Tag: New to hunting
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Your Tree Stand – The Importance of Regular Maintenance
For hunters, a reliable tree stand is an indispensable tool. It provides a strategic advantage, offering a safe and elevated vantage point to observe the game, putting you above their line of sight and helping prevent your scent from being detected. However, neglecting routine tree stand maintenance can turn this valuable asset into a potentially Read more
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Students Gain Hands-On Skills Through Deer Processing Workshop
For students in the New Hill Hunter Education and Mentoring Program, learning to hunt isn’t just about time in the woods—it’s about becoming confident, responsible stewards of wildlife. And for many, one of the most daunting steps isn’t pulling the trigger—it’s knowing what to do after. That’s exactly what brought John, a 2025 student in Read more
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Ouch, That Hurts! Understanding Firearm Recoil
Firearm recoil—often called “kickback or kick”—is a fundamental force experienced when firing a gun. This backward thrust occurs due to Newton’s Third Law of Motion: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When a bullet is propelled forward out of the barrel, an opposing force pushes the firearm backward. Understanding recoil is Read more