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, ...

Taking inventory of post-season survivors is maybe the best and most obvious reason to keep your trail cams working in the woods in late winter, but there are other benefits as well. You don’t have to ...

Troy was hunting a different part of the property that morning. When he and Troy arrived home, the brothers and Toby’s wife reviewed the footage from two of three cameras he’d taken to self-film his ...

We all want to get big bucks, but bigger isn’t always better, at least when you’re talking about optics. Just like you match your clothing to the environment where you’re hunting, you also should ...

The Indiana buck Seth Hernandez shot with his crossbow on Oct. 29 had antlers to spare, but no change in its purse. Not that the deer hunter nor the three dozen friends who ogled it at his home spent ...

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 ...

Whitetail deer, the graceful icons of North America's woodlands, are full of intriguing mysteries waiting to be unraveled. Among these enigmatic features is the interdigital gland, nestled between ...

Question: Last year, my son shot a 6-point buck with his shotgun. He claims he waited at least 30 minutes and didn’t push the deer. We finally found some blood about 30 yards from the spot of the shot ...

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 ...