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American Hunter is the biggest, best, and brightest hunting journal you'll find anywhere. Tactics, adventure, great places to hunt, the latest hunting gear, and a special emphasis on the guns hunters love–all delivered by experts in the field. Click on the titles highlighted below right to sample the world's largest magazine devoted exclusively to hunting. To ensure you don't miss any of the great articles, join NRA now by clicking here.

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The Problem with Sheep Hunting – By Bryce M. Towsley
Sheep hunting is too hard for the aged, yet too expensive for young hunters. Can our veteran field editor buck up or will we have to send someone younger next year?

Go Long – By Ian McMurchy
If you think you’re ready for a long-range shot, you’d better have this skill set.

Trophy Thieves – By Frank Miniter
Poachers are increasingly killing and selling our biggest bucks, say state wildlife departments. We delve inside the dark world of illegal antler trade.

Back to (Rifle) School – By Jeff Johnston, Senior Editor

Members Best 2006

Hardware Digest ‘07 – By NRA Staff
Here’s a comprehensive guide to 2007’s firearms, ammunition and optics. Some of the items surprised us while others just delighted us.

SPECIAL REPORT

One-on-One with NRA-ILA’s Chris W. Cox
– By American Rifleman Staff
NRA-ILA has had some incredible successes, but it is now facing some of its most difficult challenges. Executive Director Chris W. Cox gives us the inside track on the fight for firearm freedom.

Hail to the Chief – By Tes Salb
A hunter, competitive shooter and former member of law enforcement, NRA President John Sigler is preserving our firearm freedom for future generations.

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J. Scott Olmsted,
Editor in Chief

Editor in Chief J. Scott Olmsted is an NRA Life member, former Marine, and lifelong hunter and outdoorsman. He joined the staff of American Hunter in May 1998 as Assistant Editor after stints as a news photographer at various papers in northern Virginia. A native of northern Virginia, he has extensive hunting experience throughout the Lower 48, Alaska, Canada and Africa. His education includes an associate’s degree in fine art from Northern Virginia Community College, a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Missouri, and a master’s in business administration from George Mason University. Some of his favorite topics to write about include big game hunting, rifles, optics, adventure and personal discovery. When he’s not at work you might find him riding his Harley-Davidson Road King Classic, playing the drums or spending time with his 16-year-old son.

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Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m., Fridays at 6 p.m. and Mondays at 9 a.m.
(all times Eastern).

July 3 Turkey Family Traditions
A husband and wife in south Florida team up to take a pair of Osceola turkeys.

July 10 The Consummate Outdoorsman
For Kenny Bush, a day’s work is always about the outdoors. From days spent working on a friend’s private land to mornings and afternoons devoted to the rites of spring, this is one outdoorsman who’s always on the job.

July 17 Candid Camera
Trail cameras have become a scouting way of life for wildlife managers nationwide, and this week we’re following one hunter who’s reaping the benefits. This Kansas muzzleloader hunt for whitetails is guaranteed to build a fire in hunters’ hearts.

July 24 Elk Overload
The elk on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico bugle, fight and thrash the countryside flat in this action-packed episode.

July 31 Turkeys of the Far North
It’s springtime in the land along the Montana/Wyoming border, but don’t tell the weather. Deep snow greets a pair of seasoned hunters who don’t let a little solid water stand in their way.

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