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A bowhunt with any bow is still a hunt, same as it was many years ago. An inability to pull back a vertical bow will teach you that.

A hunt at a California winery is evidence that our pastime, like winemaking, is intrinsically tied to the land.

In Oregon’s Coast Range last year, the author pursued the state’s rarest deer: the Columbian whitetail. The hunt marked a rare double bonus, as far as he was concerned: a chance to hunt a species he’d never hunted in a state he’d never hunted.

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Sam Cacia of Sewell, N.J.

Be it a bucket list hunt in a land of giants, an anniversary escape with a loved one, a quick scouting trip turned big-buck showdown or the culmination of a trophy slam, American Hunter readers searched for and found opportunity near and far this past year.

Everything about a brown bear hunt makes it larger than life, not the least of which is the size of the game. Sights and sounds that make one alternately wonder and tremble, thrills and disappointments—it’s all part of the game.

The new Meopta MeoPro Air features excellent balance, easy handling and impressively saturated, high-contrast images. Its ergonomic housing, beveled eyecups, innovative lens covers and tripod mount add usability to a binocular with a quality optics system at its core.

As we celebrate 150 years of the NRA and reflect on the progress generated by NRA hunter members over the years, let us also acknowledge that our once widely accepted pastime is being pushed to the fringes then commit to recruiting others to “Join the Hunt.”

Despite the potential for roller-coaster October weather, a weeklong pronghorn camp in central Wyoming can easily turn into an annual adventure with a draw that rivals whitetail camps back East—especially if you’ve got the right equipment.