15 states where wildlife attacks turn deadly most often
Wildlife attacks are still rare compared to car wrecks or health problems, but when animals do kill people in…
The U.S. states with the biggest coyote populations
Coyotes don’t show up neatly on spreadsheets. There’s no once-a-year count where biologists walk out and tally them like…
14 lever guns that hunters keep coming back to
Lever guns keep sticking around because they solve real hunting problems. In thick timber, a short, fast rifle carries…
Gear choices that make tracking wounded deer harder than it should be
Tracking isn’t magic. It’s details—quiet feet, good light, and the ability to read sign without turning every step into…
The “middle ground” cartridges that make a lot of sense right now
Most hunters and shooters don’t need extremes. You don’t need a shoulder-bruising magnum to kill deer cleanly, and you…
Calibers that hit hard but don’t penetrate like you expect
“Hit hard” and “penetrate well” aren’t the same thing. A cartridge can make a big splash—big energy numbers, loud…
Rifle cartridges big-game hunters should understand before their next season
A lot of hunters pick a cartridge like they pick a truck: based on what the guy at the…
The cartridges hunters keep “moving up to” that don’t actually fix bad shot placement
A lot of hunters treat recoil like a rite of passage. They miss a couple animals or watch one…
North America’s predators ranked by risk to humans
Wild predators get a lot of blame they don’t fully earn. Most attacks on people in North America come…
The states with the largest black bear populations
Black bear populations are tracked more closely than coyotes, but they’re still estimates built from harvest data, habitat modeling,…