Every generation of deer hunters has its turning points—moments when a new rifle shows up and quietly rewrites the rules. Sometimes it’s lighter weight that changes how far you’re willing to hike.

One of the best deer-hunting memories I have is the morning Betty and I came downstairs to a homemade breakfast prepared by Mom wearing our possible bags and powder horns and toting flintlock rifles.

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 ...

Each year we review the best new rifles of the year and highlight some remarkable (and expensive) new guns. We spend a lot of ink on the most accurate and most innovative rifles because, well, they’re ...

A good bolt-action rifle feels like an old friend when you step into the woods. It carries well, points naturally, and doesn’t distract you with drama when the shot finally presents itself. Deer ...

For most hunters pursuing white-tailed deer with a firearm in Wisconsin, the shot at their quarry isn't long, typically less than 100 yards. If the hunter waits for the best, most ethical shot, the ...

Jun. 14—ROCHESTER — Deer hunters in southern Minnesota can start grabbing their rifles, leaving the shotgun in the gun cabinet, during the 2026 firearms deer season. State Sen. Steve Drazkowski, ...

Louisiana hunter Roy Withers went to finish off a buck with a pocketknife and the buck fought back, goring him in the face ...

LITTLE ROCK -- An estimated 290,000 people, enough to fill Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville more than four times, will be headed to the woods this year in search of a deer, and ...

THOUSANDS OF PENNSYLVANIA HUNTERS WILL BE OUTSIDE. THE HUNTING SEASON STARTED OVER THE WEEKEND, AND THIS MORNING WE’RE HELPING YOU STAY SAFE AS YOU GO OUT TO ENJOY THE SEASON. NEWS EIGHT’S JACOB ...