Shotgun Know-How: The Parts of a Shotgun

When hunting, the shotgun should be an extension of your body for the best potential of being an accurate shooter. Understanding your shotgun and how it works can help make lifting and shooting at your intended target a more seamless action. Whether pursuing small game, upland…

What is Carrying Capacity?

Imagine a pristine wilderness area teeming with life. Deer graze in open meadows, predators lurk in the shadows, and birds fill the skies. Each of these creatures relies on the land's resources to survive. When an environment's resources are abundant, populations can thrive. However, when…

What Are the Basic Parts of Ammunition?

(Safely) grab a gun, any gun. Somewhere on that gun is a stamping for its cartridge or gauge (more on the differences later). This stamping designates what ammunition that gun is meant to shoot. This stamping is arguably the most important and defining characteristic of…