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The more you know and the better you play, the more you score—especially if you are where the ducks and geese want to be.

Duck hunters have more gadgets available to help them kill ducks today than at any other time in history. Don’t be afraid to use them.

Any way you measure it, the tundra swan is a lot of bird. But it can’t be hunted in a lot of places. Only eight states, in fact, offer a tundra swan season. Utah is one of them, and near the Great Salt Lake the author sought a wide-winged trophy.

Don't like getting too close to that snake before you send it to meet its maker? We put two of CCI’s handgun shotshell loads to the test, which are designed to deliver more energy at longer ranges than conventional offerings.

Everything has a breaking point. We did our best to find it in four of the hottest shotguns on the market, and then analyzed what that means for hunters.

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.

In arid New Mexico, waterfowlers ply the same wetlands famed biologist Aldo Leopold worked and hunted more than a century ago.

When the weather throws a curve, waterfowl hunters that adapt succeed—those who don’t seldom have duck for dinner. Here are some scenarios that arise and how to overcome them.

Ditch the massive decoy spread and head upstream to find a small hidey hole that can pay off big.