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 ...

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; ...

Walk into any deer camp in Western New York during rifle season, and you’ll hear it before the coffee finishes brewing: the ...

The .30-30 Winchester has been putting venison in freezers for more than a century, and it’s still one of the most practical deer cartridges ever created. You won’t win any long-range matches with it, ...

So, I’m counting on Snow to unite the two divided camps of deer hunters: those who hunt in the big woods with grandaddy’s old rifle vs. those who hunt in open country with the latest and greatest rig.

To each his own: Zumbo's pre-'64 Model 70 Winchester Feathertop in .30-06 with a Weaver 4X scope (top) and Carmichel's custom-built 7x57 Mauser (bottom) which started out as a military rifle and was ...

For a great many hunters, deer rifle conversations start with the 270 Winchester, one of the greatest North American big game hunting cartridges. For all its heritage and mystique, the 270 Win. is the ...

This story, “Classic Deer Rifles,” first appeared in the September 1997 issue of Outdoor Life. What is classic? Mainly it’s a description we apply to just about anything we happen to like. Which is ...