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In the heart of winter, when most guys are hunkered down watching football or tinkering in the garage, a smart outdoorsman ...

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Calsbeek had yet to kill a deer that season, but in previous years, he told me, a single animal kept his family of four well ...
Visiting a national park often involves scanning the horizon for charismatic animals. And most visitors arrive with a mental ...
“In the old days,” she says, “the women gathered wild onions and berries along the river. The men hunted deer and bighorn ...
Tucked away in western South Dakota lies a verdant paradise that somehow remains off the radar for many travelers – the Black Hills National Forest, a sprawling 1.2 million acres of pine-covered ...
Hidden within the suburban landscape of St. Louis County lies a natural escape so transformative you’ll swear you’ve been teleported hundreds of miles from civilization – Castlewood State Park in ...
Nelson was one of 104 successful state-licensed hunters during the December hunt. They combined to shoot 41 bulls and 63 ...
Collecting fallen (or “shed”) elk antlers is a popular pastime in elk-heavy places like Montana, but it’s usually a pretty ...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says 20 bears weighed 400 pounds and eight bears weighed over 500 pounds.
The United States is packed with spectacular national forests, and these special spots contain some of the most unique trees ...
Elk are my favorite to hunt and to eat, though,” the 101-year-old elk hunter said. “I don’t hunt bulls. They’re not as tender ...