Big Game Hunting(Page 10)

Big-game hunting tips and tactics for chasing deer, elk, bears, antelope and more.

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Nebrasak, Wisconsin, and Michigan all have good OTC opportunities.
Hunting

3 of the Best Midwestern States for Hunting OTC Whitetails This Season

By Brian Lovett

moose hunting rifle
Guns

The Best Moose Hunting Rifle? Sometimes It’s a Beater, Ruger M77 Guide Gun

By Tyler Freel

tweak a ballistic calculator
Guns

How to Fine-Tune Your Dope for Long-Range Shooting

By John B. Snow

Still hunting from the ground is a good option for hunters who don't want or have a blind or treestand.
Hunting

No, Hunting Whitetails from the Ground (Without a Blind) Is Not a Lost Art

By Beka Garris

The massive South Dakota Beadle buck, in the field.
Hunting

South Dakota Bowhunter Tags a Giant 218-Inch Nontypical Buck

By Bob McNally

The new possible record Pennsylvania elk.
Hunting

This 455-Inch Pennsylvania Elk Might Be the New State Record

By Bob McNally

Grab an OTC pronghorn tag.
Hunting

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

By Jace Bauserman

dan aadland rifles horseback
Guns

5 Great Rifles for Horseback Hunts

By Dan Aadland

Have a plan for game meat care before you head afield this fall.
Hunting

How to Properly Care for Wild Game Meat in the Field

By Tyler Freel

Here is how to set up the ultimate whitetail bow.
Hunting

How to Set Up the Ultimate Whitetail Compound Bow

By Jace Bauserman

Fawn recruitment is faltering.
Hunting

Whitetail Fawn Recruitment Is Declining at an Alarming Rate, and No One’s Quite Sure Why

By Josh Honeycutt

hiking in the tongass national forest
Conservation

Management of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest Is Back on Track for Hunters, Anglers

By Bjorn Dihle

Two mountain goat hunters walk a ridge.
Hunting

Lost in the Gloom: A Dream Mountain Goat Hunt Turns into a Nightmare

By Alex Robinson

You need to try different tactics for better public land success.
Hunting

How to Beat the Crowds in the Public-Land Whitetail Woods

By Brodie Swisher

A 6.5 Creedmmor did the job on this mule deer.
Guns

The 6.5 Creedmoor Isn’t Even the Best 6.5mm Deer Hunting Cartridge

By Ron Spomer

Bowhunter packing out an elk
Hunting

Elk Hunting Arrows and Broadheads: Tough Lessons Learned from a Hunt Gone Wrong

By Darren B. Jones

Looking for hunting land? Pick a property that's worth the investment.
Hunting

The Best (and Worst) States for Buying Cheap Hunting Land

By Tony Hansen

Overpopulated axis deer are ripe for regulated market hunting.
Hunting

The Outdoor Life Podcast: Meet the Godfather of Hawaiian Market Hunting

By Natalie Krebs

Alaska caribou hunt
Hunting

Plan to Close 60 Million Acres of Public Land to ‘Non-Local’ Caribou and Moose Hunting Stalls. But More Requests to Restrict Hunting in Alaska Are on the Way

By Tyler Freel

This velvet buck was shot by the author in Kentucky
Hunting

How to Tag a Velvet Whitetail Buck (and the Best States to Make It Happen)

By Brodie Swisher

Famous Bear, Grizzly 399, Kills Elk Calf on Camera
Hunting

Famous Bear, Grizzly 399, Kills Elk Calf on Camera

By Bob McNally

A hunter holds a traditional bow and runs through an open field.
Hunting

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

By Christine Peterson

Don Higgins' buck from Illinois is one of the new state records.
Hunting

200-Class Archery Buck Officially Scored as the Second-Biggest Typical Whitetail in Illinois

By Bob McNally

Use a decoy to get closer to big deer.
Hunting

Can You Really Stalk Within Bow Range of a Mature Whitetail Buck?

By Jace Bauserman

A hunter kneeling beside the new world-record bull elk.
Hunting

The Hunt for the New World-Record Archery Elk

By Andrew McKean

Alberta's Shawn O'Shea is the current archery elk non-typical world record holder.
Hunting

The New World Record Non-Typical Archery Elk

By Joe Genzel

Hunting a wilderness area near LA
Hunting

Deer Hunting the California Backcountry—Just an Hour From Los Angeles

By Eric Hanson

If you want to challenge yourself, try hunting big game with a handgun.
Guns

The Best Handguns for Big-Game Hunters

By Brad Fitzpatrick

A trail camera photo of a whitetail buck with an inset circular image of the buck at a larger size.
Hunting

What It Feels Like to Miss the Biggest Buck of Your Life, at 45 Yards

By Natalie Krebs

The Proposed Closures of Caribou Hunting on Some Federal Lands Isn’t Based on Population Declines—It’s About Human Conflicts
Conservation

The Proposed Closures of Caribou Hunting on Some Federal Lands Isn’t Based on Population Declines—It’s About Human Conflicts

