David E. Petzal shares the heart-breaking story of a man who came into the author’s life as a hunting mentor, and left as a dear friend

On the first day of Newfoundland’s 2017 moose season, this hunter spotted a 14-point bull and shot it, twice. Then he made a mistake he says he’ll never repeat

At a remote Alaska caribou camp, the author catches a break and tags out early””then makes the most of it

Use these three keys to distinguish a bragging-size pronghorn buck from the rest of the herd

We put 15 of today’s most reputable spotting scopes through the wringer to find the best ones for hunters

Here’s a useful skill for backcountry hunters and traveling whitetail nuts alike

Shortly after the author set out on an adventure he’d been waiting for his whole life, reality set in and he learned a valuable lesson: Careful what you wish for

After years of trying, the author finally killed his first bull. And it happened just as he’d imagined it would

No optics test is tougher than ours. We put the latest full-size binoculars through the wringer, including a submersion-and-deep-freeze torture test. Here’s how they stacked up

We put 11 of the year’s most exciting rifles through the wringer to help you choose which new shooter to add to your gun safe