Tyler Madden (20) of Dyersburg, Tennessee, has pleaded guilty to 24 hunting-related charges spanning Dyer, Crockett, and Madison Counties, which include illegally taking 30 turkeys over the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The charges include two counts of big game violation, seven counts of statewide wild turkey bag limit violation, small…

Nine millimeter semi-automatic handguns are the most popular type of firearm in the United States. You might not hunt deer with a Glock, but if you own a handgun for self-defense–as most gun owners do–it probably uses a detachable magazine and is chambered in 9mm Luger. Many hunters carry these…

Some hunters love disappearing into the wilderness and hoofing it miles. Others don’t mind a little motorization to help them punch their tags. Last fall, a Can-Am Defender saved my flatlander legs and lungs while I tagged a bull elk in Idaho, especially when it came time for the pack…

For the first time ever, a captive-raised deer has been released into the wild whitetail population to slow the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).The historic move is part of a program instituted by the Oklahoma state legislature in 2024. The Chronic Wasting Disease Genetic Improvement Program is intended to…

00:00:08 Speaker 1: On Blood Trails, the stories don’t end when the hunt is over. They just get darker. 00:00:14 Speaker 2: I’ve seen something in the road imply thought of was a sweeping ben that there was a full of blood. 00:00:21 Speaker 3: Oh my god, he doesn’t…

The Central Intelligence Agency is overhauling its acquisition process to get new tech faster, officials said Monday. A new framework introduces a vendor-vetting system, streamlines IT authorization, and “provides clear pathways for CIA to leverage its unique authorities to acquire essential capabilities, rapidly onboard breakthrough technology prototypes, and modernize its core systems to meet…

Update: The Pentagon will reportedly carry out performance reviews of major U.S. defense firms and plans to make “noncompliance determinations” in the weeks ahead, The Hill and the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The reviews come on the heels of an executive order President Trump signed last month vowing closer scrutiny…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Along with Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt was the American president most fascinated with nature and with the American West, and like Jefferson, Roosevelt transformed the region he loved. I’m dan Flores, and this is the American West, brought to you by Velvet Buck Wine, where the hunt…

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