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Buck Knives, a legend in hunting knives and cutlery, recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of its move from San Diego, Calif., to Post Falls, Idaho. Things didn’t quite go as planned during the move two decades ago, however.

A New World screwworm (NWS) outbreak in Mexico has raised alarms at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The impact on livestock and wildlife—including game animals—could be devastating if the flying insect and the flesh-eating maggots it produces are not kept out.

After a year of testing the Expedition and using it afield, contributor Jeff Johnston believes it’s one of the best compact, hunting/target shooting/utility rifles available for less than $700.

This rifle, caliber and suppressor combo make for a lightweight and exceptionally quiet game getter.

The author crossed the pond to stalk the Cotswolds with renowned chef, restaurateur and deer stalker Mike Robinson.

For a hunter’s first rifle, one naturally chooses among the myriad center-fire cartridges and the arms that chamber them. But, is that the best option? Probably not.

Immigrants who escaped socialism after World War II founded a deer camp in west-central Wisconsin that endures today through shared Latvian bloodlines. Today, Latvian remains the camp’s primary language, but English litters half the conversations. Most conversations concern deer and deer hunting, same as they always have in Wisconsin.

There seems these days to be a “race to the bottom” among hunters who like to hunt and shoot long with smaller and smaller cartridges at greater and greater range. The practice ignores sage advice.

The Smith & Wesson we know today, perhaps the entire firearms industry, would not be the same today were it not for Robert L. “Bob” Scott.