“shed hunting”

While searching for a big buck’s discarded headgear this spring, you can accomplish other missions in your deer-hunting woods. Shed hunts can also be used for trail-cam updates, treestand maintenance, herd and habitat inventory and even a “bedroom check” of the deer population’s most tight-knit haunts.

Here are some simple but significant “unwritten” rules you should always follow when hunting public land.

Temperature, snow, dust, ice and mud can all adversely affect rifles. Here are five tips to help you keep your hunting rig functioning properly during a hardcore hunt in tough conditions.

Curious about what loads to buy for hunting at greater distances? Here are a few of our top choices for the task.

The rifle was magnificently ugly. So ugly, in fact, that it was beautiful. Here’s how to (and why you should) build your own.

Whether shed hunting in the Rockies, harvesting morels in creek beds or early season training for that once-in-a-lifetime tag, the new limited-edition Danner x Filson Trail 2650 Mid offers the ultimate in performance comfort.

Ever wonder what the difference really is between cheap and expensive hunting rifles (other than the price tag)? Contributor Aram von Benedikt takes us through a few noted differences, along with when to grab which.

From great adventure stories to detailed how-tos, these five books will help shape the way you hunt. Read, learn and enjoy: They are good teachers.

If you’ve never tried spotting and stalking, you owe it to yourself to give it a go. Here are a few tips and tactics to help you be successful.