“Tag: Study”

Again and again, GPS-collar movement studies of whitetails find that mature bucks are individuals. There are types, sure. Just as some middle-aged men are homebodies and others like to be out and about, there are categories we can put bucks in—but that really doesn’t help you decipher the specific pattern of an individual deer.

The Scout Rifle Study, a web-based book written by AmericanHunter.org contributor Richard Mann, has announced a new sweepstakes for its online subscribers, old and new. If you subscribe to the publication before the end of August 2017, you will be entered for a chance to win a Scout Rifle prize package that's valued at more than $1,300.

Deer rifles and the cartridges loaded in them have run the gamut the last 50 years, from the Winchester 94 in .30-30 Win. to the Weatherby Mark V in .30-378 Wby. Mag. and the DPMS ARL in 6.5 Creedmoor.

In his new book, The Scout Rifle Study, Richard Mann weighs the worth of the scout rifle—for defensive purposes, survival and hunting—in modern terms. The title is fitting, as the book is an exhaustive and enlightening examination of a firearm type that’s commonly misunderstood, as well as a survey that provides real-world, objective data on the scout rifle’s supposed benefits.

Ever met a bird-watcher who claims he leaves wildlife in peace as he goes about his business? Scientific data paints a different picture of the impact non-hunting “silent sports” have on wildlife.

Harvest data from Western states and provinces suggest shooting more bucks one year reduces the prevalence of chronic wasting disease the next. What’s more, the pressure on the buck segment seems to be more effective if the harvest occurs near or during the rut.

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

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is enlisting the aid of hunters to determine just where snowshoe hares exist on the Pennsylvania landscape, and if they’re still turning all white in winter, as they’ve traditionally done to better blend in with snow and escape predators.