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Stay warm this winter
Layer up to stay warm outside on a cold day. Start with a good wicking base layer. You’ll want the gear you wear closest to your skin to pull moisture away from you, so that […]
Articles by Ty Stockton
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The old Model ’94 is ready to go hunting
I sent my old Winchester Model ’94 off to a gunsmith to replace the stock a while ago. I finally got it back, but I hadn’t had a chance to take it out and refamiliarize […]
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The Brunton Pocket Transit is 125 years old this year
There is no compass on the planet better than the Brunton Pocket Transit. I was briefly a geology major back in college, and everyone in the geology industry uses a Pocket Transit. They use them […]
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Why can’t they make the whole glove out of hand warmers?
I pulled up to the place I planned to get some photos last week, and the thermometer in the dash of my rig said it was one degree outside. The weather app on my phone […]
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My favorite rifle is back from the gunsmith
I have an old Winchester Model ’94 .30-30 that I bought myself, with my own lawn-mowing money, when I was about 14. I love that rifle. It’s no sniper rifle – it has iron sights […]
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4-H gives kids a chance to hunt a deer
Sometimes life gets in the way of the important stuff. Going to work, getting chores done around the house, getting the bills paid, and all those other obligations need to get done, but the really […]
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Thank a vet, then go hunting
Some folks get today off for Veterans’ Day, and I think it’s a state law that you have to do two things. First off, thank a vet. Whether it’s someone who served decades ago or […]
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Tame your recoil for better shooting
You don’t have to put up with nasty recoil when you’re hunting. Even if you’re hunting our state’s bigger animals, like elk, moose, or even bison, today’s technology can take a lot of the sting […]
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It’s time to start practicing for coyote hunting again
Coyotes are very wary critters. It doesn’t take long before they’re well-educated about hunters. The good news is that they reproduce pretty fast, so there’s always a new crop of dogs that haven’t been initiated […]
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I can never come up with a good Halloween costume
Between all the usual obligations and the added hunting-related activities you need to juggle in October, there isn’t much time to put together a Halloween costume. That’s no big deal, at least until your better […]