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How long can an outdoor writer go without mentioning Tolkien, when penning a story about New Zealand? Read on to find out.

A spring hunt for brown bear on Alaska’s Baranof Island is a bucket-list experience, and, on the author’s hunt, included buckets of rain. 

Senior Executive Editor Jon Draper and Digital Associate Editor David Herman take to the range with Savage Arms' all new Axis 2 Pro Woodland.

As the 2025 fall season gets underway, check out this clip of Senior Executive Editor Jon Draper putting the Benelli Nova 3 through its paces, and chatting with Benelli USA VP of Marketing Tim Joseph about the gun's design and capabilities.

This week on #SundayGunday, we’re taking a look at a precision rimfire rifle from Bergara, the BMR-X Steel. Available in . 22 LR, .22 Win. Mag., and .17 HMR, this handy little bolt-action is sure to pile up the small-game, and with the cost of rimfire ammo being a fraction of centerfire ammo, it’ll provide plenty of fun plinking practice in the off-season.

A modern cowboy ought to have a modern lever-action rifle. That’s one reason Senior Executive Editor Jon Draper was so excited to get his hands on the latest lever gun from Smith and Wesson, the 1854 Stealth Hunter. Read on for his thorough review.

This week on #SundayGunday, we’re taking a closer look at a relatively new firearm from the Savage 110 family that was built to battle the elements, no matter the conditions: the 110 Trail Hunter.

As summer winds on, check out our roundup of gear for the traveling hunter, before you hit the road this season.

Jon Draper recently had the pleasure of testing a beautiful custom rifle built to take on the biggest, meanest and nastiest critters from the plains of Africa to the big forests of the North—the Custom Safari Rifle from Hill Country Rifles. Built with reliability at the forefront, this rifle is one you can trust to go bang when you need it to.