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Belted vs. Beltless Magnum Cartridges

What makes a magnum? Does a magnum cartridge need to be belted? What are the advantages/disadvantages of both designs? Contributor Philip Massaro takes a closer look at each to help you make a more informed decision.

NRA Youth Hunter Education Challenge Fosters Next Generation of Hunters

In 1985, we launched a program to facilitate friendly competition among youths 18 and younger that would advance hunting skills including wildlife identification, orienteering and rifle, shotgun and archery marksmanship. Today, thousands of hunter education volunteers and parents still conduct this program at the state and local level to produce safer, more skillful and more ardent American hunters.

Hardware: Yildiz SPZ ME Sporting HPS

The Yildiz SPZ ME Sporting HPS is a hybrid target/hunting gun that has the feel and features typically reserved for guns costing three times as much.

Grand Canyon National Park Seeks Volunteers for Bison Reduction

The National Park Service, in cooperation with the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD), seeks skilled volunteers to assist with the removal of bison on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in the fall of 2021.

Hunters Not Happy with MeatEater’s Anti-R3 Jab

Article written by MeatEater founder's brother has the potential to divide hunters, but we should not let that happen.

4 New Hunters: Which One Is Joining You?

Every aspiring hunter dreams of a perfect first experience, and every mentor longs to create it. But before the perfect scenario can be created, a mentor needs to understand just exactly what kind of temperament his charge may possess. Here’s a look at four types of hunters: Is one of them your pupil?

Hardware: TenPoint Havoc RS440 Xero

From a hunting efficiency standpoint—power, noise, accuracy and user-friendliness—the new Havoc RS440 Xero is the deadliest string-powered crossbow system ever conceived.

Why Public Opinion of Hunting Matters

Despite its importance as a good food source, as a wildlife-management tool and as a crucial source of funding for conservation in the United States, hunting remains vulnerable to misinformation and negative attention from ill-informed media, which can encourage support for restrictive legislation. The hunting community must appeal to non-hunters through common goals, motivations and values if our pastime is to remain a fixture in American life.

Field Tested: Savage Impulse Straight-Pull Bolt-Action

American Hunter Editor David Herman puts the new Savage Impulse to the test on 12,000 acres of South Texas Hill Country. Read on to see how the swift-shooting straight-pull performs.

Field Tested: Kuiu PRO LT Pack System

Weighing in at a mere 3.8 pounds, an almost unheard-of number for a load-hauling external-frame pack—much less one with a 4,000-cubic-inch capacity—I had high expectations for the PRO LT going in. It exceeded them.

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