A generation ago, hunting with an airgun might conjure visions of plinking away at pests with a Daisy Red Ryder or maybe hunting squirrels with a multi-pump pneumatic. Today, it means something ...

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 ...

Deer hunting is as much an art as it is a science. Knowing where to aim for the perfect shot can mean the difference between ...

Ohio hunters harvested 85,448 deer during the weeklong gun season that ended Dec. 7, 2025. Coshocton County once again led the state with 3,037 deer harvested during the gun season. Hunters have ...

This story, “Classic Deer Rifles,” first appeared in the September 1997 issue of Outdoor Life. What is classic? Mainly it’s a description we apply to just about anything we happen to like. Which is ...

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.

Pennsylvania Representative Gary W. Day may introduce legislation to allow the use of large caliber air rifles for hunting big game. Air rifles are currently legal for small game hunting in ...

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 ...

FOND DU LAC – The weekend before Thanksgiving heralds an exciting time for Fond du Lac County outdoor enthusiasts. Gun deer hunting season kicks off Nov. 23 in Wisconsin and runs through Dec. 1. The ...

(WHTM) — A Pennsylvania lawmaker says he will soon introduce a bill that would authorize air rifles in big game hunting in Pennsylvania. The bill, circulated by state Representative Gary Day (R-187), ...

What I mostly learned from that enterprise was that lever rifles are a lot trickier to reassemble than they are to take apart. When I finally got it back together it didn’t look much better than ...