Conservation in Hunting & Shooting

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GuideWes Dunbar2 Oct 20267 min

The hour after the shot is where good hunters break the law

Poachers aren't the ones getting most tickets. Honest hunters with a soggy tag, a late report or the wrong parts in the cooler are.

Take hunter ed again, even after thirty seasons

The course isn't just a card for a 12-year-old. It's the cheapest tune-up in hunting, and the field day will humble you.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your best deer stand is the one you can reach in the dark

Scout your walk-in before you scout the sign, hang for the wind you actually get, and then do almost nothing for the first gray hour.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your kid's first hunt should end before they want it to

Plan ninety minutes, set the maximum range in the backyard, and rehearse the shot out loud before you ever leave the truck.

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Fishing With Kids Without Ruining It For Them

Ninety minutes, a dock, a box of worms and a bluegill. That's the whole plan, and it works better than anything ambitious.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your first hunting season will mostly be waiting

License deadlines, access, cold feet, and the hour after the shot. The parts of a first season the gear catalogues leave out.

GuideWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

When you're not sure of the shot, you already have your answer

Doubt in the moment isn't weakness or nerves. It's your brain telling you something you decided to ignore, and it's almost always right.

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GuideWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

Where to hunt when you don't own a single acre

Public ground is already yours, and private permission is won in July by people who ask well and then keep their word.

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Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideSam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

The First Hunt Should Be Short, Warm and a Little Boring

Plan a kid's first time in the field around whether they'll want to come back, not around whether anything gets shot.

How to Release a Fish So It Actually Lives

A fish that swims off isn't the same as a fish that survives. The handling details that decide which one you just let go.

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GuideFishingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Size Limits, Slot Limits and the Rules That Keep Fish Coming

Why the state tells you to throw back the 30-inch redfish and keep the 24, and how to stay legal without reading a 90-page booklet.

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Pattern the gun, learn one call, then sit still

Applying for limited tags without burning a decade of points

The ten seconds after your dog points are the whole hunt

Take hunter ed again, even after thirty seasons

Your best deer stand is the one you can reach in the dark

Your kid's first hunt should end before they want it to

Fishing With Kids Without Ruining It For Them

Your first hunting season will mostly be waiting

When you're not sure of the shot, you already have your answer

Where to hunt when you don't own a single acre

The First Hunt Should Be Short, Warm and a Little Boring

How to Release a Fish So It Actually Lives

Size Limits, Slot Limits and the Rules That Keep Fish Coming