“boom”

Does a ruthless winter and sopping wet spring spell boom or bust for waterfowlers and upland hunters?

There’s nothing worse than a muzzleloader that goes “Pfffttt” instead of “Boom!” And why does it seem that failures occur most often during late-season hunts?

There is no six-bird limit in Uruguay. Neither is there a limit to the hammering hunters deliver to each other during a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

After Lyme disease reared its ugly head in 1975 and subsequently spread throughout much of the country, it changed how we care for our gundogs.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will attempt to mitigate damage done by a local elk herd in Boulder County by potentially opening up hunting on public land near Rabbit Mountain, as the elk have recently killed much of the habitat’s plant life, in turn degrading the land for other wildlife.

Scott Olmsted travels to Manitoba for Canada geese, mainly because every waterfowler worth his salty waders says you must experience such a hunt at least once.

Wingmead is a name of Scottish origin that means “meadow of wings,” which is what the Grand Prairie of Arkansas becomes each year when ducks migrate here.

Suppressors are often referred to as “cans” because they look like, well, a soda can on the end of a barrel. Note that “silencer” is really not the correct term; suppressors don’t actually silence anything. They merely reduce the audible sound emanating from the muzzle of a hunter’s rifle to differing degrees.

Big-bore double rifles symbolize adventure.