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What is it about the Ruger Model 77 that has been so appealing to hunters for half a century? It represents a great value, offering a no-nonsense design that is equally rugged and reliable.

You’ve loosed an arrow, and the buck ran off. Trail him now or wait? Here are some clues to help you make the right call.

While large, multi-directional ears are formidable tools in a whitetail's bag of tricks, new studies are providing insight into the range, complexity—and limits—of deer hearing.

To coax skeptics into shooting sports, ya gotta show ’em a good time.

If you want your neck of the woods to be ready for deer hunting this fall, start taking care of these essential chores now.

Gross booners are hard to come by. Here are the stories behind seven of them.

Just about every case shape imaginable has been modified to hold both 7mm and .30-caliber bullets, but it was gunwriter Layne Simpson who saw a gap in the lineup: there was no 7mm cartridge based on a full-length .375 H&H case. In 1979, Simpson took the excellent 8mm Remington Magnum and necked it down to hold 7mm bullets, giving his wildcat the name “Shooting Times Westerner.”

What happens after you pull the trigger depends on your bullet choice. Choose wisely.

Check out these monster bucks taken throughout the United States.