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There’s a brown paper bag in my freezer right now whose sole purpose is to keep me from seeing the last two pieces of Antelope meat from last fall. If I see them, I’ll want to eat them, but I’m keeping them in reserve so I can compare them side by side with black bear meat. I’m trying to figure out which of the two is my favorite. Most people have two hangups with bear meat. “I’ve had it, but it was so greasy,” is the primary response. This is simple to overcome: remove the fat. Every scrap of it.…
We took Armasight’s Commander 640 thermal weapon sight and Warden 640 thermal monocular into a West Texas night hunt where game cams love to lie. The thermals did not. Here’s what impressed me, what annoyed me, and how the rig performed when hogs finally showed. Game Cams Will Break Your Heart, Then Thermal Shows Up I started hating game cameras several years ago on hunts just like this one. You know, hunts where the cameras show all kinds of activity in the days before your hunt, and you are all psyched up, but then you sit for hours and sometimes…
One thing that the Heller decision did was to make it clear that handguns couldn’t be banned. These are “in common use” and aren’t particularly dangerous or unusual, two things that were laid down at the time that set the stage for what could and couldn’t be argued as grounds for gun control in federal court. But a ban was completely off the table. Considering how important that was to anti-gunners of days gone by, that was saying something.Unfortunately, anti-gun states are finding a different way to ban various forms of pistols out there, and…
Bushmaster’s 450 BM SD is a straight wall hammer that carries like an AR-15, hits like a sledge, and stays manageable thanks to smart parts and a good recoil pad. Why 450 Bushmaster Still Matters For Deer And Hogs Hunters often toss big bores into one bucket and call them meat wasters. Not all big bores behave the same. In straight wall states, the 450 BM shines, and Bushmaster’s own 450 BM chambered rifles show why. The Bushmaster 450 BM SD is part of a purpose built AR platform lineup that lets this cartridge show its best ballistics. After seasons…
This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog. The war with Iran that we have been waiting for is officially here. The U.S. and Israel are absolutely pummeling Iranian military targets, and in return, the Iranians are striking targets all over the Middle East. As you will see below, even a British military base in Cyprus has just been hit. I think that the Iranians were hoping that the unexpected nations that they are targeting would be so traumatized that they would beg the United States to stop the conflict, but instead, it seems like…
The greatest part about gear is that it’s always evolving and getting better. Nowhere is that more evident than at Denver’s Outdoor Market Alliance (OMA) gear show, where some of the hottest and most innovative brands gather biannually to show off their latest and greatest products. And this year, for the winter show, they brought their A-game. GearJunkie hit the floor of OMA running, buzzing around from brand to brand, getting the lowdown on some of the coolest gear we’ve seen all season. We saw premium rooftop tents with built-in couches, Kevlar avalanche airbag vests, the most versatile headlamp we’ve…
Usually, when I see something from outside of the United States that is even remotely associated with gun control, it’s someone who doesn’t live here saying that we should totally do what the rest of the world did because rights aren’t really a good reason to preserve a right, or something to that effect. Every now and then, though, we get something kind of based.I’m not quite sure I’ll put this piece in that camp, but I do appreciate it. After all, when someone looks beyond high-profile shootings and looks at American high-profile stabbings, it’s…
Costa Rica banned sport hunting years ago. And recently, it emphasized that point to the world. Under the country’s Wildlife Conservation Law No. 7317, hunting is broadly prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for population control and subsistence. If you’re a North American hunter hoping Costa Rica might one day reopen opportunities, this law makes it clear that’s not the direction they’re heading. Let’s break it down. Sport Hunting? Explicitly Prohibited Article 14 lays it out plainly: “Hunting for sport is strictly prohibited; hunting shall be permitted solely for population control and subsistence.” That’s not vague language. That’s a hard line.…
Global oil prices jumped by as much as 13% on Monday. This major spike comes after a round of intense joint United States-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered major concerns about global economic disruption of tanker traffic. Vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz have already been heavily impacted as attacks continue across the Middle East. Multiple vessels in the area have received VHF transmission from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that “no ship is allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz”, an official with the European Union naval mission Aspides told Reuters. The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow waterway between Iran…
