As America’s first smokeless cartridge, introduced in 1895, the 30-30 is not just old—it’s the oldest, as modern American cartridges go. And yet it remains as effective as ever. In fact, with today’s ...

A few short years ago, major crossbow brands like Ravin and Tenpoint were in a race to break the 500-feet-per-second mark, and both were successful. I tested and hunted extensively with such blazing ...

Every hunter needs a good binocular. But not every hunter needs a great one, and the difference between good and great seems to get slimmer every year. Having tested binoculars for going on a couple ...

There are a lot of hunting knives out there, but these are a few of the best. We couldn’t cover every hunting knife, but choose one from the list below, and you will not be ill-equipped. From $300 ...

Most new bass baits for the upcoming year are revealed at ICAST in July. Though many of those lures aren’t available for purchase until the fall. Which means we usually don’t get to see what the ...

Most of the talk in the rifle world these days about bullets with high ballistic coefficients, high-magnification trajectory-compensating rifle scopes, and rifles guaranteed to deliver one-hole groups ...

There are thousands of turkey calls on the market, and just about any of them will work fine for yelping up a gobbler. Designating one call as being “better” than another is tricky. A pot call’s sound ...

Every shot at a turkey is a unique and random event. You throw hundreds of pellets downrange, hoping a few find the head and neck. It’s a target, as one custom choke maker once described it to me, ...

Outside the dog days of summer (and sometimes during), fly anglers almost always wear waders. Besides rods, reels, and flies, waders are arguably the most important piece of gear a fly angler will own ...

My archery targets are my most-used pieces of gear by far. Each year, I test no less than seven new compound bows, 10 new types of arrows, and more broadheads than I can count. With all the shooting ...

The best way to describe walleye is fickle—so it’s no wonder finding good walleye lures feels so difficult. When targeting these picky predators, it’s often feast or famine for anglers. There’s almost ...