Roughly 30 to 35 million white-tailed deer live on the North American landscape today. That figure comes from the National Deer Association, which surveyed state and provincial wildlife agencies across the continent to build its estimate, and it lines up with independent research putting the curr...
Just picture it for a second. It’s 1910. You walk into Abercrombie & Fitch, arguably the premiere outfitter for American sportsman of the day. As you get to the gun counter you see something different; it’s not the typical wheelgun dominating the American market. You’re taken in by the ...
We’re still waiting to see how all the fallout lands after the Supreme Court ended the National Firearms Act’s registration and approval requirements for short-barreled rifles and suppressors. However, some hunters are going to be very keen to take advantage of what appears to be a ma...
Whitetails will hunt down the best-tasting acorns from opening day through the last cold week of the season, and the fastest way to fill a tag in the timber is to figure out which trees are dropping the mast deer actually want. That means identifying whether reds or whites are on the ground, then...
For CJ and Sydney McMahon, the outdoors is more than an escape from business. It is where ambition gets quiet, perspective gets sharper, and two driven people remember why they are working so hard in the first place. CJ, a popular bowhunter, is also the founder of ATMInvestors.com, a company focu...
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A successful Montana big game hunt starts with an honest definition of what “fair chase” means. The Boone and Crockett Club describes it as the ethical, sportsmanlike, and lawful pursuit of free-ranging wild game in a manner that gives the hunter no improper or unfair advantage. Build...
A tip to a wildlife hotline has cost a Tennessee man his hunting privileges permanently, along with a wall of trophies built over several years of illegal harvests. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), Austin Hale pleaded guilty on July 24 to six counts of possession of il...
Springfield Armory has been a major player in the U.S. firearms market for more than five decades now. Its initial offering in 1974 was the M1A, a semi-auto version of the famed M14 rifle which is still used by special units in the U.S. military. Then, the company expanded into a line of quality ...
When summer flows drop and warm, trout retreat into scattered cool-water pockets and need a rest. The smart move is to pivot to smallmouth bass, which thrive in the warmer, higher-flow rivers where trout struggle. But wading a skinny river for bronze is not simply trout fishing with a different t...