Ultralight hunting rifles promise freedom on the mountain, but they often punish ordinary shooters with more recoil, more ...

Ohio's gun season for deer hunting opened to all hunters on Dec. 1, following a youth-only weekend. The weeklong gun season ends at sunset on Dec. 7. A deadly deer disease outbreak has prompted the ...

Outdoors columnist Tom Lounsbury is pleased to see the recent change for firearm deer hunting starting in the fall of 2026.

More than half a million hunters are expected to take to the fields and woods for Pennsylvania’s firearm deer hunting season, which began on Nov. 29. The season will last through Dec. 13, with hunting ...

Outdoors contributor Chris Sargent recently replaced his first deer rifle, which was dinged, dented, and well-worn after 25 years of heavy use. Credit: Courtesy of Chris Sargent This was originally ...

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This Browning lever action rifle in .358 caliber came out on top in the Northwoods Sporting Journal Best Maine Deer Rifle contest. Credit: Jerry Scribner Any Maine hunter who’s spent time at deer camp ...

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For a good part of the season, deer hunting can be as much an obsession as it is enjoyment. Why else would anyone spend so many hours sitting in a tree? But when the rut is over in the North Country; ...

Many new hunters buy a rifle that looks powerful on paper, only to learn after one season that recoil, weight, and ammo cost ...