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How to Sharpen a Knife

With good technique and a nice stone, almost anyone can put a sharp edge on their knife. Here is a complete guide to sharpening your blade the right way.

Are the Latest Broadheads Too Dull?

Several of the world’s biggest and most respected broadhead manufacturers have broadheads on shelves that are less than razor-sharp. Field Editor Jeff Johnston investigates why this is the case and explores possible solutions.

Hardware: Meopta Optika6

If you’re looking for extreme versatility in a bright, sharp, high-contrast scope, the Optika6 should more than meet your needs.

Know-How: Sharpen a Knife

Other than a gun or bow, a knife is about the most important tool a hunter may carry. Of course it must be sharp to be useful. Here’s how to put a good edge on it.

Hardware: Maven CRS.1 3-12x40 SFP

Weighing in at just 14.2 ounces, the CRS.1 offers a clear, sharp, high contrast image and promises to do just what hunters need—put bullets on target.

How to Stay Sharp with Your Bow During the Off-Season

Deer season is seven months away? Eight months? Something like that.

Hardware: Tract Toric UHD 27-55x80

When put to the test, the new Toric UDH angled spotting scope delivered a bright, sharp, clear image with true colors, and its lenses successfully repelled dirt, oil and debris.

Review: Trijicon AccuPower 1-8x28

Trijicon’s AccuPower 1-8x28 riflescope delivers edge-to-edge clarity, and bright, sharp images, and the AccuPower’s new LED reticle illumination means the crosshair won’t get lost in low-light conditions.

Hardware: Leica Trinovid HD

Years ago Leica’s Trinovid was the binocular dream date. Crisp, sharp, clear, bright. Think of a word that describes a great binocular view and it was lavished on the Trinovid, one of the world’s top binoculars.

Crane Games

It looks prehistoric with its lanky body, pointed bill, sharp talons and 7-foot wingspan. But it’s the temperament of the sandhill crane that definitely suggests the bird should join the cast of “Jurassic Park.”

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