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Subscribe As promised, our self titled “Arkansas Flatlander”, Brent Reaves, is taking us back to the mountains. Here comes the second half of his bear hunting trip with his good friend John Pantuso. Experience the highs and lows of archery hunting in this week’s recounting of their grand adventure together. It’s time for MeatEater’s “This Country Life” podcast. Thank you to our sponsors, Case Knives and Stor-Mor.

In this series, we look at the classic, discontinued, or longstanding guns that hunters still use in the field today (hence the name). Whether they’re out of production or not, you can still find them at gun shops and hunting camps all across the states. The year is 1936, and one of the finest, purpose-built, bolt action hunting rifles ever made has just appeared on gunstore shelves.

You probably have some words of wisdom from whoever taught you how to hunt, and I’m willing to bet it still sticks with you in some way. My grandfather loved to still-hunt with a rifle. When I first started learning how to do the same, he told me if I wanted to see deer, I would have to slip through the woods with the wind in my face. But if I wanted to kill a deer, I’d better have it blowing in my ear. I have to say, my most successful still-hunts usually happen on a good crosswind.

Subscribe In this episode of Back 40, Jake Hofer sits down with Bill Winke, Jeff Sturgis, Adam Keith, and Aaron Warbritton to tackle four decisions that could be costing hunters more deer than they realize.

Most deer hunters dream of having their own, or at least joining, a good hunting camp. It’s where formative hunting memories are made, and logistically they just make things more convenient. I’ve been to hunting camps with multiple bunk rooms, flat screens, and fully furnished kitchens. Another had nothing more than a pin-out board, skinning rack, and dilapidated camper where the first to arrive had the privilege of starting the coffee pot.

Your old man may have killed deer with a .30-06 or .30-30 Winchester, but you’re charting a new course. Whether you’re choosing a trail cam, a pair of bibs, or a rifle cartridge, you’re looking for the latest and greatest that will give you an edge in the field. If that describes you, you’ve come to the right place. My colleague Adam Moore has already broken down some of the best classic whitetail cartridges, but we’re putting the old ways behind us.

Subscribe This week on the show I'm joined by Hal Herring, longtime outdoor writer and environmental journalist, to discuss whether or not hunters and anglers are living up to their conservation legacy during this interesting moment in history. Thanks to our sponsor, Conservation First Bank. Follow Future Wild on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, iHeart, Pandora, Amazon.

Subscribe October is here! Tune in for fresh, boots-on-the-ground reports from hunters across the country. This week, Josh Teulker (Indiana), Alex Comstock (Minnesota), and Josh Profit (Kentucky) join the show to share what they’re seeing, hearing, and experiencing in the woods right now.

If I’m being honest, the whole idea for this article came from something that is totally understandable but also kind of annoying. People love to ask me what it’s like to hunt with Steve Rinella, and I get it. He’s one of the biggest names in the sphere, and he has a wealth of experience. But, I never know if they are asking me what his personality is like, if he’s a good hunter, if he tells amazing stories around the campfire every night, if he’s a considerate cuddler in a tent, or what.

Subscribe Join author Bryan Burrough as he delves into the little-known stories of the first acclaimed Old West gunfighters, from the Texans who popularized the first revolvers during the 1840s  to the outlaws of Gold Rush California and the first gunfighter to achieve literary acclaim — thanks to a young Mark Twain. Thank you to our sponsor, Tecovas. Follow now on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, and YouTube.