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Whitetail Deer Hunting

New No. 2 Pennsylvania Archery Buck Is Finally Recognized

Oregon Bowhunter Arrows New State-Record Cascade Roosevelt Bull

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Heart & the Skull: Sometimes a First Deer Hunt Requires a Punched Tag

By Ashley Thess

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Those White Grubs in Your Deer’s Nose Are Just Botfly Larvae. Don’t Panic

Mule Deer Hunting

Mule Deer vs. Whitetail Deer: How to Tell Them Apart

In the War Against CWD, Deer Breeders in Texas Are Being Cast as Both the Enemy and the Answer

Mule Deer Hunting

The $725K Mule Deer Tag: Auction Tags Set All-Time Record at Western Hunt Expo

By Andrew McKean

Maine Reports Worst Moose Hunt Success Rate in Recent History

Big Game Hunting

What It Took to Tag the World Record Mountain Goat

Are Deer Dogs Really a Problem for Deer Hunting in the South?

Mule Deer Hunting

Mexico’s 200-Inch Mule Deer Are Legendary. That Doesn’t Make Them Easy to Kill

By Andrew McKean

Venison Facts Amid the Lion Diet TikTok Craze and World Carnivore Month

By Alex Robinson

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

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

Mule Deer Hunting

Best Mule Deer Cartridges

By John B. Snow

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

Pennsylvania Crossbow Hunter Tags Biggest Archery Bull in State History

Big Game Hunting

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

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

By Derek Horner

Whitetail Deer Hunting

20 Deer Hunting Tips for Opening Day

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

By Mark Chesnut

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

By Natalie Krebs

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bond of Brothers: Military Vets Find Healing in the Hunt

By Chuck Thompson

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

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

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

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

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

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

By Derek Horner

Big Game Hunting

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

Someone Poached This Big Pennsylvania Buck Near a Federal Prison

By Natalie Krebs

Mule Deer Hunting

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

Alaskan DIY Hunter Tags the Ram of a Lifetime

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.

The Biggest Nontypical Whitetails of All Time

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Monster Velvet Bucks from Kentucky and Tennessee

By Josh Honeycutt

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Best Times to Hunt the Whitetail Rut This Season

By Michael Hanback

The Best Deer Decoys

Famous Bull Moose Killed in Fight with Even Bigger Bull

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

By Michael Hanback

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

By Derek Horner

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

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

By Alex Robinson, Andrew McKean, Jim Zumbo

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

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

Is Hunting with Cellular Trail Cameras Fair Chase or Cheating?

By Alex Robinson

Big Game Hunting

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

A Moose Hunt in the Unmapped Yukon, From the Archives

By Charles Elliott

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

Big Game Hunting

A Backcountry Packing List for DIY Mountain Hunters

Mule Deer Hunting

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

By Brian Lovett

Big Game Hunting

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

By Natalie Krebs

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

By Charles Elliott

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

By Natalie Krebs

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

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

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