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LIVING THE DREAM
After the author arrives in Maine’s fabled North Woods with a moose tag in his pocket, an adventure he’s been wanting to take his entire hunting life, reality sets in, and he learns a valuable lesson: Be careful what you wish for
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Volume 125 - Issue 4, 2020
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Get the Drift
How to make an accurate windage call under pressure
4 min |
Volume 125 - Issue 4, 2020
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First Sit
An icebreaker outing in a pristine spot produces the rut hunt of a lifetime
4 min |
Volume 125 - Issue 4, 2020
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A Local Haunt
The author finds a sense of place in an overlooked creek, close to home
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Volume 125 - Issue 4, 2020
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A Hop and a Pump
Jump-shooting rabbits with classic upland guns is about as good a time as you can have in the outdoors
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Volume 125 - Issue 4, 2020
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Welcome TO camp
Is there any place better than a good hunting camp? It has everything: great food, games and pranks, and of course, hunting. Shoot, we don’t even mind going to camp for grueling work days in the summer. Here, our contributors share their favorite stories, traditions, and lessons learned from camps they’ve shared. So come on in and join us. The door’s open.
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Volume 125 - Issue 3, 2020
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THE DEERSLAYERS
Before you even claim a bunk, you need to eyeball the hardware your buddies have brought. In the process, you’ll see that the guns at deer camp are changing. What was walnut and blued steel may now be Kevlar and carbon fiber. The 10 rifles featured here aren’t your father’s deer guns. They’re today’s new camp classics
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Volume 125 - Issue 3, 2020
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THE JOURNEY TO PIKE'S PEAK
Last summer, the author and three friends ventured off the grid to a remote fish camp in Canada. They hoped for great fishing, but what they experienced was truly something else
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Volume 125 - Issue 3, 2020
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Stage Directions
When early-season whitetails vanish from open feeding areas, follow this woods-edge ambush plan
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Volume 125 - Issue 3, 2020
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Rookie Season
A pup’s first year, from preseason training to fall’s big show
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Volume 125 - Issue 3, 2020
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GIVING UP THE GHOSTS
A QUEST TO SAVE THE FAMILY DEER CAMP COLLAPSES WITH THE HOUSE THAT USED TO HOLD IT
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Volume 125 - Issue 3, 2020
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Going the (Social) Distance
Keeping apart from friends these days is easier than you might think
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Volume 125 - Issue 3, 2020
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Early Birds
Just because the first wood ducks and teal of the season are unpressured doesn’t mean they’re easy
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Volume 125 - Issue 3, 2020
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BLOOD, SWEAT, AND BEDLAM
A pack of hunters and hounds set out on a frenzied chase in the famed black bear swamps of North Carolina
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Volume 125 - Issue 3, 2020
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Dream Bull
It’s one thing to tag your first-ever bull elk. It’s another to do so exactly how, and where, you’d long imagined it
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Volume 125 - Issue 3, 2020
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The Truck That Owes Me Nothing
ON A CROSS-COUNTRY ROAD TRIP, THE AUTHOR WONDERS IF IT’S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO AN OLD PICKUP
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Volume 125, Issue 1 - 2020
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Thanks, Bud
SOMETIMES THE SMALLEST FISHING TIP FROM A GOOD FRIEND MAKES THE BIGGEST IMPACT. PASS IT ON
9 min |
Volume 125, Issue 1 - 2020
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Tree of Life
AN OLD MAPLE OFFERS THE BEST SEAT ON THE FARM, A FEW LESSONS, AND ANOTHER CHANCE FOR A HUNTER WHO NEEDS ONE
5 min |
Volume 125, Issue 1 - 2020
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The Outer Limits
DURING A DIY ADVENTURE LAST WINTER, TWO BUDDIES ENCOUNTERED GHOSTS, COWBOYS, ALIENS, AND JUST ENOUGH DUCKS TO KEEP THINGS INTERESTING
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Volume 125, Issue 1 - 2020
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Lost and Gone
WHEN TWO HIGH-SCHOOL BUDDIES LOSE THEIR WAY IN A BACKWATER SLOUGH, CAN THEY, AND THEIR DREAMS, SURVIVE?
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Volume 125, Issue 1 - 2020
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Good Dogs
THERE IS ARGUABLY NO STRONGER BOND THAN THAT BETWEEN A HUNTER AND HIS BEST FRIEND
4 min |
Volume 125, Issue 1 - 2020
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The Best Bud
HAVING A FRIEND WHO’S MORE SKILLED THAN YOU CAN TAKE YOU TO SOME EXCITING PLACES
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Volume 125, Issue 1 - 2020
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John's Rock
AN OLD FRIEND AND MENTOR REMINDS THE AUTHOR TO ENJOY LIFE BEFORE IT’S GONE
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Volume 125, Issue 1 - 2020
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Happy Anniversary, Pal
WHEN A TRACT OF LAND GIVES YOU TURKEYS AS PRESENTS, CAN IT BE ANYTHING BUT A FRIEND?
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Volume 125, Issue 1 - 2020
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Dammit, Heavey!
HOW A FOULMOUTHED, CHAINSMOKING CRAZY LADY BECAME ONE OF THE AUTHOR’S CLOSEST FRIENDS
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Volume 125, Issue 1 - 2020
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Steelhead Wellington
A freshly caught fish steals the spotlight from beef in this classic, and delicious, dish
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Volume 125, Issue 2 - 2020
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Holy Ground
If a friend trusts you enough to share their secret fishing spot, it’s on you to keep it sacred
4 min |
Volume 125, Issue 2 - 2020
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SEASONS WITH BEAR
The author reflects on the time he spent afield, and at home, with the greatest hunting buddy he’s ever had
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Volume 125, Issue 2 - 2020
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Time Flies
Birds look fast on the wing, but the trick to hitting them is to slow down
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Volume 125, Issue 2 - 2020
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TOUGH BREAKS
Knots fail. Leaders snap. Lures pop free. Whatever the reason, if you spend enough time on the water, you’re going to lose fish— probably some big ones to boot. Even the pros suffer break-offs. But not too often, because they learn from their mistakes. Here, six of the best share some of those painful lessons so you’re never deprived of another grip-and-grin shot again.
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