Big Game Hunting(Page 4)

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A photo illustration of four vintage photos scattered on a table.
Mule Deer Hunting

Most of My Buddies Weren’t Tough Enough to Hunt Velvet Bucks at 13,000 Feet

By Charles Elliott

A blue illustration of a man bowhunting a mountain goat billy.
Big Game Hunting

Locals Said My Way of Hunting Mountain Goats Was Madness. I Did It Anyway

By Lowell Martin

A man carries a deer on his back
Deer Hunting

I Hiked Too Far While Hunting Early-Season Deer and Lost My Mind from Heat Stroke

By George H. Gibson

butchering deer
Deer Hunting

9 Expert Butchering Tips to Make Processing Wild Game Easier

By Alex Robinson, Natalie Krebs

A yellow painting of a hunter caught between two bull elk in the woods.
Elk Hunting

I Got Caught Between Two Giant, Rutting Bull Elk with Nothing But My Hawken

By Jim Tschetter

public land scouting
Whitetail Deer Hunting

5 Hard Truths About Scouting Public Land (and How to Overcome Them)

By Alex Robinson

A deer feeder sits on the edge of a clearing.
Deer Hunting

Mississippi Told Hunters They Could Bait on Public Land This Fall. The Only Problem? It Was a Complete Hoax

By Dac Collins

A sheep hunter slips and falls as he decides he can't make it to the sheep.
Elk Hunting

I Finally Drew a Bighorn Sheep Tag. I Was Too Out of Shape to Fill It

By John F. Lane, as told to Charles Elliott

A painting of a bull elk beside a cow elk on a hill
Elk Hunting

I Shot the Wrong Bull. It Was Still the Best Day I Ever Spent in the Woods

By Charles Elliott

A man gets thrown from his horse with a covered wagon
Deer Hunting

My .30-30 Winchester Is Better Than Your Fancy Rifle

By Francis H. Ames

A vintage illustration of hunters in red check.
Mule Deer Hunting

There Were 38 Other Public-Land Hunters Camped by Me. I Tagged a Buck Anyway

By Chester Chatfield

where to hunt hogs
Big Game Hunting

Where to Hunt Hogs: 5 Best States for DIY Pig Hunts

By M.D. Johnson

Alex Robinson packs out sheep with one of the best hunting backpacks.
Mule Deer Hunting

The Best Hunting Backpacks, Chosen by the Editors

By The Editors

An illustration of a little bush plane in front of big mountains
Sheep Hunting

My Wife and I Crashed Our Plane While Sheep Hunting. It Was Worth It

By Aubrey Taylor, as told to Hiram Savage

Bandit of the Elk Trail hunt
Elk Hunting

I Went Elk Hunting with a Wyoming Outlaw

By Outdoor Life

Two catch-dogs strain at their leashes.
Big Game Hunting

11 Wild Photos of the Hog Hunting Dogs from Alabama

By Alex Robinson

mercer bull elk
Elk Hunting

The Legendary Hunt for the Mercer Bull, One of the Biggest Elk Ever Taken

By Fred C. Mercer

glassing for mountain goats
Big Game Hunting

The Goat Hunt That Almost Killed Me: Chasing Mountain Billies With a Bad Back and Feverish Cameraman

By Scott Haugen

Hunter Jim Carmichel in a black hat and red shirt sitting behind a deer.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Myth of the Iron Deer: Our Legendary Shooting Editor Explains Why Simply Choosing a Bigger Cartridge Is a Bad Idea

By Jim Carmichel

A cape buffalo in tall grass in South Africa.
Big Game Hunting

The Recent Death of an American Hunter Highlights the Dangers of Cape Buffalo Hunting in Africa

By Kris Millgate

Male lion (panthera leo), Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.
Big Game Hunting

Blondie the Lion Is Already Being Called the “Next Cecil.” Here’s Why That’s a Problem for Lion Conservation in Africa

By Robbie Kroger

deer rifle
Mule Deer Hunting

I Built the Ultimate Deer Rifle

By John B. Snow

A hunter guts a deer in the woods.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

9 Expert Field Dressing Tips That Will Make Gutting a Deer Much Easier

By Alex Robinson

african safari
Big Game Hunting

My African Safari Nearly Ended in a Shootout

By Scott Haugen

A bull moose flings a hunter into the air in an illustration
Moose Hunting

I Was Nearly Killed in a Freak Moose Attack. Then My Buddies Abandoned Me

By Clint Buckmaster, as told to Jim Rearden

Where to Hunt for Deer OTC
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Where to Hunt Deer: The 5 Best Whitetail States for DIY Hunters

By Alex Robinson, Derek Horner

An illustration of Jim Jordan shooting a running giant buck with a lever action.
Trophy Deer

Solving the 65-Year Mystery of the Jordan Buck, the Biggest Whitetail Ever Killed in America

By Ron Schara

An illustration of a hunter with a caribou bull and a big bull moose.
Moose Hunting

I Arrowed the World-Record Caribou by Pretending to Be a Tree

By Tommy Frye, as told to Blair A. Peterson

Best Tree Stand Harnesses of 2022
Deer Hunting

Best Tree Stand Harnesses of 2025

By Alice Jones Webb, Phil Bishop

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Elk Hunting

Where to Hunt for Elk: The 3 States That Still Offer Great DIY Hunts

By Jace Bauserman

Jay Cutler poses with a common sable antelope he hunted in South Africa.
Antelope Hunting

Former NFL Star Bashed by Anti-Hunters and News Outlets Who Can’t Keep Their Antelopes Straight

By Alice Jones Webb

A painting of a goat stands on a mountain
Big Game Hunting

My Mountain Goat Fell Off a Cliff. We Went After Him — and Got Trapped

By Jim Carmichel

A large white-tailed deer in the woods
Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Officially Repeals Its Centuries-Old Ban on Sunday Hunting

By Dac Collins

An illustration of a bear attacking a man, who is punching back
Moose Hunting

I Was Mauled Over and Over Again by a Grizzly. I Should Have Died

By Forest H. Young Jr.

