It’s that time of the year again. Hunters are heading into the woods in pursuit of big, small, and winged game, and it’s also the season when we publish our special Guns & Hunting issue. Dedicated to everything that makes outdoorsmen and women look forward to these months each year, it contains the sort of hunting and firearm stories we’re known around the world for, complete with one of the rarest firearms in existence.
The Fights We Are in Won’t Win Themselves and They’re Not Going Away
A Closeup Look At the NRA.
By: Dwight Van Brunt
Profiles
In hunting, football and business, hard work beats luck every time.
By: Jason Vincent
The Trifecta Hell of a Day
When you’re hunting dangerous game in Africa, your rifle is more important to your future than your BA, your condo in Boca or your Wall Street portfolio.
By: Michael Miller
Three-Screwed
When elk hunting in cat country, carrying the right sidearm is second-to-none.
By: Al Ippolito
Wingshots At Sea
Gunning schools of flying fish can be as challenging as shooting coveys of quail.
By: Charles Frederick Holder
Strange Happenings at Chickamauga Creek
To the three men, it was a place of death.
By: Duncan Dobie
Boyd Hill Are Words Enough?
How should we honor those who’ve walked ’round the last bend in the trail?
By: Todd Tanner
Dad’s Browning
A poor man can only afford the best.
By: John Chalstrom, Ph.D.
Journal From the Dark Side . . . and Back
Battling the frigid temps in pursuit of Arctic grizzly.
By: Jim Shockey
Wild Sport & Comaraderie in Bulgaria
Few experiences are as memorable as hunting with a friend.
By: Simon Tweed
Steeped In Tradition
A southern plantation with pointing dogs and a mule drawn wagon is very special.
By: Dale C. Spartas
Incoming
The charging bull was the purest image of brute force he’d ever witnessed.
By: Robert Parvin Williams
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