Anatomy Of A Long Range Shot Lead

The Anatomy of a Long-Range Shot

Sometimes due to circumstances in the field, many of the decisions regarding shots on game are made for us. It’s at times like these we can focus on the essentials needed in any shot: build your house then focus, breathe and squeeze.

How to Use Picatinny Rails to Mount Bow Sights

Bow manufacturers are partnering with accessory builders to create Picatinny mounting systems that reduce bow accessory weight, lock down tight and help the archer be more accurate.

Trail Camera Tips

Looking for tips on trail-cam types, placement and strategies? Contributor Mike Roux may be able to help.

The First Deer Hunt: From Mentorship to Magazine

The only hunters in his family were his grandfathers, one of whom he never met and the other too old to take to the field by the time the author came of age. So the offer by a family friend to take him hunting was too good to be true for a youngster.

Finns and My Father

A chance to follow in his father’s footsteps on a moose hunt in Finland proved to be irresistible to the author, who may never have become a gunwriter without his father’s pioneering trip 33 years ago.

Turkey Cycles: How to Hunt Every Stage of the Season

Mike Roux has spent long enough in the turkey woods to know spring comes in four specific cycles. Here's how to hunt each and every one.

Late Season Turkey Tips

Contributor Mike Roux talks his readers through tactics to kill a Tom late in the season.

Must-Have Turkey Gear for 2023

Need some new gear before you hit the turkey woods this year? Read on for some of the best pieces of 2023.

Hardware: CZ 600 Trail

The CZ 600 Trail proved to be a handy rifle that can down game in hard-to-find places, all without alerting everything with fur that you have moved into the woods. Its lighter chamberings make it easy for recoil-shy shooters to field and makes it ideal for target work, too.

Local Legends: Why Butch and Harold Still Prowl the Big Woods

The experience of two Vermont hunters shows it’s never too late to find a new hunting partner.

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