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  Hunting

  How to Call Deer During the Rut

  Should you grunt, bleat, snort-wheeze, or rattle? This noted whitetail calling expert has the answers

  By Scott Bestul

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  Survival

  7 Poisonous Mushrooms and What Happens if You Eat Them

  If you forage for mushrooms, these are some you’ll want to leave in the woods

  By Bill Heavey

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  Hunting

  Giving Up the Ghosts

  The quest to save a family deer camp collapses with the house that used to hold it

  By Natalie Krebs

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  Survival

  How to Ready Your Pump-Action Shotgun as Survival Tool for Bear Country

  Plus, a bear-charging shooting drill that could save your life

  By Jim Baird

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  Hunting

  3 Ways to Silence Your Hunting Gear

  Treestands and saddles are notorious for making noise in the woods. Here’s how to keep them quiet

  By Alex Gyllstrom

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  Hunting

  The 7 Best Days of the 2020 Whitetail Deer Rut

  Grab your calendar. Call the boss. Here are the seven key dates when you need to be chasing whitetail deer this fall—plus top strategies and go-to tactics for every outing

  By Scott Bestul

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  Hunting

  10 of the Best Shotguns for Woodcock Hunting

  Woodcock hunters are particular when it comes to their guns. These 10 make the grade

  By Phil Bourjaily

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  Survival

  The 12 Deadliest Insects in the World

  A dozen biting, stinging, venom-injecting, shock-inducing, and disease-carrying insects and arachnids. These are some bad bugs

  By Bill Heavey

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  Gear

  The Best Bargains on Outdoor Gear During Amazon’s 2020 Prime Day

  By The Editors

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  Fishing

  The 10 Best Trout Flies for Late Fall Fishing

  Morgan Lyle

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  Hunting

  Traditions from Hunting Camp

  By The Editors

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  Hunting

  The Best Recipes and Drinks for Hunting Camp

  By The Editors

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  Hunting

  The Best Bucks of September 2020

  Six 200-plus inchers, a youth-season slammer, and a father-and-son double

  By Scott Bestul

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  Hunting

  Tips and Life Lessons from Hunting Camp

  How to plan a deer drive, teach a kid to cuss, and hunt the camp critter

  By The Editors

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  Hunting

  Our Favorite Projects for Hunting Camp

  How to clean a deer skull, rig a killer mousetrap, and putter like a champ at camp

  By The Editors

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  Hunting

  Hunting Black Bears with Hounds in the Famed Bruin Swamps of North Carolina

  A pack of hunters and dogs set out on a thrilling chase for giant black bears in the South

  By T. Edward Nickens

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  Survival

  How to Use a Signal Mirror in a Survival Scenario

  If you get lost in the wilderness, here’s how to reach a rescue plane or helicopter

  By Jim Baird

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  Fishing

  A Flyfishing Adventure to the Greatest Northern Pike River in North America

  By Colin Kearns

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  Hunting

  Giving Up the Ghosts

  By Natalie Krebs

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  Survival

  How to Start a Survival Fire in the Rain

  By Jim Baird

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  Guns

  10 Modern Classic Deer Hunting Rifles

  By John B. Snow

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