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Two American Hunters Facing Prison Time in Turks and Caicos for Ammo in Luggage
Jordan Sillars
Ryan Watson and Bryan Hagerich didn’t know each other before they got arrested and jailed in Turks and Caicos earlier this year, but now they’re making plans to go elk hunting together as soon as they return to the United States. Unfortunately, that first step–returning to the U.S.–feels like a...
Jordan Sillars
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Steven Rinella and Cameron Hanes archery hunt for wild hogs in Texas.
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Avoid These Mistakes to Kill Your First Turkey
Adam Moore
Few things rival the sense of accomplishment that accompanies killing your first turkey. This is especially true if you commit a few seasons’ worth of blunders along the way. The season I killed my first bird, I managed to miss or spook a legion of turkeys all in the first two weeks. I put on a...
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The Best Calibers for Elk Hunting
Jordan Sillars
Elk are the largest animals most American hunters will ever have a chance to harvest. For that reason, once a hunter is ready to step up from whitetail deer to elk, the first question they ask is: do I have enough gun to get the job done? We’re here to help you answer that question. The MeatEater...
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3 Myths about Biden's New Gun License Rule
Jordan Sillars
The Biden administration finalized a new rule last week described by Attorney General Merrick Garland as a “historic step” in the “fight against gun violence.” It aims to increase the number of background checks on gun sales by expanding the pool of people who must obtain a federal firearms license...
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Hawken Rifle Owned by Teddy Roosevelt, Kit Carson Up for Auction
Jordan Sillars
When Teddy Roosevelt famously advised foreign policy wonks to “speak softly and carry a big stick,” he may have been thinking of this rifle. This giant, .70-caliber Hawken rifle was not only owned by the president who founded the Boone & Crockett Club, hunted for the Smithsonian, and launched the...
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3 Setup Mistakes Most Turkey Hunters Make
Adam Moore
A common factor that turkey killers share is their attention to setups and how they anticipate a turkey will navigate the terrain and vegetation. Head over to YouTube and watch some videos; you’ll notice how folks quickly analyze their position, where the turkey gobbled, and how they need to set up...
Adam Moore
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How Not to Introduce Your Kids To Guns
Tony J. Peterson
As soon as I saw my daughter lift her face up from the shotgun and look at the trigger, I knew what was going to happen. There are just some moments as a parent where you instantly know you’ve made a mistake. Before I could say anything, she pulled the trigger on her little youth 20-gauge and...
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A Small Game Menace: Springfield Model 2020 Rimfire (Full Review)
Jordan Sillars
I’m a rifle guy in the small game woods. Always have been. I don’t like picking lead BB’s out of a squirrel ham, but I also love to practice my marksmanship. While you may take a single shot all year at a whitetail or an elk, the squirrel woods give you the chance to hone your skills by taking...
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The Best Hunting Scopes
Garrett Long
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...
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.300 Win. Mag. vs. 7mm Rem. Mag.
Jordan Sillars
When someone contacted me recently to suggest this Caliber Battle matchup, I couldn’t believe we hadn’t done it before. If you ask your average American hunter which big boy caliber he uses, the .300 Win. Mag. and the 7mm Rem. Mag. are the two most likely candidates. And the data backs that up...
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3 Turkey Decoy Modifications to Lure in Pressured Gobblers
Dylan Tramp
Not long ago, packing an ultra-realistic turkey decoy all but sealed the deal. Stake it out on a field edge, where a tom could see your deke from a county away, and a tom was almost guaranteed to investigate. When it comes to hunter-educated birds nowadays, it seems to take much more than a...
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