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First Look: Capsule Game Feeders

First Look: Capsule Game Feeders

Designed to solve problems encountered when feeding in areas where both whitetail and black bears...

Handgun Hunting: Top 5 Big-Game Cartridges

Handgun Hunting: Top 5 Big-Game Cartridges

Perplexed by which handgun/cartridge combination best suits your hunting needs? We’re here to help.

Head to Head: .444 Marlin vs. .45-70 Government

Head to Head: .444 Marlin vs. .45-70 Government

Both are cartridges are suitable for nearly any big-game animal, save the African dangerous heavyweights,...

An Ode to the .375 H&H Magnum

An Ode to the .375 H&H Magnum

For over a century, the .375 H&H has routinely, consistently and reliably made happy hunters...

Head to Head: 7x57mm Mauser vs. .280 Remington

Head to Head: 7x57mm Mauser vs. .280 Remington

These classic 7mm cartridges are both excellent designs with long histories of great field performance....

In the Kingdom of Bears and Friends

In the Kingdom of Bears and Friends

The right connections can usually overcome the worst luck even when the hunting is lousy...

Tips and Tactics for Hunting the West

Tips and Tactics for Hunting the West

For the hunter with courage, resourcefulness and a bit of skill, opportunities for hunting the...

An Ode to the .41 Remington Magnum

An Ode to the .41 Remington Magnum

This classic cartridge is a perfect fit for most handgun hunters. Observant hunters will immediately...

Texas Couple Fends Off Bear Cowboy Style

Texas Couple Fends Off Bear Cowboy Style

In a scene that could have leapt from the pages of a Western, Texas native...

How to Build Killer Confidence Behind Your Rifle

How to Build Killer Confidence Behind Your Rifle

Before fall big-game seasons begin, it’s important to build confidence in your rifle, ammo and...

Head to Head: 7mm-08 Remington vs. .280 Remington

Head to Head: 7mm-08 Remington vs. .280 Remington

Between the 7mm-08 and the .280, which is the better choice for the hunter in...

Colorado Man Kills Bear in Self Defense

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Colorado Man Kills Bear in Self Defense

A Colorado man was forced to act in defense of his life, and the life...

Hardware: Henry Lever Action X Model .45-70

Hardware: Henry Lever Action X Model .45-70

The Henry Lever Action X Model .45-70 is a smooth operator, with useful features that...

Members' Best 2020

Members' Best 2020

Your photos provide not simply a review of your accomplishments and endeavors over the past...

Review: Heym Model 26B Double Rifle .45-70

Review: Heym Model 26B Double Rifle .45-70

The Model 26B over/under double rifle handles well, carries efficiently, is seriously accurate and is...

Recipe: Corned Black Bear

Recipe: Corned Black Bear

Corning meat to flavor and preserve cherished protein is a method steeped in tradition, and...

5 Reasons the .300 Win. Mag. Rules the Roost

5 Reasons the .300 Win. Mag. Rules the Roost

Is the .30-06 Springfield not the do-all, be-all and end-all .30? The reality is, anything...

How to Help a New Hunter Buy a Big-Game Rifle

How to Help a New Hunter Buy a Big-Game Rifle

That new hunter you've been tutoring may be in love with a lever-action rifle. Alternately,...

Majority in Favor of Maintaining Safeguards in Tongass National Forest

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Majority in Favor of Maintaining Safeguards in Tongass National Forest

More than half of the Tongass—9.2 million acres—is managed under the direction of the 2001...

Black Bears, Ponytails, and Close Encounters

Black Bears, Ponytails, and Close Encounters

In Alberta, hunters like to hold out for big bears. It’s another thing entirely to...

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