Study in Grand Teton National Park Examines Hunter-Bear Interactions
The Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team is conducting a study to determine whether grizzly bears are attracted by the sound of hunters’ rifles. The team tagged several bears with GPS trackers and are asking elk hunters to carry trackers too, in order to track how close the bears get to the hunters. Read more about the study at the Billings Gazette website: https://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/recreation/study-seeks-to-analyze-hunter-bear-interactions/article_efef37c5-49e2-5dac-a0f6-beea228df8f6.html (Image courtesy of Hal Brindley at FreeDigitalPhotos.net)
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Hunting: Lighten Your Load with These Packing Tips
It’s time to start planning for your fall hunting trips—that is, if you haven’t been thinking about them already! Field and Stream’s Gun Nuts blog offers some tips on how to streamline your hunting pack while ensuring you have everything you need: https://www.fieldandstream.com/how-to-pack-for-any-hunt
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Pitch Perfect: Paying Attention the Grip Angle
If your accuracy on the range varies from one pistol to the other, you might assume that the grip circumference is to blame. However, it might actually be the grip angle, or pitch, that’s tripping you up. NRA Family’s Wendy LaFever took some friends to the range to determine which handguns felt best and then compare the grip angles. How did they do? Check the article to find out: https://www.nrafamily.org/articles/2018/6/29/get-a-grip-angle-that-is/
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