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We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Despite skyrocketing prices on everything from eggs to hunting leases, you can still buy high-quality and even USA-made hunting knives for under $100. Spending more will get you better steel and nicer build quality, but these budget-friendly knives perform with the best of them. Here are my top picks based on head-to-head testing and use in the field. See It Pros Easy…

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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a measure requiring so-called “universal” background checks for gun purchases in the Keystone State. Passed by a 104-to-99 margin, this bill would outlaw the private sale of long guns unless firearm purchasers get government permission first. It would also set the stage for a registry in Pennsylvania for all firearms transactions, just like there already is for handguns. Notably, five Republicans—Joe Hogan, Kristen Marcell (who later changed her vote to NO, but that did not affect the final vote), K.C. Tomlinson, Martina White and Craig Williams—voted in favor of the measure. Had they…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. It has only been two days since the federal government shut down, and a select number of hunters in southeastern Colorado are already feeling the pinch. Officials with Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Thursday that pronghorn hunting has been suspended on Fort Carson (GMU 591) and the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (GMU 142) due to the ongoing shutdown.  Those hunts were slated to begin Saturday, and officials say it’s possible that other big-game hunts will be suspended at the two military…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Video that has been generated with the use of artificial intelligence is popping up everywhere these days. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is launching a new AI video generating app called Sora, which is causing world-wide headlines this week.  So it shouldn’t be a surprise that AI-generated video would infiltrate outdoor media, too. And yet, I have to admit that I was dismayed when I first stumbled upon a video of Kayla, an AI character who offers hunting tips and tactics…

When people talk about preparedness, ammo tends to get tossed around like it’s candy at a parade. Some folks thousands of rounds for every caliber under the sun. Others think two boxes of 9mm ammunition in the nightstand drawer should suffice. So… how much is actually enough? Let’s cut through the social media firestorm that can arise when discussing this issue and get to the real numbers—for pistols, rifles, and shotguns—with a focus on personal and family defense. I want to caveat this by stating that this is about having enough ammunition on hand to ensure you’re fairly well-prepared for…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream.  Do you feel like we are on the precipice of another major turning point? If someone asked me that question at this moment, I would have to respond in the affirmative. Personally, I am going to be on high alert throughout the entire month of October, because it appears that some really big things could be about to happen. In particular, there is a lot of chatter that a major false flag event could be imminent. The Ukrainians know that the only way they can…

When most shooters hear the phrase “8mm Mauser,” they typically picture the Mauser 98. But the cartridge, and an important chapter of German small-arms history, began earlier with the Gewehr 88 Commission Rifle. I grew up paging through my father’s old gun magazines and books, and the Gewehr 88’s unusual silhouette always stuck with me. Almost 10 years ago, I finally bought one: a cleaned, converted 1888 Commission Rifle from a friend’s late father’s collection. Handling it and digging into its past (Paul Scalata’s book A Collector’s Guide to the German Gew. 88 Commission Rifle was especially helpful) revealed there…

Funding for the My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) tuition assistance program for military spouses has been halted during the government shutdown, according to defense officials.Officials provided more clarity this week on the status of a number of quality-of-life programs for the military community. No new requests for MyCAA financial assistance have been approved since Sept. 30, officials stated in an announcement on the Military OneSource site. The shutdown began Oct. 1. If a spouse’s request for assistance was approved before Sept. 30, they can continue to attend classes. Through the Defense Department’s MyCAA, spouses of certain service members can receive…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. A duck hunter on Maquoit Bay, Maine, had to phone the police Wednesday afternoon after an attempt to retrieve several ducks went awry.  Matthew Alexander of Topsham had shot several ducks while hunting from an embankment along Wharton’s Point, according to a statement issued by the Brunswick police department Thursday. When the 31-year-old walked across the mud to retrieve them, the ground gave out from underneath him and he suddenly sank waist-deep in the muck. “He was unable to move, and…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean on Friday, killing four people.“Our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel was trafficking narcotics, the people onboard were narco-terrorists, and they were operating on a known narco-trafficking transit route. These strikes will continue until the attacks on the American people are over!!!!” Hegseth posted on X with a video showing a boat blown up in a strike.The strike was carried out in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, according to Hegseth.The Trump administration has justified its military actions in the Western…

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. For most of us, the limiting factor in building an arsenal of cellular trail cameras is cost. At at least $100 per camera, plus the data to power it, you could easily spend $500 to $1,000 (or more) on building up a roster of cameras and running them through a season. That’s why this deal on a 2-pack of Moultrie Edge 2…

If you’ve always thought that the ban on carrying firearms in post offices was bogus, you’ll be gratified to know that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas agrees with you. On September 30, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in a case challenging the ban on possessing and carrying firearms in post offices. In granting summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, the court granted both declaratory and injunctive relief, declaring the ban unconstitutional and enjoining its enforcement against the plaintiffs.  “The Court determines that both 18 U.S.C. § 930(a) and 39 C.F.R. § 232.1(1)…

Todd Arrington, the director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, stepped down this week after a dispute with the Trump administration over gifting a sword in the museum’s collection to King Charles, according to multiple news reports.Arrington, an Army veteran and career historian who previously held posts with the National Archives and Records Administration and National Park Service — most recently at the James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Ohio — was told Monday by an unnamed supervisor to “resign or be fired.” Arrington stepped down.“I was obviously shocked and saddened and heartbroken,” Arrington said in an interview…