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Trophy Deer

Here’s Why This Giant Missouri Buck Was Still in Velvet in Late September

By Bob McNally

Elk Hunting

Sorry, But Elk Aren’t Really That Tough

By Tyler Freel

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Mountain Buck I Missed Still Haunts Me. Here’s What It Taught Me

Story and photographs by Bill Buckley

Trophy Deer

This Fishing Guide’s Clients Canceled, So He Went Hunting Instead — and Arrowed a 200-Plus-Inch Buck

By Bob McNally

Big Game Hunting

Don’t Hunt If Your Heart Isn’t in It

By Alex Robinson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Has the Best (and Oddest) Deer Hunting Culture in America

By P.J. Reilly

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Ohio Bowhunter Takes 200-Class Buck With His Recurve at 15 Yards

By Bob McNally

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Don’t Overthink Your Archery Setup. Here’s What Makes a Perfect Deer Hunting Bow

By Alex Robinson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Deer Hunt During the Dreaded ‘October Lull’

By Mark Melotik, Tony Hansen

Big Game Hunting

“Knockdown Power” Is the Biggest Myth in Big Game Hunting

By Jim Carmichel, Ron Spomer

Whitetail Deer Hunting

This Traditional Deer Hunting Tactic Is the Best Way to Get Away from Other Hunters This Season

By James E. Churchill

Big Game Hunting

You’ve Been Sighting In Your Rifle All Wrong. Use This Method Instead

By John B. Snow

Big Game Hunting

“I Felt It Sink to the Handle.” This Hunter Used an Ice Axe to Fight Off a Charging Grizzly Bear

By Dac Collins

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Old-School Tactics for Hunting Bucks Around Streams and Swamps

By Ben Conger

Big Game Hunting

Here’s How One of the World’s Greatest Animal Behaviorists Mastered the Art of Stalking Game

By Dr. Valerius Geist

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Veteran Bowhunters Use These 18 Sneaky Tricks to Fool Big Bucks in October

By Michael Hanback

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Here’s Why You Should Try Ditching Your Treestand and Hunting Deer from the Ground This Season

By Alex Robinson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 10 Best Stand Locations for Hunting the Whitetail Rut

By Josh Honeycutt

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Here’s Why a Deer’s Sense of Smell Is So Much Better Than Yours

By Natalie Krebs

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Crossbow Hunter Stalked Into Range of This Monster 214-Inch Buck

By Bob McNally