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2012 Big Game Roundup
Last year proved to be a much better year than some of the folks I interviewed for the 2011 forecast indicated. The optimism of biologists in the Midwest proved to be justified, but the bleak forecast...
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Editor’s Choice Awards: Best Gear for This Year
For the last three years, Petersen’s Hunting has awarded manufacturers with the Editor’s Choice Award for best-in-class products. This award is given to products that embody the ideal combination of...
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Court Erases Prison Time for Largest Deer Poaching Case in U.S. History
It appears two brothers who ran the largest U.S. deer poaching operation in history won’t be serving their time in prison after all. Texas brothers James and Marlin Butler were originally sentenced in...
View Article(GRAPHIC) Video: Coyotes Take Down Deer on Trail Cam
For a state that declared open war on coyotes and wild hogs in April 2012, there’s now even clearer evidence why they did. A video taken by a trail camera from South Carolina surfaced this week that...
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Last Shot Bucks: How to Make Late-Season Hunting Count
Adam Hays says hunters need to take the time to scout during the season in order to pattern big bucks. Hays killed this 182-inch late-season giant on one of those scouting trips. I’m not going to lie:...
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Petersen’s Exclusive: Trail Cam Captures Arrow Hitting Buck
Setup: Double Bull Primos Blind overlooking water and a cottonseed feeder Shot Distance: 15 yards Gear: Parker Compound Bow, Easton Full Metal Jacket 400, Muzzy four blade 125 grain, Little Goose by...
View ArticleViral Video: Buck Attacks Dead Buck in Colorado
As every experienced deer hunter knows, a rut-crazed buck will do a lot of strange things. Including fight a buck that’s already been killed. In a November YouTube video submitted from a Colorado mule...
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HUNTING’s Best Whitetail Draw States for 2013
Ask most serious whitetail hunters which state boasts the best odds for taking a buck with true trophy potential and most will offer an unhesitating “Iowa.” It’s also one of the hardest to get tags....
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Coyotes and Deer: Can These Predators Bring Down Mature Bucks?
They work in teams, pushing their prey into hopeless situations and baiting them into exhaustion. They rip flesh, tear throats, and attack hindquarters, causing shock and loss of blood. The pursuit is...
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20 Biggest Typical Whitetail Bucks of All Time
Before there were deer hunting celebrities with their own TV shows, NASA-grade clothing to block scent or entire companies devoted to whitetail management, there were men in wool shirts with old war...
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How to Design the Ultimate Scent-Free Deer Hunting Room
Every great idea has an inspiration. This one came last November when I was sitting in the kitchen at Copper’s Creek Outfitters in Illinois City, Ill., gnawing on a piece of home-cooked fried chicken....
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20 Biggest Non-Typical Bucks of All Time
As hunters let’s face it: we like big bucks and we cannot lie. The form, the mass, the natural beauty—what’s not to like? Bigger is always better, and despite what people may tell you, size really...
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TV Host Spook Spann Violates Probation; Gets Jail Time and Hunting Ban
The U.S. Attorney’s Office released a statement on July 31, 2013, stating TV host and celebrity hunter William “Spook” Spann had violated his federal probation and must serve 30 days in jail. Spann was...
View ArticleArmed Wildlife Agents Kill Fawn in Animal Shelter Raid
The actions of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in dealing with a whitetail fawn at a no-kill animal shelter are drawing fire from across the country. According to WISN-TV in Milwaukee, a...
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8 Best Venison Marinades
Photo by Holly A. Heyser. Perhaps the most common question I get about cooking venison is what marinades I use the most. The truth is, I don’t always use a marinade, because a really good piece of...
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10 Best Days for Hunting in the Rut
A good day to hunt whitetails this fall is any day you can get off work. But knowing that some days will be better than others, we went through the calendar, analyzed moon phases, predicted the weather...
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This poacher is lucky he lives in the USA. There are places in Africa where poachers are shot for their crimes.
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In 2007, Kent and his brother Theron Thomas Kent, were traveling in Lyon County, Kansas — “coyote hunting” – when they spotted what they thought was a field full of Canadian geese. The geese were...
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It's very evident that this individual has no respect for laws. He basically is a outlaw. Its to bad its not during the Old West Days, he would have been hung for what he has done. Its time these...
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