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Woman on the shooting range

Woman Shooting On The Range

Participants had the opportunity to try a variety of firearms, from rifles and pistols to shotguns and BB guns. There were also sessions in archery and situational awareness. The women who were there stretched their limits, pushing themselves to try guns they had never shot and tackle the challenges of unfamiliarity. 
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deer bow hunting season

Shifting Into Whitetail Hunting Mode

Not comprehending this fall shift that’s about to occur is where some hunters can get led to a false sense of confidence. Spending summer nights glassing mature bucks in bean fields thinking they have the deer patterned can lead to disappointment once the season starts.
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Deer hunting fails and successes

Celebrating Failure and Finding Success as a Deer Hunter

The walk out was informative, aided by internal discourse. My first hunt was a well received reminder to take my time. and stay frosty. I also found a new, much more direct path into the hunting area (saving a great deal of time upon entry). Most importantly, I learned a fair bit about myself and sparked a new passion.
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Deer hunting for kids and the next generation of hunters

Youth Hunting: Passing on the Tradition to the Next Generation

If you remember anything, remember this. Time goes fast, excruciatingly fast. One moment, that toddler fits perfectly in your arms as you place them in their car seat. Then, in a heartbreaking instant, you wake up to more gray in your goatee, your bones are achier, and your kids have morphed into something that nearly resembles an adult. 
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Adult on-set deer hunter

What is an adult onset hunter?

Being an Adult On-set Hunter  It's not taboo, it's just fashionably late  By Gary Maerz | PUBLISHED August 18th, 2022  My first hunt was three years ago this October, and I can...
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hunting big public land bucks

Killing Mature Bucks on Public Land, Phase II

So you've found a great-looking area with plenty of trashy rubs and some sort of security cover or terrain for a buck to hide in. Now how does a person set up to kill that buck? Here is where things get tricky. Figuring out the best way to hunt and kill that buck is the gray area that many hunters, myself included, have to think hardest about.
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Dealing with social media during hunting season

Survive Hunting Season Social Media

For me, hunting isn’t everything. It can’t be. For others, though, hunting is the only thing—at least that’s what their social media pages like to make you think. And that’s what advertisers and influencers like to make you think as well. That’s not my reality. 
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Whitetail buck antler growth cycle

How shooter bucks grow their antlers

Each set of antlers are unique and no two are identical. Genetics, health, age, and other factors can affect the rate of growth.  It’s nothing more than the extension of a buck’s body condition which if not maintained then maximum growth is unattainable. Finally with the transformation finished, until the process starts over.
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