“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.

Executive Editor Adam Heggenstaller discusses the Ruger Guide Gun, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.

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

Turkey season's right around the corner, so our latest video comes none too soon. Sprinkled among the outfitters at the Great American Outdoor Show we found a number of hunting guides who were quite literally ready to talk turkey.

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.