I’ve long advocated for varmint hunting, specifically prairie dogs, as a fantastic way to test and hone one’s long-range shooting skills. It can be quite tempting to aim for the largest steel target when on a static range—the dopamine of the clang on steel is really hard to beat, especially when reaching out past 800 yards or so. That time-of-flight delay gives just enough time to reacquire the target, and if you can spot your own impact before the sound reaches your ears? Bliss. But, maybe you want a greater challenge for your shooting skills. Hitting a 24-inch plate at…

Turkish-made firearms, from lever-action rifles to concealed-carry handguns, have taken a huge share of the U.S. market. After years of being marketed under other brand’s names, recently, these manufacturers have not just opened U.S. subsidiaries that sell guns under their name, they have also begun manufacturing complete firearms in the U.S. The Derya Arms MAX is an example of both, a new semi-auto shotgun designed for serious competitive shooters that is made in the USA. The MAX is a new competition shotgun by Derya Arms that is a new and proprietary design. Over the years, semi-auto, magazine-fed shotguns made by…

00:00:04 Speaker 1: Welcome to This Country Life. I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trotlining and just general country living. I want you to stay a while as I share my experiences in life lessons. This Country Life is presented by Case Knives from the store More Studio on Meat Eaters Podcast Network, bringing you the best outdoor podcast that airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stories to share. Coon Claude Jake and Philip Worm. We’re living off the land this week, two similarly themed stories…

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We’re very excited to announce the most recent installment of MeatEater’s American History. In this new audiobook original listeners will plunge into the frozen vastness of the Last Frontier, where a diehard breed of hunters and trappers carved out a living from the Alaskan wilderness in the early decades of the twentieth century.Steven Rinella tells the story of these remarkable frontiersmen. Lured north by the promise of the Klondike Gold Rush, this generation of hunters and trappers stayed put long after their dreams of striking it rich had faded away. Instead, they vanished into the wilderness and took up the…

00:00:02 Speaker 1: You’ve heard how American hunters ended up arrested in Turks and Caicos for forgotten ammunition in their luggage. You’ve heard about the prison conditions, the baffling legal system, and the US State Department’s lack of involvement. What you haven’t heard is what happened when they decided to fight back, and how that decision put not just them but their wives and children in the crosshairs. 00:00:25 Speaker 2: That’s next on Blood Trails. 00:00:39 Speaker 1: The Americans who’d been arrested in Turks and Caicos knew their situation was dire, but Michael Grimm’s account of Grand Turk…

00:00:04 Speaker 1: Welcome to the News Show. 00:00:06 Speaker 2: Today, we’re going to talk about armadillos spreading leprosy. What we’ve got, some good news for hound hunters Alberta, and some troubling news for Wyoming wolf hunters. Steve gets the scoop on the latest in grizzly bear management. A Jeopardy contestant exposes himself, but not in the way that you might think. 00:00:24 Speaker 1: And Nate has a segment about. 00:00:25 Speaker 2: A record carp that Brody is very, very skeptical about. 00:00:31 Speaker 1: And with that we’re onto our news news now. 00:00:37 Speaker 2:…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: What is going on this Jake Hoefer and welcome to another episode of Back forty. This week we have the same crew. We have Aaron Warburn, Jeff Sturgis, Adam Keith, and Bill Winky providing their insight and information based off of one question, one theme. And this is something I feel that as hunters, we often like to take in all this information. And when you take in a lot of information and haven’t applied it year after a year, like some of these guys, it’s easy to over complicate things. And so I wanted to reverse…

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Earlier this year, we attended Range Ready’s “Plinkapalooza,” a celebration of all things rimfire. There were head-to-head shoot offs, challenges and incredible feats of marksmanship on display, with most firearms chambered in .22 LR, but also some .17 HMR and .22 Mag. represented. Firearms, in semi-automatic pistol, revolver and rifle, were plentiful, as well as various ammunition offerings and sound suppressors. We even saw a few brand-new products unveiled. One of the companies present was Banish Suppressors, which brought not only a number of its Banish 22 suppressors but also a pair of new .223 Rem.-capable suppressors. These are of…