The challenge of hunting with a handgun is what draws a small—but loyal—cadre of handgun hunters to the sport. Hunting with a handgun requires you to get close enough to an animal that it can hear, ...

The idea is to take a factory cartridge, insert it into a single-shot handgun and make a one-shot kill at an ethical distance on a whitetail deer. Not so hard, right? It absolutely can be, but ...

In 1974 I travelled to Williams Gunsight in Davison with the goal of purchasing a .44 Magnum Ruger Super Blackhawk revolver, having the intention of using it for big game handgun hunting adventures. I ...

Found throughout the southern United States, feral hogs are a popular year-round big game animal. They originated from free-roaming domestic swine and many interbred with Eurasian wild boar brought ...

This story was originally published in March 2022. Leighton Wass grew up in Southwest Harbor and graduated from Norwich University with a B.S. in science education. He taught high school biology in ...

Handgun sales are soaring, but most are not intended to be used for hunting. The Pennsylvania legislature is amending the language of the Sportsman’s Firearm Permit law to make it clearer to hunters ...

Key Point: With the Raging Hunter’s innovative design and respectable attempt at curbing excess recoil, the barrier of entry for revolver hunting is now lower than ever. Gun manufacturer Taurus is ...

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A reader recently asked for our suggestions about handguns to carry concealed while hunting. We get this question with increasing frequency, especially from older men and women that want to carry ...

Certain memories stick with you, no matter how many years pass by. In the winter of 1974, I thought I’d buy myself a Christmas present and traveled to Williams Gunsight in Davison. My goal was to ...

Unless you only plan to shoot recreationally at the range, you’ll need a good belt and holster for your handgun. Richard Mann Handguns come in a wide range of styles that are intended for plinking and ...

If they're good enough shots, Missouri hunters can legally use handguns to take deer, including during the "alternative methods" season, when rifles and shotguns are not allowed. But as gun ...