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Conservation News
Forest Service Budget Cuts Could Impact Hunters
On a Forest Service all-employee phone call in mid-September, it was clear that bad news was imminent as agency chief Randy Moore rambled on about recent budget challenges and the employee-first mentality of the Forest Service. Then he dropped the bombshell: the agency wouldn’t be bringing on any...
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Firearms
AR-15 Workbench: Gas vs. Piston? Which Is Better?
Like your computer or phone, all firearms have what gun nerds call an “operating system.” But instead of running Microsoft Word or Roller Coaster Tycoon, a gun’s operating system performs the eight functions needed to fire a bullet: feeding, chambering, locking, firing, unlocking, extracting...
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Hunt
How to Still-Hunt During the Rut
When you think about the rut, still-hunting probably doesn’t pop into your head. All-day sits, setting up downwind of doe bedding, or hanging in a funnel usually top the list of rut-hunting tactics. If you’ve done your homework and put the time in, you’ll probably have a decent shot at shooting a...
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Fishing
Why Old Guys Fish Alone
A small fleet of fishing boats ranging from one-person kayaks to low-slung, rocket-propelled bass boats squeezed me from my preferred hole on a recent Sunday while fishing Idaho’s Lake Cascade.
Rather than stress and feel aggrieved, I pulled anchor and rowed my cedar-strip rowboat 200 yards...
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Firearms
Why You Should Hunt with a Fixed-Power Scope
Today, hunters may be more over-scoped than ever—especially in the US. The long-range craze has made us all reach for scopes with big objective lenses and power levels exceeding 18X. Manufacturers have answered, making big, heavy hunting scopes with adjustable turrets and first-focal-plane reticles...
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Wildlife Management
Arkansas Man Accused of Big Buck Contest Fraud
It’s not “weights in fish,” but it’s pretty close.
A 27-year-old Arkansas man named Andrew Riels has been cited by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) for poaching a buck and then entering it into a big buck contest.
Louisiana officials first got a tip from the Arkansas Game...
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