Big Game Hunting(Page 13)

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

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Packing out an Alaska moose is a chore.

The Most Efficient Way to Pack Out a Bull Moose

aiming big game rifle

Big Game Hunting

Aiming Systems for Big-Game Hunting: MPBR vs. BDC Reticles vs. Turret Dialing

Elk Hunter Tags Massive 440″ Bull on Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota

Elk Hunter Tags Massive 440″ Bull on Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota

Big Game Hunting

Choosing the Best Riflescope for Your Western Big-Game Rifle

The Best Time to Deer Hunt in Mid-October? When the Farmer Cuts the Corn

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Best Time to Deer Hunt in Mid-October? When the Farmer Cuts the Corn

By Alex Robinson

The best way to set up and elk bow.

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

By Jace Bauserman

browning mountain pro in 6.8 western

Big Game Hunting

How to Pick the Ideal Rifle for Hunting Big Game in the West

four bucks standing in a field near a wire fence

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Learn the 10 Habits of Highly Successful Deer Hunters

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

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

By Brian Lovett

moose hunting rifle

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

tweak a ballistic calculator

Big Game Hunting

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

By John B. Snow

The massive South Dakota Beadle buck, in the field.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

South Dakota Bowhunter Tags a Giant 218-Inch Nontypical Buck

The new possible record Pennsylvania elk.

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

Grab an OTC pronghorn tag.

Antelope 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

Big Game Hunting

5 Great Rifles for Horseback Hunts

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

Big Game Hunting

How to Properly Care for Wild Game Meat in the Field

Here is how to set up the ultimate whitetail bow.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Set Up the Ultimate Whitetail Compound Bow

By Jace Bauserman

Fawn recruitment is faltering.

Whitetail Deer 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

Big Game Hunting

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

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

Whitetail Deer 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.

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

Bowhunter packing out an elk

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.

Big Game Hunting

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

Overpopulated axis deer are ripe for regulated market hunting.

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

By Natalie Krebs

Alaska caribou hunt

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

This velvet buck was shot by the author in Kentucky

Whitetail Deer 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

Famous Bear, Grizzly 399, Kills Elk Calf on Camera

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

Antelope 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.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

Use a decoy to get closer to big deer.

Whitetail 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.

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.

The New World Record Non-Typical Archery Elk

Hunting a wilderness area near LA

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

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

Big Game Hunting

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.

Whitetail Deer 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

Big Game Hunting

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

Georgia B&C buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

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

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

By John B. Snow

A Wisconsin bull-headed brute.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 10 Weirdest Deer of 2020

By Josh Honeycutt

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

Whitetail Deer 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.

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.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

A hunter holds up a shed deer antlers.

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.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 20 Commandments of Deer Camp

By Josh Honeycutt

A hunter kneels beside a whitetail deer.

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.

Whitetail Deer 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

Big Game Hunting

Hunting Can Ruin Your Marriage. Or Make It Stronger

By Christine Peterson

Two hunters kneel behind a whitetail deer.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

By Gerry Bethge

A hunter holds a whitetail deer antler.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Is Ohio the New Best Whitetail Hunting State?

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

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.

Whitetail Deer 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

Antelope Hunting

The Newbie’s Guide to Hunting Pronghorn

A large whitetail buck walking through a tall grass field.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

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

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.

Mule Deer Hunting

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.

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

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

Two hunters kneeling behind two white dall sheep.

The Dall Sheep That Almost Killed Me

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

Big Game Hunting

9 Tips for Becoming a Better Rifle Shot on Wild Game

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

Whitetail Deer Hunting

10 Natural Ground Blinds That Keep You Hidden from Deer

By Josh Honeycutt

A lineup of rifle cartridges on a table.

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

A whitetail deer stands inn brush at a treeline.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Busted: 10 Myths About Scaring Off Deer

By Josh Honeycutt

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

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.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

6 Rules for More Success with Ground Blinds

By Mark Melotik