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‘The Hunt’ Audiobook Available July 8, Narrated by Matt Stone
The New York Times best-selling book The Hunt: Target, Track, and Attain Your Goals by David Farbman will be released in audiobook format July 8. The Hunt received widespread acclaim when it was published earlier this year and just two weeks after its initial release secured a top spot on the Times' best seller list.
“The Hunt nails the bull’s-eye with its comparisons between hunting and business,” endorsed Bill Jordan, founder of Realtree. “There is little doubt this book can help you hit more of your targets in life.”
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How to Ensure You Take the Best Offshore Fishing Trip of Your Life
As I looked to the back of the boat, my son John's arm muscles flexed into tight knots. "He's a good one, Dad," John told me excitedly, grinning as he strained against the rod. "If I can just bring him up off the bottom, I can get him in to the boat." I watched all day as my friends and family caught several hundred pounds of fish in a 10-hour trip while fishing out of Orange Beach, Alabama.
After we arrived back at the dock, the deckhand cleaned the fish and put them in our cooler. I simply wrote one check and paid for the entire day's fishing trip, including tipping the deckhand and the...
Deer to My Heart
When hunting deer turns to hunting a deer
Another early November morning sitting in my favorite stand on the Buffalo County property had been uneventful. It was late morning, approaching the noon hour, and I had yet to see a deer. Seemed as if it was feast or famine in this spot but I had seen many deer from this vantage point over the years, appearing at any time. By this time of day it was hard to prevent myself from day-dreaming, but past experience kept me on-stand.
In the midst of thinking about something other than deer, I caught movement to my right about 100 yards out....
Video: Profile of a Completely Blind Hunter
Carey McWilliams is an author, marksman, and avid hunter. At age 10, a late-blooming birth defect caused him to become blind. This did not stop McWilliams from developing a passion for firearms, joining the Civil Air Patrol, becoming a proficient shooter within the Army ROTC, and achieving international fame in 2001 by obtaining a concealed weapons permit. He is considered the first blind person to do so.
But one thing McWilliams had not been was a hunter. That was an activity he took up later in life after a traumatic dog attack that left him with a severe case of PTSD. McWilliams' doctor...
Video: Deer Give Stealthy Hunter a Sniff
How close can you get to a deer? Depending on what sort of gear and scent block you use, your level of hunting experience, the inexperience of the deer, and sheer blind luck, you may well get the chance to pet one of these wild animals. For Travis Schneider, some combination of those attributes rendered him nearly invisible to a pair of deer looking for forage.
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...Scientists Report Finding Intersex Fish in Pennsylvania
A new survey led by the US Geological Survey (USGS) has found intersex fish, or fish that display traits of both genders, in at least three Pennsylvania River Basins. According to the USGS, "male" specimens recovered from the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Ohio river basins have been discovered to contain immature eggs in their testes. Experts are saying that the trait may have been caused by exposure to man-made chemicals that include hormone-mimicking compounds.
“Chemical compounds associated with estrogenic...
New York Village to Spend $130,000 to Sterilize Deer
The village of East Hampton on Long Island is experiencing a deer boom, a problem that it shares with neighboring towns. This year, however, the town of just about 1,000 residents will be rolling out a new strategy to deal with the increasing deer population. According to CBS News, East Hampton officials plan on moving ahead with surgical sterilization of more than 100 does. The program will cost the city about $130,000---roughly $1,000 for every doe---and so far...
Boat Ed’s Top Five Boating Safety Tips for the July 4th Weekend
Did you know that historically, July has been by far the most dangerous month for boating accidents and fatalities? Last year was no different with over 900 reported accidents during the month, primarily on the weekends. What can we infer from this? Well, it’s pretty simple actually. Boating activity increases during the summer months, and more activity equates to a higher chance of being involved in a boating accident. We want you to be safe, so we've collected the five most important safety tips so that you and your loved ones can stay safe this Independence Day.
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Video: Shooting a Bow from a Zip Line
Shooting a bow from a zip line is probably something you would expect to see in a video game or a bizarre circus act, but Top Shot champion Dustin Ellermann decided it was something he need to try. Armed with a GoPro and some arrows, Dustin attempts to hit four targets in a row while speeding past on a zip line. It is most assuredly more difficult than it looks and he spends the second half of the video explaining his method. Not surprisingly, the zip line is a feature of the camp that Dustin runs and is normally reserved for young marksmen who want to get a bit creative with their...
Retail Giant Target Asks Customers to Leave Guns at Home
On Wednesday Target interim CEO John Mulligan released a statement on the company's press website, requesting that customers leave their firearms at home. The decision came after weeks of debate and controversy as well as a petition from the gun control group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. The petition reportedly resulted from several instances of open carry in or near Target stores, which the gun control group claimed to have be disruptive and threatening to other customers.
Mulligan said...
