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Best Arrows and Broadheads For Elk

By Mark Kayser

Best Deer Hunting Calibers of 2022

By John B. Snow

How to Choose a Compound Bow—and Set It Up—for Elk Season

By Jace Bauserman

101 Best Deer Hunting Tips For The Rut

By Michael Hanback

Famous Bear, Grizzly 399, Kills Elk Calf on Camera

By Bob McNally

Louisiana Crossbow Hunter Couldn’t Afford a Deer Lease. Instead, He Tagged a Giant Buck From His Backyard Porch

By Bob McNally

Wisconsin Hunters Pass on Locked-Up Bucks, Use Angle Grinder to Free Them

By Dac Collins

Video: Colorado Man Wakes Up to Discover a Mountain Lion Eating an Elk on His Front Porch

By Natalie Krebs

Boone and Crockett Says the Use of Smart Riflescopes, GPS-Enabled Tech, and Trail Cams That Transmit Images In Real Time Isn’t Fair Chase

By Andrew McKean

Deer Hunting Season 2021 Forecast: A State-By-State Guide

By Brian Lovett

Washington Deer Hunter Shoots a Buck, Then Three Wolverines Chase It Off a Cliff

By Dac Collins

When Non-Resident Hunters Killed Elk in Populated Areas This Fall, It Turned into a Hunting PR Nightmare

By Dac Collins

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Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too

By Michael Hanback

Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails in Public Land River Bottoms

By Derek Horner

What If Grizzly Bears Killed as Many Hunters as Treestand Accidents Do?

By Katie Hill , Alex Robinson

Attacked on the Nushagak: When a Moose Hunter Gets Pinned by a Brown Bear, It’s Up to His Hunting Partner to Save His Life

By Dac Collins

Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?

By John B. Snow

Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion

By Katie Hill

Crossbow Hunter Tags 175-Inch East Tennessee Buck in Velvet

By Josh Honeycutt

Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch

By Dac Collins

The Milo Hanson Buck: How Long Can the Whitetail World Record Stand?

By Alex Robinson , Andrew McKean , Jim Zumbo

Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun?

By Brad Fitzpatrick

Ram of Pilot Mountain: The Story of Jack O’Connor’s Biggest Sheep

By Jack O’Connor

Grant Woods Just Sold the “Proving Grounds.” Here’s What He Learned from Building One of the Most Famous Whitetail Properties in America

By Katie Hill

Ram of Pilot Mountain: The Story of Jack O’Connor’s Biggest Sheep

By Jack O’Connor

An Alaskan Sheep Hunt Turns Into a 70-Mile Hike From Hell

By Tyler Freel

13-Year-Old Texas Girl Becomes Youngest Female Hunter to Complete North American Sheep Grand Slam

By Katie Hill

I Finally Drew a Bighorn Sheep Tag. I Was Too Out of Shape to Punch It

By John F. Lane , Charles Elliott

Sheep Hunting Looks Glamorous, But It Mostly Involves Soggy Gear, Chafing, and B.O.

By Tyler Freel

Sheep Hunters Are a Special Kind of Crazy

By Tyler Freel

A Classic Dall Sheep Hunt in the Yukon, From the Archives

By Charles Elliott

The Case Against Scoring Big-Game Animals

By Andrew McKean

Stranded in Sheep Country with Bugs, Bears, and No Food

By Tyler Freel

Sheep Hunter Tags a Pending State-Record Desert Bighorn in West Texas

By Dac Collins

Beware of Everything: A Harrowing Sheep Hunting Tale, From the Archives

By Donald L. Jenkins , Tyler Freel

Does Cartridge Selection Really Matter for Mountain Game?

By Tyler Freel

Attacked on the Nushagak: When a Moose Hunter Gets Pinned by a Brown Bear, It’s Up to His Hunting Partner to Save His Life

By Dac Collins

Bowhunter Nearly Gored to Death by a Bull Moose He Missed

By Katie Hill

A Moose Hunt in the Unmapped Yukon, From the Archives

By Charles Elliott

Search for Three Missing Moose Hunters in Alaska Still Ongoing. Another Moose Hunter Found Deceased

By Katie Hill

An Ontario Moose Hunt Turns Into a 10-Day Survival Ordeal, From the Archives

By Elwyn “Bud” Myers

The Buck Moon Rises Tonight. Here’s What That Means for Deer Hunters

By Dac Collins

First Nations Chief in B.C. Receives Death Threats Over Proposed Changes to Moose and Caribou Hunting Regulations

By Keegan Sentner

Vermont Will Issue 100 Moose Tags This Fall to Reduce Tick Problems

By Kristen A. Schmitt

Wild Gifts: Yukon Moose Hunting Guide Curtis LaDue Has a Foot in Both Modern and Ancient Worlds

By Andrew McKean

WSA21-01 Is Back, and It Could Close 60 Million Acres of Public Lands in 2022

By Tyler Freel

10 of Alaska’s Best Custom Moose Buggies

By Tyler Freel

Moose Steak Is the Best Steak You Will Ever Eat

By Tyler Freel

Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?

