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The Best Field & Stream Reader Photos From January 2012

Dave_Maccar — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:06:52 -0500

The 50 Best Field & Stream Reader Photos of January.

The Best Shotguns of 2012

Dave_Maccar — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:56:43 -0500

These are the best new shotguns of 2012.

The Best New Rifles of 2012

Dave_Maccar — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:41:18 -0500

The Best New Rifles of 2012.

A Book About Hogs, Dogs, and Southern Hunting Culture

Sarah Smith — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:31:39 -0500

by Hal Herring

Every once in a while a book comes out that is so far out of the mainstream, and so perfectly beautiful that it makes you just stop and marvel at how deeply the outdoors and the experience and tradition of hunting runs in our culture.

I consider myself extraordinarily lucky to have found Melody Golding's new book, The Panther Tract: Wild Boar Hunting in the Mississippi Delta. I got the book in the mail today, and have whiled away most of the afternoon lost in it, reading the dozens of hog hunting tales, studying recipes for wild pig and gawking at the 160 spectacular photos of men, women, horses, dogs and wild hogs, and above all, the haunted, mist and rain soaked swampscape of Yazoo County, Mississippi.

SHOT Show 2012 From The Floor: Day 3

Online Editors — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:48:52 -0500

Photos from the floor of SHOT Show 2012, Day 2.

SHOT Show 2012 From The Floor: Day 2

Dave_Maccar — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:34:22 -0500

Photos from the floor of SHOT Show 2012, Day 2.

SHOT Show 2012 From The Floor: Day I

Dave_Maccar — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:48:40 -0500

Photos from the floor of SHOT Show 2012, Day 1.

Lessons Learned and Soliciting Queries for SHOT Show 2012

Dave_Maccar — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:15:08 -0500

by David E. Petzal

This past year was an unusually active one for me. I dragged my rotting carcass across both oceans and to a number of states, and took 11 head of big game, with big game being defined as a wild swine or larger.

Looking over the whole business, a number of things stand out. The longest shot I took was at an elk. It was 160 yards. The two shortest--at a red stag and a mule deer--were around 30 yards. The average for everything was 80 yards. None of this is long-range shooting, and leads me to wonder, where are all these 500-yard shots everyone is obsessing about? During the whole season, one person I was afield with took a long shot--400 yards--at an elk, hit it and was unable to find it. In the real world, at least from my experience, things still happen well inside 200 yards.

The Best Field & Stream Reader Photos From 2011

Dave_Maccar — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:15:14 -0500

The 60 best photos submitted by readers in 2011.

Field & Stream's Best Photo Galleries and Blogs of 2011

Dave_Maccar — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:53:52 -0500

The 25 best online stories from F&S in 2011.

The Best Field & Stream Reader Photos From December 2011

Dave_Maccar — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:44:10 -0500

The 50 Best Field & Stream Reader Photos of December.

First Shots Photo Collection

Online Editors — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:59:48 -0500

A collection of jaw-dropping hunting and fishing photos from Field & Stream's "First Shots" magazine section.

The 75 Best Field & Stream Reader Photos From November 2011

Dave_Maccar — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:13:59 -0500

The 50 Best Field & Stream Reader Photos of October.

The 50 Best Photos from Round II of the 2011 F&S Fall Trail Cam Contest

Online Editors — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:51:21 -0500

The Best 2011 Round 2 Trail Cam Photos

Bonus Report: Ray And The Hogs Among Us

Sarah Smith — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:49:57 -0400

Rut Reporter Brandon Ray is an expert on the region. Ray was born in Dallas and shot his first deer with a bow in Central Texas at the age of 15. The full-time freelance writer manages his family’s Texas Panhandle ranch, is a licensed New Mexico guide, and last year took a 184 gross P&Y non-typical trophy. States covered: TX, OK, NM.

Like a modern day biblical plague, wild swine have spread across the nation, especially in the southern states. Not so different from a plague of locusts, a herd of feral pigs can decimate a crop field in just a few nights. In my area, they consume milo, peanuts and wheat fields. Farmers hate them. That works to the hunter’s advantage, as gaining permission to hunt hogs around crops is almost a guarantee.

Heroes of Conservation Winner Announced!

Dave_Maccar — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:58:38 -0400

At a time when the U.S. government is being asked to do more with less, conservationists all over the country are doing more without waiting to be asked. These efforts were recognized at the sixth annual Heroes of Conservation awards gala, sponsored by Field & Stream and Toyota. "It's a critical time, budgets are tight, and it is possible that essential projects to restore and protect America's wildlife and lands will be shelved due to lack of funds," F&S Editor Anthony Licata said at the Washington, D.C. event. "But there is hope. We are humbled by and incredibly grateful to people like our heroes, who are willing to work even when there isn't a budget."

Video, Interview: Mountain Biker Clobbered by Charging Antelope

Dave_Maccar — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:31:20 -0400

by Dave Maccar

Charging wildlife isn’t the first thing on a mountain biker’s mind in the heat of a race, but the animals don’t know that.

