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Mike Roux considers the conventional wisdom on chokes and shot for turkeys, pondering whether the tightest constriction and heaviest pellet is always the best move.

How to blow a whitetail hunt, and lessons from the man who saved it.

Contributor Mike Roux talks his readers through tactics to kill a Tom late in the season.

Now that modern loads can turn sub-gauge shotguns into true turkey killers, it’s time to get a modern sub-gauge shotgun. The SA-28 Tactical Turkey is a small-framed semi-auto gas gun with a 2¾-inch chamber designed specifically with that in mind. At only 39 inches long, this 6-pound featherweight sports a straight stock and a contoured pistol grip, providing a short but maneuverable 12.75-inch LOP. 

The Boone & Crockett Club’s Generation Next Youth Awards, amid the organization’s 31^st Big Game Awards, included a remarkable 132 great animals entered. Among the black bears, pronghorns, mountain goats and mule deer were eight typical and eight non-typical whitetails taken in nine different states.

During the spring conservation order, you can hunt with outfitters from Arkansas to Saskatchewan. Here’s how to avoid the poseurs and choose the right one.

A century ago the founding members of this nationwide group joined forces with other conservationists to help pass valuable measures including our Duck Stamp and the Pittman-Robertson Act. Today, more than 40,000 “Ikes” in 200-plus chapters nationwide value their decades of work on behalf of conservation with diverse groups and common goals.

Love ’em or hate ’em, they are a feature of deer seasons across many states. Here’s the background—and the pros and cons—of earn-a-buck tags.

Many things cross your mind as you anchor, aim and release an arrow at a mature buck. This split second culminates many months of preparation and planning. Let's look at some ways to help you get there.