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The Best Hunting Scopes
For the past several years, I’ve had the opportunity to try out a fair number of different scopes through competition, hunting, and helping the MeatEater crew dial in their kits. For those few scopes I haven’t used personally, I also have data points from folks who spend a lot of time behind a rifle...
Garrett Long
Jun 2, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Man Tries Hunting Deer with .45 Handgun, Shoots Neighbor Instead
Poachers, smugglers, and other fish and game felons steal our shared natural resources, and “Cal’s Poaching Desk” is here with all the sordid details. For more stories of wildlife wrongdoing, be sure to tune in to “Cal’s Week in Review.” New episodes drop every Sunday.
A Pennsylvania man is going to...
Ryan Callaghan
Jun 2, 2023
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Recipes
Morel Chili Crisp
Chili crisp might be hands down one of the best condiments you can have in your pantry. Like a secret weapon for any dish, it's almost addicting, and this version doesn't even have MSG. It's a flavored oil packed with crispy garlic, shallot, and chilis, accompanied by many other options, such as...
Lukas Leaf
Jun 2, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Did a Bear Really Decapitate a Japanese Angler?
A human head was found on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaido last week, and officials suspect a brown bear is to blame.
The incident occurred last Sunday, after a guide dropped off a recreational angler, Toshihiro Nishikawa, on the shore of Lake Shumarinai for a fishing trip. A few hours...
Eli Fournier
Jun 1, 2023
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Hunt
3 Things To Consider If You’re Planning An Over-The-Road Whitetail Hunt
It’s not hard to find plenty of people willing to recount tales of their amazing deer hunting trips to Iowa, Kansas, or wherever. And if there ever was a way to catch a serious case of whitetail FOMO, it would be listening to hunters talk about their deer travels. While hearing about someone else’s...
Tony J. Peterson
Jun 1, 2023
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Public Lands & Waters
What Hunters Should Know about the Corner Crossing Victory
A federal judge in Wyoming ruled last week that public land users who corner-cross are immune from civil liability as long as the crossers do not touch the surface of private land or damage private property.
The full implications of this case are unclear (more on that below), and the ruling is...
Jordan Sillars
May 31, 2023
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Public Lands & Waters
What Hunters Should Know about the Corner Crossing Victory
A federal judge in Wyoming ruled last week that public land users who corner-cross are immune from civil liability as long as the crossers do not touch the surface of private land or damage private property.
The full implications of this case are unclear (more on that below), and the ruling is...
Jordan Sillars
May 31, 2023
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Public Lands & Waters
New BLM Rule Could Fundamentally Change Public Land Management
UPDATE: This rule has been officially published in the Federal Register and is open for comments until June 20, 2023. Click here to view and comment.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed a new rule that could fundamentally change how the agency manages the 245 million acres under its...
Jordan Sillars
May 18, 2023
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Firearms
5 Best Rifles for New Hunters
Access to hunting ground is the number-one barrier to entry for new hunters, but firearms are usually also towards the top of that list. It can be intimidating to select, purchase, and learn to shoot a rifle, especially if you’ve never done so before.
If that’s you, you’ve come to the right place...
Jordan Sillars
May 11, 2023
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