Evan van der Spuy was racing in the 38 km Time Freight MTB Express mountain bike race at Albert Falls Dam, 20km outside the city of Pietermaritzburg in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa for Team Jeep South Africa over the weekend.

His teammate, Travis Walker, was in third place with a GoPro camera mounted on his bike, and captured this amazing footage below of Evan, who was in second place until this red hartebeest (a member of the antelope family) had something to say about it.

Yes, the hit was as hard as it looks. Evan was stabilized with a neck brace and taken to the hospital for overnight observation. He sustained a minor concussion, whiplash and some bruising on his head where his helmet imploded on impact.

F&S spoke to Evan today to get his take on the events behind this video, which is rapidly going viral.

Evan said he is recovering well, and feels extremely lucky.

“Luckily I walked away with just a bit of whiplash and a concussion, considering what happened,” he says. “I saw the animal moving to cross the road in front of me, but when I saw how close it really was, I was shocked. Then, from the moment it hit me I was unconscious. I actually don’t know what happened from then.”

Texas Heat Halts Production of A&E's "American Hoggers"

Online Editors — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:14:39 -0400

--Chad Love

The seemingly never-ending heat wave/drought in the southwest is taking a toll on many things: wildlife, crops, water supplies, sanity, but you know it's really bad when the heat makes even reality television say "enough is enough."

From this story in the New York Times:
The Texas heat is forcing the A&E television network to call "time out" on a new series about hunting hogs. The network's "American Hoggers" series was set to premiere Aug. 16, focusing on the Campbell family of central Texas. They hunt wild boar seen as a scourge by some residents and ranchers. A&E said Wednesday that producers have cut back on the filming schedule due to high heat. The series will instead premiere sometime in fall, at a date to be determined. David McKillop, executive vice president of programming at A&E, says that "in this record-breaking heat, even the hogs can use a break."

MI Lawmakers: Wild Boar Designation as Invasive Species Will Wipe Out Hunting Ranches

Dave_Maccar — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:18:36 -0400

--Chad Love

It's no secret that feral pigs are an invasive species that disrupt and alter any ecosystem into which they spread. It's also no secret that many people like to hunt them, and are willing to pay for the opportunity. But in an attempt to control the spread of the invasive swine, Michigan recently enacted rules that ban the practice of pay-to-play wild pig hunts. Now some lawmakers are trying to get around that.

From this story on Interlochen Public Radio:
Some state lawmakers are trying to develop a law that will circumvent new wildlife rules that would outlaw wild boar on hunting and breeding ranches. Otherwise, beginning July 8th, a new wild board ban will take effect, declaring the boar an invasive species that endangers the environment. Hunting ranchers say the ban would put some of them out of business. State Representative Ed McBroom is from the western Upper Peninsula, which is home to several hunting ranches. He says the rules fail to recognize there's little biological difference between hogs and boars. "Pigs are pigs," he says. "Some pigs are ugly and black; and some pigs are pretty and pink."

The 30 Best Field & Stream Reader Photos of May 2011

Online Editors — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:45:32 -0400

These great photos are our editors' picks for the best shots entered into our Trophy Room last month.

The 40 Best Reader Photos of April 2011

Online Editors — Tue, 03 May 2011 08:27:38 -0400

These great photos are our editors' picks for the best shots entered into our Trophy Room last month.

Federal Court Rules in Favor of Hunting on Wildlife Refuges

Online Editors — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:24:25 -0400

Hunters won a major victory yesterday when a federal court ruled in favor of allowing hunting on dozens of national wildlife refuges.

From this press release from Ducks Unlimited:
Ducks Unlimited and waterfowl hunters across the nation are celebrating today’s federal district court ruling that supports the opening of waterfowl hunting on a number of public lands. Today’s ruling from the Northern Federal Court District of Ohio will help ensure that our country’s waterfowl hunting heritage will be protected. DU joined with Safari Club International and others to intervene in this action on behalf of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service as they attempted to open waterfowl hunting on almost 70 national wildlife refuges around the country. The action was opposed by anti-hunting interests in a lawsuit. After the ruling, Ducks Unlimited CEO Dale Hall said he supported the decision and reaffirmed DU’s support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “Ducks Unlimited and its members have always been strong supporters of the National Wildlife Refuge System, whether it is through participating in the purchase of duck stamps or through directly partnering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,” Hall said. “I’m pleased this ruling will allow the USFWS to continue its mission of managing and conserving waterfowl and other wildlife along with offering quality wildlife-related recreation opportunities to the American public.”

The 40 Best Field & Stream Reader Photos of March 2011

Online Editors — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:07:47 -0400

Each month we look through every photo our readers post to the Trophy Room section of our site. We pick our favorites, then rank them and post them, in order. Did any of your shots make the cut? Check them out here.

The 50 Best Reader Photos of January 2011

Online Editors — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:39:44 -0500

The 25 Best Photos from the F&S Trail Cam Photo Contest (Round IV)

Online Editors — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:30:46 -0500