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Bear Necessities

A $1 million endowment revitalizes a landmark black bear study in Wisconsin’s North Woods Excerpt from Spring 2024 Fair Chase Magazine By PJ Del Homme RIGHT: Christine Thomas, Boone and Cr...

Lure of the Lever

Young Roosevelt heard the call. Shove iron in your scabbard, Pilgrim! And snug that cinch!

Vanished Trophies, Legends Lost

by Tony Caligiuri — B&C Regular MemberThis chapter is featured in Records of North American Big Game, 15th EditionStories Behind Trophies Never Meant To Be In The RecordsThe portrait photograph of...

Only Irons

Spared optical glass, a rifle is naked, intimate. Shots come close, life glinting in the animal’s eye. Bully!

One Shot at a Time

Riflemen who carry single-shots declare their willingness to bet a hunt on one pull of the trigger.

Long Shots: Fad or Trend?

Distances that test rifles exceed those that test marksmanship-and leave killing to chance.

Taking a Bite Out of Caribou Herds

Barren-ground caribou are in decline across Canada. Are insects and parasites the cause of their drastic population decline, or is something bigger to blame? Excerpt from Winter 2023 Fair Chase Mag...

The Western Big Game Rifle

What matters to most hunters is satisfaction at hunt’s end. You can’t guarantee a kill, but you can choose your rifle and cartridge!

Where went the 7mms?

The celebrated 7x57 sired a clan now shadowed by 6.5mm cartridges. Fame can be fickle!Excerpt from Fair Chase MagazineBy Wayne Van Zwoll, regular contributor, photos courtesy of authorKnown as a “clas...

The Endangered Species Act at 50

This year, 2023, marks the 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Having spent the last seven years studying the ESA, I’ve come up with two observations—but first, let me set some context.