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Two American Hunters Facing Prison Time in Turks and Caicos for Ammo in Luggage
Jordan Sillars
Ryan Watson and Bryan Hagerich didn’t know each other before they got arrested and jailed in Turks and Caicos earlier this year, but now they’re making plans to go elk hunting together as soon as they return to the United States. Unfortunately, that first step–returning to the U.S.–feels like a...
Jordan Sillars
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Hunting One Target Buck Can Ruin Your Whole Whitetail Season
Tony J. Peterson
Within the next couple months bucks will start growing their new antlers. By mid-summer, social media feeds will fill up with trail camera images of velvet-antlered hitlisters. Quite a few of these deer will be given names if they don’t have one already. This will happen with hunters ranging from...
Tony J. Peterson
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Washington Wildlife Commission Descends into Open Infighting Over New Cougar Hunting Ruling
Jordan Sillars
The most recent meeting of the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission descended into open infighting last week as five of the nine commissioners voted to begin a process that could restrict cougar hunting in the state. The commission was considering a petition submitted last year by the...
Jordan Sillars
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7 Reasons Your Trail Cam Pictures Suck
Aaron Hepler
I’m all too familiar with frustrating trail camera experiences. Ending up with poor-quality images or no pictures at all feels like a waste of time. If you're new to using trail cameras, you can avoid this mistake and learn from my experience. You could be happy just to know there are deer in the...
Aaron Hepler
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Louisiana Approves Limited Black Bear Season
Eli Fournier
At a meeting on April 9th, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission voted to adopt a black bear hunting season in the state—the first since the Louisiana black bear was listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1992. The Commission approved a 16-day season, set to run December 7 to 22 this...
Eli Fournier
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Join Us On the 2024 Working for Wildlife Tour!
Mark Kenyon
The Working for Wildlife Tour is back for 2024, and we want you to join us! If you’re not familiar with the Tour, here’s the deal. The Working for Wildlife Tour launched in 2023 as an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the many volunteer events put on across the country by conservation...
Mark Kenyon
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Announcing The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook!
MeatEater Staff
We are pleased to announce that The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook: Wild Game Recipes for the Grill, Smoker, Campstove, and Campfire is now available! Check out an excerpt from the introduction below. “One summer, when I was nine or ten, my dad put me to work with a hammer and chisel removing the old...
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Cola Ancho Jerky from The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook
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Steven Rinella
This recipe comes from the “Into the Smoke” chapter of our newest book release—The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook: Wild Game Recipes for the Grill, Smoker, Campstove, and Campfire. To purchase a copy of the book, click here. This jerky recipe is reliable and tasty, with just a hint of heat. It’s not...
Steven Rinella
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Best Techniques for Spring Bass
Kubie Brown
There’s nothing anglers look forward to more than spring. After being locked in the cold, dark cage of winter for months, being out on the open water and casting a line in the sun almost feels like a personal revival. Rods in hand, we head out to our favorite waters to chase everything from trout...
Kubie Brown
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Can We Breed Our Way Out of CWD? Oklahoma Wants to Try.
Jordan Sillars
The Oklahoma state legislature is rapidly advancing a first-in-the-nation bill that would allow captive-raised whitetail deer to be released onto the landscape if they possess CWD-resistant genetic markers. Dubbed the “Chronic Wasting Disease Genetic Improvement Act” (HB 3462), the measure received...
Jordan Sillars
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This video describes all the steps involved in making a usable turkey call out of the wing of a turkey.
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3 Myths about Biden's New Gun License Rule
Jordan Sillars
The Biden administration finalized a new rule last week described by Attorney General Merrick Garland as a “historic step” in the “fight against gun violence.” It aims to increase the number of background checks on gun sales by expanding the pool of people who must obtain a federal firearms license...
Jordan Sillars
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Should Shed Hunting Require A License?
Eli Fournier
A bullet whizzes over my head, smashing into a rock a few feet behind me. Then another, and another. Three shots—an ominous warning directed at me and my two shed-hunting buddies. We’re deep on National Forest land in the last week of April, on an annual shed-hunting pilgrimage—something that’s...
Eli Fournier
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New BLM Rule Could Fundamentally Change Public Land Management
Jordan Sillars
UPDATE: On April 18, 2024, the BLM officially finalized the Public Lands Rule. Click here to view the press release. And for more information on the conservation leases involved with this rule, check out Jordan Sillars' previous article here. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed a new...
Jordan Sillars
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