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Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Estimate a Buck’s Age (and Why Aging Deer Matters)

By Alex Robinson

meredith buck lead

Eighth Grader Arrows a 238-Inch Buck, Likely the Biggest Non-Typical Ever Killed by a Youth Hunter in Kentucky

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One of the Biggest Archery Bucks Ever Taken in Missouri Gets Green Scored

Angie Kokes spears whitetail buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Spear Hunter Kills Whitetail Buck from the Ground. Here’s How She Did It

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Dr. Grant Woods on How to Use Trail Cam Artificial Intelligence to Improve Your Deer Hunting

By Alex Robinson

This High-Fence Bull Elk Could Break an SCI World Record. It Scores More Than 648 Inches

Big Game Hunting

The 10 Best Tasting Wild Game Animals

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Locate Big Whitetail Bucks on Public Land in Kansas

By Derek Horner

Dan Infalt buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Inside the Mind of the Big Buck Serial Killer

By Josh Honeycutt

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Big Game Hunting

Can Air Rifles Effectively Kill Big Game? In Short, Yes

Trophy class buck poached in Pennsylvania.

Someone Poached This Big Pennsylvania Buck Near a Federal Prison

By Natalie Krebs

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

50 Places Where Big Bucks Live

By Josh Honeycutt

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Mule Deer Hunting

Randy Ulmer Tags Another Stud Mule Deer in the Colorado High Country

The spectacular Dall ram taken by Jerry Lees

Alaskan DIY Hunter Tags the Ram of a Lifetime

A bowhunter with a giant San Carlos Arizona bull.

Chad Mendes Tags a Dinosaur Desert Bull in Southern Arizona

By Natalie Krebs

Don’t Aim for a Deer’s Head

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

world record typical whitetails

The Biggest Nontypical Whitetails of All Time

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Monster Velvet Bucks from Kentucky and Tennessee

By Josh Honeycutt

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Best Times to Hunt the Whitetail Rut This Season

By Michael Hanback

Danny Farris with a buck taken behind a decoy

The Best Deer Decoys

bull moose fight

Famous Bull Moose Killed in Fight with Even Bigger Bull

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

By Michael Hanback

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

By Derek Horner

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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

World record whitetail buck

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

By Alex Robinson, Andrew McKean, Jim Zumbo

Straight walls could supplant slug guns.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun?

By Brad Fitzpatrick

hunters with sheep

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

By Jack O'Connor

Grant Woods sold America's most famous whitetail property, the "Proving Grounds."

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

The Tactacam XB has the best picture quality.

Is Hunting with Cellular Trail Cameras Fair Chase or Cheating?

By Alex Robinson

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Big Game Hunting

Two Giant, 13-Foot Alligators Taken from South Carolina Lakes in One Day

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A Moose Hunt in the Unmapped Yukon, From the Archives

By Charles Elliott

Cami stone sheep

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

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Big Game Hunting

A Backcountry Packing List for DIY Mountain Hunters

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When a Shark Attacks a Deer Hunter, From the Archives

By Phil H. Moore

Wyoming whitetail season.

Mule Deer Hunting

Deer Hunting Season 2022 Forecast: A State-by-State Guide

By Brian Lovett

Jack O'Connor with a lion

Big Game Hunting

The Coolest Old Jack O’Connor Photos from the Outdoor Life Archives

By Natalie Krebs

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

By Charles Elliott

Indiana Is Now the Top Trophy Whitetail State. Here’s Why

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Indiana Is Now the Top Trophy Whitetail State. Here’s Why

By Natalie Krebs

Deer hunters dragging a buck.

How to Get Into Shape for Deer Hunting (and Avoid Heart Attacks and Injuries This Season)

416 rigby cape buffalo

Big Game Hunting

The 10 Best Dangerous Game Cartridges

By John B. Snow

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Best Places to Hang Tree Stands for Bowhunting Season

By Brodie Swisher

Introducing kids to hunting is a delicate business.

Some Kids Just Aren’t Meant to Be Hunters. But All Kids Should Get the Chance

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Early Season Deer

By Alex Robinson, Bob Humphrey, Craig Dougherty, Tony Hansen

a killer sloth bear in India

Big Game Hunting

A Killer of Men: The Story of a Deadly Sloth Bear, From the Archives

By Frank C. Hibben, introduction by Tyler Freel

Dall sheep hunt.

Big Game Hunting

Hunting Cartridges That Are Still Available During the Ammo Shortage

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Mountain Whitetails

By Bill Buckley

collage of bolt-action rifles

The Best Bolt-Action Rifle Bargains

By Outdoor Life Writers

Bull elk in Montana.

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

By Andrew McKean

Thick trees in the fog

Big Game Hunting

When a Lost Kid Wanders into Your Hunting Camp

By Nick Fasciano

A whitetail deer herd killed by lightning.

Lightning Strike Kills Herd of Deer, a Wild Story from the OL Archives

By Alex Robinson

Granola bar cut up on an Alaska map of Dall sheep country

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

This Mule Deer Has Cutaneous Fibromas, and It’s Freaking Out Residents in Colorado

Mule Deer Hunting

This Mule Deer Has Cutaneous Fibromas, and It’s Freaking Out Residents in Colorado

By Natalie Krebs

red wolf and whitetail deer

Could Red Wolves Actually Improve Deer Populations and Hunting in the Southeast?

By Christine Peterson

Turkey hunting relationships.

Hunting Creates Bonds Between Friends and Family Like Nothing Else Can

Federal Subsistence Board Just Voted on Closing 60 Million Acres of Public Land in Alaska to Non-Local Moose and Caribou Hunters

Big Game Hunting

Federal Subsistence Board Just Voted on Closing 60 Million Acres of Public Land in Alaska to Non-Local Moose and Caribou Hunters

A Subaru Forester with a deer on the hitch.

The Deer Wagon: I Traded My Silverado for a Subaru—and I Don’t Regret It

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Freel Dall sheep

Does Cartridge Selection Really Matter for Mountain Game?

Massive 23-Point Nontypical Buck Ranks as the Fifth Biggest Whitetail Ever Taken in North Carolina

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Massive 23-Point Nontypical Buck Ranks as the Fifth Biggest Whitetail Ever Taken in North Carolina

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Hunter Tags One of the Top 10 Non-Typical Bucks in State History

Here Are 16 New Big Game Animals Entered into the Boone & Crockett Record Books

Big Game Hunting

Here Are 16 New Big Game Animals Entered into the Boone & Crockett Record Books

deer fear human voices, NDA

You Know What Sound Spooks Deer More Than Wolf or Coyote Howls? Your Voice

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Big Game Hunting

Chasing 29: Hunting Every North American Big-Game Animal with a Barebow

By Paul Schnell with Andrew McKean

hiking with a backpack

The Average Joe’s Training Program: Get Into Backpacking Shape for Mountain Hunts

By Jace Bauserman

yukon moose guide

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

By Andrew McKean