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Unless you're a dedicated bowhunter, muzzleloader season is the first crack you get at the local whitetail populations in Virginia. NRA Publications' Tom Rickwalder was itching for the chance to get after the herd that called his hunting club's property home, and wasted no time when the season opened last month. You can get a closer look at his hunt—and see the wild looking buck he harvested—in the gallery embedded above.
As the year draws to a close and philanthropic giving reaches its peak, The NRA Foundation is reaffirming what has always set it apart: a steadfast commitment to independent, mission-driven philanthropy that directly supports America’s shooting sports traditions, firearm safety, and responsible gun ownership.
The Saiga (antelope) in Kazakhstan has rebounded from dangerously low numbers and has been recognized as a success by the international body governing threatened and endangered wildlife.