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Being in a slug state, I'm thinking of getting my son a Mossberg 500 combo for this year's deer season (yes, I know it's getting a little late...) Personally, I like a 20-gauge slug gun, but this being a combo setup, we're wondering if 12-gauge might be the way to go because of the advantages...

So I'm (probably) going squirrel hunting for the first time later this week. I've researched how to skin and dress them, but everyone seems to gloss over how to handle a male squirrel's "parts." I mean, I know they've got to go...but since I assume a mistake in this area can taint the meat, I'd...

Although I'm personally a new hunter, I've known hunters all my life. From them, I've learned that, other than legality and following safety rules, there are really only two primary principles of hunting ethics: 1.) Only take a clean shot, and, 2.) Follow the rules of fair chase. At the...

I'm new to deer hunting and am only recently learning about things like scrapes, licking branches, etc. But while out at my spot last night (didn't get anything - rats!) I noticed what I think was a buck scrape and was wondering if anyone could help me confirm that. What I saw was two bare...

With peep sights, I've heard that moving one's eyes closer to, or farther from, the aperture will cause changes in elevation. This seems suspect based on my knowledge of how peep sights work, but I haven't been able to find any detailed information about this online so thought I'd ask here...

Following up on my previous threads - today was the first day of Illinois firearm deer season and my first time ever to go hunting of any kind. I got to my stand about 6:30. Sat there for 3 hours, gradually realizing I wasn't dressed nearly warm enough. Saw at least 15 to 20 deer a ways off...

The Illinois firearm deer season opens next Friday. From what I can tell, that's after the rut in our area (west-central Illinois). As a first-time hunter, I was hoping some experienced folks could share some thoughts on how to best go about getting a deer during the three days of that season...

This year's deer season will be my first time to go hunting, and I'm concerned about "buck fever" or adrenaline rush. Most articles seem to be about how to manage it well enough to take a steady shot, but I'm more interested in avoiding it altogether. Yes, I've seen the comments from other...