Hunting

Two experienced Louisiana duck hunters are lucky to be alive after their boat sank and they were forced to light a fire in their cooler to keep warm. Texas Game Wardens reported on January 19th that they were called the week prior to Bois D'Arc Lake to look for two hunters who had been reported...

The maximum range a hunter can take an ethical shot on an animal is limited by a variety of factors, including the shooter’s skill, the stability of the rest, the ballistic capabilities of the cartridge, and the accuracy of the rifle. If we’re being honest, it’s that first factor that limits most...

My friend Jack is a tough retired Montana logger who hunts like a cougar. Sure, he enjoys his hunting buddies. But for decades now, each hunting season, he disappears alone into the high country with a simple kit of dried food and a rifle after bighorn and elk. Often, he returns with game. Always...

Guns are loud. They also recoil. Neither of these features are pleasant for the person pulling the trigger, so gunmakers have spent considerable time and effort creating products that mitigate these effects. The two most common are muzzle brakes and suppressors. Muzzle brakes are designed a million...

When I first started duck hunting, I had no idea what I was doing. I had never used a duck call, didn’t have any decoys, and really had no idea how or where to hunt. But after only a few weeks of hunting, I filled my freezer with dozens of different duck species. It didn’t happen because I somehow...

There is an innate curiosity in us all, hunters especially. We are driven by the same question that drove early settlers deeper into the wilderness, just beyond that next ridgeline, to carve out their own place on the land. But having room to roam is increasingly challenging these days, as cities...

Sighting in an AR-15 isn’t much different than sighting in a bolt-action rifle, but the process does present a few unique challenges. Fortunately, whether you just bought your first AR or you’re an experienced rifle hunter, there are simple ways to overcome them. This how-to will describe several of...

Among the many modern deer hunter’s conundrums is choosing the best deer hunting rifle. From bolt-actions with carbon barrels to pump-action carbines, deer hunters have plenty of options when it comes to rifle season. Now, most rifles are advertised as being application-specific. Need an ultralight...

Dawn in November: cold, dark, and wet. I know I’m going to get soaked, but I’m chomping at the bit to do what I love best—track whitetail bucks through an inch of fresh snow through the big woods of northwestern Montana. But let’s face it. Most normal people are still in bed, about to eat a...

Gun writers are a contrarian bunch, but every once in a while, we agree on something. For the past two years, that “something” has been the NULA 20 rifle from Wilson Combat. Field & Stream named the NULA 20 the “Best New Rifle of 2023” and On Target Magazine bestowed upon it their “Editor’s Choice...

There were a few things that were immediately apparent after finishing my own migration from rural Pennsylvania to my new home in Memphis, Tennessee. The food is significantly better, the summers are well, intolerable, and the mallard…is king. Ask the locals on the other side of the river—there is...

In the world of duck hunting, the mallard is king. These iconic green-headed birds dominate not only the minds of avid waterfowlers but also duck hunting culture itself. Images of mallards are seen on hunting prints and posters, on duck hunting products, magazines, and even shotguns. Most duck...