By Tyler Freel

Georgia B&C buck.
Hunting

Georgia’s Biggest Buck of the Year Is Also an All-Time County Record

By Bob McNally

Two hunters sit behind a nice whitetail buck in Eastern Colorado.
Hunting

Giants of the Yucca: Hunting for Bucketlist Whitetails in Eastern Colorado

By John B. Snow

A Wisconsin bull-headed brute.
Hunting

The 10 Weirdest Deer of 2020

By Josh Honeycutt

A big whitetail buck on a Primos trail camera, taken in late September.
Hunting

Quit Worrying About Genetics: How Successful Deer Hunters Think About Antler Growth, Cull Bucks, and Passing Good Deer

By Natalie Krebs

Dieter Herbert arrowed a 130 class buck (right) just minutes before shooting one of the biggest typical whitetails in New York history.
Hunting

New York City Carpenter Tags a 197-Inch, State-Record Buck…On Long Island

Texas has long been a top 10 B&C whitetail state.
Hunting

There’s More to Texas Hunting Than Expensive, High-Fence Ranches. Here’s Why a Texas Hunt Should Be on Your Bucket List

By Joe Genzel

A hunter holds up a shed deer antlers.
Hunting

Ohio Hunter Finds a Massive 233-Inch Deadhead Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

Two hunters kneel behind a deer and hold its head up by the antlers.
Hunting

The 20 Commandments of Deer Camp

By Josh Honeycutt

A hunter kneels beside a whitetail deer.
Hunting

The Biggest Antlered Does You’ve Ever Seen—Including a 200-incher

By Josh Honeycutt

A large nontypical buck trophy on a black background.
Hunting

Maine’s Mystery Buck: The Obscure Tale of Maine’s 110-Year-Old, Non-Typical Record Whitetail

By Bob Humphrey

a black and white sketched image of a man and woman hunter holding hands
Hunting

Hunting Can Ruin Your Marriage. Or Make It Stronger

By Christine Peterson

Two hunters kneel behind a whitetail deer.
Hunting

Deer That Never Encounter Humans: How to Shoot a Reclusive Buck

By Gerry Bethge

A hunter holds a whitetail deer antler.
Hunting

Is Ohio the New Best Whitetail Hunting State?

By Tony Hansen

A man sits behind a deer and holds its head up by its antlers.
Hunting

5 of the Biggest Bucks Ever Taken in the Northeast

By Bob Humphrey

A hunter draws back on a compound bow from in the brush.
Hunting

How to Kill Big Bucks in States That Allow Baiting…Without Baiting

By Tony J. Peterson

A hunter in orange sits and poses behind a dropped
Hunting

The Newbie’s Guide to Hunting Pronghorn

By Joe Genzel

A large whitetail buck walking through a tall grass field.
Hunting

Forget What You Thought You Knew About Hunting Mature Whitetail Bucks (and Start Having More Success)

By Tony Hansen

A hunter looks through the scope on his deer rifle, resting on a branch, in the snowy woods.
Guns

Tune Up Your Big-Game Rifle

By John B. Snow

A silhouette of a large elk against a deep sunset with the sun on the horizon.
Hunting

The Complete Guide to Hunting Elk in Eastern States

By Tom Carpenter

A hunter smiles and kneels behind a large mule deer in the snow.
Conservation

In the Future: There Will Always Be Public Hunting Land in America

By Randy Newberg

A dead whitetail deer lays in the bed of a hunting truck after a successful hunt.
Hunting

A Strategy for Hunting Mature Bucks on Public Land (That Actually Works in the Real World)

By Tony Hansen

An image of a whitetail buck walking in a field, overlayed with a branding lockup showing the HuntStand app, logo, and tagline: "Give Yourself the Edge"
Hunting

How to Use the Best Hunting App to Find Better Deer Spots

By Tony Hansen

Two hunters kneeling behind two white dall sheep.
Hunting

The Dall Sheep That Almost Killed Me

By Tyler Freel

A hunter in orange and camo aims a rifle in a field.
Guns

9 Tips for Becoming a Better Rifle Shot on Wild Game

By Ron Spomer

A hunter in camo with a large 8-point whitetail buck.
Hunting

10 Natural Ground Blinds That Keep You Hidden from Deer

By Josh Honeycutt

A lineup of rifle cartridges on a table.
Guns

.338 Federal: The Best Deer Cartridge You’ve Never Tried

By Ron Spomer

A whitetail deer stands inn brush at a treeline.
Hunting

Busted: 10 Myths About Scaring Off Deer

By Josh Honeycutt

An elk hunter practicing steps on a hillside in a heavily forested area.
Survival

This Fitness Regimen Will Get You into Elk Hunting Shape

By Michael Herne, Coffee or Die Magazine

A camo Primos Double Bull Surroundview 360 groundblind on a field edge in the fall.
Hunting

6 Rules for More Success with Ground Blinds

By Mark Melotik

A hunter kneeling behind a giant elk.
Hunting

The Everyman’s Approach to DIY Archery Elk Hunting

By Michael Herne, Coffee or Die Magazine

A man in a camo jacket standing in a lush food plot with tape around it beside an over-browsed food plot.
Hunting

Pre-Season Whitetails: How to Keep Deer Out of Your Food Plots (for Now)

By Colin Moore

Slightly wider .308 on the left
Guns

Understanding Terminal Performance: Why Bigger Bullets Aren’t Always Better

By Ron Spomer

whitetail deer
Hunting

The Two Biggest Deer Organizations Are Joining Forces. What Does It Mean for Hunters?

By Andrew McKean

A food plot of brassica plants.
Hunting

11 Strategies For Growing The Perfect Deer Food Plot

By The Editors