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On a first focal plane riflescope, the reticle grows and shrinks as magnification is adjusted, allowing a hunter to use a reticle with holdover marks. This is not the case on a second focal plane scope. Which is best for your hunting rig?

The whistle rang in my ears as the Vizsla wheeled on cue. No pheasant there. The lack of a bird didn’t dim her spirits, however, as the dog’s excited bounce belied. Onward she ran, down row after row of stiff sorghum stalks in pursuit of her prey.

Franchi's Instinct LX is our 2020 Shotgun of the Year.

The editors of American Hunter have announced the recipients of our 2020 Golden Bullseye Awards.

The acronym embedded in the nomenclature of the SIG Sauer BDX system says it all—Ballistic Data Xchange is exactly what occurs when using the optics system. It is three units—a riflescope, laser rangefinder and smartphone app—which work in sync to ensure hunters fire at distant targets with certainty.

The editors of American Hunter have announced the recipients of our 2019 Golden Bullseye Awards.

Ron Spomer called the VX-3i an "ideal, do-anything scope." That's just part of the reason it's our 2017 "Optic of the Year."

Chasing quail? Here's the gear you'll need.

Finding a bull in the Centennial State shouldn’t be hard—not when Colorado boasts the largest elk herd in North America. But the elk don’t always cooperate.