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When big bullets and buffalo collide in a classic western showdown, bi...
By Dick Metcalf
The bison herd was spread across the barren ridgetop of the Bighorn Plateau, about 250 in number, browsing where short grass was windswept bare of remaining late-February
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A break from the norm is sometimes exactly what the doctor ordered.
By Dick Metcalf
It used to be that there were only two types of sights that anyone would think to use on a hunting rifle, shotgun, or handgun: either conventional open sights
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Utah's harvest-objective cougar hunting offers an accessible and affor...
By Dick Metcalf
Want to shoot a mountain lion? I know where you can go. Unlimited walk-in tags, reasonable cost and a success rate near 100 percent if you can be there when the
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A simple field test to find the warmest gear.
By Dick Metcalf
My Illinois home hunting ground often gets below zero during the season. Tired of numb toes and stiff fingers that always seemed to force me out of my tree stand
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A simple field test to find the warmest gear.
By Dick Metcalf
My Illinois home hunting ground often gets below zero during the season. Tired of numb toes and stiff fingers that always seemed to force me out of my tree stand
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When you want a good friend by your side.
By Dick Metcalf
Hunters' handguns are not exactly the same thing as hunting handguns. Hunting handguns are for taking game--a big, scoped revolver, say, or a single-shot. Hunters'
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Flashlights have come a long way from the ol' D cell.
By Dick Metcalf
Nearly everyone who hunts has a small flashlight tucked in his pack or field kit--for emergencies, for getting in and out of stands or blinds in the dark, or
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The .17 Mach 2 is a new take on a classic case.
By Dick Metcalf
Hornady Manufacturing has developed a brand-new rimfire cartridge, called the .17 Mach 2. It's based on the classic .22 Long Rifle rimfire case, necked to seat
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Today's high-tech glass is the real deal.
By Dick Metcalf
Over the past few years, microchips have invaded the world of hunting optics, and products that would have been considered science fiction less than a decade
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Gun cleaning doesn't have to be a drag.
By Dick Metcalf
Few hunters care for their firearms as well as they should. Partly that's due to simple human nature. It doesn't really matter how much you cherish your favorite
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Parallax is a vexing little problem every hunter should know about.
By Dick Metcalf
Small changes sometimes have large consequences. For premium riflescope design, one such change is the recent trend of moving the location of the parallax focus
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How to cope with the little marks on your crosshairs.
By Dick Metcalf
There’s a profusion of new and different and complex reticles in the world of riflescopes, all designed to allow the long-range hunter to adjust his aiming
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Simmons and Redfield riflescopes go high tech.
By Dick Metcalf
A few years ago, Meade Instruments of California purchased the famous Simmons, Redfield and Weaver optics brands. Meade manufactures the world's most advanced
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Learn to distinguish the high-quality glasses from the kitsch.
By Dick Metcalf
There are a boatload of binoculars on the market these days, and making sense of the myriad claims, hype and gobbledygook terminology that fills the manufacturers'
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More chamberings than ever give new life to this handy sport.
By Dick Metcalf
When Smith & Wesson introduced its new X-Frame revolvers chambered for the .460 and .500 magnums, it created a lot of buzz in the big game handgun hunting community--and
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