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SHOT Show's 10 Best Hunting Guns

After fondling more than our share of new deer slayers and duck killers at the 2011 SHOT Show, we've picked the ten best hunting guns for this calendar year.

Five Bird Dogs for Today's Suburbs

Did you know legendary wingshooting author and field-trial judge Nash Buckingham spent most of his life in a Memphis apartment?

What Bear Attacks Tell Us

With the number of bear attacks breaking records, it’s time to see what can be done to stop the trend.

Leupold 15-30x50mm Compact Spotting Scope Review

The aptly named 15-30x Compact is small in size and light in weight, but big on capability.

Steiner Nighthunter XP

The Nighthunter's 56mm objectives and top-quality glass make it a great low-light performer.

Why You Missed: Top 8 Most Common Shotgun Mistakes

Wait, you missed again? Time to take a break and see if you're suffering from some of shooting's most common bad habits.

Shotgun or Muzzleloader?

The choices hunters face when hunting whitetails where rifles are not an option can be confounding.

Field Judging Whitetails

Before you pull the trigger or release an arrow, do you know how to field judge a whitetail deer’s antlers? Those who hunt simply to fill the freezer, this is not really an issue. But for those who are hoping to shoot a buck with antlers that meet or exceed a certain numeric score, more often than not, overestimate the size of the antlers, leading to that common malady known as “ground shrinkage.”

Kruger Optics

Low prices and top features make Kruger a great value.

Should You Shoot Spikes?

Do spike bucks have inferior genetics? Will culling them improve the quality of your deer population? Should you shoot spikes? The buck stops here.

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