At one point or another, we’ve all dreamed about having a property of our own or access to ground no one else can hunt. Heck, maybe you own ground or have this kind of access right now. I’ve been fortunate enough to have been on both ends of the spectrum. I’ve spent most of my hunting seasons...

Iowa. November. Two giant whitetail bucks. If this video doesn’t get you excited for the rut, then I’m not sure what will. It’s amazing this clip didn’t end with a broken neck—either from one of these deer falling down the bank or the hunter falling out of his stand.

Editor's Note: Less than 48 hours after public land advocates celebrated the absence of public land sales in the House budget proposal, the House Natural Resources Committee amended the legislation to include it. To read more on the amendment, click here. Between executive orders, federal layoffs...