00:00:00 Speaker 1: What is going on? 00:00:00 Speaker 2: Welcome back to a fresh episode of Back forty. This is Jake Hoefert and we have a fresh panel of four guests to talk about all the different things when it comes to managing whitetails. There’s no shortage of advice on what you should be doing, but sometimes the fastest way to improve your property is knowing what mistakes to avoid in the first place. In this episode of Back forty, we ask the question what are the biggest white tailand mistakes people make? And the answers cover a variety…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: There are days. There might be days where you’re gonna be it might be easier than you thought. There’s definitely gonna come a time where it’s gonna be either harder than you thought, or physically it’s gonna be so hard that mentally you start to shut down a little bit. So if you can hedge that fitness side of it to make it more enjoyable, here’s a good thing to think about. 00:00:17 Speaker 2: Have you, Rich Broning, ever been on a hunt you thought you were over prepared for and like you were like, ah,…

In the mid-19th century, the French military had developed some new firearm designs to take advantage of what was then the novel concept of a self-contained cartridge. Initially, like many militaries, the French converted existing military muzzleloaders to a breechloading design with its Tabatiere system, and later, they developed the Model 1866 Chassepot, which used a unique, self-contained paper cartridge. However, after the Franco-Prussian War, it was clear a new design was needed. Watch our “American Rifleman Television: I Have This Old Gun” segment above to see the details of the Model 1874 Gras rifle. “The Gras rifle was developed…

Subsonic ammunition produces muzzle velocities slower than the speed of sound. This eliminates the harsh supersonic crack you hear with standard-velocity ammunition. But, the speed of sound is not a constant; it varies due to air temperature, humidity and altitude. Additionally, at subsonic velocities, bullets can struggle to deform, upset or expand—as some like to call it—after impact. Finally, with semi-automatic rifles and handguns, you might see reliability issues. You can safely shoot supersonic ammunition from a suppressed firearm and still experience substantial noise reduction, in most cases below 140 decibels (dB), which is what OSHA considers hearing-safe. And from…

After getting its start by supplying parts for AR-style rifle owners, CMMG has grown into a company that builds complete and innovative AR-type rifles and handguns. Among these innovative products are the Banshee series of radial-delayed blowback Banshee pistols and SBRs. New for 2026, the company is introducing the ZEROED Banshee, a firearm that is optimized for use with suppressors. The ZEROED Banshee brings a suppressor-optimized platform to CMMG’s Banshee family.   The ZEROED Banshee is available in 5.7×28 mm, 9 mm Luger, 10 mm Auto, and .45 ACP, using the radial-delayed blowback system. The .300 Blackout version uses a…

00:00:07 Speaker 1: This podcast. 00:00:10 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I’m your host, Spencer new Arth, and today we’re joined by Giannis, Randall, Brodie, Nate, Max and Alex. This is a ten round quiz show with questions from meat Eater’s four verticals, which are hunting, fishing, conservation and cooking. There is a prize. Meat Eater will donate five hundred dollars to the conservation organization of the winner’s choosing. We’re starting today’s show with a mail bag question. You can send your questions for the crew to Trivia at the…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: Our world is changing. It always has, of course, but the pace of change today seems different, and for those of us whose lives revolve around the natural world hunters and anglers, campers and climbers, it’s impossible not to recognize that change is coming for the things that we love too. Open space is dwindling, wildlife populations are on decline, and government funding and staff levels for our public lands are being slashed. At the same time, passionate advocates of all types are working to steward our wild world in innovative and more promising ways than ever.…

Twelve-gauge pumps might still rule the turkey woods, but 20-gauge autoloaders dominate the current turkey gun trend. Thanks to potent TSS loads and custom turkey chokes, hunters can swap heavier, shoulder-pommeling big bores for lightweight sub-gauges without sacrificing effective range (in a lot of cases). If you’re in the market for such a rig, you should put the Beretta A300 Ultima Turkey 20 gauge at the top of your list.This spring I had the opportunity to test and hunt with a Beretta A300 Ultima Turkey, customized by Rob Roberts Gun Works. Aside from the lengthened forcing cone, you’ll find everything…

00:00:10 Speaker 1: From Meat Eaters World News headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is Cow’s Week in Review with Ryan cow Klahan. Here’s cal. 00:00:21 Speaker 2: A new development with a now famous Montana man just popped up. This is a little roundabout, so stick with me. John Edward Luten is a licensed big game outfitter here in the home state. According to our friends over at the Missoulian, his case dates back to an October twenty nineteen public land hunt for a Rocky Mountain big horn sheep in the famed Missouri Breaks. The hunter client in this case…

If you’re like me, your collection of shotguns is kind of like a set of golf clubs. Each is a different tool for a different purpose. I have a dainty, lightweight British 12-gauge for long walks and fast flushes. I have a smooth-shooting Remington 1100 for sitting still in the marsh. And I have a short-barreled 20-gauge for turkey hunting. But the most important gun in my safe is a beat-up Mossberg 500. I’ve used it to shoot deer, ducks, geese, turkeys, and pheasants.I’m not enough of a golfer to think of a club that would best describe my Mossberg,…