Every deer hunter has “The Story.” The one how a deer came in close, or they managed to sneak up on the rascal, and just as they were about to shoot, the darn thing dashed off! Few things in hunting…
It’s quite possible the 10mm Auto cartridge is the best, most versatile, pistol round ever developed. A bold statement given it almost disappeared from the market a few years back. Developed in the early 1980s, this wild child had several…
Mossberg 500s are great shotguns. They’re affordable, reliable, and rugged. Like any magazine fed firearm, they have one reliability weak spot: the magazine spring. These springs lose their tension as the weapon ages. Every time it is compressed, the metal…
The underappreciated .30-30 Winchester has, in all likelihood, taken more deer for more years than any other center-fire rifle cartridge in history. Introduced in the late 19th century, it used the then new smokeless powder to produce velocities beyond what…
The current gun market is saturated with options for hunters. Semi-automatics, lever actions, bolt-actions, pump-actions, and break-actions all beckon from gun store shelves; the only limit is a hunter’s budget and available storage space. While few would argue a hunter…
What’s the best new big game rifle on offer? Every hunter has an opinion–some even have two. We found this well produced video from ScoutLook. Their staff field tested seven different new guns from 2017 to determine their favorite top…
Famed Field and Stream columnist, Bill Heavey, takes a serious look at a serious problem: hunting’s steady decline in America. The latest from his blog, A Sportsman’s Life, has some grim statistics which bode ill for America’s hunting tradition. Read…
Power. If you, the hunter, need or want it, look no further than the .338 caliber magnums. They offer not just raw violence (at both ends of the barrel) but also flatter trajectories than the big-bores and consummate accuracy. .338…
Turkey hunting is easy, right? Just plop down a few decoys, give a few yelps on the old caller, then sit back for dinner to come to you. Yeah, right. Each spring and fall, turkey hunters across the land mess…
“Why do you drag that heavy African safari gun around the Rocky Mountains?” My hunting partners asked, incredulous anyone would bring such a powerful caliber on a mule deer and elk hunt. Why indeed? My memory flashed back to the…
