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Love hunting but don’t have a lot of money to spend? Check out these budget-friendly adventure options. North America offers some of the best hunting in the world, but many of those experiences come with a high price tag. Every year it seems guided hunts become more and more expensive, and some hunting is limited...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission reports that the recent outbreak of hemorrhagic disease (HD) in white-tailed deer is cyclic and the population will rebound. Hemorrhagic disease is a common disease of deer caused by two types of viruses — one producing blue tongue and the other producing epizootic hemorrhagic disease. Tests of infected animals indicate...

Nothing scares hunters more than Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The disease shows up unannounced and can decimate massive deer and elk herds as well as the moose population in very short order. Recently the use of hunting scents have come into question as possibly being a source of spreading CWD — this claim is false...

An outdoor guide leading a group of fisherman through Alaska did the seemingly impossible when he stopped an attacking Grizzly with a 9mm handgun. He fired multiple shots and finally brought the big bear down with some 9mm +P ammo by Buffalo Bore. He wrote a thank you letter to the company along with an...

Deer Season XP was Winchester’s first offering made specifically for Deer hunting. In 2017, it will be joined by one of the most popular modern sporting rifle (MSR) chamberings, the .223 Remington, as well as 6.5 Creedmoor, which has grown in popularity for its flat-shooting, long-range capability. The new Deer Season XP offers a 64-grain...

The United Kennel Club offers a variety of hunting dog contests that will help you and your four-legged companion prep for fall. They are also one of the best places to learn tips and secrets from some of today’s top hunting dog trainers. Anthropologists tell us that hunters and domestic dogs have been working in...

In a surreal turn of events, a 73-year-old Australian fisherman came face-to-face with a 440-pound great white shark at the bottom of his boat. Terry Selwood was fishing offshore at Evans Head on the New South Wales north coast when the shark leapt into his boat and tore skin off his arm. “I caught a...

When you start proclaiming any cartridge as one of the best deer cartridges you’re bound to cause conflict. After all, there are many effective cartridge options ranging from the .22s (where legal) to powerful magnum rounds and the hard-hitting .45-caliber AR cartridges. But there are certainly some cartridges that stand out in this crowded field....

Perennial big buck states still offer the best odds of getting in the book, but with better management techniques massive whitetails are popping up all over the map. In November of 2016, 27-year-old Stephen Tucker killed the largest whitetail ever taken with a firearm. That’s no real shock; with intense management happening from coast to...

The well being and protection of Rhinos is in the news again. Featured Image credits: Martin Harvey Bored Panta‘s article focuses on the poachers and ‘innocent people’ being killed by park workers in defense of the rhino population in the Kaziranga National Park. A look at Bored Panta’s story: [ Kaziranga National Park is a story of success...

Check out this great video of a bear taking a bath in a river filled with TONS of fish. He tries to get some fish for his meal but isn’t trying too hard, he’s clearly enjoying himself far too much! Related Stories: Video: 12 Insane Close Calls of Man vs Bear! Related Stories: Bear discovers a water...

A Tennessee hunter may have just broken a world record with this 47-point buck A hunter in Tennessee is celebrating the hunt of a lifetime. Stephen Tucker shot the buck with a muzzleloader in Sumner County, Tennessee in November 2016. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency classified the 47-point antlers as a “non-typical whitetail” with a certified measurement...

Justin Bieber may have millions of fans worldwide, but Russia’s bears don’t appear to admire the pop brat’s music – which proved fortunate for one lucky fisherman. Igor Vorozhbitsyn had his life saved by a Justin Bieber ringtone, when his mobile phone went off during a potentially fatal attack by a brown bear. The 42-year-old...

12 insane close calls of man vs bear. We think only sheer luck kept these men from being mauled! But Surprisingly, no one got hurt, although you can tell the nervous laughter stops when the bear gets really aggressive. #8 definitely answers the question: can bears climb trees? How would YOU react in a bear...

CNN reports on the fate of the Northern White Rhino Worldwide: on verge of extinction with only 1 male rhino left in the entire world. And if THAT isn’t the saddest news, then the fact that he has to be guarded 24/7 against poachers is depressing. For an animal on the verge of extinction, the fate...

NSNFarm posted a video on their youtube channel: dog vs deer, Hunter’s Best friend VS Hunter’s favorite meat “‘Tis apple season for the deer, who come to our yard to help themselves. Our rescue pit bull, Bosco, wants to make friends with this young buck. The buck was not in any danger, as he had ample opportunity...

Do you know that Missouri deer hunters have been lending a hand, and gloves, to disabled veterans across the country for years? Those hunters have donated thousands of raw deer skins to Elks Lodges around the state, and the Elks then turn those hides into comfortable fingerless gloves for veterans who use wheelchairs. Byron Moore, a...

Are you a smoker and a hunter? Remember that time you were itching for a cigarette but thought the smell would chase the deers away? Well, check out the below video of a hunter that decided to light up while hunting for a buck from a tree stand. Several does come up right under him…as he’s...

What?! ? Holy mother of camo… @Arbys in Nashville for the win! pic.twitter.com/XUG3QRlLJD — Tyler Farr (@tylerfarr) November 1, 2016 Arby’s made big news in the hunting community when they announced a limited time offer for venison sandwiches, but they didn’t expect supplies to be quite so limited. Seventeen Arby’s scattered across the south and...

Nick Pinizzotto, President and CEO of National Deer Alliance, has some quick tips that you shouldn’t overlook this hunting season if you plan on going vertical and utilizing a treestand for bow hunting.

The super moon you have been hearing about represents an opportunity for far more than stargazers. Deer hunters can benefit from this astronomical anomaly not just on November 14th, but throughout the following week. According to game experts, during this event, bucks will be traveling much farther in search of does thanks to the estrous...