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Today’s backpacking gear is lighter, stronger and more durable than ever. There’s not enough space to detail all of it here, but these are the basics.

Dads aren’t always the easiest member of the family to purchase gifts for, which leads to a lot of cliché purchases each year in the build-up to Father’s Day. Don’t be that gift buyer. Check out our handy 2017 Father’s Day Gift Guide and leave an impression this year.

Some hunters fail to understand that the steel used for most hunting knives sold today is harder, and in some ways better, than their father’s or grandfather’s blades they once saw sharpened with a few clean passes on a stone. Only a skilled hand can put a fine edge on hard, modern blades without a quality sharpening tool to keep the angle correct.

Now this is how you take care of a knife.

If you're going to carry a knife, it doesn't hurt to have one endorsed by an Alaskan big game hunting guide. Or, better yet, designed by one. That's what you're getting in the new Speed Load Knife series from Browning.

Fast target acquisition and magnification-change capability set the stage for Zeiss’ new Victory V8 illuminated riflescope line.

SMG’s newest division gives outdoor enthusiasts another edge.

When game's wounded, though, we're aware that all bets are off. Such a scenario played out in Duxbury, Minn., earlier this fall, when an unarmed hunter was attacked by a wounded, 525-pound black bear that he and a few companions had been tracking. The twist ending? Not only did he survive the encounter; he won the fight.