Some millennia back the human race emerged as omnivorous hunter-gatherers. We will never know what strapping young fellow developed the… more »

The vast majority of Eastern bowhunters hunt from trees, but rarely do they practice from them. Before you ascend, it’s… more »

They have names like X-Factor, Rambo, Powerpoint, and Stonecold. They bear freakishly large, even grotesquely shaped, antlers, and they walk… more »

The 10/22 is simply the ultimate aftermarket rifle. Replacement stocks and drop-in triggers highlight a wealth of custom options on… more »

I sat at the bar in Dallas, Texas, a few months back, enjoying an adult beverage with a fellow hunter… more »

I’m starting to feel left out. Sure, I get occasional hate mail from outspoken antis. Some are really nasty, not… more »

Some years ago my buddy Dave and I traveled from Illinois to hunt antelope on a high plateau in Southern… more »

When it comes to big whitetails, guys always think of the Corn Belt: Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, and Kansas. Truth is,… more »

Since the 16th century, attempts have been made to disguise firearms as other objects, and most of those clever devices… more »

There are as many ways to tackle a Western big-game excursion as there are states. I’ve narrowed my road trip… more »

I’ve hunted prairie grouse, pheasants, waterfowl, and coyotes on the Fort Pierre National Grasslands and turkeys in the Black Hills… more »

(Illustrations by Mike O’Brien) There are a lot of ways to skin a deer. Other than the presence of a… more »

The recipe for a successful coyote hunting road trip requires a few key ingredients. First, the plotted course must have… more »

.22 WMR I won’t go as far as to belittle the, uh, little .17 Winchester Super Magnum. It’s a unique… more »

Remember when head-mounted lights were only worn by coal miners and coon hunters (who were often one and the same… more »

Almost all of us have at least one .22, and many of us have several. Back in 1979 when I… more »

Due to a decline in trapping and the banning of poisons, predator populations are at record highs in most areas…. more »

My party was off chasing hippo deep in the Caprivi Strip and had sighted two pods by boat, following their… more »

It’s been said there’s a sucker born every minute. If the annual revenue of People for the Ethical Treatment of… more »

I want to hunt Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep so badly my teeth hurt. But did I put in to draw… more »