How-To

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5 Ways to Stabilize your Rifle When Shooting

By North American Outdoors / March 22, 2023 / Comments Off on 5 Ways to Stabilize your Rifle When Shooting

There are various methods and products to help keep your steady as you ready your rifle to take a shot. Here are the basics. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on March 22, 2023 NEWS, HOW-TO, TIPS & TACTICS, HUNTING, GEAR, FIREARMS Support NRA Women DONATE Shooting from the benchrest position is the most common position rifle shooters use. This is the first position…

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How to Handle Game in the Backcountry

By North American Outdoors / March 7, 2023 / Comments Off on How to Handle Game in the Backcountry

Bears, mountain lions and wolves all want your freshly harvested game. Here’s how to make sure they don’t get it—or you! by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on March 7, 2023 NEWS, HOW-TO, HUNTING, TIPS & TACTICS Support NRA Women DONATE Large wildlife predator numbers are increasing throughout North America. The numbers of brown bears, black bears, mountain lions and wolves are…

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Campsite Safety: How to Hang a Bear Bag

By North American Outdoors / March 6, 2023 / Comments Off on Campsite Safety: How to Hang a Bear Bag

Knowing how to properly hang a bear bag can keep YOU off the menu. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on March 6, 2023 NEWS, LIFESTYLE, TIPS & TACTICS, HOW-TO, HUNTING Support NRA Women DONATE There is no better image of hunting than the outfitter’s camp set up deep in the heart of elk country. The story is even better if it is…

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4 Ways to Purify Backcountry Water

By North American Outdoors / December 7, 2022 / Comments Off on 4 Ways to Purify Backcountry Water

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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10 Firearm Safety Rules to Follow While Hunting

By North American Outdoors / November 29, 2022 / Comments Off on 10 Firearm Safety Rules to Follow While Hunting

The main safety rules apply to all firearm-related activities—with a few more for hunting. As responsible hunters and firearm owners, it is our duty to ensure we follow the 10 rules of firearm safety to avoid being injured or worse, killed. Although there may be slight variations in the wording, gun safety rules are universal.…

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The 1, 2, 3’s of Fire Building

By North American Outdoors / November 25, 2022 / Comments Off on The 1, 2, 3’s of Fire Building

Knowing how to start a fire could save your life!  Every outdoorsman and woman should know the 3’s of fire building, which is essential if you want a campfire. After all, campfires are a mainstay in hunting camps and other outdoor activities in the wintertime. In fact, most of the memories happen around a campfire.…

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How to Market Your Firearm Training Business—and Attract More Students

By North American Outdoors / October 20, 2022 / Comments Off on How to Market Your Firearm Training Business—and Attract More Students

Want more students? Tap into your specific community with some imagination and out-of-the-box thinking. The number one question I get from individuals who want to teach others in the NRA firearm disciplines is, “How do I find students?†My answer to them is always, “YOU tell me!†After all, you should know your community and…

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Firearm Trainers: 6 Reasons to Use Training Aids

By North American Outdoors / October 18, 2022 / Comments Off on Firearm Trainers: 6 Reasons to Use Training Aids

Without training aids, all you have is a lecture. Training aids are very important in firearm training. The more training aids an instructor has, as long as they relate to the topic at hand, the better his or her class will be. Without training aids, all you have is a lecture or almost worse, a…

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Let’s Go Hunting – For Fish!

By North American Outdoors / October 12, 2022 / Comments Off on Let’s Go Hunting – For Fish!

Bowfishing is the perfect solution for hunting year-round to keep your skills honed between seasons. Keeping your hunting skills honed between seasons can be difficult. Most individuals wait until right before hunting season to start dusting off rifles, bows and other things taken to the field. These same individuals wait to brush up on their…

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5 Easy Steps to Load and Reload a Pistol

By North American Outdoors / July 26, 2022 / Comments Off on 5 Easy Steps to Load and Reload a Pistol

Load your semi-automatic with ease and confidence by following these five steps. Pistols are semi-automatic, magazine-fed handguns. To load a pistol, you must first load the firearm’s detachable magazine. The type of magazine that is used in your pistol is either a single stack or double stack magazine. Single-stack magazines are thin because the cartridges…

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