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Having hunted farm ponds and cut corn of the central eastern United States, it doesn’t compare to the fowl bedrooms of the north. Christopher Olsen of American Rifleman learned as much when he traveled to Saskatchewan, Canada for the annual Waterfowl Conference, hosted by Sure-Shot Game Calls. Canada is home to nearly 500 species of birds and vast amounts of agriculture that make for the best waterfowl hunting on earth. Use the gallery embedded above to learn how successful the hunters were in the land of the Canuck’s—aye?
More sportsmen and sportswomen were afield than last year when Montana’s 2025 general rifle big-game season opened to cool and windy conditions on Oct. 25. Despite the increased participation. success rates also improved.
Two states are warning hunters to not rely on the artificial intelligence-generated responses that appear after a web search for state regulations, as they are often incorrect and increase the risk of sportsmen unknowingly violating game laws.
Nomad Outdoor has launched Conifer VX3, the updated version of its line of technical in-field gear designed for maximum warmth when the winter winds howl and late season cold fronts throw the worst conditions at hunters searching for that target buck.
Is there anything better than a fresh venison steak cooked to perfection and smothered in a buttery sauce? A thinly sliced backstrap and compound butter, or cowboy butter, make it a challenge to stop at just one.