“field”

Associate Digital Editor David Herman traveled to the Yucatan peninsula to hunt ocellated turkey and the elusive coatimundi using Federal’s Heavyweight TSS. Here are his thoughts on the incredibly effective shotshell.

Accuracy doesn’t have to be heavy.

FACT: Coming home is more important than coming home with a gobbler.

B. Gil Horman builds himself a new hunting rig right from the studs, exploring the ways in which an AR-pattern rifle can meet the various needs of most any American hunter.

Fixed blade or folder? Drop point or clip point? What kind of steel would you like, and what kind of handle material would you like to grip when using your knife? Answers to these questions make a hunter’s knife just as personal as his firearm.

Have some elk still left from the season? Try this fun recipe to take a bit of the chill off the last cool days of the year.

The Matrix—TriStar’s first inertia-driven semi-automatic shotgun—features a fiber-optic front sight post to naturally draw the eye when pointing at birds and an oversized trigger guard for the comfortable use of cold-weather gear when shooting. 

We explore the minimalist approach to turkey hunting, with a walkthrough of how to go "barebones" for springtime Toms.

Not all magnum cartridges bear the name, but still meet all the criteria for the title. Here’s a look at five of the best.