“safer”

This commonly held belief is why some states ban rifles for hunting; But the facts might surprise them.

Department of Education says it is merely following the letter of the law as outlined in Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

Smart, quality gear can make your hunt safer, more successful and more enjoyable. Here’s our list of the top 10 pieces of hunting gear developed in the last 50 years.

Henry’s Big Boy Steel Carbine has traditional lever-action lines but retains Henry’s signature cutout in the magazine tube, through which cartridges are loaded and unloaded. Though somewhat unconventional in appearance and function, it makes the lever gun infinitely easier and safer to unload at hunt’s end.

In 1985, we launched a program to facilitate friendly competition among youths 18 and younger that would advance hunting skills including wildlife identification, orienteering and rifle, shotgun and archery marksmanship. Today, thousands of hunter education volunteers and parents still conduct this program at the state and local level to produce safer, more skillful and more ardent American hunters.

In the name of wildlife management, Australia is considering crocodile trophy hunting to make its national parks safer for humans.

With all-around appealing scents of fresh-cut wood, and other forest-based fragrances that are comforting to deer, this is a scent-control tool that can be used both before and after the hunt.

With its new Haley Heath ErgoHunter Adrenaline Series, Buck Knives is challenging the misconception that knives are only for big, strong men, and is bringing the needs of the small-handed hunter—which implies females but we all know some men have small hands, too—into the fold.

Made in Wisconsin, this Ravin crossbow is compact with a futuristic look. The limbs are small but mighty and are just 6 inches wide when cocked. The uncocked limbs are still only 10.5-inches axle-to-axle.