Why “Knockdown Power” Fails Every Big Game Hunter

Watch enough hunting footage and you’ll see the same two outcomes with the same cartridge. An animal shot squarely through the lungs and heart sometimes runs 30, 40, or 50 yards before it expires, and other times falls where it stood. Hunters describe loading an identical cartridge and bull...

By James Chen •

A 1920s Colorado Grizzly Hunt That Cost a Cowboy’s Life

The account comes from a cowhand who spent more than twenty years hunting big game across North America with rifle, longbow, and camera. The most dangerous moment of his life, he writes, came by accident during the late 1920s, when an aging silvertip grizzly crossed paths with a working cattle ou...

By James Chen •

The Paper Trail Is the Defense: This Week in FFL Compliance

A suppressor-transfer screening tool, free employee NICS checks from November 27, a Fifth Circuit appeal and California's recording mandate — four moves that all shift dealer risk from filing the right form to proving the right decision.

By Fred Thompson •

The 5 Best Thermal Monoculars for Hunting

Thermal monoculars earn their place in a hunting kit because they detect heat signatures and give you a real-time view in complete darkness, which makes them especially useful for predator hunting such as hogs and coyotes. Unlike a dedicated thermal scope, a handheld unit isn’t tethered to ...

By James Chen •

Curious Relics #144: No Paper Trail – The 1860 Henry Rifle Part III

Welcome, if you are a newcomer to this fun bi-weekly segment of AllOutdoor.com! The last two times around, I covered the history and the variations of the 1860 Henry rifle. Today we are getting into dating, specifications, and the aftermarket situation, which means that serial number argument fro...

By Sam.S •

6 Motion Decoy Tactics That Actually Finish Ducks

Motion in a decoy spread works because live birds are never still, and ducks are naturally wired to pick out certain kinds of movement. Water that sits dead still will push birds beyond shotgun range, while a spread with ripples, swimmers, and spinning wings reads as a feeding, resting flock. The...

By James Chen •
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