New regulations allowing straight-wall rifle cartridges in previously shotgun-only deer-hunting states have not only spawned new cartridges like the 350 and 400 Legend; they have also inspired a lot ...

Most hunters today are focused on what might be called fast-twist centerfire rifle cartridges—essentially new takes on older cartridges, designed with high ballistic coefficient bullets in mind. This ...

November 15 is definitely a very special and popular day for a whole lot of Michigan deer hunters. It is a day that I have been enjoying for nearly 60 deer seasons, and I usually have a sleepless ...

The author's Winchester Model 70 with a maple wood stock hanging from, fittingly, a maple tree. Let’s get this part out of the way first: I am not a Fudd. I own lots of rifles and shotguns with ...

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Just start a conversation about deer rifles and state emphatically that your opinion on which caliber and which make is the best. Other hunters will willingly oblige you. Most everyone who reads this ...

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Ohio's youth gun season for deer hunters aged 17 and under is scheduled for November 22 and 23, 2025. The main deer gun season for 2025 will run from December 1-7 and again on December 20-21.

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. There are nearly 16 million hunters in the United States, ...