I think this is an important topic, and I’ve been struggling with it.  Who is my friend and who is my enemy, and why is it important to designate people as such?  Should I?  On the face of it, it’s about my safety and that of my family.  If I can identify friend or foe, I can more easily identify threats and make plans to mitigate them.  Maybe not easily, but at least I would know at some level what I’m dealing with.  I realize that my experiences are far different than those living in the suburbs or in a…

Processing your own meat is one of the most rewarding parts of hunting. Sure, it saves you money, but more than that, it gives you peace of mind knowing you’re getting your own deer back and that only your hands have touched the meat. I also like having control over how everything’s portioned and packaged, so when it’s time to cook, I’ve got options. One area that’s really worth learning is the hindquarter. It contains the bulk of the meat on an animal and offers a variety of versatile cuts. Here’s a detailed guide to the subprimal muscles, and the…

I have never had more trail cameras out in any given season than I do this year. It’s weird. While they are all out on private land, my season is split up pretty evenly between hunting those parcels and setting out on public where I have zero digital intel going.The difference between planning a private land rut hunt where I’ve had nine cell cameras going since July, and walking into some tract of public land in Wisconsin or North Dakota totally blind, is stark. It’s also a good reminder of how much of an asset cameras can be, but also…

Whitetail hunters love to argue about which state holds the biggest and baddest bucks. But which one is really the best?Well, a lot of what makes hunting ground “the best” depends on your personal preferences. Do you like big bucks, and you cannot lie? Maybe you just like to hunt around fewer people. Or maybe you like to feel like a kid in a candy shop, surrounded by opportunities for deer of all ages. Do you prefer to travel or are you more of a homebody? Maybe you like to manage a food plot and be able to set up…

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Latama has long been one of the leading names in automatic knives. Named after a word meaning courage or boldness, its Yuuki Latama X Victoriam collaboration folder features a titanium handle with a graceful blade shape patterned after Japanese “cormorant neck” swords. A particularly shapely pocket clip follows the handle lines and adds to the flowing effect. The CPM-20CV blade is opened by either a generous nail window or an integrated flipper, pivots on a ceramic bearing and is held open by a pushbutton lock. It combines a hollow grind for the belly of the blade with a convex tip,…

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We were belly-crawling down a dirt road when Newt paused, raised his binos, and whispered, “I think they’re whitetails.” I couldn’t see anything, and my hands were too cold to break out the binos. It was a sharp November morning during the beginning of Nebraska’s week-long rifle season. A mountain boy from Colorado, I was entirely out of my element in Western Nebraska, where I’d come to spot and stalk rutting whitetails—and hopefully kill my first buck. Pale morning light had just begun to wash the cut cornfield.“Stay low. We’ve got to close the gap,” said Newt. “I think I…

KelTec is the largest gunmaker in the state of Florida, but when the company looked to expand its manufacturing footprint, ultimately, the decision was made to create KelTec West, an entirely new production facility located in Rock Springs, Wyo. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” feature segment above to hear the company’s reasoning for its expansion into Wyoming, as well as some of the new initiatives and products released recently from KelTec.  ”We decided to move out to Wyoming for two reasons,” said Adrian Kellgren, KelTec’s director of operations. “One, safe harbor from any kind of political situation. And we wanted…