It's no secret that Cyber Weekend is the best time to stock up on hunting gear at majorly discounted prices. And one of the best spots to do so? Scheels. During the annual Scheels Black Friday sale, ...

This cartridge is a pure reflection of the modern centerfire rifle cartridge trend that combines a relatively compact and minimally tapered brass cartridge case that has a 30° shoulder with a ...

When the 300 Blackout was introduced in 2010, a lot of shooters simply yawned because its ballistics were not as impressive as the 7.62x39. But many soon realized that the real forte of the 300 ...

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David E. Petzal began at Field & Stream in 1972 as managing editor. In the ensuing years, he has held half a dozen different titles with the brand, and since 2006 has been strictly a writer, covering ...

If I were to flip you the bird left-handed, which I sometimes do to mix things up, you’d notice that my middle finger is crooked, with a bulged knuckle. Why does it look like that? Catfish noodling.

Half of my garage is solely dedicated to duck decoys. I have dozens upon dozens of mallards, black ducks, pintails, wood ducks, wigeon, and gadwall floaters. Then there are the full bodies, ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

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Some believe the 5.56 NATO was the original military cartridge and that the 223 Remington was the civilian offshoot. That’s not the case. In 1970, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) affiliated ...