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Hunter’s First Deer Is an Old, 8-Point Leucistic Buck
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Hunter Tags Pending World-Record Muskox on First Day of Nunavut Hunt
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Arkansas Hunter Tags Stud Buck, Packs It Out in His Hoodie
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Teen Tags Her First Deer, a Piebald Buck, with Help from Grandpa
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Hunter Tags ‘Dwarf Buck’ the Size of a Labrador Retriever
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The Biggest Bucks of 2023
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Bowhunter Shoots Locked Up Buck That Was Nearly Dead on Its Feet
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Bowhunter Saves Up to Buy 5 Acres, Arrows Elusive 17-Point Buck
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Missouri Crossbow Hunter Arrows Split-Beam Drop-Tine Buck
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How This Hunter Killed Three 200-Inch Bucks in Three Years
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Ohio Crossbow Hunter Stalks into Position on a Bedded 200-Class Buck
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Century-Old Pennsylvania Hunter Has Tagged More Than 100 Deer
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Mississippi Hunter Harvests Tall 13-Point Buck on Thanksgiving Day
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The 15 Best Shotguns for Deer Hunting
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Mississippi Middle Schooler’s First Buck Pushes 180 Inches
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High School Sophomore Tags Trophy Bighorn in Nebraska
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New York Hunter Gets a Second Chance on This 180-Inch Buck
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Gutless Deer Butchering
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Starvation Island: Hunting Scotland’s Stags to Survive
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85 Late Season Deer Hunting Tips to Save Your Season
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Ohio Hunter Arrows 211-Inch Giant After 2-Year Chase
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Minnesota Hunter Tags Triple-Beamed ‘Unicorn’ Buck
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Bowhunter Tags Giant Kansas Buck with Double Drop-Tines
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How to Hunt Big Bucks Over Bait
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Wisconsin Bowhunter Tags Legendary 212-Inch Buck from a Brush Blind
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Bear Hunting
The Thanksgiving I Spent Alone in the Woods
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The Best Deer Hunting Rifles of 2024
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Bowhunter Tags 194-Inch Buck Right Before Her 60th Birthday
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Hunter Accidentally Blows Up Blind, Then Tags Palmated Buck
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Bowhunter Tags 19-Point Kansas Buck During Heat Wave
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Why Post-Rut Is the New Best Time to Hunt Whitetails
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Watch: Golfer Spanks Fighting Buck on a Dare
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How to Tan a Deer Hide, the Easy Way
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35 Pieces of Deer-Hunting Wisdom to Read Before You Hunt This Season
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Mule Deer Hunting Tips
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How to Hunt Deer Like a Cheesehead
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75-Year-Old Deer Hunter Dies After Blind Catches Fire
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Dumb Thief Tries to Cut Down Tree Stand, Loses Chainsaw to Tree
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The Best Gifts for Deer Hunters
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5 Keys to Becoming a Better Rifle Shot on Mountain Hunts
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