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Part of being a successful hunter is being a successful tracker, and tracking is not a skill that’s learned overnight. In some types of hunting, such as duck hunting, tracking is really not necessary; you’ll post up somewhere in a ...

The Winchester Model 70 is widely regarded as one of the most classic hunting rifles of all time. It is an iconic weapon of American history. Many of the Model 70 rifles produced after 1964 gained a reputation for taking ...

Say you’re in a survival scenario, and you’ve already accomplished the tasks of finding water, building a shelter, and starting a fire. Your next priority will be to gather food. You’ve found plenty of edible berries and roots, but you ...

A crossbow, resembling something between a rifle and a bow, uses a fast string to launch projectiles—just as a bow does—but also has a stock and trigger like a rifle. Although we don’t know exactly when the crossbow was invented, ...

Crafting my own packable survival tools has got to be one of my absolute personal favorite hobbies, especially since they can usually be made in the garage workshop on the super-cheap. I’ve made quite a few slingshots, fishing kits and ...

An adequate fishing kit can be compacted and put in a survival kit, but if you’re out in the wilderness without that kit, don’t despair. Fish are an excellent source of protein, and with the right knowledge and some practice, ...

If you ever find yourself in a survival situation, what would be your first priority? One recurring theme when reading stories of survival is the constant search for food. Folks like the Lykovs or Alexander Selkirk all relayed a similar ...

Today, there are primarily two major types of rifles that comprise the majority of what hunters use for game: the traditional bolt action and the more modern semi-automatic. But is one better than the other? Both bolt action and semi-automatic ...

There is nothing in the firearm world quite as personal as the deer rifle. There are almost more calibers, makes, models and optics than you can count. From Grandpa’s model 94 that has seen faithful use for decades in the ...

A rifle should accommodate the unique needs of its shooter. And those needs will not only be based in their applications and philosophy-of-use, but also in the diverse environments in which they must come to serve the individual pulling the ...