“western”

Statewide harvest 10-percent higher than the five-year average

Boone & Crockett and Pope & Young have announced changes in their record keeping standards and species.

This week, were checking out the Browning X-Bolt 2 Speed, an updated version of a backcountry rifle long loved by Western hunters. Built for the mobile hunter, the gun is as at home in the deer woods as it is deep in the mountains chasing elk.

For a hunter’s first rifle, one naturally chooses among the myriad center-fire cartridges and the arms that chamber them. But, is that the best option? Probably not.

The 92 Ranch Hand is a western-inspired lever action from Heritage Manufacturing that is as fun to shoot as the old West is to dream about.

Lots of new rimfire and centerfire rifles are hitting the market this year. Here’s a rundown of the best new hunting rifles from the class of ’25.

Leupold has released its VX-6HD Gen 2, with a new style of turret dial that only requires a throw lever to remove and reset, rather than the traditional Allen or Torx screws. An integrated throw lever for zoom, an illuminated reticle, and competition-grade adjustments similar to those found in the Mark series all combine to make the VX-6HD Gen 2 a force to be reckoned with for the Western hunter.

Federal has released the 7mm Backcountry, a high-speed, high-pressure cartridge designed specifically for use in shorter barreled, suppressed platforms.