Since my early teenage years, I have always looked forward to the opening day of archery season like some folks anticipate Christmas or birthdays or summer vacation. The second week of October is what I lived for and nothing could keep me and my bow out of the woods on that most special of days. Then, several years ago, for …

Taking the strange looking rifle into my hands, I carefully inserted an arrow, without a nock, onto a tube inside the barrel. Next, I opened the break-action rifle, placed a powder charge into the chamber, closed the gun, clicked the safety off, and squeezed the trigger. The arrow flew from the barrel with incredible accuracy and buried itself in the …

Sometimes, we get lucky with a factory rifle and random ammo selection. The other 95-percent of the time, accuracy requires testing, tuning, and tweaking in several areas. Here’s what you need to know to shrink group sizes in your hunting rifle. Those who have owned several hunting rifles over the course of many years have, no doubt, experienced the full …

In the world of southern predator hunting AR style rifles are gaining popularity. When the RRAGE showed up at my local FFL for me to test I knew exactly how I wanted to put this gun to the test. The Rock River Arms RRAGE™ is a lightweight AR platform shooting the popular .223/5.56 NATO. It comes with a full Picatinny …

Using the Easton Axis 5mm as our medium, we explain why a small-diameter arrow can be overlooked compared to its beefier counterparts. Does a smaller profile mean less stopping power? Visit Sportsman’s Guide for their current sale on a 6-Pack of Easton Axis 5mm Arrows.

Trucks, planes, and boats can all be part of a day’s travel to access the game-rich corners of Saskatchewan. Whether you’re chasing white-tailed deer, black bear, moose, upland game birds, or the renowned waterfowl at the top of the central flyway, Saskatchewan offers some of the best hunting in the world. What avid hunter doesn’t have a bruiser whitetail or …

Like most hunters, I entered the lifestyle as a kid, nurtured on air guns and eventually weaned on .22s, .410 shotguns, and ultimately centerfire rifles for hunting whitetails. My other passion, from an equally early age, was bowhunting. The skill development required and the continual challenge of getting to within lethal shooting range of animals with a bow calls to …

Often, as I stand along the banks of a local river dressed in camo, wearing mud boots, and carrying a bow with a nocked arrow, passersby stop, look, and ask with genuine interest, “What are you doing?”. My standard reply is, “Bowfishing.” Usually, this prompts more questions. “How do you do that?” “WHY do you do that?” “Is it legal?” …

I’m not ashamed to admit it—I am the world’s worst free-hand shot. I can make the X-ring cringe at the range, but when the adrenaline is flowing and I’m trying to put the crosshairs on a game animal, things go sideways rather quickly if I’m not prone or on an improvised field rest. That’s why I don’t take free-hand shots …

There is certain thrill in being able to call a spring gobbler with in shooting range. That thrill is made even greater when the hunter has a bow and arrow in hand, quietly moving through the woods, all the while trying not to succumb to a turkey’s keen eyesight.  If the thrill of turkey hunting with a bow and arrow …