Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. In early September two 25-year-old outdoorsmen traveled cross country to meet in Colorado. One hopped a flight from North Carolina with an archery tag for Unit 81, which lies just north of New Mexico along the eastern flank of the San Juan Mountains. The other drove from Utah in a beat-up Subaru to hunt alongside one of his best friends.  Like so many others who’ve explored new valleys far from home, Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko were physically fit, well-prepared, and…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story was originally published in the November 2007 issue of Outdoor Life. November is the time of year every deer hunter anxiously awaits. Throughout more than 90 percent of the whitetail deer’s range, bucks are going into rut.  Though you’re apt to see more deer on the move than at any other time of the year, it’s not enough simply to march into the woods and hang your stand on any old tree. First, you need a plan-a well-thought-out, take­everything-into-consideration…

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that the Burevestnik, a nuclear-powered cruise missile capable of virtually unlimited range, successfully completed a key flight test. After Sunday’s announcement by the MOD, United States President Donald Trump responded, saying that Washington and Moscow are “not playing games” with each other when it comes to war. The Burevestnik system is powered by a miniature nuclear reactor. It is designed to remain airborne for extended periods. It can be in the air for potentially months and strike from unpredictable directions. Moscow says the weapon will bolster Russia’s strategic deterrent once it enters service. According to…

This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News.  The Social Security Administration has announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026. The increase, while slightly above forecasts, is based on the CPI-W index, which tracks spending by workers, not retirees. Advocacy groups argue this methodology systematically undercounts inflation experienced by seniors, eroding their purchasing power. Proposals to use the CPI-E index, which reflects seniors’ expenses, have stalled in Congress. The persistent gap between official and real-world inflation poses a long-term threat to retiree financial security. In an announcement that brought modest relief to millions, the Social Security…

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadYou care. That’s why you prep. And if you care enough to be prepared, odds are you also care enough to want the people around you to be ready, too. But here’s the problem: the more you try to help others get ready, the more you risk making yourself their prepping plan. Not their backup plan—their only plan. Suddenly, your good intentions look like a lifeboat, and they’re counting on you to keep them afloat when the world goes sideways. “In my opinion, unprepared neighbors pose the greatest threat. I urged some to prepare,…

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Editor’s note: This is a developing story.A U.S. Navy helicopter and a fighter jet assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz crashed in the South China Sea on Sunday in separate incidents less than an hour apart, the Navy said. “All personnel involved are safe and in stable condition,” U.S. Pacific Fleet said in a brief statement. At approximately 2:45 p.m. local time, an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Nimitz “went down in the waters of the South China Sea while conducting routine operations,” U.S. Pacific Fleet said. Assets assigned to the carrier’s strike group rescued the helicopter’s…

A U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago‘s capital Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighboring Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro.The arrival of the USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, in the capital of the Caribbean nation is in addition to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which is moving closer to Venezuela. Maduro criticized the movement of the carrier as an attempt by the U.S government to fabricate “a new eternal war” against his country.U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Maduro, without providing evidence, of being the leader of the organized crime gang Tren…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  America is back in the Americas. President Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 plan, focused on hemispheric defense, centers on securing the homeland and the wider Western Hemisphere. The first visible military reposturing came with Trump’s announcement of the Golden Dome continental missile defense shield, followed by renewed pressure on Venezuelan narco-terror networks and new attention on far-left political influence operations being exported from South America. Trump has also worked to wind down foreign conflicts, recently stating that he deserves credit for ending six or seven wars in his first months in office. He…

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Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This article originally ran in the September 1981 issue of Outdoor Life. One of the most valuable parts of a deer is its hide. Unfortunately, thousands of skins are discarded every year because many hunters don’t know what to do with them. Lyn Schuette, president of W. B. Place Tannery in Hartford, Wisconsin, says of the more than 130,000 deer hides legally taken last year in Wisconsin, about half were commercially tanned, as many as 25 per­cent were home-tanned, and 25…

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