As the year draws to its inevitable close, we asked Philip Massaro to select his top 10 favorite rifles that debuted in 2025.

The author's Winchester Model 70 with a maple wood stock hanging from, fittingly, a maple tree. Let’s get this part out of the way first: I am not a Fudd. I own lots of rifles and shotguns with ...

Boiled down to the essentials, a proper deer camp requires only a few things: a source of fire for cooking and warmth; coffee in the morning and sipping ­liquor in the evening to enjoy around said ...

New Year’s Day did more than flip the calendar. It quietly rewrote parts of the rulebook for how you... The post The 5 new ...

What is classic? Mainly it’s a description we apply to just about anything we happen to like. Which is why “classic” is one of the most overused and misapplied words in the English language and also ...

New deer rifles are expensive, but you can often buy old store-brand rifles for almost nothing. You'll find them at estate sales and pawn shops. They are homely and basic. They might have checkering ...

One of the best deer-hunting memories I have is the morning Betty and I came downstairs to a homemade breakfast prepared by ...

Over the years, my idea of the perfect deer rifle has evolved. When I was young, I had two whitetail rifles that, to me, were perfect. One was my Marlin 336 in .35 Remington, and the other was my ...

Iowa's final deer hunting seasons, the Population Management January Antlerless Season and the Excess Tag January Antlerless ...

Deer hunting has a way of humbling people who think buying a tag and a rifle is the whole... The post 7 deer hunting lessons ...