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More Montana Deer and Elk Hunters Afield on Opening Day

More sportsmen and sportswomen were afield than last year when Montana’s 2025 general rifle big-game season opened to cool and windy conditions on Oct. 25. Despite the increased participation. success rates also improved.  

100th Iowa Pheasant Season Opens Saturday—Big Numbers Expected

Phone calls poured in after the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) posted its annual pheasant survey on the Internet. Hunters from across the Midwest wanted to know the best place to hunt.

Opening Day Turkey Hunting Tactics

Hunters who don’t map out a plan of action beyond when to wake up risk getting skunked. Here’s insight into the mind of turkeys to help you pick the right spots to set up, and when to move and call to outfox toms from sunup to sundown.

Deer Camp Coffee Opening Day Medium Roast

Most deer hunters would agree, nothing is more important to a successful hunt than their morning coffee. Recognizing this importance, Deer Camp Coffee has released its Opening Day Medium Roast, featuring Realtree EDGE camouflage packaging.

Pennsylvania Moves Historic Deer-Season Opener

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners voted to change the opening day of firearm deer season from the Monday after Thanksgiving to the Saturday after Thanksgiving, breaking a Pennsylvania tradition that has stood for more than half a century.

Your Post-Opening Day Playbook

Opening day has come and gone. What now? Frank Miniter offers a few pointers.

How to Avoid Opening Day Disasters

Opening day of hunting season! How we love it. How we anticipate it. How we should fear it …

Porter's Progress: Osceola Camp Straight Ahead!

NRA President Jim Porter lands in Florida and is en route for Osceola turkey camp!

Dove Load Options: Opening Day and Late in the Season

Shots taken on doves are decidedly different between Opening Day and late in the season, thus requiring different loads. See what American Rifleman Managing Editor Aaron Carter recommends for each scenario.

Buck Fever

It's unlikely that anything stirs more hunters across America than the opening day of whitetail deer season—a day that leaves many with "buck fever."

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