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Ask Petzal: Dream Hunts and the Mysterious .358
fieldandstream.com - David E. Petzal
Here are a couple of questions that were submitted to Ask Petzal, but need more space to answer than I have there. Q: We’re all getting older. Even …
Outdoors
The Best New Fishing Gear and Tackle for 2019
fieldandstream.com - By Joe Cermele and Mark Modoski
The spring fishing season is right around the corner, and if you’ve spent the past few months trapped inside by freezing temps, that first day on …
Outdoors
Ask Petzal: The effect of copper bullets on gun bores, dry skin during duck season, and haunted hunting camps
fieldandstream.com - David E. Petzal
Q: My buddy swears that our hunting camp is haunted, and it’s freaking me out. Do you think that’s possible? Would you hunt in a haunted camp? …
Outdoors
Blast From the Past: Khrushchev’s Shotgun
fieldandstream.com - Phil Bourjaily
Today’s gun is a treat, an artifact of 20th century history, and it prompts a movie plug, too. (The Death of Stalin is an unlikely topic for a …
Outdoors
11 Legendary Hunting Dogs
fieldandstream.com - Tom Keer
I love dogs which means I wouldn't walk a pheasant or quail field or sit in a blind without one. Dogs make every hunt. On some days they cast …
Outdoors
Remembering Congressman and Conservationist John Dingell, Jr.
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John Dingell, Jr., America's longest serving U.S. Congressman and a lifelong champion of fishing and clean air and water and who passed away earlier …
Outdoors
Why the New Public Lands Package Is So Important to Hunters and Anglers
fieldandstream.com - Hal Herring
By now, you will have heard the trumpets of triumph: The U.S. Senate has passed Senate Bill 47, also known as the Natural Resources Management Act of …
Outdoors
On Shooting Big Guns, Taking Your Lumps, and So On
fieldandstream.com - David E. Petzal
This is being written because, last week, I shot my .375 H&H, and realized to my horror that a) I was not shooting worth a barrel of Old Hog Shit and …
Outdoors
Do High-End Shotguns Really Perform that Much Better?
fieldandstream.com - Phil Bourjaily
A friend recently built his dream target gun, having a Krieghoff K-80 custom stocked. And he did it for the best reason: He appreciates nice guns, …
Outdoors
Special Report: Why Are Wild Turkey Numbers Declining in the Eastern U.S.?
fieldandstream.com - By Will Brantley
One morning in the early 1990s, Dad let me skip school to go on my first turkey hunt. When a gobbler came strutting in to our setup, I missed—but the …
Outdoors
A Snow Goose Adventure in the Mississippi Delta
fieldandstream.com - Michael R. Shea
We haven’t been in the snow goose spread for 15 minutes before 50 birds materialize on the skyline. John Gordon grabs a small handheld e-caller and …
Outdoors
Bear on Board
fieldandstream.com - Bill Heavey
North Carolina motorists were surprised last week to see a black bear hitching a ride on a garbage truck on U.S. Route 17 just outside of Windsor. …
Outdoors
Blast From the Past: Weatherby Orion Over/Under 12 Gauge
fieldandstream.com - Phil Bourjaily
SKB shotguns—the old ones, made by Sakaba in Japan—were well-made, reliable guns, and we are the poorer for the closing of the SKB factory 10 or so …
Breaking In a Rifle Barrel—Voodoo or Humbug?
fieldandstream.com - David E. Petzal
I got an e-mail that reads: “I recently obtained a new barrel on my ------- rifle, so I’m following the barrel break-in protocols. I’ve done this …
Ask Phil: Should You Shoot Sporting Clays with Your Hunting Guns?
fieldandstream.com - Phil Bourjaily
This question comes from Gun Nut reader Drew: I’ve got a question a few others might have as well. Now that all our wingshooting seasons have closed, …
Outdoors
It’s Shed Season Again, But Where Are the Antlers?
fieldandstream.com - Bill Heavey
Even when Paula Smith is happy, she’s cantankerous. When she’s unhappy, forget about it. Right now, she’s unhappy. It’s mid February and she has yet …
Outdoors
Breakout Hits: The 20 Best Fishing Tips for Early Spring
fieldandstream.com - By Joe Cermele
Winter’s grip is loosening. You’re dying to fish. Unfortunately, those super-early-season bites can be the toughest to score thanks to cold, dirty …
Outdoors
How Hunters Can Save the Conservation Reserve Program
fieldandstream.com - Hal Herring
The wind has carved the snow into bizarre and beautiful shapes—long arching curves, swirls; intricate channels etched by winter. The thickets of …
Outdoors
Courage Past Vs. Courage Present in the Armed Forces
fieldandstream.com - David E. Petzal
I concluded my last post by saying that we no longer produce soldiers such as we had in the Civil War. Readers Damn Bureaucrats, formerly Rocky …
Outdoors
The Best New Knives of the 2019 SHOT Show
fieldandstream.com - T. Edward Nickens
If sharing is caring, there was a lot of love in the cutlery world at 2019 SHOT Show. One trend I noticed was a tendency to build knives that …
Outdoors
Good Gear: The Pocket Hammer and Pocket Shot
fieldandstream.com - Michael R. Shea
A box from Pocket Shot sat on my desk for months. I opened it when UPS delivered it, but to be frank, the two plastic slingshots and pack ammo didn’t …
Outdoors
Blast From the Past: Ithaca Model 37 Ultralite
fieldandstream.com - Phil Bourjaily
The Ithaca Model 37 Ultralite represents a collaboration between John Browning, inventor of guns too numerous to mention, and John Pedersen, known …
Outdoors
Enfield Tracks: A Memorial to Maine’s Civil War Soldiers
fieldandstream.com - David E. Petzal
Through obscure circumstances, I found myself taking a tour of Mechanics Hall in Portland, Maine. It was built between 1857 and 1859, and at the time …
Survivalism
Gifts of the Wild: Great Hunting Stories
fieldandstream.com - By The Editors
Constant Companion Through hundreds of thousands of shots, the authors first bow taught him not just how to hunt, but how to live By T. Edward …
Outdoors
Gifts of the Wild: Great Fishing Stories
fieldandstream.com - By The Editors
Sweet Smell of Success How I transformed from a bass brute into a conservationist By John B. Snow My family moved from the West to southern New England …
Outdoors
Gifts of the Wild: Great Stories of the Outdoors
fieldandstream.com - By The Editors
The dawning of any single day in the outdoors is a gift. And that’s only the beginning. Imagine saying "thank you" enough times to adequately …
Outdoors
With This Ring…
fieldandstream.com - Bill Heavey
In the video below, Michael Waddell is very excited to tell you about the Groove silicone wedding ring. He starts the 3-minute video by creating a …
Outdoors
Tips on How to Correct Gun-Safety Mistakes in the Field
fieldandstream.com - Phil Bourjaily
The man who nearly shot me at a range of 20 yards while grouse hunting had the clueless gall to ask, “I didn’t pepper you did I?” That he was a police …
Outdoors
Chui: In Praise of the Leopard
fieldandstream.com - David E. Petzal
The most appropriate animal name in Africa belongs to the leopard, which is called chui in Kiswahili, the trade language of East Africa. Pound for …
Outdoors
SHOT Show Gear Picks from 15 Outdoor Personalities
fieldandstream.com - Gabriella Hoffman
Thousands of people descend to the annual Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, every January to see the latest …