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Moultrie Delta Cellular Trail Camera

The new and affordable Moultrie Mobile Delta cellular trail camera is loaded with advanced features that deliver premium performance and workhorse reliability.
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When Do Deer Drop Their Antlers?

Shed hunters have long known that different whitetail deer drop their antlers at different times, depending on a number of factors.
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Morrell High Roller 21 Archery Target

Built tough, the Morrell High Roller 21 archery target will take the punishment delivered by today’s hard-hitting compounds and crossbows.
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11 Must-See Mitten Memes With Bernie Sanders

The image of Senator Bernie Sanders sitting at the recent presidential inauguration while wearing fuzzy knitted gloves has found its way into thousands of mitten memes, including many with a hunting and fishing theme.
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Safari Club International Adds Airgun Category to Its Record Book and World Hunting Awards

Safari Club International (SCI) recently announced the addition of an airgun category to the SCI Record Book. Additionally, hunters submitting records in the airgun category will be eligible for SCI World Hunting Awards.
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Wicked Ridge NXT 400

An ultra-narrow 6 inches wide when cocked, the American built Wicked Ridge NXT 400 unleashes speeds up to 400 fps with tremendous kinetic-energy and match-grade downrange accuracy.
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Four-Month Field Test: Bushnell Legend 8x42mm Binocular

You don’t have to tap into your retirement savings to purchase a Bushnell Legend 8x42mm binocular — MSRP $109.99 — but how did it measure up during a four-month field test?
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Ravin R500E Crossbow Breaks the 500 fps Speed Barrier

The new-for-2021 Ravin R500E raises the bar with the fastest crossbow yet with speeds of 500 fps.
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Locked Whitetail Buck Survives While His Opponent is Killed and Eaten by Coyotes

These must-see trail cam pics show that a whitetail buck survived while his opponent was killed and eaten by coyotes.
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String-Jumping Strategies

Several keys for reading the situations and timing your bow shot can help you deal with—or even prevent—shot-spoiling game behavior.
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Habitat Improvement Video: Which Trees to Cut for Whitetails

If deer season has ended on your whitetail property, then it’ time to begin thinking about habitat improvement projects, including forest cuttings. Do you know which trees to cut?
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Wildgame Innovations Switch Trail Cameras

Affordable Wildgame Innovations Switch trail cameras are so easy to set up, even first-time hunters and kids can figure it out.
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Whitetail Management: Can You Have Too Many Deer?

Does it make sense to reduce the doe numbers on your property? One Midwest land manager says “no.”
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Kill a Coyote, Save a Fawn

DIY whitetail land managers should understand the role of coyote control in increasing the fawn survival rate.
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4 New Tripods From Vortex Optics

Steady glassing with a binocular or spotting scope begins with a rock-solid tripod. Here are four brand new models from Vortex Optics.
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Excalibur TwinStrike Crossbow

The Excalibur TwinStrike is the first crossbow with the ability to fire two arrows in milliseconds.
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Wild Game Cooking Tip/Video: How to Remove Silverskin

Backstraps from whitetails and other big game have silverskin on one side, and it’s best to remove it before cooking the meat. Here’s how.
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TenPoint Havoc RS440 Crossbow

The TenPoint Havoc RS440 crossbow sends arrows downrange at up to 440 fps, and it’s compact, measuring only 26.5 inches long and 7.5 inches wide when ready to fire.
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How to Become a Public Land ’10 Percenter’

The author picks the brains of four top-notch public land hunters.
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My Favorite Whitetail Hunting YouTube Video of 2020

YouTube is packed with whitetail hunting videos, and while some of it is a waste of time, other content is outstanding. Here’s my favorite one of 2020.
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Bowtech Eva Shockey Signature Series Gen2 Bow

The new Bowtech Eva Shockey Signature Series Gen2 bow is smooth, hard-hitting, deadly accurate and weighs only 3.9 pounds.
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The Real Scoop On Muzzleloader Scopes

Your gun is only as good as the scope you put on it, and that goes double for muzzleloaders.
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3 Top Whitetail States

If you want a legitimate chance at taking a world-class whitetail buck, you must hunt where such bucks exist.
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Bow Review: Prime Black 3

Despite its new features, the Prime Black Series retains the company’s unique parallel cam and Centergy technologies.
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Tenzing Hangtime Day Pack

The Tenzing Hangtime day pack is designed specifically for treestand hunting.
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Crossbow Tip: How to Wait on a Whitetail

The biggest advantage of a crossbow over a compound or recurve is after a crossbow is cocked, it’s ready to fire. That said, it still pays to hold a crossbow properly while waiting on a whitetail so you aren’t caught off guard.
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Whitetail Sanctuaries: Why It Makes Sense to Hike Through Them Occasionally

Should you avoid hiking into whitetail sanctuaries every day of the year? One deer biologist/hunter says, “no.”
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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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Easton Archery 4mm Axis Long Range Arrow

New for 2021, the Easton Archery 4mm Axis Long Range arrow is engineered with specialized carbon fiber to increase arrow velocity.