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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.

What’s it take to hunt Cape buffalo with a muzzleloader? Here’s a look at what Editorial Director John Zent utilized on his recent trip to Mozambique.

Congratulations to American Hunter contributor Craig Boddington, who has been named as the recipient of the 2017 Weatherby Hunting and Conservation Award.

Editorial Director John Zent recently had the opportunity to join CVA Muzzleloaders in Mozambique to hunt one of the Dark Continent's most dangerous residents—the Cape buffalo—with a blackpowder rifle. You can get an inside look at his trip with this gallery.