Paul Moss was a cousin, but throughout our growing up years he was more like a brother. He lived in the country; my family had moved to town. I managed to spend as much time in the country as I could, either at my grandparents house or at Paul’s house. We did typical country boy […]
The Johnson Outdoors Family is helping anglers save this fall with deals on select Minn Kota, Humminbird, and Cannon products. This sale includes, but is not limited to, savings on Humminbird Ice Helix and Ice Explore ice fishing fish finders to help get ready for the hard water this winter. As w...
The CZ DUTY 9mm has one of the best factory striker triggers I have pressed, and it let me shoot accurately from the first magazine. The grip, as tested, did not fit my hand perfectly, so practical shooters, duty users and serious carriers should hold one before buying one.
CVA’s Cascade bolt action series has a new entry. The Cascade XTS incorporates iron sights from the factory and comes in a range of popular hunting cartridges. Let’s take a look at what it brings to the table.
The October lull gets blamed for empty sits across the whitetail woods, but the deer are still moving. They have shifted their patterns, and in most cases, they are circling the same tired stands hunters keep climbing into. The problem lies in where the hunter sits, not in how the deer behave. If...
Motion in a decoy spread works because live birds are never still, and ducks are naturally wired to pick out certain kinds of movement. Water that sits dead still will push birds beyond shotgun range, while a spread with ripples, swimmers, and spinning wings reads as a feeding, resting flock. The...
Ol’ Man built its name on ladder stands and climbers, and the company’s patented Jaw & Truss system is still what most hunters picture when they hear the name. For 2026, the Pearl, Mississippi-based brand (part of Millennium Outdoors) is putting more weight behind ground hunting with thre...
Pennsylvania deer hunters are different, and if you have grown up inside it you know why. In this state the whitetail is more than a game animal. It is a state symbol, an economic engine, a cultural touchstone, and in some corners a nuisance. The traditions built around it run deeper than almost ...
With a name like River Rat, you may wonder what this knife from Tops Knives (TopsKnives.com) is all about. Yes, it’s small. Yes, it’s got a unique shape, and its handle is much more prominent than its blade. Well, my own curiosity was peaked with its specs and design, so I took it outdoors to...
This is the top reason to use a shotgun—because the local game laws require you to do so. This is less common these days thanks to the increasing prevalence of straight-wall cartridge laws , which allow hunters to use rifles chambered in straight-wall cartridges (like 360 Buckhammer, .44 Ma...