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10 of the Best Countries for Hunting Outside the U.S.


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The United States is one of the best countries in the world for hunting. For big game hunters, we have the highly sought-after whitetail deer, the long-antlered rocky mountain elk, the Yukon moose located in Alaska, and of course, several different subspecies of bear. For those that prefer bird hunting, the U.S. has nearly 30 […]

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How to Tell the Difference Between Cape Buffalo and Water Buffalo


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Here are a few ways you can easily identify both the Cape buffalo and the water buffalo. Cape buffalo and water buffalo are right up there with red deer and elk as far as frequently confused animals go. However, they’re two completely different buffalo species in the Bovidae family that aren’t nearly as closely related […]

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Flashback to the ‘Alien Fish’ That Caught Australian Angler by Surprise


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This Australian angler had to turn to the internet for help identifying this tiny river monster. Tee Hokin was fishing near the Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, Australia, earlier this month when she hooked into a fish unlike anything she’d ever seen. She said it didn’t feel like a fish at first, leading […]

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The Sika Deer: Everything There is to Know About This Exotic Species


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Here’s what hunters and other outdoorsmen need to know about the Sika deer. What exactly is a Sika deer, and more importantly, how can you hunt this unique ungulate? Most veteran sportsmen and women already have some understanding of this interesting game animal, but there’s still a lot of unknown surrounding the Sika deer, or

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Australian Hunters Down Giant 300-Pound Feral Boar with a Single Shot

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The feral pigs in Australia are HUGE! When most people think of feral swine, they probably immediately think of Texas and their out-of-control hog population. These animals cause massive amounts of damage to native wildlife and crops there. That has led to some extreme population control methods. Many people forget that the pig problem is

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Water Buffalo Hunters Take Feral Hog With .375 H&H and .416 Rigby

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Feral Hog vs .375 H&H and .416 Rigby

Things didn’t end well for this feral hog in Australia’s Northern Territory. Like many parts of the United States, Australia also has a large population of feral hogs. It seems no matter what people are hunting, if they encounter a hog, it suddenly turns into a hog hunt. Well, that’s what happened here. These guys

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