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Anyone reading this could look at my daily step counts since early February and know exactly what I’ve been up to. For me, it’s partly a coping mechanism, and partly a thrill in itself to comb the whitetail woods in search of discarded headgear. Peak shed season falls perfectly between trapping season and turkey season, which gives my outdoor-obsessed brain something to cling to in the void. But shed hunting on public land is often a low-odds deal, no matter how hopeful I am when I walk out the door.This is the reality for a lot of hunters, and it…

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Last month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced nearly $1.3 billion is being delivered to state conservation and wildlife access programs. The funds—which also help operate, maintain and establish target ranges nationwide—are derived from Pittman-Robertson excise taxes paid by firearm and ammunition manufacturers and Dingell-Johnson excise taxes paid by the angling industry. A total of $804,790,385 of the nearly $1.3 billion is directly sourced from firearm and ammunition excise taxes paid by manufacturers. Since the program began in 1937, more than $31 billion has been distributed through annual apportionments to states. “State wildlife agencies are critical partners who are…

Armed Citizen® Today A man in Houston, Texas, left a gun range around 5 p.m. on Feb. 10. Unbeknownst to him, three robbers observed him leaving and followed him back to his apartment. They then reportedly attempted to rob the man of his range bag, including the guns in it, but the man was able to draw one of two guns he had on his person and fire at the suspects, striking one in the chin. The other two suspects fled on foot, abandoning their vehicle. The wounded suspect was expected to recover, and the investigation was ongoing. (click2houston.com, Houston,…

Taurus USA recently expanded its revolver line with the 66 Combat, a larger, all-steel revolver chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge. Watch our “Gun of the Week” video above to see the 66 Combat in use on the range and see the details of what Taurus calls the “final word in fighting revolvers.” “This is a brand new fighting revolver from Taurus,” American Rifleman Executive Editor Jay Grazio said. “It’s a seven-round, .357 Magnum revolver with a fluted cylinder, fiber-optic front sight, rear notch, screws for mounting optics, should you desire. There’s serrations on the top of the barrel, Hogue…

00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to This Country Life. I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trotlining and just in general country living. I want you to stay a while as I share my. 00:00:14 Speaker 2: Experiences in life lessons. 00:00:17 Speaker 1: 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. 00:00:29 Speaker 2: All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stories to share. 00:00:39 Speaker 1: Service serving others can…

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Time to start the garden and not spend time watching world news.  I can’t change a thing that is happening, but I can grow food and pray.  I must stay focused on the farm and move forward rather than spend time fretting and scanning “the news”.  Fear can be paralyzing.  Growing food and praying are the most important things I can do, at this time, in this place. Unless we get a surprise Spring cold snap, which is likely, the weather should be fairly mild temperature wise, from here on out for my location in Tennessee.  Our long range weather forecast looks mild (in…