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2025-26 Pennsylvania Migratory Game Bird Seasons Set

Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 migratory game bird seasons have been set. There are two significant changes to waterfowl seasons. The regular season daily bag limit for Canada geese in the Atlantic Population Zone has decreased from three to one, and for northern pintail, there will be a flat daily bag limit of three.

Studies Show Negative Effect of Talking While Hunting

Wildlife biologists have determined that hunters talking afield will send most animals in flight faster than gunshots or dogs.

Col. Townsend Whelen: Mr. Rifleman’s Vermont Retreat

Modern gun writers owe Col. Townsend Whelen a huge debt for clearing the path.

NRA Releases Statement on Rahimi Decision

Last week, in the case United States v. Rahimi, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal prohibition on firearms possession by individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders.

Lessons Learned from a Grizzly Bear Attack on the Kenai

In November 2012, Blake Gettys was tending his trap line in Alaska when a grizzly attacked him. Now, the victim and his storyteller examine the event in detail to determine what, if anything, could have gone better.

Alternative Ammo: .375 Ruger vs .375 H&H

Contributor Dennis Bradley draws on family wildcatting experience for an in-depth teardown of two .375-caliber heavyweights.

Late-Season Whitetail Muzzleloader Tactics

To be successful in late-season muzzleloader seasons, it’s best to focus on feed available this time of year, the whitetails’ need to rest, and the fact that as much as 10 percent of the doe population will come into estrus in December.

Wild Game Meat Donation Month: Celebrating Hunters Sharing Their Harvest

It’s no secret the NRA has been a leading advocate of Hunters for the Hungry programs since the early 1990s. This November, we advance our advocacy and celebrate our creation of National Wild Game Meat Donation Month to inspire hunters everywhere to share surplus game.

Let’s Get Real About the 6.5 Creedmoor

Love it or hate it, the 6.5 Creedmoor is the hottest hunting and target round available today. But does it live up to the hype?

The First Deer Hunt: From Mentorship to Magazine

The only hunters in his family were his grandfathers, one of whom he never met and the other too old to take to the field by the time the author came of age. So the offer by a family friend to take him hunting was too good to be true for a youngster.

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