“hike”

Be it the backcountry or the back 40, this collection of gear is hike-in ready.

A backpack hunt in northwestern Namibia affords the author and his party an up-close-and-personal view of life in the bush.

Browning has introduced the long-awaited A5 Hunter 20-gauge. A beautiful wood-stocked classic, this 20-gauge autoloader is field-ready right out of the box.

You can shoot a can off a post at 400 yards, you hike 5 miles like it’s a trip to the corner store, but if your conviction calls it quits, you’re done for.

Cutting trails to ease access to hunting locations can provide benefits beyond an easier hike. A new path may just lead a big buck right to you.

The American Hunter staff hunts. Plain and simple. And like all hunters, we put faith in the gear we use to get into the mountains, to hike all day and to venture into freezing waters and push through driving rain. We expect our gear to do what it was made to do, to hold up to the beating we give it, time and time again. This collection is a reflection of that. First up: the upland hunter.

Elevate Stand Company, makers of 100-percent American-made treestands and accessories, has announced the release of its 6.25-pound Element Ultra Treestand.

Editor in Chief J. Scott Olmsted is in Gibbonsville, Idaho, hunting wolves with outfitter/guide Caleb Davis of Continental Divide Outfitters. Follow along with his pursuit right here.

Here's our list of this year’s top new guns and gear for lady hunters, straight from SHOT Show 2018.