“John Zent”

The author learned there are elk—and a lot of them—in West Texas. He also learned there is at least one man there he should have met a long time ago.

The world of mountain hunters lost a true pioneer on June 5, 2024.

We hope you are as proud as we are to celebrate a big birthday for the world’s largest and best hunting magazine.

The National Rifle Association’s Publications Division is pleased to announce Mark. A. Keefe, IV, has been appointed Editorial Director, succeeding John Zent, who held the post from 2004 until April of this year, retiring after nearly four decades as an NRA staff editor. Brian Sheetz will replace Mark Keefe as editor in chief of American Rifleman.

In the rugged mountains of West Texas—home to desert bighorns and introduced aoudad—sheep hunters can strike it big.

Editorial Director John Zent recaps the hunts from his North American "grand slam."

The editors of American Hunter have announced the recipients of our 2021 Golden Bullseye Awards.

A hunter’s first elk and a bogged-down stalk on a desert mule deer highlight hunts with new versions of Ruger’s M77 Hawkeye bolt actions.

Editorial Director John Zent shares the gear he used on his recent Alaska brown bear hunt.