Tikka’s T3x line of rifles has long been a popular option for many hunters and shooters, and recently, the Finnish company has expanded this line with its T3x Ace Target model, which is specifically designed for competition use. Watch our “American Rifleman Television: Rifleman Review” segment above to see the details of the Ace Target and learn why it’s a great option for those seeking a purpose-built precision platform. “One of the more popular competition circuits out there right now is in the realm of long range precision shooting, PRS competition, and one of the latest makers to get into…

If finding a deer in the big woods is like finding a needle in a haystack, finding a mature buck is like looking for that needle in an entire hay field. Unlike ag country, the big woods might only boast two bucks per square mile in some areas. Finding big bucks in such places requires a ton of legwork in and out of season. And that starts with summer scouting. It’s a low pressure/high reward activity that can pay off once deer season rolls around. Here’s where you can start.Start with EdgesOne of the hardest things about hunting in the…

What if someone told you a likely voter who identifies as “very liberal” is more likely to carry concealed than a likely voter who identifies as “very conservative”? You’d likely ask what website printed that statistic. In this case, it came from a very reputable one: the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC). The CPRC hired McLaughlin & Associates to survey 1,000 general election voters on May 19, 2026, to determine how many voters carry concealed handguns.  “Hispanic and black voters carry concealed handguns at disproportionately high rates relative to their shares of the voting population,” noted the CPRC. “Perhaps most surprising,…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Cobeza Devaca was one of the only survivors of a shipwreck that stranded him on the Texas shore in the fifteen twenties, but turned misfortune into one of the great journeys in Western history. I’m dan Flores and this is the American West, Cobza Devaka’s fantastic journey after ten thousand years. How would you into it that the world as you’ve known it is about to change forever? Maybe you’d dream it, which at one insightful moment in the fifteen hundreds, is how a group of Native people located far inland on today’s Lake Superior first understood…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting, presented by first Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host Tony Peterson. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Hey everyone, welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundation’s podcast, which is brought to you by first Light. I’m your host, Tony Peterson, and today’s episode is all about fawns and how they survive their first few weeks when everything is trying to eat them. We take it for granted…

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Research conducted by Responsive Management annually for the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports (CAHSS) found that, in 2025, 78 percent of adult residents in the United States believe learning self-defense skills with a firearm is completely acceptable. That figure is up one percent when compared to 2024’s findings. Study results showed 74 percent approve of any form of recreational shooting. Broken down between genders, 85 percent of males approved of the pursuit and 63 percent of females. Those who were ages 35 to 54 were most comfortable with the shooting sports (77 percent), followed by the 55…

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The Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee (ALSWCC) has received a $17.5 million grant through the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program to support a new five-year restoration effort focused on Alabama’s Black Belt Prairie ecosystem. Although the funding was approved in 2025, the initiative is now beginning to move into on-the-ground habitat work across the region. As habitat loss, changing land use, and declining grassland ecosystems continue to affect wildlife across the region, programs like this one come as welcomed news.So what is the Black Belt Prairie? Stretching across 19 counties of central Alabama and neighboring states, the Black Belt…

Well, we are American Rifleman, after all, so we couldn’t miss taking a closer look at the slate of new rifles on the market for 2026. While our list is, by no means, comprehensive, we gathered up many of the most recent notable introductions to the consumer market. New rifles run the gamut from the latest and greatest packed with the most up-to-date features money can buy to retro-inspired models that give us a glimpse of the way things used to be if you wanted to send a bullet “over there somewhere.” Check out our full list of 39 new…