinky Dogs Hunt

Small dogs take up less space. They are easier to house, easier to haul in cars and planes, easier to control, cheaper to maintain and easier to conceal when the neighbors complain about high-pitched barking. A small dog can squeeze into an apartment, a kid’s bedroom, the backseat floor of a subcompact car or a large coat pocket. But can they hunt?

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