“thermals”

The unlikely account of how a youth of 16 killed a bull elk of many lifetimes.

The holiday season is upon us, and the editors of American Hunter have assembled a handful of gift recommendations for every outdoorsman on your list to fit just about any budget.

Alternative optics such as thermal and night-vision optics, while great tools to extend precious predator hunting hours, don’t operate like your average scope or binocular. Here are a few things to take note of before embarking on your next nighttime hunt.

Here are a few tips, tactics and techniques that will help you close the distance on a wily mule deer or a big, call-shy bull elk.

Don’t have a large amount of land to hunt? Use these strategies to score big on small property.

In the open Sonoran Desert, where mule deer can be spotted at the edge of your range, it pays to prepare for long shots. A decent short game doesn’t hurt either.

SIG Sauer has released the ECHO3 Thermal Reflex Sight, sure to appeal to the predator hunting market.

Elk, unlike whitetails, keep a schedule that allows hunting opportunities throughout the day. Here’s a plan for each portion of the day that keeps you one step ahead of the herd this month.

Rather than merely allowing someone to see objects in total darkness, the ThOR 4 thermal scope superimposes a digital, adjustable reticle over the viewing screen, allowing users to zero it to any firearm and experience accuracy on par with any quality riflescope.