Which Garmin Watch Is Best for Hunting: Fenix 7 vs Epix Comparison The Garmin Fenix 7 is the better hunting watch for most guys chasing elk in September and whitetail in November. The Epix Gen 2 wins if you want the same navigation guts wrapped in a screen you’ll actually enjoy reading at 5 AM…
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Best Scope for Long-Range Hunting: Magnification, Reticle & Glass Quality The best long-range hunting scope is the Nightforce SHV 4-14×56, full stop, if you can stomach the $1,800 price tag. If you can’t, the Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5-25×50 gets you 90% of the performance for less than half the money. I’ve run both…
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How to Store Hunting Clothes: Scent Control & Preservation Between Seasons Store hunting clothes in a sealed, scent-free container in a climate-stable space. Not the garage. Not the attic. Not a basement that swings hot and damp. Wash everything in scent-free detergent, dry it completely, and get it into an airtight system within a week…
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Hunting Scope Sizes Explained: Magnification & Objective Diameter Guide That number stamped on your scope tube — 3-9×40, 4-12×50, whatever — isn’t marketing fluff. It tells you exactly what that optic can and can’t do before you mount it on a rifle. Learn to read it and you’ll stop buying scopes that don’t match your…
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How to Skin Big Game: Field Technique for Elk, Deer & Moose Hides Skinning right comes down to three things: a sharp knife, cooling the meat fast, and slowing down on the cape if you’re keeping it for taxidermy. Mess up any of those and you’re either wrecking a shoulder mount or souring 200 pounds…
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Best Shotguns for Grouse Hunting: Lightweight & Nimble for Dense Cover The best grouse gun is the one you can mount and fire in under a second while your boot’s still tangled in a blackberry cane. Weight matters more than pattern density. Handling speed matters more than payload. If you’re still carrying the 12-gauge you…
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Best Semi-Auto Shotguns for Upland Birds: Speed & Capacity Advantage The best semi-auto shotgun for upland birds is the Benelli Montefeltro in 20-gauge. It’s light enough for a 12-mile grouse day, soft-shooting enough that your shoulder isn’t done by the third covey, and I’ve run one through six seasons of Iowa pheasant without a single…
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Best Youth Hunting Rifles for Elk: Lower Recoil, Full Power Options The best youth elk rifle isn’t the one with the biggest number stamped on the barrel. It’s a properly fitted .243 Winchester, 7mm-08 Remington, or .308 Winchester that your kid can actually shoulder, aim, and shoot without flinching. I’ve watched more first elk hunts…
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Hunting Backpack vs Tactical Pack: Which Carry System Wins in the Field Buy the hunting pack if you’re packing out meat. Buy the tactical pack if your trips are day hunts or multi-use scenarios where you need MOLLE real estate more than a load shelf. I’ve run both systems through elk season in Colorado and…
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Best Over/Under Shotguns for Upland Hunting: Classic Reliability & Precision The best over/under for upland hunting is the Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon I. I’ve carried one through eight seasons of grouse woods and prairie CRP, and it’s never once failed to fire. If you want a shorter answer: buy a break-action gun, buy it in…
