Outdoor Life staff writer Tyler Freel knew how his hunt would turn out, but he did it anyway.

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We asked our gear staff writer and resident thru-hiker Laura Lancaster what hunters can learn from ultralight backpackers. Then we compared notes with staff writer and expert sheep hunter Tyler Freel.

Gear tests and reviews mentioned in this episode:

The Best Ultralight Tents

The Best Ultralight Backpacks

The Best Backpacking Quilts

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"You had fun turkey hunting, right? Why did you agree to take us squirrel hunting all those years ago? Do you even like hunting?" In this episode of the Outdoor Life Podcast, our editors asked our very own non-hunting moms all kinds of questions about what it was like to raise hunters.

Hosted by Editor-in-Chief Alex Robinson.

Edited and produced by Executive Editor Natalie Krebs.

Music by Benjamin Peter McElroy, via APM Music.

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There’s a lot of low-quality information about new guns out there. A combination of evaluators with questionable skills, limited resources, and a desire to please sponsors and advertisers results in a pile of ballistic drivel. The Outdoor Life Gun Test is an antidote to that.

Read the full rifle test here.

Read the full handgun test here.

Read the full 1911 test here.

Video: The Best Cheap Guns of 2023

Video: Weatherby Mark V Backcountry 2.0 Ti

Video: The Weatherby Mark V Backcountry 2.0 Ti in .338 Wby. RPM

Video: The Best Handguns of 2023

Video: The Best 1911s

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The turkey hunters of America need a biology lesson. There are so many things we don’t fully understand. Like why exactly do toms gobble at owls? Does the camo pattern we wear even matter? And what about the bigger questions: Why are wild turkey populations seemingly declining in so many places? What should game agencies and hunters do about it? We sit down with Dr. Mike Chamberlain, a professor at the University of Georgia who has been researching (and hunting) wild turkeys for the past 30 years.

Related Links

Wild turkey vision

What do wild turkeys eat?

Wild turkey population declines

Chamberlain x Mossy Oak Wild Turkey Lab

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In part six of our Masters of the Rut series, shooting editor John B. Snow busts the most common myths deer hunters believe about rifles, cartridges, shot placement, and more.

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In part five of our Masters of the Rut series, year-round bowhunter Billy Phillips explains all the pros (and very few cons) of switching to a tree saddle to hunt deer.

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Find more from Billy Phillips at hunturban.co or the Hang and Hunt podcast.

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In part four of our Masters of the Rut series, Kip Adams of the National Deer Association talks about how hunters can age deer, and why we might want to.

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Find more from Kip Adams at DeerAssociation.com

Show notes:

How to age deer (NDA video)

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In part three of our Masters of the Rut series, Grant Woods talks about how hunters can use their trail cameras a little more scientifically and become a better deer hunter.

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Find more from Grant Woods at GrowingDeer.tv

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In part two of our Masters of the Rut series, Dan Infalt talks about his approach to consistently tagging big public-land bucks by hunting their bedding areas.

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Watch Dan Infalt's videos on YouTube.

You can learn more about Infalt's treestands and climbing sticks at HuntingBeastGear.com.

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