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16-Year-Old Hunter Dies After Being Struck by Lightning
Jordan Sillars
Sep 29, 2023
A 16-year-old girl from Florida died yesterday after being struck by lightning on a hunting trip with her father. Baylee Holbrook and her dad, Matthew Holbrook, were hit after lightning struck a tree, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Matthew lost consciousness, and when he woke up...
Jordan Sillars
Sep 29, 2023
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How Will the Government Shutdown Impact Hunting and Fishing?
Charlie Booher
Sep 29, 2023
Hunters and anglers might not feel the effects of a government shutdown as quickly as those traveling by air, seeking a new passport or federal permit, or trying to enter a national park, but the impacts would still be significant. At midnight Saturday when the fiscal year ends, the federal...
Charlie Booher
Sep 29, 2023
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Update: California Cites Pittman-Robertson to Impose First-in-the-Nation Tax on Guns and Ammo
Jordan Sillars
May 25, 2023
Update: California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 28 into law on September 26, 2023. California is now the first state in the nation to impose a separate excise tax on all guns and ammunition. "From my perspective, this is more of a sin tax, where this is cause and effect and justification," Newsom...
Jordan Sillars
May 25, 2023
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Tony J. Peterson
Sep 28, 2023
The best laid-out deer plans are often garbage. Maybe that’s too harsh, but the truth is all of that summer scouting and trail camera work often won’t directly correlate to filling your buck tag as soon as the season opens. This is the thing that we love, and hate, about whitetail hunting. It can be...
Tony J. Peterson
Sep 28, 2023
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Adam Moore
Sep 28, 2023
Whitetail hunters live to die on hills. Fixed blades versus mechanical. Doe bedding versus rut funnels. The list goes on and only gets more trite and obnoxious. One of those dead horses includes the morning versus evening debate, especially in the early season. I’m biased because I’ve killed a...
Adam Moore
Sep 28, 2023
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Bill to Fund Hunter's Ed, Archery Classes Passes Congress Nearly Unanimously
Jordan Sillars
Sep 27, 2023
Update: The White House confirmed to Fox News that President Joe Biden plans to sign this legislation to protect federal funding for school hunter's ed and archery programs. "The President supports a legislative solution to ensure ESEA funding can be used for valuable school enrichment programs...
Jordan Sillars
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Should Drones Be Allowed to Recover Dead Deer?
Eli Fournier
Sep 8, 2023
Under a light snow, an infrared-equipped drone buzzes a timbered property somewhere in the Midwest heartland. The operator, Mike Yoder, watches a screen on his controller, looking for the heat signatures of deer. As the light fades, he finally narrows in on a static target in a dense pocket of...
Eli Fournier
Sep 8, 2023
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5 Common Cartridges I'll Never Hunt Deer With
Jordan Sillars
Sep 7, 2023
One of the great things about whitetail hunting is that it isn’t hard to find a suitable cartridge. Whitetail are America’s most popular big game animal, and ammo makers have developed dozens of options for that specific pursuit. Plus, as a Class 2 critter (according to Chuck Hawk’s categorization...
Jordan Sillars
Sep 7, 2023
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If You Can Only Have One Gun, Pick This One
Jordan Sillars
Jun 22, 2023
The question on gun blogs and internet forums is usually posed like this: “The world is ending and you only have enough room for one gun in your bug-out bag. Which would you select?” The MeatEater edition of this question is a little different: “If hunters (for some godforsaken reason) were limited...
Jordan Sillars
Jun 22, 2023
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