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Archery: Are You Prepared for Bow Season?

Brad Fenson·September 6, 2013

In a perfect world we’d be out shooting every week to hone our skills as archers. If you’re an avid waterfowl hunter and only shoot your shotgun when a flock of ducks or geese is descending on your decoys you’re not likely to be on your game each and every...

Rangefinder Sights

Ken Garwasiuk·June 17, 2020

This article is about bow sights that have a rangefinder built right in them. I owned the first version of...

Game Changer

Matt Siemens·October 30, 2015

I was lucky enough to tour the Hornady plant last week in Grand Island, Nebraska. I was able to see some of their new products for 2016. They have come up with some very interesting products. With the current trend/craze of long range shooting they have come out with a new...

Canned ground venison straight out of the pressure canner

Pressure Cooking Ground Venison

Linda Gabris·January 8, 2014

Nothing beats cracking open a jar of delicious canned venison to make a fast and easy campfire meal. My pick of canned meat for use in camp is what I call "ground browned venison" because it is well-suited for so many traditional camp-style dishes like thick meaty pasta sauce, chili-con-carne, sloppy joes, hearty stews, soups and other delicious dishes...

Sweet & Sour Cougar

Michaela Ludwig·February 13, 2023

When I’m approaching wild game cooking, I like to look at in with a couple different lenses. The first is...

Bacon-Wrapped Cougar With Apples And Onions

Michaela Ludwig·January 2, 2023

We were lucky enough to be gifted some cougar meat from some close friends of ours, and I have been...

The first and last 15 minutes of legal light is prime time for hunting whitetails. Photo by Nick Trehearne.

Low-Light Whitetails

Gord Nuttall·November 1, 2019

Before the rut occurs in November, the first and final 15 minutes of legal shooting light is prime time for...

Time To Load

Matt Siemens·August 15, 2022

Continuing on from my last column regarding the ongoing situation and the demand for shooting equipment still outweighing supply, today...

Finding the Perfect Fit

Brad Fenson·March 10, 2014

The wind was howling out of the west and I settled my rifle onto a sturdy set of shooting sticks. I observed silently as my hunting partner rolled big rocks into the trees below, trying to unnerve the big mule buck we had spotted on the same ridge just half...

Final Chapter: 450 Ackley Project

Matt Siemens·June 15, 2015

With the rifle finished and spring bear season in full swing, it seemed sensible to bring the rifle into the field and see if I could connect on a bear with it. First I would need to spend some time with it on the range. I was curious to see...

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