I grew up in Illinois, where there wasn’t much reason to learn to shoot a rifle. Apart from coyotes, you can’t shoot any wild game animal with a centerfire here. The only time a bolt gun was ever ...

My only job is to remember how many times we turn left. That’s what my dad told me before the hunt. I have his smoothbore 870 Wingmaster slung over my shoulder as I try to keep up. My pack feels heavy ...

College senior Micah Belt spent an extra day visiting his family in the town of McAlester, Oklahoma. That’s because his dad, Lloyd, had convinced him to try for a massive whitetail buck he’d recently ...