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An Old Man’s Handgun Elk Hunt

Fulfillment of a 40-year dream delivers a flood of good vibes.

Leupold’s ‘Project Hunt’ Returns

Leupold & Stevens has announced the return of its ‘Project Hunt’ contest, which offers hunters across the United States the chance to have their next hunt filmed and shared across Leupold’s digital media platforms.

A Guide to the Big Woods

Maine’s Matt Whitegiver has guided hunters for more than 40 years. Today, he lives to guide Special Operations veterans to Big Woods adventure—and perhaps a path back to peace.

The Bergara and the Ibex Ram

Traveling abroad can be a daunting experience. Add in the complexities of traveling for a hunt, and the adventure can sometimes seem more trouble than it's worth. Our author took the chance anyway, and was rewarded in Spain with not only an incredible hunt, but a firsthand reminder that despite cultural barriers, hunters everywhere speak the same language: stalk, shoot, eat, enjoy, repeat.

Ducks in Historia

Among all the duck-hunting haunts up and down the Mississippi Flyway, a spot in the middle of a water-filled woods just south of Tunica, Miss., between the Mississippi and Coldwater rivers provides wingshooters with a glimpse of Southern tradition. This is Beaver Dam Lake, made famous not only by its fabulous fowling but by one of the South’s prominent sporting scribes, Nash Buckingham.

Canyon Country Bulls and Bucks

A hunter’s first elk and a bogged-down stalk on a desert mule deer highlight hunts with new versions of Ruger’s M77 Hawkeye bolt actions.

How to Manage Whitetails in Timber

Think food plots on open ground are the only way to grow big bucks? Think again. When timbered property is properly managed, it can be logged for profit while still providing ideal habitat for whitetails.

How to Choose the Right Shooting Sticks

There’s a reason nearly every big-game hunting guide across the globe carries a set of shooting sticks. Take note, and do yourself the same courtesy. Your future shots literally rest on them.

6 Tips for Choosing the Right Outfitter

Here are six key considerations for choosing an outfitter or hunting guide to ensure your hard-earned time and money is well-spent.

The Grizzly Paradox

‘Permanent protection’ under the Endangered Species Act does not help wildlife, risks public support of the program.

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