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How to Find Success on General Season Rifle Deer Hunts

Finding Success on General Season Rifle Deer Hunts Braving the “pumpkin patch”, aka, hunting public land in October, can be an overwhelming experience for many. It can seem as though there are blaze orange articles...

4 Archery Elk Hunting Tips + In-Depth Gear Dump

4 Archery Elk Hunting Tips for Beginners Tip #1: There's a learning curve, so learn Elk have their own language and it takes time to learn what they are saying and to know how to speak...

TOP STATES FOR RECORD ARCHERY VELVET MULE DEER

Measuring Stick for Success There are some hunters out there that think record keeping is simply egotistical and narcissistic. Clubs like the Boone & Crockett and Pope & Young keep copious records of meticulously scored...
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Erik's Early-Season Archery Mule Deer Gear List

Archery mule deer season is officially here. Archery mule deer season is officially here in many states around the West. More than a decade ago Muley Freak founder Erik Van Woerkom began archery hunting early-season...
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How Erik Runs His Game Changer For Spring Bear

SPRING BEAR HUNTING & THE GAME CHANGER BINO HARNESS There are many different types of ways to bear hunt from arduous backcountry spot and stalk hunting, to chasing bears with hounds, to the more "gentlemen-like"...

4 Tips For New Backcountry Mule Deer Hunters

 1. Get in hunting shape If you plan on braving the backcountry after mule deer this year know that the biggest and baddest bucks are likely going to be in the most difficult portion of...
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Muley Freak’s “Game Changer” Binocular System | An In-Depth Review

Written By: Colton Heward   Western big game hunters have a multitude of options readily available to them when it comes to picking which bino harness they strap to their chest. While any bino harness...
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I Had Permission: Part 3

Hey guys, thanks for your support so far as we share the facts. In this video we are sharing more evidence that Erik had received explicit permission to hunt where he did. In court the...

I Had Permission: Part 2

First off, we want to thank everyone for the positive feedback on our first article/video. With that being said we don’t want this to happen to you or anyone else. The purpose of today’s video/article...