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As a young hunter in high school I payed for my hunting excursions by working in my hometown grocery store. Every month I would look forward to the latest copy of Eastmans’ arriving on the newsstand and would fight with my buddies over who got to take a break first …

What would you be willing to pay for a rifle that has a sub-MOA guarantee, weighs 6.5 lbs., sports a match-grade chamber with a Mauser claw extractor, Model-70 three-position safety, pillar bedded stock and detachable box magazine? $1,000? $1,500? That seems to be the going rate for a rifle with …

This year I had the pleasure of tackling a pack review for our 13th issue. Three to five day packs are the ones that I use and abuse the most because my falls are incredibly busy, and like most of you it is tough to be gone longer than that. …

Rifle hunting out West is hard enough. Between the increased amount of fellow hunters in the field and the seasons falling during a time when it’s harder to locate trophy-class animals  – you have your work cut out for you. So why compound that difficulty with a rifle that has …

Do you have a tag in your pocket and the dream of killing a big bull this fall?  Guy Eastman breaks down how to use the Boone & Crockett scoring system for measuring trophy elk after you fill your tag. Using a measuring tape, you can calculate your bull’s gross score to …

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“Quiet and warm” is the mantra of the mid to late-season hunter and Kryptek answered with the new Vellus fleece system. These garments are created of windproof, waterproof, seam-sealed and highly breathable laminates sandwiched between a pile-resistant fleece. They also insulated the interstitial space with Thinsulate Platinum XTS insulation to …

This is a year of transition in the atmosphere and the result will have major implications for hunters across the West.  We’re coming off a super-El Nino event that dominated the Pacific Ocean last fall and winter – one of the strongest on record – and could be diving right …

As I prepared the last part of this year’s series on weather and antler growth for this season I didn’t feel like I would be doing you any favors unless I included information on the major fires that are burning across the West. In early July the smoke rolled into …

Wouldn’t you like to try one of these blazing fast knives from Raptorazor? Check out the video to see just how fast you can break down an animal after the kill and sign up by entering your name and email address! One lucky winner will receive this kit from RaptoRazor! …