18 Veteran Tricks for Fooling Big Bucks in October

October is the hinge of the whitetail season. It connects the steady, early-season patterns with the chaos of the rut, which means the bucks you want are neither fully nocturnal nor fully reckless. Mature deer in this window are summer-fat, heavy-coated, and reluctant to move in daylight, and hun...

By James Chen •

Federal, Mossberg and Palladyne AI To Develop Shotgun Drone

Federal Ammunition, Mossberg, and Palladyne AI have announced the launch of a joint development of SwarmShot a "purpose-built ammunition, an airborne weapon module". The new consortium plans for SwarmShot to first be developed as a modular mission add-on for Palladyne AI’s Gremlin...

By Matthew Moss •

New Daiwa Saltiga Frother 170F – Definitive Bluewater Popper

Nothing beats a topwater bite; the visuals of foaming water and skying fish on your popper are more than enough to get your blood flowing. Daiwa knows this well and is bringing the Saltiga Frother 170F to the North American market for just that reason. This aerodynamic, tapered-tail popper can be...

By Eugene L. •

Field-Tested Deer Hunting Wisdom from the MeatEater Crew

The best deer hunting advice tends to be specific, hard-won, and born of time in the woods rather than a product catalog. What follows pulls together practical tips gathered from experienced hunters, organized around the decisions you actually make in the field: when to go, where to set up, how t...

By James Chen •

BLADE Selected for Phase II of GroundBreaker 1 Demonstration

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BLADE announced today that HDT Robotics, LLC, doing business as BLADE, has been selected to advance to Phase II of the GroundBreaker 1 unmanned ground vehicle demonstration with its Hunter WOLF multi-mission unmanned ground vehicle. The selec...

By Eric G •

AO Review: The Tiny Double-Duty WeatherX Lantern Power Bank

Most of the emergency gear I own was bought under mild duress rather than preparedness, usually in a checkout line, usually on the theory that twenty-five dollars is a fair price to not be caught in the dark. The WeatherX XPCW19B started the same way. I was offered a review sample to test out, an...

By Luke Cuenco •

Best Headlamps for Night Fishing: 6 Field-Tested Picks

Night fishing rewards patience, and it punishes fumbling in the dark. When brown trout and striped bass are most active at dusk and dawn, and steelhead anglers routinely make pre-dawn treks to reach the first-light bite, a good headlamp earns its place in the tackle bag fast. The reason is simple...

By James Chen •

Minn Kota Powered by Humminbird Imaging for a Seamless System

The next big step for Minn Kota and Humminbird is here. After decades of partnership helping anglers find fish and stay on them with precise boat control, they are going to become one seamless fishing system. From here on out, both companies will now be integrated into one company and live on as ...

By Eugene L. •

Installing a Minn Kota Terrova Riptide – Out With the Old In With the New

A quality trolling motor can make a world of difference for your on-the-water experience, giving you more control of your boat’s position in the wind and current. After being at the mercy of the wind and current while trying to fish for sheephead on my buddy’s 1995 Action Craft Flatsm...

By Eugene L. •

Trijicon Introduces Next-Generation REAP-IR-50 Thermal Riflescope

WIXOM, MI. – Trijicon®, a global leader in the design and manufacture of innovative aiming solutions, announces the new REAP-IR®-50 thermal riflescope series, combining high-resolution thermal imaging, advanced media capabilities, intuitive user-configurable controls, wireless connectivity, a...

By Eric G •
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