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.

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I first started testing out custom turkey chokes with different models and gauge shotguns a few years ago. Like old sage Toms tend to do, a thick-bearded Eastern hung up on the field edge. We had the ...

Love it or hate it, technology is becoming increasingly intertwined with the outdoors, especially fish finders. Long gone are the days of putting around a lake and looking for clues as to where the ...

Before we get into the Remington Model 742 and its descendants, let me start out by saying that people are strange about guns. I can point out that the Marlin 336 is a better lever-action rifle than ...

My editors have informed me that my recent article on the failings of the Remington 742 family of autoloaders may have filled some of you with fear and trembling, intolerable anxiety, and deep-seated ...

Types of shotguns are classified by their action, which is their operating system, so to speak, and by their gauge, an archaic measure of caliber. Each action type and gauge has its advantages and ...

I cannot stand being cold. I cannot stand it. That’s fine when I’m at home and can just turn up the thermostat but it’s not so fine when I’m in the jon boat at 3 a.m. on a frigid December morning. As ...

The Super Black Eagle 3 now comes in 3-inch 28-gauge, where it’s finding favor with waterfowl and turkey hunters. Benelli’s flagship semi-auto has the reliable Easy Locking bolt, ComforTech stock, and ...

Trap shooting is a simple game. The shots aren’t difficult, and the targets are the same everywhere you go. All you have to do is not miss. Then, you get into a shoot-off with everybody else who ...

I love to squirrel hunt for the pure, low-brow fun of it. You get to see a lot of game, make a lot of stalks, and do a lot of shooting. That’s the Good Time Trifecta in my book. Plus, it’s cheap and ...

How do you drop a deer in its tracks? is something people have been asking me since I started writing about guns and hunting around the same time that the monks at Iona Abbey finished illuminating the ...