Mossberg’s sole hunting shotgun introduction at 2025 SHOT Shot was a bit of a surprise in this age of straightwall deer rifles. The company announced a trio of Model 500 Slugsters, including a ...

The shotgun has played an important role throughout the history of firearms. From matchlock and flintlock “fowlers” to today’s wide array, shotguns can be considered multitask tools because they can ...

Choosing the best whitetail cartridges is actually pretty easy because there are so many great ones to choose from. Getting another hunter to agree with your choice is the hard part. Deer hunters ...

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The familiar deer hunting rifle contenders include the .243 Winchester, .270 Winchester, .308 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield, the 7mm Remington Magnum and a few others. Photo courtesy of Forrest ...

JARED SCHEFFLER’S ideal archery shot on a whitetail buck is either quartering to or facing head-on. He hunts exclusively from the ground. Scheffler shoots a longbow, and he uses heavy arrows that are ...

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The debate over the best rifles and cartridges for deer hunting has been raging for decades, but Jack O'Connor solved it in ...

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Pennsylvania's regular firearms deer season runs from November 29 through December 13. Antler point restrictions vary by Wildlife Management Unit across the state. Baiting deer is illegal in most of ...