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Outfitters from across the globe have descended upon Harrisburg, Pa., this week. Looking for a dream hunt? You might find a few dozen of them at the Great American Outdoor Show.

In 2013, only weeks before the annual “Harrisburg show” was to begin, the event’s producer announced it had banned the sale or display of AR-style rifles. The sporting world was angered, and responded en masse to force a boycott. A year later, the NRA stepped in to rebrand the event the Great American Outdoor Show.

Editorial Director John Zent posed a few burning questions to the many African safari guides crowding the Outfitter Hall at the 2016 Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pa.

American Hunter's Shawn Skipper had the opportunity to talk guns, hunting and more with country artist Ben Gallaher before Ben took the stage at the 2016 Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pa.

American Hunter's Shawn Skipper had the opportunity to talk guns, hunting and more with LOCASH before its members—Chris Lucas and Preston Brust—took the stage at the 2016 Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pa.

American Hunter's Shawn Skipper had the opportunity to talk hunting, guns and country living with country music star Justin Moore before Justin took the stage at the 2016 Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pa.

There are few experiences more challenging—and rewarding—than an elk hunt. In North America, at the least. That's why, in all likelihood, the western outfits were so slammed at the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pa. Our Editor in Chief, J. Scott Olmsted, stopped to discuss a few pointed big game topics with guides from throughout the west.

It .223 enough to take down a deer? What's the best stage of the rut to hunt? Grunt call or rattle? There's no shortage of hot topics that get bandied about in the deer woods. Our own Shawn Skipper decided to pose a few of them to the many whitetail guides crowding the Outfitter Hall at the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pa.