“spotting scopes”

It takes patience and practice to spot game like a guide. Follow these rules to find more bucks and bulls with your optics, and hone your skills before the hunt.

There’s a reason nearly every big-game hunting guide across the globe carries a set of shooting sticks. Take note, and do yourself the same courtesy. Your future shots literally rest on them.

For spot and stalk hunting where you may need to frequently look out to around 1,000 yards—particularly to make trophy judgments—the Oscar3 image-stabilizing mini spotting scope is an ideal device that won't add a lot of weight to your kit.

Allowing someone to tag along while you chase squirrels or rabbits may be the simplest, most effective way to recruit new hunters.

Nikon, a leader in sporting optics and the photography world, also is leading the digiscoping movement.

All hunters know the value of a good rest when the time comes to take, and make, the shot. If you're in open country, there's no substitute for shooting sticks.

Trijicon is already a major player in the hunting industry—and growing with each passing year. Here are 10 things you didn't know about the Michigan-based company.