Expert Guides

The Seekins Element Hunter M3 in 7 PRC weighs just 6 lbs, folds down for mountain travel, and printed a .264 MOA group with factory ammunition. After long-range steel, a 680-yard coyote, and plenty of miles in the mountains, this rifle has become exactly what I hoped an ultralight hunting rifle could be.

The Browning X-Bolt family has grown from an excellent hunting rifle into a sprawling X-Bolt 2 lineup covering lightweight mountain guns, long-range rigs, carbon-fiber builds, and almost everything between.

The Tactacam REVEAL Pro 3.0 is a no-glow cellular trail camera that delivers fast photos, strong battery life, built-in GPS, and real field reliability without turning setup into a science project. After roughly a year across feeders, game trails, and open fields, this camera proved it can sit quietly, send intel fast, and stay out of your way.

Three classic Winchester rifles step back into the field, and none of them are museum pieces. From a .308 Winchester Model 88 to a 1952 Model 70 in .270 Win. and a 1904 Winchester 1894 takedown in 30wcf, this is Old School Cool with dirt, blood, and hunting stories still attached.

Peak Refuel meals taste more like something from the kitchen than emergency rations from the bottom of a pack. After hauling them into Idaho’s backcountry, they proved simple, filling, and worth making room for on a hard hunt.

Three additional defendants also faced consequences in the case. Together, they were fined $5,000, forfeited firearms, and lost a combined two years of hunting privileges.

National Hunting and Fishing Day is more than a date on the calendar. It is a reason to get outside, bring somebody new along, and show them why this lifestyle matters.

The big theme, according to Idaho Fish and Game Deer and Elk Coordinator Toby Boudreau, is simple: “Highly promising.”

The Streamlight ProTac Rail Mount VIR Pro stuffs a powerful white light and serious 940nm IR illumination into one flexible rifle light for around $248. After testing it from dark barns to targets hundreds of yards away, I found plenty to like and a few limits worth knowing before you mount one.