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    Gear | Guns | Hunting

    Overlooked Deer Cartridges That Are Easier to Handle Than Expected

    ByAsher Clark February 24, 2026February 23, 2026

    Walk into any deer camp and you’ll hear the same handful of cartridges mentioned over and over. They work, no doubt. But there are plenty of rounds that don’t get much attention anymore, even though they’re surprisingly manageable and effective on whitetails and mule deer. If you’re recoil-sensitive, mentoring a new hunter, or simply tired…

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    Hunting | Survival

    Bald Eagles Face Lead Poisoning Risks From Ingested Bullet Fragments

    ByAsher Clark February 24, 2026February 23, 2026

    If you’ve spent enough time in deer country, you’ve seen it: a gut pile in the snow and a bald eagle dropping in before you’ve even made it back to the truck. That scavenging instinct is one of the reasons the Bald Eagle rebounded so well after the DDT years. But it’s also what puts the bird…

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    Hunting | Survival

    15 Wild Animals That Can Turn Dangerous in Seconds

    ByAsher Clark February 24, 2026February 23, 2026

    Spend enough time outside and you learn a hard truth: most wild animals don’t want trouble. They’d rather slip away than square up. But there are moments—when they’re surprised, cornered, protecting young, or competing for food—when the switch flips fast. One second you’re watching wildlife. The next, you’re in a situation you can’t rewind. Knowing…

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    Gear | Guns | Hunting

    When It Matters Most: 7 Hunting Rounds Known for Consistent Performance

    ByLeo Clark February 24, 2026February 23, 2026

    When a tag is punched and the light is fading, hunters do not want surprises from their ammunition. The cartridges that keep showing up in deer camps and on western ridges earn that place through repeatable accuracy, predictable recoil, and terminal performance that matches the game at hand. Across whitetail woods, pronghorn plains, and elk…

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    Michigan Moves Closer to Reinstating Deer Baiting — and Hunters Are Watching Closely

    ByLeo Clark February 23, 2026February 22, 2026

    Michigan is on the verge of loosening one of its most contentious hunting rules, with lawmakers advancing a plan that would again let hunters use bait to attract deer. The proposal has energized supporters and opponents alike, and the outcome now hangs on what happens next in the state Senate and the governor’s office. For…

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    Gear | Guns | Hunting | Survival

    New “PEACE” Proposal Would Restrict Hunting, Fishing, Pest Control, and Certain Breeding Practices

    ByLeo Clark February 23, 2026February 22, 2026

    The “PEACE” proposal in Oregon would do far more than tweak existing animal welfare rules. By removing long-standing exemptions in the state’s cruelty statutes, it aims to criminalize a wide range of practices that many residents see as routine, from hunting and fishing to pest control and livestock breeding. Supporters frame the measure as a…

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    Hunting | Survival

    The survival skills most hunters forget to practice

    ByLeo Clark February 23, 2026February 22, 2026

    Modern hunters tend to obsess over gear and tags, yet the hunts that turn into emergencies usually hinge on something far more basic: survival skills they stopped practicing years ago. When weather, injury, or a wrong turn upend a trip, the ability to stay warm, hydrated, oriented, and medically stable often matters more than ballistics…

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    Gear | Guns | Hunting

    Why certain cartridges vanish from shelves every fall

    ByLeo Clark February 23, 2026February 22, 2026

    Every fall, the same ritual plays out in hunting towns and suburban sporting goods aisles: shelves that looked full in midsummer suddenly have yawning gaps where popular rifle and shotgun cartridges used to sit. Some loads simply sell out until winter, while others seem to vanish for good as shooters quietly move on to different…

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    10 Hunting calibers that promise range but struggle in real wind

    ByAsher Clark February 23, 2026February 22, 2026

    Long range hunting cartridges often look flawless on a ballistics chart, yet real Wind exposes which calibers truly track and which drift off target. Bullet speed, ballistic coefficient and weight all shape how a projectile behaves once crosswinds start pushing. The following ten hunting calibers promise reach on paper but, as field experience and expert…

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    Hunting | Survival

    One of the largest salmon runs on record returns to U.S. rivers

    ByAsher Clark February 23, 2026February 22, 2026

    One of the largest salmon migrations in modern memory is surging back into rivers across the United States, from Alaska to New England and deep into California’s interior valleys. After years of drought, warming waters and habitat loss, the sudden strength of these runs is reshaping debates over dams, water policy and the future of…

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