David E Petzal

A brief history of the icons and iconic stories that have appeared in the pages of Field & Stream magazine for more than 100 years

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The Wire is one of the best hunting stories published in Field & Stream. David E. Petzal joins a group searching for a Cape buffalo snared by poachers.

David E. Petzal is often asked what his favorite big-game animal is, and he answers "Elk." Very early on, he developed such a fascination with the giant deer that, while he could still climb, he foreswore goat and sheep for Cervus canadensis.

Safari stories from the likes of Robert Ruark transformed the Cape buffalo into a fiend hell-bent on killing any hunter in its path.

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When should a hunter hang it up? Field & Stream's David E. Petzal weighs in on knowing when to stop pulling the trigger.

Because of a calamitous case of human error, I did not get to review the Weatherby Series 2 Vanguard when it came out last year. So, making up for lost time, I can say that I've shot one in .308 at some length, and can state without fear of contradiction

David E. Petzal remembers the Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist, who passed away on Thursday, and introduces one of his classic F&S stories.

Assigning mystical numeric values to cartridges' alleged ability to put game on the ground quickly is a bunch of baloney. Here's why.