Now, every time the family passes a copse of trees, the youngest pleads for his father to stop and ask the landowner for permission to hunt there. There’s a reason for that. In September, a grateful ...

Here are four reasons to try traditional bowhunting this year: Quality, Affordable Gear is Readily Available One of the best things about traditional archery is that you can get started relatively ...

I was really hoping it was as big as I’d thought, but I really didn’t know how big it was. The whole encounter lasted less than two minutes, maybe under a minute. “I guess that’s a good thing, too, ...

One of the first rules of hunting mature bucks? Hunt where they live. That was the thinking of Arkansas resident Josh Hogue when he began hunting a stretch of Arkansas County public land four years ...

Over the years I’ve been fortunate to meet and get to know several avid hunters who have bagged truly outstanding bucks. But maybe one of the most unexpected occurred recently while I was in spring ...

Which is right for you depends on how you use it. As more people try to reduce their consumption of fossil fuels, electric and hybrid automobiles are becoming available and more popular. The same is ...

The 303 is a masterpiece of metal machining. In many ways, the bolt-action rifle is an anachronism. It’s been around since the late 1830s and hasn’t really changed much since the definitive Mauser of ...

The XT series of rimfire rifles are budget models with kid-worthy features. It took a long time for gun makers to come around to the notion they needed to build rifles for kids. Maybe this is because ...

Got a gun that kicks too hard or just doesn’t feel right? Here are the common problems ... and solutions. Most hunters have a notion of how much a rifle should weigh, but think that balance and stock ...

The .22 rimfire reigns supreme for controlling pests and filling the stew pot. It was conceived as a parlor game, a way for cooped-up people to amuse themselves, by tipping over little targets with a ...

Question: In early November, I shot a 2- or 3-year-old 7-pointer on my property. I noticed his hip bones were visible and his spine could be felt fairly easily. The other strange thing I noticed while ...