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Guides to rifles, shotguns, handguns, ammunition, optics and archery, plus hunting know-how by species for the United States and Canada. Every page lists the sources behind it.
Guide · Hunting Guides
Deer scat is usually a pile of dark oval, cylindrical or bullet shaped pellets, but it can clump when deer are eating moist, succulent foods. Use pellet size, shape, freshness, contents and nearby sign to separate deer droppings from rabbit, elk, moose, bear, canid and raccoon scat.
Guide · Bows and Archery
Mechanical release aids help compound bow shooters connect to the string consistently and execute the shot with less finger interference. This guide compares wrist-strap index-finger releases, handheld thumb-button releases, hinge releases and resistance-activated releases, with safety and practice notes for learning each style.
Guide · Hunting Guides
White-tailed deer and mule deer can live much longer than most hunters ever see in the wild. Captive deer may reach their late teens or 20s, but hunting pressure, vehicles, disease, winter stress, predation, and fawn mortality keep many wild populations much younger.
Comparison · Product Reviews and Comparisons
Caribou and reindeer are the same species, Rangifer tarandus. The meaningful differences are usually about region, wild versus domestic or semi-domestic life, migration, body form, and herding history.
Guide · Outdoor and Hunting Gear
Duck calls are reed instruments that imitate common mallard vocalizations. Single reed and double reed calls differ in range and forgiveness, while acrylic, wood and polycarbonate affect loudness, sharpness and tone.
Guide · Scopes and Optics
Zeroing a red dot means adjusting the sight so point of aim and point of impact meet at a chosen distance. The best zero distance depends on the firearm, optic height, ammunition and how far you can safely confirm with live fire.
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