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Start ’Em with Squirrels—The Perfect Hunt for Junior Woodsmen

A Kentucky squirrel camp reminds the author how a hunting career and love of the woods can be launched by a single trigger press on a rimfire rifle.

Nevada’s Innovative Youth Outreach Program

A relatively new effort in The Silver State is quietly making a big difference for children eager to experience the outdoors for the first time. Demand outpaces the project’s funding, unfortunately, a clear indication that one of the biggest hurdles in enlisting the next generation of conservationists is financial.

Savage Arms Continues Support of Pass It On-Outdoor Mentors

Savage Arms is continuing its support of Pass It On–Outdoor Mentors and working to expand opportunities for young hunters to experience safe, mentored hunts. Pass It On-Outdoor Mentors is dedicated to preserving and growing America’s outdoor heritage.

5 Rules for Public Land Elk Hunting

Public-land elk hunting challenges even the best hunters. Success requires an understanding of the unit and property owners within, plus all the terrain throughout that might support a herd.

Federal Ammunition Awards 2024 Tom Knapp Memorial Scholarships

Federal Ammunition recently awarded the 2024 Tom Knapp Memorial Scholarships to two 4-H shooting sports teen ambassadors: Jessica Laffey from Colorado and Kaeli-Gracyn Bourgoyne from Louisiana.

How to Turkey Hunt Safely

FACT: Coming home is more important than coming home with a gobbler.

How to Build a Hunting Kill Kit

Consider now the contents of a kit of tools that will help you get game from field to freezer efficiently, cleanly and most easily this fall.

Ballistic Coefficient: Why It Matters for Hunting

A detailed look at ballistic coefficient and how it applies to the hunter’s choice of projectile.

How to Purify Drinking Water

Anytime you head afield it’s a good idea to plan how you will drink water, and from where it will be drawn should you need more while afoot. Follow these tips on filters, chemical treatments and ultraviolet treatments to determine what’s best for you.

Boone & Crockett and NRA HLF Develop Online Hunter Module

The Boone and Crockett Club and the National Rifle Association’s Hunters’ Leadership Forum (HLF) are working together to develop an online education platform to teach hunter ethics.

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