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Guide to Big Game Licenses on Western Ranches
The West offers so many extraordinary things, from big peaks to big views to the exceptional big game. Dan Murphy, owner of M4 Ranch Group, breaks down everything you need to know about securing a big game license for your western ranch.
How to Manage Hunters and Guests on Your Land
Permitting hunters and recreational guests on your property involves personal interaction. Personal interaction generally escalates into person problems. This fact was borne out in a recent statement by a landowner. “I don’t mind the hunting as much as I do the hunters.”
Charleston Master Craftsman: Landrum Tables’ Capers Cauthen
Charleston’s Capers Cauthen is a master craftsman who melds his love of the land with his exquisite custom lumber creations from Landrum Tables.
Sporting Clays in Moonshine Country With the New Ruger Red Label: Part Three
Listening to Charlie Mincey’s Tales as a moonshine hauler nearly seven decades ago fuels your imagination of secreted copper stills and backwoods scallywags.
Hunting in Texas: More than Just a Whitetail State
Don’t overlook Texas when prospecting around for options to pursue mule deer and elk.
Is Hunting Animal Cruelty?
A majority of our country’s citizens are urbanites and have no experience with nature and rural life. Although they lack knowledge of agricultural and wildlife production, an ever increasing number crusade for ending animal cruelty, food from natural and sustainable sources and banning firearms and hunting.
Is Leasing Your Land for Commercial Hunting a Good Idea? A View from the Field
With hunting season just around the corner, now is the time to put hunting lease agreements in place. Whether it’s an individual or commercial operation, there are pros and cons to each arrangement. Writer Heather Richie went out in the field to join one outfitter for a hunt and learn more about the professional land-lease relationship for landowners.
Tech We Like: Powderhook’s New Hunting & Fishing App
Billing itself your “outdoor help desk,” the new hunting and fishing app from Powderhook seeks to get more people outdoors with advice from locals.
Noodling for Catfish: A Beginner’s Guide
What is the exact opposite of fly fishing in crystal-clear water in a pristine mountain stream for elusive trout? It has to be “noodling” for catfish in murky brown rivers.
Destination Spotlight: North Texas Horse Country
The equine industry has exploded in the North Texas corridor traveling north on highway 377 leading out of the Dallas area from Aubrey to Whitesboro.
Marketing 101: Strategies For Hunting Enterprises
Knowing your product as well as your customer is key to successfully marketing your hunting land.
Sporting Clays in Moonshine Country With the New Ruger Red Label: Part Two
In part one, we met Charlie Mincey, former Georgia moonshine runner who would be our host for evaluating the new Ruger Red Label on sporting clays courses that we visited in a restored 1939 Ford sedan moonshine car.
Top Texas Hunting Land
With 97 percent of land in Texas privately owned, most hunting by the estimated 1.1 million Texas hunters takes place on the myriad private ranches and hunting land throughout the state. Texas offers numerous hunting outfitters who will take hunters out on guided hunts for bird and big-game species, as well as exotics, plus many […]
Father’s Day Gifts for the Outdoor-obsessed Dad in Your Life
Father’s Day on June 19 is a chance to tell your dad how much you love him—that is, if you can get him out of the woods, off the water or whatever other medium he considers his outdoor man cave. Let’s be honest, a gift card to Cabela’s or Bass Pro Shops may be all […]
Equestrian Estates for Sale: 5 Luxury Properties for Horse Lovers
News broke last week that Bill Gates purchased two empty lots of land adjacent to his Wellington, Florida, equestrian estate for $5 million. According to this report in the Miami Herald, the billionaire Microsoft founder and philanthropist now owns four of the six properties in Mallet Hill Court, an exclusive enclave of equestrian ranches and facilities […]
Sporting Clays in Moonshine Country With the New Ruger Red Label: Part One
Irwin Greenstein spent two days with Charlie Mincey zigzagging the wooded back roads between Dawsonville, Georgia and Atlanta, where moonshine was king to evaluate the second-generation Ruger Red Label on sporting clays.
Antlered Assets
There is one animal in particular that generates more revenue than all God’s wild creatures on earth put together and that is the whitetail deer.
Top Dude Ranches for Sale
Calling all cowboy and cowgirl wranglers! With summer vacation-planning season almost upon us, here are eight dude ranch-worthy properties for sale on Lands of America. According to the Dude Ranchers’ Association—formed in 1926 to preserve and promote the unique ranching lifestyle—dude ranches are the original, all-American all-inclusive vacation. Looking at the dude ranches for sale below, we’ll raise our […]
Driven Pheasants at Highland Hills Ranch
Join us for a storybook pheasant hunt hosted by British author, instructor and gunmaker,, Chris Batha at renowned Highland Hills Ranch.
