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The Elk Chronicles
The sun was lowering as I drove up through the mountains of southwestern Montana with Joe Coogan of Benelli in his search for a bull elk. Joe was excited as we turned off into old ranch land. It was a private holding known for trophy bulls. The pickup crunched through the snow as we pulled into the lodge where we were warmly welcomed with dinner and first met Dave, our guide. Dave had the look of a grey fox with a dry wit and an easy confidence that augured well for our time with him.

Early-Season Stands
The weather is still warm, if not downright hot; the insects are annoying, and the deer may not move much except at the edges of the day. It doesn't feel like deer season by any classic measure, but don't let that stop you. Grab your bow, and get out there. The earliest days of the year a hunter can hit his stand can still be some of the best."I love hunting deer in the early season," says longtime Hunter Specialties pro-staffer Alex Rutledge.

.300 Dakota
History Designed by the late Don Allen, the .300 Dakota is one of five Dakota rounds, from 7mm to .404, based on the .404 Jeffery. (A sixth, the .450 Dakota, derives from the .416 Rigby hull.) The .544 base of the rimless .300 takes up more bolt face than the .532 base of belted magnums fashioned from the .375 H&H. Minimum case taper contributes to a 15 percent capacity boost over belted .300s of similar length. Don kept case length to .255, overall length to 3.33.

Sportsman Channel and DISH Network Collaborate To Support Gulf Region Recovery Efforts
New Berlin, Wis. (August 31, 2010)  – Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, today announced the network is available in both SD and HD as an a la carte option on DISH Network Ch. 395.

The Waddell Family Dove Hunt
As the brutal summer heat rages on here in the South and across much of the rest of the country, an annual tradition for many hunters is about to take place.

The Bruin Boom
Thanks to skyrocketing complaints and a rapidly spreading population, New Jersey hunters will enjoy their first bear hunt in six years if a proposed season survives legal challenges. The number of aggressive bears reported to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife nearly tripled since 2006 when the season was cancelled by then-Governor John Corzine.

Midwest Whitetails: A Tough Season, but a Good One
Five days before the Kansas rifle season, I sat in my stand with my mom and aunt. During the spring and summer, I'd burned and, with a lot of help, cleared, leveled and planted. Thanks to perfect rains, my winter wheat had come up nicely, and the deer loved it. Now, on the eve of the season, I was hoping to show the ladies some of our Kansas whitetails. Of course, I was also doing some last-minute scouting.That was the slowest of any evening I sat that stand, but two of the six does that came in fed right in front of us.

Remington Core-Lokt
It's been called, cleverly, the deadliest mushroom in the woods. Actually, it probably is. Proof that Remington's Core-Lokt has killed more deer than any other bullet would be hard to come by, but I wouldn't bet against it. This wildly popular bullet has been around since 1939. The Core-Lokt has a standard gilding-metal jacket (copper, in some ads, but it is alloyed with zinc). An inner thickening of the jacket at the cannelure pinches the lead core, so the bullet is less likely to separate or fragment.

Meet The Ruger SR-556/6.8
Southport, CT: August 26, 2010 – Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. (NYSE:RGR) has announced the new Ruger SR-556/6.8, a new chambering in the SR-556 two-stage, piston-driven, AR-Style rifle.

Trophy Cougar
Species: CougarWhere Found: BC, WA, OR, CA, AB, MT, ID, NV, WY, UT, CO, AZ, NM, TX & SDWorld's Record –16 4⁄16 points B&C, Douglas E. Schuk, Tatlayoko Lake, BC 1979Minimum Book Score – All-time; 15, Awards; 14 8⁄16The North American cougar has a challenged past. They were systematically wiped out in the East and nearly so in the West as a thief of livestock and livelihood.

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