Big Game Hunting(Page 11)

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

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What Colors Can Deer See?

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Big Game Hunting

Making the Shot on a Once-in-a-Lifetime Mountain Goat Hunt

By Alex Robinson

The Biggest Whitetail Bucks of 2022

By Alex Robinson

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

What It Took to Kill the Biggest Buck of My Life

By Alex Robinson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Tags Biggest Six-Point You’ll See This Year

Best Mule Deer Cartridges

Mule Deer Hunting

Best Mule Deer Cartridges

By John B. Snow

Crazy Mountains land swap proposal Forest Service

Public-Land Hunters Object to Land Swap in Montana’s Crazy Mountains

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Pennsylvania Crossbow Hunter Tags Biggest Archery Bull in State History

The Benelli M1 Super 90 was one of the best shotguns ever built.

Big Game Hunting

Canada’s Semi-Automatic Firearm Ban Would Include Many Common Hunting Rifles and Shotguns

Illinois bowhunter shot 22-point whitetail buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Full Story Behind the Xen Mcallister Buck, a Giant 22-Point Nontypical

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Tips from The Hunting Public: Chasing Open Country Whitetails in North Dakota

By Derek Horner

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

20 Deer Hunting Tips for Opening Day

Two hunters kneel behind a large buck in the woods.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Where to Hunt Deer in the Big Woods

The Winchester 1984 is one of the best .30-30 lever actions.

A Lever Action .30-30 Winchester Is Still One of the Best Deer Hunting Rifles (and Here’s Why)

By Mark Chesnut

Lindell Richey's giant 200-inch Greene County, Georgia, buck.

Georgia Deer Hunter Accepts Last-Minute Hunt Club Invite, Shoots a Massive 200-Inch Buck

By Natalie Krebs

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bond of Brothers: Military Vets Find Healing in the Hunt

By Chuck Thompson

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 10 Best Stand Locations for Hunting the Rut

By Josh Honeycutt

7 Deer Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried Before But Should

Whitetail Deer Hunting

7 Deer Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried Before But Should

By Michael Hanback

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The Final Climb: A Steep Lesson in Elk Hunting

By Scott Einsmann

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Tips from The Hunting Public: Chasing Public Land Whitetails in Iowa

By Derek Horner

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

By Alex Robinson

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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

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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

Glassing a sheep basin

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)

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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

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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