A hunter-and-angler survey by Southwick Press offers interesting insights into factors that influence our decision to buy hunting and fishing equipment.

Boone and Crockett Club-origin and big game scoring system

Layne Larsen took this 381 bull on Utah’s Wasatch unit in September 2013.

Hitting a target at any distance requires a steady hand and concentration. Try using a Barrett M107 .50 caliber rifle off-hand at 1,000 yards.

In 2008, Dennis Austad of Idaho killed the new world record B&C non-typical bull elk in Utah on its famed Monroe elk unit. The bull, nicknamed “the spider bull” netted 478-5/8.

In 2012, Matt Frick of Washington State became the winner of MonsterMuleys big buck contest, when he shot this 10×12, 27-inch, B&C 235 net mule deer buck, while hunting solo on public land.

We are just beginning to recognize the hazard posed to predators, birds of prey and even humans, who consume game killed by lead bullets. Did you know there are lead-free bullets?

Read this fascinating account of Elmer Keith, one of the most famous outdoor/gun writers in the country.

Utah’s coyote management program has resulted in the harvest of over 6,000 coyotes since its implementation in July 2012. The program intends to increase deer fawn survival, which has been reduced by coyote predation.

An undercover operation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service results in the arrest of at least 150 people suspected of illegal trafficking of protected wildlife species.

Hauling killed game out on your back is an ordeal, but it’s doable with the right strategy!