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Montana's annual wolf report set the stage for a heated debate at the state's Environmental Quality Council, which provides oversight for several agencies, including the Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP).

Contributor Bryce Towsley shares his take on chicken-fried venison.

More than any other firearm, a blackpowder rifle is subject to water seeping into nooks and crannies then failing to fire. But there are several tricks seasoned hunters employ to make sure their smokepoles fire in the rain.

Contributor Brad Fenson gives his audience a recipe that will help keep a venison steak nice and moist in the oven.

Contributor Brad Fenson finds a good game replacement for lamb with his antelope kofta kebabs.

Any space including a garage, shop or storage shed can be turned into a game-processing center. Learn about hoists, knives, vacuum sealers, grinders and dehydrators you need to build your own butcher shop.

While venison is not typically paired with tikka masala, it works exceptionally well. The sauce is rich with butter and cream, and the unique blend of spices adds comfort and warmth.

Coyotes, like other predators, cannot resist a ringside seat to a good fight. So create the sounds of your own “fight club.” Yips, growls, barks—they all may work to lure a member of a local coyote family bickering among itself.

Do you toss and turn late at night over memories of bucks that got away? Our man does, too. Here are a handful of sleep-robbing tales of bucks that never even gave him a shot.