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Making Meat: How to Be Your Own Butcher

Follow these guidelines on how to cool, cut, age, prep and cook game meat, and you’ll never hear complaints about “gamey” flavor again.

5 Things You Need to Know About Federal Premium’s Black Cloud FS Steel Close Range

Federal Premium's Black Cloud FS Steel Close Range is designed to achieve a full pattern within a very short distance, making it ideal for decoying or hunting flooded timber. Here are five things you need to know.

How to Outsmart Late-Season Geese

Canada geese get smart this time of year. With some creativity based on the details of bird behavior, a full limit will be cause for celebration.

Hardware: Syren XLR5 Waterfowler

It’s no secret that firearm options built specifically for women are limited. Enter Syren—a new division of Caesar Guerini and Fabarm, and the first brand in the industry to design and produce shotguns exclusively for ladies.

USFWS Announces Winner of National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have announced the winner of the National Junior Duck Stamp Contest: 12-year-old Isaac Schreiber of Duffield, Va.

Boreal Bruiser

Fire, wind, water, ice ... it’s a wonder anything survives in Alberta’s northern woods. Though humans may be sparse, the bears thrive.

Know-How: Dinky Dogs Hunt

Small dogs take up less space. They are easier to house, easier to haul in cars and planes, easier to control, cheaper to maintain and easier to conceal when the neighbors complain about high-pitched barking. A small dog can squeeze into an apartment, a kid’s bedroom, the backseat floor of a subcompact car or a large coat pocket. But can they hunt?

Trash to Treasure

From trash the author gleans a treasure trove of information about waterfowlers’ preferences in shotshells.

The Canadian Turkey Shoot

Flawless guns and a ton of birds that have seemingly never seen a decoy in their lives: What more can a waterfowl hunter ask for? How about a group of friends that know how to pile on the laughs—and insults—to make it a truly memorable experience. That’s Canada. And if you’ve never experienced it, well, you’ve got some planning to do.

How to Build a Portable A-Frame Blind for Under $100

Here's a simple guide to building a portable A-Frame blind for under $100. Consider it your next off-season project.

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