Joe Genzel

Dedicated turkey shotguns did not become popular until the early 2000s. At the time, turkey populations were booming—there were an estimated 7 million birds inhabiting the U.S. and Canada—which ushered in a new era of optics-ready, short-barreled shotguns that catered to turkey hunters. Truthfully...

At the close of every duck season, it doesn’t take long for mallards and other puddle ducks to fill the skies and start landing in front of vacant hunting blinds. Greenheads, pintails, and other waterfowl dabble and preen in waters they would not have prior to the close of the season because hunters...

Theoretically, the spring snow goose conservation order (it’s not a season) should be a reward for duck hunters who have grinded it out for months trying to work stale mallards and pintails into the decoys. There are no daily or possession limits on spring snow geese in the U.S., and in most states...

For new hunters, buying the right shotgun can be a challenge. There are so many platforms to choose from—gas- and inertia-driven semi-autos, pumps, over/unders, side-by-sides, and single-shots. Then, once you decide on a platform, there are an endless number of models. The reality is, it can take...