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How to Protect Taxidermy from Insect Infestation

Hunters preserve a lifetime of memories in taxidermy, so when those memories are threatened by insect infestation it’s cause for concern. Here’s what to do if you see little critters flying around your mounts.

The ‘Deer Meat Santa Claus’

Residents in Gregg County, Texas, see Warden Todd Long coming—and why not? More than a decade ago, he began turning roadkill and illegally taken game into packaged meat to distribute to members of the community who may benefit from it. His diligence and generosity has become a regular part of the landscape in East Texas.

Roadkill Officially on the Menu in California

Giving the word "scavenger" a whole new meaning, California has recently joined 28 other states in legalizing the collection of roadkill for consumption.

Hardware: Remington Model 700 AWR

Remington's Model 700 AWR is light, accurate, good looking, affordable and designed to handle the worst Mother Nature can throw at it without breaking a sweat.

How to Hunt Coyotes Without Calling

Coyotes can become accustomed to the usual tactics. To get the best of them, forget calling and think like a deer hunter.

Are Eastern Cougars Breeding?

Until someone runs over Bigfoot, no roadkill will equal the fame achieved by a 3-year-old male cougar that got SUV’d in June 2011 near Milford, Conn., on the Wilbur Cross Parkway.

America's Craziest Game Laws

Before you hunt Bigfoot, snap a photo of that cottontail or push a moose out of a plane, you're going to want to check in on Phil Massaro's list of our country's strangest game laws.

Rogue Rabbit Delays Truck Practice at Bristol Motor Speedway

Animals have the darnedest habit of turning up in the worst possible places—except when you're hunting them, naturally—and this week's NASCAR-loving critter in Tennessee is no exception. Camping World Truck Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway was temporarily shut down on Wednesday, August 19, when a rabbit turned up on the track and refused to leave.

Deer Escapes Trunk, Probably Not a Zombie

A Michigan man learned first hand why you shouldn't move wild game until you know it's deceased last week—or came face-to-face with the beginning of the zombie uprising, I suppose—when he and two public safety officers were stunned to see a believed-to-be-dead whitetail burst from his car trunk in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Is Your Dog Ready For the West?

The Western states offer plenty of opportunity for waterfowlers, but can a dangerous place for man's best friend. Are you and you gundog ready?

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