Big Game Hunting
Big-game hunting tips and tactics for chasing deer, elk, bears, antelope and more.
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Big Game Hunting
The Mossberg Patriot Predator is a Poor-Man’s Sheep Rifle
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The Mauser M18 Rifle
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The Old Man and the Millennial
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It’s Never Too Late to Learn to Hunt
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My Friend Charlie Alsheimer: 1947-2017
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The Perfect Wyoming Elk Hunt
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3 Tactics for Hunting Wary Does This Winter
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Hunting the Buck of a Lifetime
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Hunting in Paradise: Chasing Hogs and Deer in Hawaii
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Need Some Help Finding Your Deer? Call In a Deer Tracking Dog
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Why You Probably Overestimate a Buck’s Score, and How to Fix It
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3 Rattling Scenarios to Try This Deer Season
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This Giant Nontypical Buck Might Be Louisiana’s New State Record
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4 Ways to Drive Deer with Just Two Hunters
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15 Ways to Make This Your Funnest Deer Season Ever
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3 Reasons Why Spooking a Buck Isn’t Always a Bad Thing
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A Week-by-Week Guide to Hunting October Whitetails
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How to Scout and Hunt Muleys by Mapping 3 Types of Terrain
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Deer of the Year 2017: A Gnarly Non-Typical Ohio Buck
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How to Hunt Old Forest Fire Burns for Big Bucks
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5 Rules for Packing Out Elk Meat
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3 Top Elk Guides Share Their Elk Hunting Tactics and Favorite Gear
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The New World-Record Archery Elk
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How to Preserve Velvet Antlers
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How to Profile and Hunt 4 Different Types of Bucks
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Q&A: Hunting Secrets of the World’s Best Elk Caller
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5 Simple Trail Camera Tweaks for Better Buck Photos
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Can Fire Slow The Spread of CWD?
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Hunting Public-Land Tahr in New Zealand
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Big Game Hunting
Alone Together
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The Most Accurate Measure of Rut Timing? Fawn Drop
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State of Alabama Files Suit Against Buckmasters
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5 Clues for Tracking Wild Animals Besides Tracks
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Top 5 Shooting Mistakes Hunters Make (And How to Fix Them)
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Free-Range New Zealand Hunting: An Adventure in Middle Earth
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4 Public Land Deer Hunting Tips You Can Use Right Now
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What to Look for in a Guided Hunt
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The 10 Keys to Successful Deer Management
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Unleashed: The Deer Dog Culture Clash
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It’s Official: Tucker Buck Is Non-Typical Record
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Should Big-Game Hunters Boycott Utah?
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How to Build Your Own Survival Buck Saw
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11 Great Taxidermy Mounts From the 2017 Show Circuit
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Deer Hunting: The Best New Products from SHOT 2017
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The 11 Best Bucks of 2016
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Do Deer Urine Lures Actually Work?
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South to Alberta: The Story of an Alaskan’s First Whitetail Hunt
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Hunting With Airguns: A New Frontier
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Animal Attacks
The Buck, the Bowhunter, and the Lion
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The Secret To Mature Bucks: Age
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The Ones That Got Away
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7 Ways To Hunt Tough Elk
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Hunting The Rut: Crazy For It
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Hunt Bedded Mule Deer In Their Bedrooms
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Hunting for Salvation: How Public Lands Saved My Life
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The Breaks
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