5 Musts When Taking a New Shooter to the Range

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Good instructors create good students. With proper instruction, your students will leave with the skills they need to improve their marksmanship. Teaching is a skill. Not everyone is a teacher, that is why we, as a society, have so much respect and admiration for those we trust our children with eight or more hours a…

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3 Tools You Need for Game Recovery

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The right tools make the easy and efficient recovery of game possible. Anyone who has ever been hunting will tell you, it is after you take your animal that the real work begins! I have heard successful elk hunters explain their emotional rollercoaster after a successful hunt. One hunter said the most exciting moment was when he…

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Overheard on the Gun Range: Common Terminology

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Knowing what these terms mean can keep everyone safe while having an enjoyable experience at the range. Knowing what these terms mean can keep everyone safe while having an enjoyable experience at the range. Accidental Discharge—An unanticipated and unforeseen discharge of a firearm. Injuries and property damages can possibly be prevented if all shooters follow the…

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4 Ways to Purify Backcountry Water

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Whether you’re a backcountry hunter, camper or hiker, chances are you’ll need to replenish your drinking water by purifying a natural water source. Here are the most four common methods. When hunting or hiking in the backcountry or extended camping in a “dry†camp, it is sometimes necessary to replenish drinking water. In hot climates…

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How to Be a Courteous and Ethical Hunter

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An ethic is an unwritten rule for the way we behave and act when no one else is watching, and this especially pertains to hunting. What does it mean to be a courteous and ethical hunter? Most all of us were raised to follow the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them…

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