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A Swedish hunter used his shotgun to shoot open a bottle of beer. While this may be a nifty party trick, it’s one that holds some pretty serious consequences if it’s screwed up. This video also drips with egregious gun safety issues. Drinking while operating a firearm. Holding your fingers near the business end of […]

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A French hunter got pwned by a charging boar. With a shouldered rifle, a French hunter stares down a wild boar as it charges towards him at breakneck speeds. Before he can get a shot off, the boar gets the upper hand, according to the video posted to LiveLeak. The hunter is knocked to the […]

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The FLIR ONE iPhone case can detect an animal’s heat signature from up to 100 meters away. Compatible with the iPhone 5 and 5s, this attachable piece of tech translates thermal energy into dynamic color images. The user-friendly interface provides multiple modes that give hunters a more comprehensive picture in lowlight, or even no-light scenarios, […]

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Illinois passed a new state law on Jan. 1 in response to PETA’s efforts to monitor hunters by using drones. PETA recently released their “Air Angel,” a quadracopter meant to ensure hunters adhere to the law. But PETA members that have spent $324.99 on the drone may not even get a chance to use it, […]

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Andrew Rice was hunting geese in Adair, Oklahoma, when he spotted a kangaroo hopping through a pasture. The surprised hunter used his cell phone to capture video of the out-of-place animal, which many thought was Lucy Sparkles, a kangaroo that went missing last year, Daily Mail reports. “We’re goose hunting right now and there is […]

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A&E Networks “indefinitely” suspended Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson after he denounced homosexuality in a recent interview with GQ. During the interview, the 67-year-old hunter likened “homosexual offenders” to bestiality and promiscuity, claiming being gay is “just not logical.” He also quoted scripture from the Bible, advising that “faith in Jesus” will help people solve […]

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This leopard caught its dinner midair as it tried to fly away. The videographer in this YouTube video captures the leopard slinking through the brush as it nears its prey. In an incredible display of physical prowess, the leopard vaults into the air and snatches the bird just as it’s taking flight. Dinner is served. […]

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PROXiMITY, by Ryan Connolly, is a gripping short film that thrusts the viewer into the middle of a repeating cycle of organized chaos. Four men are bagged and bound as they are transported to an undisclosed location in the woods. Once there, the Hunters, armed with bolt-action rifles, set them free. But it becomes quickly […]

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This heavy-breathed hunter got the surprise of his life when he checked on what he believed to be a dead deer. He clambered down what may have been a tree fort before warily approaching the animal. “I dropped one,” he said with labored breath and shaky hands. “And it’s a buck too.” “Fucker’s still breeeeathing,” […]

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A Florida man was arrested Saturday morning after shooting at a robotic deer the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission placed on the side of the road in order to catch poachers during the closed season in Myakka City. Officers witnessed Brett Russel Thompson take the bait, as they concealed themselves in a nearby hiding spot, and shoot […]

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Winchester Deadly Passion star and “hardcore huntress” Melissa Bachman has sparked public outcry after she shot and killed a lion in South Africa. Bachman posted the photo of her posing with the slain lion on Twitter and Facebook and within hours the massive backlash began. One Cape Town resident started a petition in an effort […]

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An avid Muskegon, Michigan, hunter uses specialized equipment to finally get back to the sport he loves after a tragic car accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. While traveling to his Oceana County hunting property in November of 2005, now 71-year-old Jake Veltman was involved in a violent car crash that left him […]

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