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- Hunting Mule Deer in Steep Rocky Terrain With a Spotting ScopeMule deer country rewards patience, careful glassing, and a willingness to let the terrain dictate every move. Steep basins, broken cliffs, avalanche chutes,…
- The Best Way to Store Fishing Rods in a Truck Bed on Long TripsLong drives to a fishing destination can be harder on fishing gear than a day on the water. Rod blanks flex over corrugations, guides knock against hard…
- How to Bed a Rifle Action Into a Synthetic StockBedding a rifle action into a synthetic stock can improve consistency by creating a stable, repeatable interface between the metalwork and the stock. When the…
- Salmon Spinners In Large Rivers After RainRain can transform a large river within hours. Clear, low summer water may become coloured, faster, and several degrees cooler, giving salmon a brief feeding…
- Strategies for Hunting Turkeys With a Decoy and Box CallTurkey hunting is a close-range game of confidence, patience, and careful setup. A decoy gives a bird something to focus on, while a box call carries realistic…
- Choosing Polarized Sunglasses For Better Fishing VisionBright water can hide as much as it reveals. Glare from a river, estuary, dam, or offshore reef often forces anglers to squint, lose sight of a lure, and miss…
- How to use a laser rangefinder for more accurate archeryA laser rangefinder turns an estimated distance into a measured shooting reference. In archery, that extra certainty can make the difference between a clean…
- Tying your own deer hair bass poppers for topwater actionA deer hair popper is a compact surface fly that turns a strip, twitch or pause into a burst of water. Its buoyant hair body, cupped face and pulsing legs…
- Hunting Oak Forest Squirrels With a .22 and Iron SightsOak woodland gives squirrel hunters a compact, demanding game hunt. Leaves hide movement, trunks break up sightlines, and a fox squirrel or introduced tree…
- Building a Portable Fish Cleaning Station for CampA good camp fish-cleaning station keeps scales, guts and wash water away from cooking areas while giving you enough space to work safely. It also makes the job…
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