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Must-Have Waterfowl Gear for 2018

Diedhard waterfowlers, pay attention. We've got the scoop on the gear you need this season.

March's True Madness

This month many waterfowlers are more interested in BB loads than college BB teams. That's because the Light Goose Conservation Order creates a spring waterfowl season rifle with opportunities to bag birds—if you’re mad enough, that is.

Nyati Big-Bore Ammunition

Big-bore, dangerous-game rifles are cool—unless you shoot them a lot. Nyati lives up to its name by loading reduced-recoil practice ammo for dangerous-game rifles.

First Look: New Ammo for 2010

Our annual survey highlights the year’s best ammunition and components—and you can see most of them under one roof at this year’s NRA Annual Meetings.

Must-Have Turkey Gear for 2017

Be prepared when you enter the turkey woods this spring.

Federal Black Cloud FS Steel

Although it has the same range limitations as standard steel shot, Black Cloud breaks new ground with a higher level of lethality at an affordable price.

Shoot. Conserve. Repeat. Recap.

Associate Editor Jon Draper puts the wraps on he and Web Managing Editor Shawn Skipper's recent conservation order light goose hunt in South Dakota.

Swan With a Dash of Salt

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.

Behind the Bullet: .470 Nitro Express

The .470 Nitro Express has proven itself as a perfect choice for truly large game for more than a century now, and it won't be going away anytime soon.

How to Choose a Hunting Bullet

It’s easy for anyone to be confused by what appears to be an unlimited number of bullet designs on the market today. Cast lead bullets, cup-and-core bullets, bonded bullets, monolithic bullets—what’s all this stuff mean? Here’s a cheat sheet to share with new hunters.

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