A hunter carries a goat on his shoulders
Big Game Hunting

I Hunted Mountain Goats with My Colt Python

By Alfred J. Goerg

An illustration of a buck running up a hill
Trophy Deer

I Killed the Buck That No Other Pennsylvania Deer Hunter Could

By Raymond E. Miller, as told to Jim Hayes

An illustration of a buck running with a bowhunter in the background
Trophy Deer

I Shot the Biggest Pennsylvania Archery Buck on Record

By Andy Getsy with Jim Hayes

An illustration of a big bull walking toward a hunter.
Moose Hunting

Stories from Minnesota’s First Ever Moose Hunt

By Jack O'Connor

food plot
Whitetail Deer Hunting

29 Reasons Why Your Food Plots Suck

By Josh Honeycutt

A collection of images of the Richard Waters buck, which was presented as a fair-chase buck.
Trophy Deer

‘I’m Stupid, Yes,’ Says Wisconsin Man Who Tried to Claim a 49-Point High-Fence Deer Was a State Record

By Natalie Krebs

An illustration of a man lost in the woods running in front of a mirage station wagon
Big Game Hunting

My Buddy and I Got Lost on a Caribou Hunt. I Survived, But He Didn’t

By Guy Beauregard

A surprised looking hunter with a giant Missouri deer.
Trophy Deer

After My Dad Died, I Hunted Our Farm One Last Time — and Killed the Best Buck of My Life

By Andrew McKean

This Pennsylvania Father Is Raising Three Girls Who Love Hunting as Much as He Does
Big Game Hunting

This Pennsylvania Father Is Raising Three Girls Who Love Hunting as Much as He Does

By Alice Jones Webb

Hunters in red buffalo check
Elk Hunting

After 25 Years of Big Game Hunting, All I Wanted Was to Tag an Elk

Illustrated and written by Bob Kuhn

A large bull moose
Moose Hunting

I Ditched a Bogus Outfitter for a Real Wilderness Moose Hunt

By William N. Roach

A large herd of aoudad move across the Texas landscape.
Sheep Hunting

Texas Adds Aoudad to the List of Animals You Can Hunt from Helicopters

By Alice Jones Webb

A hunter climbs up with a goat strapped to his back in Hawaii
Big Game Hunting

Hunting Goats in Hawaii Isn’t Especially Hard. It’s Packing Them Out That’s the Problem

By Lyman Nichols Jr.

kangaroo culling
Big Game Hunting

I Hunted with a Professional Kangaroo Shooter in Australia

By Scott Haugen

hunter leads horse, carrying dead mule deer, down a steep sidehill
Mule Deer Hunting

Carmichel in the Backcountry: A Packtrain Pileup, Quick Shooting, and a Trophy Buck

By Jim Carmichel

A close-up of hundreds of fat winter ticks on a moose
Moose Hunting

Vampire Ticks Are Ravaging New England Moose. Hunting Could Help

By Alice Jones Webb

A boar hunt
Big Game Hunting

Participating in a Traditional German Boar Hunt Requires Grit, Luck, and a Sense of Humor

By Col. Ward R. Betz

A buck stands in the trees
Deer Hunting

Alabama Is Auctioning Off 5-Year Hunting Leases on Some of Its Public Land

By Dac Collins

A deer eats an apple
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Tennessee Legalizes Baiting During Deer Season — for an Extra $50 Fee

By Alice Jones Webb

A trail cam picture of a buck in a field.
Deer Hunting

A Hunting Personality Is Suing a Game Warden, Claiming Bogus Bait Charges Ruined His Reputation

By Dac Collins

camel hunting
Big Game Hunting

I Hunted Feral Camels In the Australian Outback

By Scott Haugen

Montana national guardsmen land a helicopter.
Elk Hunting

Montana National Guard Under Investigation After Allegedly Using a Helicopter to Steal Shed Antlers

By Dac Collins

controversial bucks
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 5 Most Controversial Trophy Bucks in Recent History

By Alex Robinson

Cody Kabus returned a trophy-class buck to the rightful Wisconsin hunter
Whitetail Deer Hunting

A Wisconsin Bowhunter Killed the Biggest Buck He’d Ever Seen. Then He Gave It to Another Hunter

By Alice Jones Webb

tiger hunter
Big Game Hunting

A Tiger Killed 23 Sheep in a Neighboring Village. We Spent Weeks Tracking It Down

By Cyril E. Holland

The setup the author used to hunt black bears with a 6.5 Creedmoor
Elk Hunting

I’ve Become Recoil Shy in My Old Age. Is the 6.5 Creedmoor a Legit Elk Round?

By John B. Snow

wisconsin whitetail buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Claims Record Deer Populations and High Harvests, But CWD Trouble Looms

By Alex Robinson

A hunter packs out a buck; a busted ankle injured during the hunt.
Mule Deer Hunting

I Fell in a Hole While Packing Out My Buck in a Storm. This Old SOS Trick Saved Me

By Kubie Brown

A black and white and orange illustration of a bowhunter at full draw.
Big Game Hunting

We Wanted to Bowhunt Caribou. Our Guides Were Skeptical — at First

By Cliff Coe, as told to Frank Tinker

An illustration of a giant nontypical Ohio buck
Trophy Deer

I Killed Ohio’s Biggest Nontypical Buck on My First Deer Hunt

By Chester Veach, with Bill Thomas