“boone and crockett”

Kansas' almost 46 million acres of farmland provide a plethora of food for the state's whitetail herd, a veritable yellow brick road paved in corn and wheat. Add to that available mast browse and relatively mild winters, and you've got the makings for big-racked bucks. Would all those factors coincide to put a giant in front of the author? Only time in a stand will tell.

Hosted on GunBroker.com, the auction is open to the public through Mar. 21, and features a wide selection of high-quality and collectible firearms, books, art, knives and more.

Through the remarkable vision of conservationists including NRA members, Americans today see wildlife thriving from sea to sea.

Minnesota hunter Lacey Lupien has officially broken a state record, taking the second-largest bull elk ever shot in the state.

Fourteen-year-old Paslie Werth, of Cimarron, Kan., shot a massive deer on Sept. 6—a 42-point whitetail buck tallying a gross green score of 282 6/8 inches—while rifle hunting on family property with her father.

How do you determine whether the buck you’re looking at is good, great or a monster? Here are a few tricks you can use to quickly and confidently judge a mule deer’s real proportions.

While the word “public” conjures visions of overcrowded parking lots and sparse game, those of us hunting public land this fall actually have millions of acres to roam. Do your research, and use this 10-point plan to take advantage of the bountiful public resource.

David Crockett's mythos is far more expansive than his exploits at the Alamo. The Tennessee-born frontier hero was a politician, solider, explorer and marksman; but most of all, he regarded himself as a hunter.

New shooters don't need the newest, most technologically advanced gear to be successful in the field. It's practice, not product, that makes perfect.