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tweak a ballistic calculator
Competitive Shooting

How to Fine-Tune Your Dope for Long-Range Shooting

How to tweak a ballistic calculator for ultimate long-range accuracy

There are lots of advantages to a first focal-plane scope.
Rifle Scopes

The Benefits of First-Focal Plane Scopes

If you want to achieve long-range accuracy under field conditions, first-focal plane riflescopes rule

The differences between mils and MOA can be frustrating, but they're each useful in their own way.
Rifles

How to Use MOA and Mil Reticles for Long-Range Accuracy

These sophisticated reticles take time to master, but they’re powerful tools in the long-range shooter’s arsenal

A big, 800-pound Ontario black bear taken by this hunter.
Black Bear Hunting

An Ontario Bowhunter Needed His Backup Rifle to Take This 800-Pound Black Bear

A veteran black bear bowhunter shot this massive bruin with a .300 Win. Mag. after dropping his bow out of the treestand

The author holding a large albacore next to the ocean
Fishing Reels

Penn Clash II Reel Review

The Penn Clash II is the best spinning reel for taming false albacore and wind knots

The massive South Dakota Beadle buck, in the field.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

South Dakota Bowhunter Tags a Giant 218-Inch Nontypical Buck

Michael Beadle has shot plenty of whitetails in his 30-years of bowhunting, but this massive deer is truly a special one

Hatsan FlashPup air rifle review and accuracy test.
Gear

Airgun Review: The Hatsan FlashPup QE

The Hatsan FlashPup: a compact bullpup that punches above its weight class

This 80-pound Arizona flathead catfish was cut up for a fish fry.
Catfish Fishing

Fishermen Catch Arizona’s Would-Be Record Flathead Catfish, Then Fry It

A family fishing trip turned into an unexpected state-record flathead, though the fish will never go down in the recordbooks

Airforce Texan hog hunt
Hunting Rifles

AirForce Texan: Big Bore Air Rifle Review

The AirForce Texan is an accurate big bore hunting airgun

Grayling caught from the eddies of Lake Creek river in Alaska.
Trout Fishing

Waters of Plenty: Rafting and Fishing Alaska’s Overlooked Lake Creek

In Alaska, even a seemingly unremarkable river can offer the fishing adventure of a lifetime

wolf in the snow
Wolf Hunting

Interior Department Suggests Wolves May Need Federal Protection

The agency says there should be a year-long review of wolf management policy in the Lower 48

Maven riflescope mounting
Rifle Scopes

An Expert Guide to Mounting a Precision Riflescope

How to avoid the common mistakes many people make (including gun store gurus) when attaching a scope to a rifle

Turkish shotguns are well made.
Shotguns

7 of the Best Modern Turkish-Made Shotguns for American Shooters

Turkey was once known for making shoddy shotguns. But the tide has turned, and there are some fine firearms being exported from this country to the U.S.

Maryland zebras are on the loose.
Wildlife Management

Five Zebras Are Running Loose in Maryland

Animal control is in hot pursuit of five zebras that have escaped from a rural farm

The new possible record Pennsylvania elk.
Elk Hunting

This 455-Inch Pennsylvania Elk Might Be the New State Record

Duane Kramer’s non-typical Keystone State bull might be recognized as the 6th largest ever taken by a hunter

A new Florida fishing record for scamp.
Record Fish

Florida Accepts Three New Saltwater Fishing Records

A great summer of Sunshine State fishing culminates in the state accepting three fish to its record books

Adult lake trout restoration in the Great Lakes and other native range is important for the health of native fisheries.
Trout Fishing

Researchers Mapped Lake Trout Genes So We Can Restore the Fish to the Great Lakes

Tracing the genetic make-up of lake trout will help build laker populations throughout many North American waters

Miroku made the best A-5
Semi-Auto Shotguns

Belgium vs. Japan: Who Made the Better Browning Auto-5?

Most hunters think the “Belgian Browning” is the better gun, there's more to the story

A brown and white dog wearing a tracking collar
Hunting Dogs

Garmin Alpha 10 Review: A Reliable Dog Tracking and Training Handheld

Garmin’s new five-ounce handheld allows you to track and train up to 20 dogs, locate and communicate with other hunters in the field, and much more

The author targets small water for big bass.
Largemouth Bass

How to Catch Big Bass in Small Creeks

If you’re sick of trying to catch pressured bass, look for skinny water