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 ...

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

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.

What is classic? Mainly it’s a description we apply to just about anything we happen to like. Which is why “classic” is one of the most overused and misapplied words in the English language and also ...

What makes the best deer-camp rifle? Well there are some basic rules. Tradition is important, so your camp gun should be a classic, or at least a modern classic. It cannot be hideous to behold, ...

For a good part of the season, deer hunting can be as much an obsession as it is enjoyment. Why else would anyone spend so many hours sitting in a tree? But when the rut is over in the North Country; ...

Over the years, my idea of the perfect deer rifle has evolved. When I was young, I had two whitetail rifles that, to me, were perfect. One was my Marlin 336 in .35 Remington, and the other was my ...

A Pennsylvania deer hunter who discovered a time capsule in his late father’s deer rifle a few months ago has completed his goal of harvesting a deer with the unique firearm. Bob Olson, 67, of ...