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Entries Tagged Big Game Hunting

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Is a Draw Hunt Your Best Bet for Western Big Game Success?

With point creep, low draw frequency and expensive application fees, your best bet for filling the freezer isn’t a western big game draw hunt.
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Ranew’s Outdoors Hanging Judge Gambrel

For hunters who process their own big game, Ranew’s Outdoors Hanging Judge gambrel/scale provides a secure way to hang, weigh, skin and quarter large animals.
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Our Best and Worst Stories: Derrick Nawrocki’s Bear and Bust

In our ongoing series of our best and worst hunting stories, GVO President Derrick Nawrocki recounts his excellent bear hunting trip to Idaho and a tough outing in the Iowa deer stand.
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TenPoint Vapor RS470 Xero Crossbow with Garmin Rangefinding Scope

TenPoint Crossbow Technologies and Garmin have teamed up to launch the Vapor RS470 Xero — a crossbow with speeds up to 470 fps equipped with the new Garmin Xero X1i rangefinding scope, designed to provide precise aiming for long-range accuracy.
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Test Your Knowledge About Treestand Safety

Stay safe when hunting from an elevated platform by following a few simple precautions. Take the quiz to find out how much you know about treestand safety.
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3 Ways To Make Deer Walk Where You Want Them To

No natural funnels where the deer sign is hottest? Make your own and encourage whitetails to walk by your treestand.
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Hunting Dangerous Game: Modern Day Man-Eaters I've Known

Pursuing man-eating predators takes hunting to a new level, one the author has encountered multiple times in places around the world.
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Apply Now for Future Bucket List Bowhunts

You can’t take the hunt of a lifetime unless you take the first step and apply for the required species-specific tag. The time to apply is now!
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Board Approves Bighorn Sheep 10-Year Management Plan

Here is the 10-year management plan for Utah's population of bighorn sheep, one of the smartest, toughest game animals in the country.
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HuntStand, ScoutLook Merge Under HuntStand Brand

HuntStand and ScoutLook have merged under the HuntStand brand to form the largest and most feature-rich hunting and outdoor recreation ecosystem in the world.
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Meat Fit For A King

Check out these tips from a longtime meat cutter about how to process venison for optimum taste.
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How Many Anglers Are Also Hunters?

How many anglers hunt, and how many hunters fish? What percentage of each group is committed to only one of the two pursuits? And what do these preferences mean for hunting's sustainability?
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3 Reasons to Build Preference Points

Tired of bowhunting the same old areas each season? Then it’s time to build preference points for high-quality hunts in bucket list locations.