Idaho Woman’s Bull May Break 74-Year Shiras Moose Record

An Idaho hunter’s bull moose, tagged last Sunday, could unseat a Boone & Crockett world record that has stood for three-quarters of a century, and it already stands to be the largest Shiras moose ever killed by a woman. The Numbers Shelly Sayer’s bull carries a green-gross score o...

By James Chen •

Minnesota Angler Tops His Own Bowfin Record

Ben Erb of Bemidji, Minnesota, already held his state’s catch-and-release record for bowfin. On July 3, he beat it with a fish caught just a half inch longer than the one he landed the summer before. A Backwater He Knew Well Erb, a 31-year-old graduate fisheries biologist researcher at Bemi...

By James Chen •

M1A for Hog Hunting

Feral hogs are a year-round problem across much of the U.S. where they tear up pastures, destroy crops and multiplying faster than most landowners can keep up with. When I had my own land to protect, I needed a rifle that could handle them at close range in thick cover, day or night. I settled Re...

By Atticus James •

New Survey Puts Defensive Gun Use at 2.2 Million Times a Year

A new National Firearms Survey estimates Americans use guns defensively roughly 2.2 million times per year—and in more than three-quarters of those incidents, no shots are fired. The post New Survey Puts Defensive Gun Use at 2.2 Million Times a Year appeared first on The Truth About Guns.

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Here’s Why Big-Bore Rifles Got So Popular in the Late 90s

The ballistic math never made sense, but that didn't stop American hunters from buying new big-bore rifles The post Here’s Why Big-Bore Rifles Got So Popular in the Late 90s appeared first on Outdoor Life.

By Jim Carmichel •

A First in 60 years: JB Andrews Stands Up New Helicopter Squadron

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) —   Joint Base Andrews activated the 5th Helicopter Squadron Aug. 27, marking the installation’s first U.S. Air Force helicopter squadron activation in 60 years. The squadron stands up at a time when the base anticipates accepting the HH-60W Jolly Green...

By Eric G •
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