By John B. Snow

Watch: Bowhunter Arrows Bull that Rolls Downhill and Almost Crushes His Cameraman

By Dac Collins

I Finally Drew a Bighorn Sheep Tag. I Was Too Out of Shape to Punch It

By John F. Lane , Charles Elliott

Caught Between Two Rutting Bulls, From the Archives

By Jim Tschetter

The Buck Moon Rises Tonight. Here’s What That Means for Deer Hunters

By Dac Collins

The Best Elk Hunting Calibers in 2022

By Ron Spomer

Best Hunting Backpack for Bowhunting, Duck Hunting, Elk Hunting, and More

By Phil Bourjaily

“Bulls for Billionaires.” Are Montana’s 454 Permits a Step Toward Privatizing the State’s Elk Herd?

By Andrew McKean

Wyoming Has Too Many Elk in Parts of the State, Taskforce Considers Private-Land Tags

By Wade Thiel

A Glitch Kicked 2,400 Elk and Deer Applicants Out of Montana’s Permit Draw. FWP Says They’re Fixing It

By Bob McNally

Poacher Steals Skull, Antler from Carcass of Famous Bull Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park

By Keegan Sentner

Non-Resident Hunter Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charge After Taking an Elk Outside a Colorado Ski Town

By Dac Collins

Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too

By Michael Hanback

Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails in Public Land River Bottoms

By Derek Horner

What If Grizzly Bears Killed as Many Hunters as Treestand Accidents Do?

By Katie Hill , Alex Robinson

Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion

By Katie Hill

Crossbow Hunter Tags 175-Inch East Tennessee Buck in Velvet

By Josh Honeycutt

Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch

By Dac Collins

The Milo Hanson Buck: How Long Can the Whitetail World Record Stand?

By Alex Robinson , Andrew McKean , Jim Zumbo

Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun?

By Brad Fitzpatrick

Grant Woods Just Sold the “Proving Grounds.” Here’s What He Learned from Building One of the Most Famous Whitetail Properties in America

By Katie Hill

Is Hunting with Cellular Trail Cameras Fair Chase or Cheating?

By Alex Robinson

How to Hunt Whitetails on the Acorn Crop This Fall

By Colin Moore , Alex Robinson

The Best Food Plots for Deer of 2022

By Brodie Swisher

Hunter Tags Nearly 30-Inch-Wide “Super Freak” Pronghorn on Opening Day

By Dac Collins

Wyoming Cuts 11,300 Pronghorn, Mule Deer Tags Due to Drought and Disease

By Wade Thiel

Didn’t Draw a Tag? Here are 3 of the Best States to Hunt Last-Minute Pronghorn

By Jace Bauserman

This Ultra-Runner Is on a Quest to Persistence-Hunt a Pronghorn

By Christine Peterson

Western Bowhunting: Use Cows to Tag a Pronghorn

By Mark Kayser

Mule Deer and Pronghorn Pregame

By John Taranto

Pronghorn Antelope Hunting Tips and Tactics

By Andrew McKean

Public-Land Pronghorns: Where and How to Hunt Antelope on a Budget

By Mark Kayser

Video: Herding Antelope With a Helicopter

By The Editors

Record Pronghorn Certified by Boone and Crockett

By Gayne C. Young

School Trust Lands: Access for Public-Land Hunters at Risk

By Ben Long

Essential Outdoor Skill: Flag an Antelope

By Andrew McKean

Latest Big Game Hunting Stories

Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too

By Michael Hanback

/ Sep 23, 2022

Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails in Public Land River Bottoms

By Derek Horner

/ Sep 23, 2022

What If Grizzly Bears Killed as Many Hunters as Treestand Accidents Do?

By Katie Hill , Alex Robinson

/ Sep 23, 2022

Attacked on the Nushagak: When a Moose Hunter Gets Pinned by a Brown Bear, It’s Up to His Hunting Partner to Save His Life

By Dac Collins

/ Sep 22, 2022

Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?

By John B. Snow

/ Sep 22, 2022

Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion

By Katie Hill

/ Sep 22, 2022

Crossbow Hunter Tags 175-Inch East Tennessee Buck in Velvet

By Josh Honeycutt

/ Sep 22, 2022

Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch

By Dac Collins

/ Sep 21, 2022

The Milo Hanson Buck: How Long Can the Whitetail World Record Stand?

By Alex Robinson , Andrew McKean , Jim Zumbo

/ Sep 20, 2022

Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun?

By Brad Fitzpatrick

/ Sep 19, 2022

Ram of Pilot Mountain: The Story of Jack O’Connor’s Biggest Sheep

By Jack O’Connor

/ Sep 19, 2022

Grant Woods Just Sold the “Proving Grounds.” Here’s What He Learned from Building One of the Most Famous Whitetail Properties in America

By Katie Hill

/ Sep 16, 2022

Is Hunting with Cellular Trail Cameras Fair Chase or Cheating?

By Alex Robinson

/ Sep 16, 2022

Texas Man Catches His First Alligator, and It’s a Mossy-Tailed Beast

By Dac Collins

/ Sep 16, 2022

How to Hunt Whitetails on the Acorn Crop This Fall

By Colin Moore , Alex Robinson

/ Sep 15, 2022

The Best Food Plots for Deer of 2022

By Brodie Swisher

/ Sep 15, 2022

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