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A safari for Cape buffalo and sable may have its "dark" side, but this opportunity is surely one of the brightest combo hunts in present-day Africa.

The Czech Republic may not have the market cachet that's been established by brands from Germany and Austria, but that doesn't mean the quality isn't there. Keith Wood takes a closer look at the Meopta MeoStar R2 1X-6X-24mm RD.

A day spent at the Great American Outdoor Show brings family and friends together to celebrate their lifestyle as hunters and shooters—even in the dead of winter.

Here are 10 things you probably didn't know about Nikon.

SIG Sauer has expanded its optics line, and had its latest releases on display at the 145th NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Louisville.

Riflescopes with parallax adjustments, illuminated reticles, 8X zoom ranges and turrets dialing past 1,500 yards are impressive, but do we really need that to still-hunt whitetails in Ohio farmland or chase elk at 8,000 feet in Idaho? An optic like Leupold’s new VX-3i 3.5X-10X-40mm with the Boone & Crockett ballistic reticle is likely better suited for most hunters’ needs. This 12.6-ounce scope, a reengineered upgrade from the previous VX-3, is bright, sharp, slim and extremely reliable.

Here's a little sage advice to think over before choosing your next optic.

Be their tails white or black, be they donkey-eared with wide crowns or basket-racked desert dwellers, the pursuit of deer across this land is as American as it gets. Here’s a look at the new gear that will get you there, keep you there and, we hope, return home stained a little red.

Hunters have rules for rifles that have been established for decades. But is it time to re-write the playbook when it comes to optics?