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Our Favorite F&S Stories: The Road to Tinkhamtown
When I tell people that my favorite Field & Stream story is “The Road to Tinkhamtown,” they’re often surprised that a 25-year-old is so into a 60-year-year old story. I say it just goes to prove...
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Ruffed Grouse Hunting: A Complete Guide
Saeedatun / Adobe Stock Ruffed grouse hunting grew up in 19th century New England, so naturally it can be a bit of a prude. So genteel in certain circles, so neatly wrapped in tradition and style, it...
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Alaska Fish & Game to Reduce Caribou Tags Amid Continued Herd Decline
There are approximately 152,000 caribou in the Western Arctic herd, according to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. Jim Dau. Late last month, the Alaska Board of Game voted to substantially...
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12 Gauge vs 20 Gauge for Hunting Just About Anything
Twelve-gauges and 20-gauges each have their pros and cons. zorandim75/Adobe StockWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › One of...
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California Quail: The West Coast Gamebird
The California quail feature a curve topknot. Lux Blue/Adobe Stock With its distinctive topknot, the California or Valley quail looks more like a fanciful partridge in a pear tree than it does a real...
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Shotgun Chokes Explained
Matthew EveryWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › A shotgun’s payload of pellets flies downrange in an expanding,...
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How Much Is a Hunting License?
Dave Hurteau In 2023, a hunter bid $725,000 on a mule deer tag at the Western Hunt Expo in Utah. The bid shattered a record set the night before when a hunter bid $500,000 on an Antelope Island mule...
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Types of Shotguns: A Complete Guide
Break-action shotguns are made with different barrel configurations. This Mossberg is an over/under. MossbergWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate...
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How to Differentiate and Hunt the Two Species of Blue Grouse
A males Dusky grouse next to a male Sooty grouse. In 2006, the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) took a closer look at the western bird known as the “blue grouse” and reclassified it into two...
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Gambel’s Quail: The Southwest Gamebird
A male gambel's quail perched on a branch. Gale Boyer/Adobe Stock A covey of gambel’s quail scurrying through the desert with their topknots bobbing is a common sight in parts of the southwest....
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Hunting with a Suppressor: 5 Key Considerations
The author used a suppressed rifle to take this nice whitetail buck. Blane EverettWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Last...
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A Wild Feast
Adobe Stock To celebrate Mother’s Day, all week long we’ll be publishing a series of stories all about moms––about their companionship in the outdoors, about them encouraging us to hunt and fish, and...
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Farewell to the Browning BPS
Browning We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › This year, Browning announced the sad news that their BPS shotgun has been...
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Massachusetts Hunter Bags First Confirmed Leucistic Black Duck
The specimen was a pure black duck with a rare genetic condition. Mike Wec / DU Last December, Mike Wec was hunting a pond in Massachusetts when he bagged an incredibly rare leucistic black duck with...
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Why Minimum Hunting-Age Limits Need to Go
The author poses with his son, Anse, who took this dandy whitetail buck last fall. Will Brantley You could call me the archetypal proud dad. When I share a picture on social media, it’s often of my...
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Mossberg Gold Reserve 20-Gauge Sporting Shotgun Review—Expert Tested
Mossberg's new Gold Reserve 20-Gauge Sporting over-under shotgun. Phil BourjailyWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Going...
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Thanks, Dad: A Golden Moment
Adobe Stock To celebrate Father’s Day, all week long we’ll be publishing a series of stories all about dads—about their companionship in the outdoors, about them teaching or encouraging us to hunt and...
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Tristar Phoenix Shotgun Review—Expert Tested
Tristar's new Phoenix side-by-side shotgun. Phil BourjailyWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › With side-by-side shotguns...
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Our Favorite Wild Game and Fish Recipes for the Fourth of July
These fall-off-the-bone ribs won’t last long at a summer barbeque. Christopher Testani / Food and prop styling by Roscoe Betsill The Fourth of July is sort of like the Thanksgiving of Summer—which is...
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The True Value of a Great Hunting Shotgun
A pheasant hunter toting a classic Browning Auto 5 praises his dog after a good retrieve. Brian GrossenbacherWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate...
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