Hunting

Hog photo by: RICK SLIVA
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Five Reasons to Start Hog Hunting

Hog hunting is one of the fastest growing segments of the hunting world. If you've been hearing about it and have been thinking about it, here's why you need to get out there and start doing it now…
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Top 5 Turkey Gun Models of All Time

Nothing is more satisfying than shooting a turkey in the face with a load of 5s. It’s just such a wonderful experience, and it is made even more special with the right gun. It wasn’t that long ago…
Mature buck standing alert on a hillside looking towards where he hears sound
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We're Back on the Hunt for a Hit List Buck (video)

Deer hunting! We're back on the hunt for the hit list buck we call Slingshot! Plus, watch to the end to see a strategy that worked for tagging a doe...and keeping the buck in the field after arrowing…
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Use This Rifle Caliber Chart to Pick the Right Ammo for Hunting

When I first started big game hunting, most serious hunters handloaded their own ammunition. This was because the quality of the factory-loaded ammunition that was available was not always of the…
Large bull elk standing in a field
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Hunter Conservation & Heritage Quiz: Can You Pass the Hunter Education Exam?

Bass Pro Shops Hunter Education Quiz – Conservation, Heritage, and Education All 50 states and 12 Canadian provinces/territories have some requirement for hunter education to get a hunting license…
Lady bow hunter in a tree in a treestand preparing for the hunt
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Bow Hunting Deer: Cold Front Challenges & Creating a Bottleneck for Deer

Bow hunting! Bradley and Danny did a great job designing and executing a hunting plan for an 80 acre property. By creating a hidey hole food plot, they created a limited resource and made an…
Mother turkey in a field with her poults
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Partners in Conservation: Bass Pro Shops & National Wild Turkey Federation

A match made in conservation heaven. Bass Pro Shops and the National Wild Turkey Federation have influenced wildlife conservation and our hunting heritage like no other over the past four decades.…
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Butchering Breakdown – How to Cut Up Your Deer (video)

Breaking Down Big Game in 8 Simple Steps  While hunting is an enjoyable sport, it’s important to remember that we’ve taken to the woods as hunters for centuries, first and foremost, to provide food…
deer hunting in field
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How to Choose Your Whitetail Cartridge (infographic)

Whether you’re choosing your first or your fifteenth deer rifle, there are lots of decisions to be made. And with all the numbers describing the various deer rifle calibers and corresponding ammo,…
Land owner is loading seed spreader behind his tractor  to plant a food plot
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What to Plant for the Best Fall Food Plots and Deer Nutrition

Planting fall food plots doesn’t just entice bucks by offering them succulent forage. It also draws in does, offering the double attraction of food and females. But what plants will offer the most…
Handful of sericea lespedeza in early growth stages, white-tailed deer will utilize this plant for food
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Will Deer Eat This? How to Identify Native Plants

When creating better deer hunting habitat we all wonder...will deer eat this? In this video, 3 experts show us how to identify native plants. Then Grant explains the ones that deer love to eat. If…
Fred Eichler Field Dressing a Deer
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The Gutless Approach to Field Dressing Deer

The cleanest field dressing method There are many ways to field dress a deer, but my favorite is what I call the gutless method. This approach is very clean and leaves the guts inside the body…