Paul Markel “Your ears will get used to the noise. Your ears will toughen up.” Two of the stupidest statements I have ever heard regarding gunfire and hearing protection. The…
Craig Boddington The .264 Winchester Magnum, introduced in 1958, was Winchester’s second “belted magnum” cartridge based on the .375 H&H case cut down to .30-06 length. The first, the .458…
Doug Howlett Deer hunters spend hours-sometimes an entire day, days at a time-in their treestands, waiting for that one golden opportunity for a shot at the buck of their dreams.…
Matt Young, DU Magazine While good waterfowl hunting can be found across this continent from the Arctic to the Everglades, there are certain locations that regularly attract extraordinary numbers of…
David Hart The bear was just a black speck on a distant hillside and darkness was an hour away, but Mike Knapp didn’t think twice about going. He hoisted his…
Craig Boddington I have been a fan of the fast .30-calibers for many years. There are few tools more versatile or equally well suited to a wide variety of game…
Submitted By: Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry, original author unknown Admittedly, the field dressing chore is not the most enjoyable part of the hunt, but the extra time spent…
Brett Graham, IAMAW 839 Brett Graham is the owner of Liberty Chesapeakes in the heart of the central flyway. He is proud to offer fellow USA members a 15% discount on guided…
Lee J. Hoots The breadth of the Remington Model 700 rifle line has become staggering in recent years, and this from a company that has been bought and sold a…
Doug Howlett As deer season’s first days open in your area, do you know where you should be sitting? It’s probably still pretty hot outside, bugs are still swirling around…
Craig Boddington If we’re honest with ourselves, the good old .30-30 Winchester will handle most shots most of us make on deer-and it’s proven itself on elk and bear all…
Terry Johnson, IAFF 724 We packed the truck and began our trip from Minnesota to Wyoming on a Thursday evening in mid-September. We drove straight through and arrived in Jackson…
Lee J. Hoots For five days I had struggled to remain focused as I chased Dall sheep in the Alaska Range. My guide was easily 10 years younger than me…
Submitted By: Tim Godbee, as appeared on www.fhfh.org Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry – Why use wild game, deer and elk, to feed the hungry? The answer to this…
Submitted By: Tim Godbee, as appeared on www.fhfh.org Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry – Why use wild game, deer and elk, to feed the hungry? The answer to this…
Babe Winkelman Access to public hunting land in America is pretty darn good in most states. But there’s nothing like having access to a great piece of private land, where…
David Hart Want to kill more ducks? Of course you do. It’s really pretty simple, at least it should be, and experts agree that a handful of common mistakes can…
Craig Boddington I guess we all know that mule deer hunting today isn’t what it used to be. Of course, what you see depends upon where you stand. If you…
Submitted By: As appeared in The Outdoor Wire Flu is on everyone’s mind this autumn. So for hunters who start feeling lousy upon arrival in elk camp, the diagnosis may…
Doug Howlett Decoys for waterfowlers and even turkey hunters have become as important to those sportsmen as their shotguns and calls. Yet when it comes to whitetails, while many decoy…
Tony DeKlerk, UA Local 422 It was September, and my hunting partner, Bob, and I drove 24 hours to Chimney Rock, Colorado to hunt elk for the first time. We…
Tony Kinton The bear, a big boar with a thick coat fresh from hibernation, eased from a tangle of spruce and approached the bait station. Paul, my guide, had not…