“hunting guides”

The end of duck season is a sordid affair. Yes, there’s work to be done, with mud and muck encasing nearly everything you own, and the contempt you hold for your alarm clock is palpable. … But why quit now? The best hunting of the year is waiting south of the border.

Here are just a handful of the many reasons to make the trip to the Great American Outdoor Show this year, held in Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 1-9.

Any way you measure it, the tundra swan is a lot of bird. But it can’t be hunted in a lot of places. Only eight states, in fact, offer a tundra swan season. Utah is one of them, and near the Great Salt Lake the author sought a wide-winged trophy.

Here's just a handful of the many reasons to make the trip to the Great American Outdoor Show this year, held in Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 2-10.

It’s not always easy to recognize a good hunting guide. Unfortunately, it’s obvious you’ve picked a poor one when he acts like some of the characters the author has met.

Though a 2015 law passed in New Zealand now defines animals as "sentient beings," hunting remains a lawful activity.

Nobody likes being hit hard in the shoulder every time they squeeze the trigger on his or her favorite shotgun or rifle. But recoil is a reality of the nature of firearms: The more power, the greater the bite.

If you can remain calm when an Alaska brown bear charges within feet of you, check your heart … and your sanity.