New deer rifles are expensive, but you can often buy old store-brand rifles for almost nothing. You'll find them at estate ...

For generations, a lot of states have allowed deer hunters to use only shotguns with slugs or maybe a muzzleloader during gun season. Then somebody figured out that straight-walled rifle cartridges ...

So, I’m counting on Snow to unite the two divided camps of deer hunters: those who hunt in the big woods with grandaddy’s old rifle vs. those who hunt in open country with the latest and greatest rig.

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 ...

Every deer camp has a rifle or two that people love to grumble about—guns that struggled in their early years, wore the wrong optics, or got dragged through a few rough seasons without proper care.

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.

To each his own: Zumbo's pre-'64 Model 70 Winchester Feathertop in .30-06 with a Weaver 4X scope (top) and Carmichel's custom-built 7x57 Mauser (bottom) which started out as a military rifle and was ...

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 ...

This column, “Rebirth of the .45/70,” appeared in the September 1972 issue of Outdoor Life. The life span of rifle cartridges is hard to predict because shooters have the fickle habit of tossing them ...

Ohio's gun season for deer hunting opened to all hunters on Dec. 1, following a youth-only weekend. The weeklong gun season ends at sunset on Dec. 7. A deadly deer disease outbreak has prompted the ...