Preparing for an International Hunt

A successful hunt begins well before you take that first step out of a vehicle, lodge, tent, or your back door. It pays to plan ahead, and this goes double when you are heading out of the country.

Keith Atcheson with a Botswana elephant.

Pure Class

Fausti’s Class SLX 20-gauge is the ideal choice for upland birds.
This shotgun is slim and beautifully balanced.

Ranching for Restoration

Hunting Super Exotics Conserves Rare Big Game

If the last Eld’s deer disappears from the forest, will anyone notice?
The answer, as is so often the case, is this: Hunters will. And they’ll do something about it.

Range Days

How to make sure you and your rifle are ready for hunting season.

The “exams” that the fall seasons bring us can’t really be crammed for, so I hope you’ve whiled away some of the summer doldrums at the shooting range. If you haven’t, you’re coming up on your last chance to make sure

Record Book Q&A

Frequently asked questions about Rowland Ward’s recordkeeping system.

The single-horn standard, why not metric, and more.

Red Stags of the Rakaia

Hunting free-range red deer and fallow deer on New Zealand’s scenic South Island.

Some of New Zealand’s finest hunting can be found in a beautiful region at the the confluence of the Rakaia and Mathias rivers.

Return of the Markhor

A hunting-based conservation program is bringing back the world’s most magnificent wild goat.

Hunting wild sheep and goats in community-based game management areas in Tajikistan is a win-win for wildlife conservation and local livelihoods.

Return of the Zambezi Delta Lions

Wild lions are reintroduced to one of Africa’s most important ecosystems.

The roar of lions will once again be heard in Mozambique’s Zambeze Delta.