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A big bull elk in Colorado known as Split 5
Elk Hunting

‘Split 5’ Was One of the Most Photographed Bull Elk from Rocky Mountain National Park. A Hunter Tagged Him This Fall

By Kris Millgate

Photos of a big Manitoba buck
Trophy Deer

‘This Season It Was My Turn,’ Says Canadian Hunter Who Tagged a 200-Class Buck from Behind a Hay Bale

By Bob McNally

Barnes Harvest .223 ammo for deer
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Here’s Why the .223 Remington Is the Most Underrated Deer Cartridge

By Tyler Freel

Whitetail Adrenaline showcases spot-and-stalk tactics for whitetails on public land.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘Whitetail Adrenaline’ Changed Everything We Knew About Hunting Mature Bucks from the Ground

By Alex Robinson

bighorn sheep
Sheep Hunting

It Took Me Decades to Draw a Bighorn Sheep Tag — But It Was Well Worth the Wait

By Andrew McKean

hunter with sheep head
Sheep Hunting

Hunting Sheep In the Yukon Has Been a Dream Adventure for Generations. But That Opportunity May Be Fading

By Alex Robinson

A Pennsylvania hunter with a big 10-point buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Hunter Tags a Giant Buck with His Flintlock. It Should Become a New State Record

By Bob McNally

6.8 western cartridge
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Sharpshooter Is Fined $10,000 After Deer Culling Violations

By David Zeug

An illustrated collage of scenes from deer hunting.
Mule Deer Hunting

I Watched the Glory Days of Mule Deer Hunting Rise, Then Slip Away. I’m Still Hopeful for What Comes Next

By Jim Zumbo

An elk hunter with a giant Alaska bull.
Elk Hunting

I Traveled to Alaska for My First-Ever Elk Hunt and Tagged a Pending Record Bull on Opening Day

By Dac Collins

An old illustration of a hunter shooting a shark and a buck in the sea.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Just Wanted to Shoot a Nice Buck. I Ended Up Fighting a Shark

By Phil H. Moore

This is how you master the wind while prone
Big Game Hunting

How Hunters Can Master the Wind on Long Shots

By John B. Snow

trophy coues deer at night
Deer Hunting

I Hunted Coues Deer in Mexico’s Cartel Country

By John B. Snow

An illustration of a man smoking a pipe in a deer camp
Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Let the Biggest Buck of My Life Walk So a Kid Could Tag It

By Perry Johnson

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