LEDE Safe Gun Storage After Hunting Season

Safe Gun Storage After Hunting Season

With the close of deer seasons, many hunters have stored their firearms. While the basics of gun safety are covered in hunter education programs, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) recently issued a reminder that storage out of season should be reviewed by sportsmen.

The Bison Hunter from New York

Theodore Roosevelt is arguably the most recognized outdoorsman to lead the United States, but he wasn’t always a hunter. Come along on a New Yorker’s first Western hunting venture.

The Mountain Man Who Opened the West

Ignore the movies. The real men who conquered the American West would not fit the John Wayne image. Perhaps the definitive case against that image is the life of Christopher “Kit” Carson.

Making Trophy Poachers Pay

Some trophy poachers shock you with their chutzpah.

Demons of the Dark Continent

Obvious dangerous animals aside, Africa has a whole lineup of creatures, from microscopic to those measured in meters, that will cause you harm or kill you in a quarter-hour. Let’s take a look at some of them.

Value-Priced Viewing: Trail Cameras for Under $80

These three, field-tested trail cams are perfect for game surveillance without having to loosen the purse strings.

How to Choose a Gun Safe

Depending on your situation, the amount of firearms you need to store, and the room you have to store them, certain gun safe features may appeal to you. Let's take a look at some of the choices available.

Poaching is Not Hunting

Make no mistake: Poachers are not hunters. Poachers are criminals and should be dealt with as such.

Wilder World Outdoors: 2014 in Review

A quick recap of some of the whackier stories covered by the "Wilder World Outdoors" in 2014.

Thieves Steal $8,500 Decoy Spread from PA Hunter

Matt Kneisley of Conestoga, Pa., has hunted his spread of 120 Model 72 Herter decoys for forty years. In an absolutely despicable act, thieves stole 110 of the decoys sometime between noon on Thanksgiving Eve and 4 a.m. Thanksgiving morning.

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