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Young Alaskan Huntress Interrupts Prom Day for Grizzly Hunt
Like most girls her age, 15-year-old Cassidy Kramer thought prom day was a big deal. Yet unlike most girls, the resident of Kotzebue, Alaska spent much of last Saturday roughing it in the bitterly cold wilderness a with rifle in hand. This is because prom just so happened to coincide with a subsistence hunt led by her father, Lance Kramer.
“It’s important to go out and get bears in the springtime,” Lance told KTUU. “We always try to get a spring bear every year, this time of year.”
Hunting grizzlies...
Oklahoma Game Warden Shoots and Kills Man Who Tried to Drown Him During License Check
What started off as a routine license check quickly escalated after a man reportedly tried to drown an Oklahoma game warden over the weekend.
According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), a game warden approached three men fishing near Bunch in eastern Oklahoma on Sunday and asked to see their licenses. Among the men was 29-year-old Billy Joe Patrick, who had an active warrant out in Arkansas for a parole violation. When the warden attempted to arrest Patrick, OSBI officials said that Patrick began fighting back.
“The men fell into a pond where the suspect tried...
Mississippi Announces New Lionfish, Tilefish State Records
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources recently announced two new state records harvested earlier this year. Samuel Sandoz of Biloxi broke the record for tilefish with an 18-pound, 4.17-ounce fish on April 3, crushing the previous record set by Mike Salvetti in 2011, which weighed 14 pounds and eight ounces.
Similarly, Jason Jones, also of Biloxi, broke the state record for lionfish with a one-pound, 11.20-ounce specimen he harvested on February 7. Jones previously told the Read more »
AK vs SKS: Which Should You Buy, and Why?
Let's embark upon a little thought experiment. You’re perusing through your local gun store with several hundred dollars burning a hole in your pocket, when you come upon two fine examples of Soviet engineering: an SKS and an AK clone. Both fire the same inexpensive .30-caliber cartridge and are renowned for their durability and reliability---so how do you choose one to purchase?
The deciding factors are largely subjective and personal, but once a shooter identifies their needs it can be greatly simplified.When I consider buying a gun, I normally evaluate it in terms of six key...
Video: DARPA Releases More Footage of Mind-bending Guided Bullets in Action
In the summer of 2014, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) first released footage of a guided .50-caliber bullet in action. The "smart" projectile is part of DARPA's Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program that seeks to enhance rifle accuracy and range. Yesterday, the agency released a new video of the EXACTO round being used against moving targets.
https://youtu.be/YoOaJclkSZg
Seeing the projectile modify its path in-flight is quite the sight. Read more »
Video: Momma Bear Breaks Tree to Rescue Cub
Getting between a bear sow and her cub is a situation that nobody---not even a tree---wants to be in. When a mischievous cub decided to climb this tree and then apparently became stuck, momma bear tried everything at her disposal to bring her baby back down. Even if that meant snapping the tree like an oversized twig.
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The 7 Unspoken Health Benefits of Bowhunting
Whether you use a treestand or prefer to stay low to the ground, bowhunting can be a demanding physical activity. Not all bowhunters will carry elk meat through miles of backcountry, just as not every bowhunter will brave cold and frigid conditions to bag a late-season deer. Yet all that sweat and hard work often means more than just meat in your freezer, it also means positive benefits that make you healthier and stronger. Feeling a little flabby? Why not pick up your bow in addition to your workout regime? You might find that shooting a few arrows will not only help to keep you healthy, but...
Angler Eats Massive Barracuda, Finds Out Later It Was a World Record
At just under 32 pounds, this Mexican barracuda made for a lot of tasty ceviche. It also could have made a new world record, if it was not already scarfed down. Dennis Tilden caught this impressively-sized fish during a tournament near Matapalo, Costa Rica recently. Unfortunately for Tilden, nobody told him about the barracuda's potential record status until after the fish had been prepared.
"As the chef was preparing a barracuda ceviche and getting the rest ready for dinner, Dennis mentioned the captain’s comment. A check with the IGFA [International Game Fish Association] record book...
Sisters Survive 13 Days in Michigan Wilderness on Girl Scout Cookies, Cheese Puffs
Thin Mints and Tagalongs are not exactly meant to be used as emergency rations, but eight boxes of Girl Scout cookies meant the difference between life and death for two women stranded in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
According to CNN, Leslie Roy, 52, and Lee Wright, 56, were driving to Kalamazoo in the southwestern Lower Peninsula after visiting a relative when their truck got stuck in heavy snow on a backwoods road in Luce County. For nearly two weeks, the sisters huddled inside the relative warmth of the car and survived...
Video: This Fox in Chernobyl Makes a Better Sandwich Than You
Does nuclear mutation include the development of advanced sandwich-building skills? Journalists studying animals inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone reportedly found this fox near the abandoned city of Pripyat. The fox may not have three eyes or wings, but it does seem to be suffering from a case of mange. As the journalists feed it pieces of bread and meat, the fox also displays a bizarre ability to craft sandwiches. Amazingly, it also fits the entire thing into its mouth before leaving.