Duck, Pheasant Numbers Soar in North Dakota
Bird hunters in North Dakota will be pleased to hear that while 2014's winter may have been harsh for much of the country, a relatively mild season in the state has boosted bird numbers. According to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, spring breeding duck numbers are up 23 percent from last year and 110 percent from the long-term average between 1948 and 2013. The number of pheasant roosters has also ticked up by six percent statewide. Despite poor production last year, biologists say that low winter mortality has bolstered the birds' ranks.
“It’s pretty amazing to see the top...
Bass Fishing Thrives in Alabama According to Annual B.A.I.T. Report
Bass fishing in Alabama in 2013 was outstanding. But don’t take my word for it; that assessment came from those who are on the state’s abundant lakes and rivers almost every weekend through the Bass Anglers Information Team (B.A.I.T.) Report, published annually by the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division (WFF).
Damon Abernethy, WFF’s Fisheries Development Coordinator, said one particular Tennessee River lake maintained the momentum it established in 2012.
“If I were to say one thing that stands out, and it’s not necessarily a surprise---it was a surprise last...
NRA Freestyle’s ‘Media Lab’: Yo, Homie
The right skills and training will make you see the world differently. Find how Dom uses his training to react to situations as he breaks down a scene from Collateral in Media Lab Episode 9, “Yo, Homie.”
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Wisconsin Muskie Fisherman Tells His Tales Through Photos
The one sure highlight of fishing in the Bob Ellis Classic row-trolling tournament each summer is hanging out at Jim Olson’s cabin on Crab Lake, Wisconsin when we’re not chasing muskies.
Lord knows we hear more fish stories while studying photos on Olson’s walls than we create ourselves behind the oars of my cedar-strip rowboat. I’ve fished the one-day Classic four times with former DNR Secretary Scott Hassett as my guide, and we’ve yet to get a strike, let alone land a muskie.
Hassett, of course, recounts his many previous muskies as we circle Crab Lake’s bays, traverse...
Keeping It Local for Lake Erie Walleye
This is the time of year, when spring transitions into the dog days of summer, that many anglers abandon the Michigan waters of Lake Erie and head to Ohio water to fish.
Not Ray Underwood.
“I’m a firm believer that there are always walleye in the Michigan waters of Lake Erie,” Underwood said.
And everyone aboard---largely Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division personnel on what has become an annual outing---were just as glad we weren’t making a long run to Buckeye water as the big lake was acting rather unfriendly. There were three- to four-footers, rolling the...
Mr. Lid Outdoors Shotshell Storage Container
I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that staying organized in the field is one of a hunter’s greatest challenges. Assuming you remembered everything to begin with, the chaos has just begun when you add weather, kids, and dogs to the mix. Whether you are an upland hunter or a waterfowler, we all know what it’s like to wrap up the day with pockets full of shells, crushed or wet shell boxes littering the blind, and other loose shells rolling around on the floor of the truck. After cleaning your quarry, your boots, and your dogs, the urge to sort loose shells into baggies or their...
Leaders of Conservation: NBCI Director Don McKenzie
This interview with National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative Director Don McKenzie is part of OutdoorHub’s Leaders of Conservation series, in which we sit down with leaders of the North American conservation movement to learn more about the stories behind their organizations and people.
It used to be that if you were to walk through any forest or field in the eastern half of the United States, you would hear the unmistakable whistle of a bobwhite quail. You can still find these elusive birds today, but their numbers have dropped sharply in the last half century due to changes...
Summertime Muskie Fishing Strategies
The water's warmed up and the big predators are on the prowl. The best place to find summer muskies on most natural lakes is in the weeds. Here are a few tips to help you boat a big muskie this summer.
In the southern half of the United States, anything that grows below the surface of the water is called “grass” by fishermen. In the northern half of the United States and in Canada, anglers call such things “weeds.” Scientists call it “submergent vegetation.” But no matter what you call the plants growing under the water, there is one category of plant that is a huge key...
New Mexico Bans Use of Drones in Hunting
Last Thursday the New Mexico Game Commission voted 5-1 to prohibit the use of drones in harassing wildlife or assisting in the harvest of game animals. Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, are seen by many in the hunting community as an unfair advantage and a violation of fair chase ethics. Colorado led the charge to ban drone use for hunting when it outlawed the practice earlier this year, causing other states to consider similar regulations. Alaska and Montana quickly followed suit. Although it is not known exactly how many hunters use drones to scout or track game animals, hunters in New...
Video: Jerry Miculek Versus a Bump-fire Stock
Speed shooter Jerry Miculek is perhaps best known for effectively turning any semiautomatic firearm into a fully automatic with nothing more than his trigger finger. But there are products out there that advertise the same, including "bump-fire" stocks. These devices typically simulate the rapid fire of an automatic weapon by using the recoil from each shot to force the trigger back into the operator's index finger, therefore firing the weapon again.
In this man vs. machine challenge, Jerry takes on Eric Blandford's Fostech Defend AR-15 stock in a competition of speed and precision. Since...