“Tag: hunting”

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

What is it about the .270 Winchester that remains so appealing to hunters? Sometimes the designers get things right the first time, and if you wanted to develop a cartridge to rival the venerated .30-06, the .270 comes about as close as is practically possible.

One family of hunters had the perfect September last year. Read on for an all-American story crafted in the mountains.

In late August the Department of the Interior announced 42 new hunting and sport-fishing opportunities across more than 87,000 acres within the National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatchery System, which is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHF Day) is this Saturday, an event launched by Congress in 1971 to celebrate the contributions—and funding—provided by sportsmen and women who pursue this great nation’s renewable wildlife resources.

A first-timer to the Northern Cape learns no matter the century the hunting here cannot be beat anywhere.

There are a number of potential hazards, pitfalls and some downright scary situations which anyone heading afield in the summer should be aware of.

Despite the lack of factory-loaded ammunition, a competent handloader can provide a lifetime’s worth of hunting ammunition without much trouble, and the ballistic formula provided by the .284 Winchester leaves very little to be desired.

In the Red River region of East Texas and Oklahoma, Brian McCombie sorts heat signatures with Armasight thermal optics.