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tiny but heroic looking jack russell terrier stands in front of downed cape buffalo
Big Game Hunting

10 Epic Photos of the Fearless Safari Dogs in South Africa

By Tyler Sladen

An Oklahoma bow hunter with a record-book bull elk.
Elk Hunting

After Finally Listening to My Buddy, My Bull Is a New Oklahoma State Record

By Bob McNally

An Iowa hunter with a 14-point buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Disabled Army Vet Caps off a Special Muzzleloader Season with Two Big Bucks in Three Days

By Bob McNally

A bowhunter with the new Oklahoma record nontypical elk.
Elk Hunting

Army Veteran Arrows State-Record Elk on a Military Base in Oklahoma

By Bob McNally

A black and white photo of Jack O'Connor standing over a cape buffalo.
Big Game Hunting

O’Connor in Botswana: Charged by a Cape Buffalo That Refused to Die

By Jack O'Connor

A hunter with a giant South Dakota buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Instead of Sleeping In, Brothers Stalk and Tag a 21-Point Giant on Public Land

By Bob McNally

A hunter's pickup truck caught fire in the desert.
Sheep Hunting

I Drew an Incredible Sheep Tag. It Turned into the Hunt from Hell, Even Before Our Truck Caught Fire

By Jim Zumbo

Two mountain goat hunters walk a ridge.
Big Game Hunting

I Shot a Mountain Goat on an Epic Hunt in Alaska — Then It Rolled Off a Cliff

By Alex Robinson

Pennsylvania deer
Whitetail Deer Hunting

PA Hunters Take 3 Deer from the Same Stand on Opening Day (and One Was a Giant Buck)

By Bob McNally

A buck watches a hunter.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

I’ve Been Hunting Deer for 40 Years. These Are the Biggest Mistakes I’ve Seen Them Make

By Ben East

Photographs of the best bucks of 2025 on a bulletin board
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Biggest Bucks of 2025

By Bob McNally

Two old color photographs of mule deer hunters
Mule Deer Hunting

We Miraculously Got Permission to Hunt a Secret Canyon and Had the Best Deer Hunt of Our Lives

By Chester Chatfield

An illustration of two deer fighting in front of a doe.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

How My Family Took 7 Vermont Bucks in a Single, Unforgettable Season

By Harold Willey Jr.

Christmas cards for your best hunting buddies.
Deer Hunting

4 Christmas Cards Pat McManus Always Wanted to Send His Hunting Buddies, But Couldn’t

By Patrick F. McManus

A Wisconsin hunter and a huge typical buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Hunter Tags One of the Biggest Typical Bucks in State History During Extended Gun Season

By Bob McNally

tyler freel hunt
Big Game Hunting

Podcast: Our Senior Staff Writer Nearly Died on a Backcountry Hunt. Here’s What We’ve Learned from the Experience

By Alex Robinson

jack o'connor's rifles
Big Game Hunting

Photos of Jack O’Connor’s Perfect Winchester Model 70

By Gary Lewis

A photo of a buck in a snowy field.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

A Pennsylvania Hunter Had His “Buck of a Lifetime” Stolen. So Why Are People Blaming Him?

By Dac Collins

A tannery employee holds up mountain lion hides ready for shipping
Big Game Hunting

24 Incredible Photos from the Last Great Tannery in America

By Alex Robinson

An Indiana hunter with a big buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Indiana Hunter Tags Giant 190-Class Buck After Watching Him for 4 Years — and Missing Him Once

By Bob McNally