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Summer Wild Game Recipes for the Grill

Summer Wild Game Recipes for the Grill

If you or somebody you know was fortunate to harvest some wild game, you will be in for a treat. Some of the best cooking happens during the summer and if you want to be a responsible outdoorsman, you will want to make more room in the freezer for the upcoming fall.
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Basic wild turkey butchering tips

Basic Wild Turkey Butchering Tips

My favorite thing to gain from a successful turkey hunt is wild, delicious meat. Wild turkey is some of the best game meat in existence. It’s lean, flavorful, and absent of a traditional “gamey” taste.
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Turkey calling basics

A Beginner’s Guide to Turkey Calls

Scouting, patterning your shotgun, and preparing your gear are all important, but one of the most important things you can do before the season is to get to know your calls. 
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What can you learn from antlers during shed hunting?

Shed Hunting Intel Informs Deer Scouting for the Next Season

A spring shed hunt can tell you so much about the deer in your area. Don’t just throw them in the bone pile without gathering some information from them! Finding sheds is one thing but learning from sheds is what could take your hunting to a whole other level. Start looking at your finds with an analytical eye. 
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Does the hunting industry have an identity problem?

The Identity Crises within the Hunting Community 

Tying your identity to externals can contribute to a divisive mindset that separates "us" from "them." How many folks fight over crossbows vs. compound, Chevy vs. Ford, or Saddle vs. Hang on Stand? It's important to remember that we are all part of the same team and to avoid limiting ourselves by such attachments.
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How to get better at deer hunting or at least okayer

How to Become a Better Whitetail Deer Hunter - Or At Least Marginally Better

Don’t compare yourself to others or use some famous hunting influencer as your benchmark. Being better for yourself is way more rewarding than bettering yourself for others. 
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The second whitetail rut

Stay The Course and Stay in The Hunt

Harvesting any deer is going to have some luck involved; I don’t think we can pull it off just based on our own merit. Whether it’s through prayer or attitude, a little positivity goes a long way this time of year. Deer season will beat you down if you let it. Hunting happy will pay off more than you realize. 
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Stillness is the Key - Especially when deer hunting

Finding Stillness in the Woods: The Okayest Hunter's Guide to Deer Camp

Finding moments of stillness has become a rare treasure in our fast-paced world, where time seems to slip through our fingers, much like that shooter buck we had our crosshairs on. Ryan Holiday's principles from "Stillness is the Key" help shed some light on the significance of slowing down in life. What better place to embrace this than at deer camp? 
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