After listening to the full two hours of oral arguments in U.S. v. Hemani on Monday morning, I’m willing to make a couple of predictions. First, a majority of the justices will find in favor of defendant Ali Danial Hemani, who argues that Section 922(g)(3)’s prohibition on gun possession for “unlawful” users of drugs violates his Second Amendment rights, and that the majority will not be the same makeup as the majority in Bruen or even the Rahimi decision allowing individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders from being temporarily disarmed. Justice Clarence Thomas was the first justice to…
President Donald Trump’s Make America Beautiful Again (MABA) Commission has officially launched its long-range conservation strategy. And for hunters, it’s worth paying attention. Unveiled February 11, 2026, the initiative, called MABA 250, is being framed as a results-driven blueprint to conserve America’s lands and waters while expanding outdoor recreation opportunities. Chaired by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the strategy is designed not just as a short-term policy push, but as a governing conservation framework looking ahead to America’s 250th anniversary and beyond. “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!” –President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/iaijFWLDdc— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 29, 2025 The messaging is…
President Donald Trump has, without a doubt, done more for gun rights than any prior administration, at least within my lifetime. Even the great Ronald Reagan managed to take us a step backward with the 1986 machine gun ban, so Trump has that going for him. The problem, as I’ve already hinted at, is that the bar was so low, an amoeba couldn’t limbo under it even with the help of a shovel.It didn’t really take all that much.Which is why I can acknowledge where he stands in gun rights history and still have a…
November 22, 2025, was supposed to be a simple ground-morning deer sit in Freedom, New York. Instead, it became the kind of hunt that gets talked about at camp for the next 50 years. Twenty-six-year-old Janelle Miller was hunting family property in Cattaraugus County with her father, Dan, and grandfather, Doug, land they’ve hunted for more than two decades. She made sure to thank Tom Lyon for always allowing their family to come up to camp. It was a deer-only morning. Then the brush started moving. “It sounded just like a deer walking,” Janelle said. But when the animal reached…
Subaru’s research shows that 37% of its owners would consider an EV as their next vehicle. As such, it is filling out its lineup of EVs. Uncharted, Solterra, and Trailseeker are the EVs, mirroring the Crosstrek, Forester, and Outback gas-vehicle lineup. Subaru invited me to Southern California to test the largest of its EVs, the 2026 Trailseeker. I drove it for half a day across a wide range of conditions, including city traffic, interstate, a muddy off-road course, and very wet, windy backroads. I came away from the experience with he feeling that many Subaru faithful will be very happy…
Later this month the Supreme Court is slated to consider Schoenthal v. Raoul in conference, and if the justices grant cert the challenge to Illinois’ ban on lawful concealed carry on public transportation could be heard this fall. While the briefs filed by the plaintiffs and the defendants have largely argued over whether or not there’s a historical rationale for keeping public transportation “gun-free”, there’s a pragmatic argument to be made against the weapons ban as well: criminals are routinely ignoring those prohibitions, and violent crime on Chicago Transit Authority property is the highest it’s been…
Iran has claimed that the United States has suffered 200 casualties in retaliatory strikes in the Middle East. The Pentagon, however, says that number is only three. Iran Has Confirmed The Death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that strikes on military bases in the Middle East have caused the death of 200 military personnel. “As a result of missile strikes on American bases, at least 200 US military personnel were killed and injured,” the Tasnim news agency reported Saturday, citing a statement by the IRGC. This is a rather large discrepancy. Is Iran…
San Francisco–based travel brand Aer and the gear experts at GearJunkie’s sister site Pack Hacker looked at existing slings on the market and came away with one bold idea: Make the ultimate sling bag. The result is their first-ever design collaboration, the Aer x Pack Hacker Ultra Sling. Born from a 17-month development process that saw the teams testing prototypes from Lisbon to Seoul, this 2L sling bridges the gap between minimalist everyday carry and rugged travel utility. Check out a first look at the new bag below. The Design Built for the Elements The new, standout feature of this…
