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Whether for range use, personal defense or hunting, Federal’s new Shorty shotshells pack a similar punch to their bigger brothers in a small, 1¾-inch shell. Loaded with No. 8 shot, No. 4 buckshot or a rifled slug, there’s a reduced-recoil Shorty for you.

The big island is home to an abundance of game including Sitka blacktail, ducks, and fox … and of course, very large brown bears. If you’re looking for adventure, Kodiak is calling. Just be warned: getting there may be the easiest part.

The 7mm-08 Remington is hands-down the perfect whitetail cartridge. Here’s why.

So you want to hunt every game animal in North America? Here are the only guns you’ll ever need.

The Atchafalaya River Basin is home to one of America’s largest river and wetlands systems, stretching over eight Louisiana parishes. The Basin boasts the largest contiguous block of forested wetlands in the Lower Mississippi Valley. The Cajun people migrated to Louisiana in the 1760s from present-day Nova Scotia, and many came to settle along the Atchafalaya River.

Field Editor Brian McCombie had the opportunity to put the new Remington Model 870 DM Magpul to the test on a recent Texas whitetail/hog hunt.

Honor, hounds and heritage are the hallmarks of an Alabama camp that traces its roots to the 19th century.

In no particular order, here are our picks for the best new shotguns of 2017.

Keith Wood takes a closer look at some of 2017's most exciting new ammunition entries.