Buckshot has a long history of being a useful and efficient element in the American deer woods, from the flintlock era until now. It turns smoothbore firearms typically used for firing birdshot at ...

The shotgun has played an important role throughout the history of firearms. From matchlock and flintlock “fowlers” to today’s wide array, shotguns can be considered multitask tools because they can ...

Buckshot, as its name suggests, is shot for bucks. A load of buckshot consists of a few very large pellets loaded into a shotgun shell. It works on bucks, and it works on does, too, of course. At ...

If you're planning on hunting black bears or white-tailed deer this year, shotgun season officially begins today in Massachusetts. Shotgun season will go until Dec. 14 this year for both bears and ...