Throw some more meat and cheese in there, and this may very well be a fox that can beat you in the...
7 More Gun Tattoos That Will Leave You Slack-jawed
Excuse us, we're still picking up our collective jaws off the floor.
What are some of your gun tattoos? Feel free to show 'em off in the comments below or on our Facebook page.
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Video: This Folding 12 Gauge Pocket Shotgun Will Blow Your Mind
The Burgess Folding Shotgun is probably not a gun that many people have heard of. This rare and unique shotgun has the ability to be carried fully loaded and folded in a waist holster. Ian from Forgotten Weapons draws a Burgess from such a holster in the gif below, showing exactly what the firearm is capable of.
Another unique feature of this...
Missouri Turkey Hunter Faces Expulsion from High School for Leaving Disassembled Shotgun in Truck
A Missouri high school student is reportedly facing expulsion after school officials discovered an unloaded, disassembled shotgun in his pickup truck last week. According to The Joplin Globe, 18-year-old Sawyer Shepard has been put on a 10-day suspension while the Carthage School Board considers additional disciplinary actions. Under the school's current policy, bringing a weapon onto campus could result...
Video: Trapped Snake “Thanks” Rescuers with Regurgitated Frog
Usually, helping wildlife in need is its own reward, but sometimes nature can surprise you. When two young men cut this entangled snake free in the video below, the creature showed its gratitude by vomiting up a smelly, half-digested frog. Not exactly a reward most people would enjoy, but there's more to this story than it would seem.
Video contains very strong language. In fact, you might want to mute it.
https://youtu.be/A5dkGTn6Vr4?t=2m47s
Of course, the snake is not actually "thanking" its rescuers, it more than likely thinks that the humans are just another threat. Snakes will...
Video: Climber Captures Terrifying Everest Avalanche During Nepal Earthquake on Film
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25 devastated many parts of the mountainous South Asian country. Current reports estimate that there are least 3,800 dead, and the number is climbing.
The quake also triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, which was captured from a terrifying first-person view by German climber Jost Kobusch. You can see his footage below. It contains strong language.
https://youtu.be/_JC_wIWUC2U
The avalanche alone claimed at least 17 lives, and rescue efforts for Nepalese families and Everest climbers alike are still ongoing....
Big Guns in Small Packages: 5 Tiny Derringers That Shoot Large Bullets
Derringers were the original concealed carry handgun---unless you count stuffing a wheellock pistol into your coat and lugging that around. To this day, derringers remain among the smallest of handguns you can get your hands on, but they aren't as popular as they used to be. With the proliferation of smaller and smaller semiautomatic pistols and revolvers, derringers are now often seen as more of a novelty than a tool for self-defense. This is partly due to a misconception that all derringers come in teeny, tiny calibers to match their diminutive frames, but that's not always the case....
Video: Tennessee Turkey Narrowly Dodges Attacking Eagle
Say what you will about turkeys, but they can sometimes surprise you. This trail cam near Waverly, Tennessee managed to capture video of a turkey deftly avoiding a golden eagle in the middle of a dive. Not only that, but the gobbler stays on land and calmly---but quickly---runs out of view. We're not sure if the eagle managed to get its meal after all, but that sure was impressive.
Also, check out the impressive beard.
https://youtu.be/Yp88qOHvc6w...
Alaska Governor Steps in to Commute Bear Family’s “Death Sentence”
Due to public demand and a request from Governor Bill Walker, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (DFG) announced that it will not euthanize a family of five bears near Anchorage. The department intially intended to capture and destroy the black bears---a sow and her four yearling cubs---after the animals made repeated visits to Anchorage to rummage through unsecured trash.
Earlier this month, the animals were spotted in the downtown neighborhood of Government Hill, where they were surrounded by curious bystanders taking photos on their phones. Feeling threatened, the cubs climbed a...
Video: Shooting “Weaponized Nails” in a Saiga Shotgun
Do you need a high-powered nail gun that can be used both in your next home improvement project and at the range? Well, with a bunch of custom .410 shotshells and a handful of nails, YouTube's MattV2099 effectively turned his Saiga shotgun into a nailgun of epic proportions.
"This is the 410x76 NAIL shotgun slug," stated the video's description. "We take a handful NAILS and convert them to a combination glue/nail slug. Conceptualized as the Russian nail gun wacky shotgun load, we [then] discover this load actually has serious power, penetration and aiming capabilities."
Yet, it would...
Another Tie on the “Turkey Tree”
For over 20 years, my friends and I have been hunting wild turkey on a farm in north central Kansas. While each year is different from the last, there is one tradition that always stays the same—the “Turkey Tree.” What was once a bare branch in the woods now bears the blood-stained ties used to hang up and clean the harvested birds—48 to be exact—and each year the Turkey Tree gains another set of ties to signify our group’s success.
The crisp, cool air of that 2015, Kansas opening-day morning settled over us as we waited for the sun to rise over the emerald green alfalfa grass....