Big Game Hunting (Page 4)

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

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‘I Heard the Crunch of Something Breaking.’ How I Survived a Double Grizzly Bear Attack

I Hunted the Giant Double-Curl Ram of Ice Mountain

By JOHN B. WINSOR

Animal Advocates Ask Montana to Force Hunters and Trappers to Carry Bear Spray

By Natalie Krebs

This Legendary Sheep Hunter Once Chased Mouflon and Aoudad on a High-Fenced Texas Ranch. Here Are His Takeaways

By Jack O'Connor

Antelope Hunting

I Shot the World-Record Pronghorn with My Bow

By Judd A. Cooney

Mule Deer Hunting

Are You Stoked for Your DIY Western Hunt? Here’s What the Podcasters and Influencers Aren’t Telling You

By Alex Robinson

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This Fearless Legend Hunted Jaguars with Nothing But a Spear in the Americas

By Howard J. Cooper

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O’Connor in Africa: Hunting Gemsbok in the Kalahari with a Trusted .270 Winchester

By Jack O'Connor

Big Game Hunting

I Shot One of the Biggest Woodland Caribou in the World

Mule Deer Hunting

In the Good Old Days, We Hunted Giant Summer Mule Deer High in the Rockies

By PETER BARRETT

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Jack O’Connor in Africa: The Locals Nicknamed Me ‘Old Man Who Can’t Hit Pala Pala.’ And They Were Almost Right

By Jack O'Connor

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I Shot a Grizzly with a 22 ARC — and the Results Were Not Surprising

My Greatest Day in 30 Years of Guiding Backcountry Hunts

In Dependence Day: A Blind Hunter Finds His Way on an Elk Hunt

By Craig Jourdonnais

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Roosevelt on Safari: A Leopard Attack, an Ambush, and a Quest Fulfilled

By Kermit Roosevelt

I Almost Froze to Death on a Solo Bighorn Hunt

By Cassidy Caron, as told to Scott Einsmann

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

By John F. Lane, as told to Charles Elliott

Big Game Hunting

Yes, Jack O’Connor Got Buck Fever. He Didn’t Let It Bother Him

By Jack O'Connor

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Took Jack O’Connor on His Last Hunt

By Jack Atcheson Sr., as told to Jim Zumbo

Fred Bear Didn’t Question His Bow on His First Moose Hunt. He Questioned Himself

The Invention of the Grand Slam Killed Sheep Hunting for the Everyman

By Jack O'Connor

New Mexico Hunting Guides Charged in Scheme to Sell Elk Tags to Out-of-Staters

I Deer Hunted with Babe Ruth. He Tagged a Nice Buck and Wrestled a Cow

My Client Was Finally in Position on Our Sheep Hunt. Then the Avalanche Struck

By Eric Collier

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

By Guy Beauregard

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Carmichel in Australia: Charged by a Backwater Buffalo

By Jim Carmichel

A Fly-In Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival Against Wolves and High Water

By Jerry Valentine, as told to Ben East

A 7-Year-Old Picked Up a Shed Antler. It Had a GPS Tracker Attached — and His Dad Got a Ticket

Big Game Hunting

I Grew Up on Safari. The Most Dangerous Game Isn’t What You Think

By Michael Branham, as told to Jim Rearden

Mule Deer Hunting

I Tried Teaching My Duck Hunting Buddy to Bowhunt. A Dozen Blown Stalks Later, He Surprised Me

Every Farmer and Hunter Had a Story About the Elusive White Buck. Here’s How I Finally Caught Up to Him

By Dale Johnson

Big Game Hunting

I Walked Away From a Record Book Bull to Kill the Woodland Caribou of My Dreams

By Grancel Fitz

Jack O’Connor’s Last Sheep Hunt

By Jack O'Connor

Whitetail Deer Hunting

This Giant Nontypical Northwoods Buck Was Found Hanging in a Wisconsin Cabin. It’s Backstory Remains a Mystery

Big Game Hunting

I Arranged a Shoestring Safari — Then Got My Rifle Confiscated and Had to Beg the Outfitter for a Job. It’s a Hunt I’ll Never Forget

By James Carkhuff

Fred Bear Said the Best Shot of His Life Was on This World-Record Stone Sheep

By Fred Bear, as told to Byron W. Dalrymple

Mule Deer Hunting

O’Connor in Old Mexico: My Luckiest Day of Deer Hunting — Ever

By Jack O'Connor

I Shot a Deer So Big I Genuinely Thought I’d Killed an Elk

By Sidney Mawson

Antelope Hunting

How to Insult Your Western Hunting Guide

By Charles Elliott

Mule Deer Hunting

“You Can’t Eat Antlers.” One of the Biggest Bucks Ever Taken in Colorado Was Nearly Lost to History

By Arthur Hawthorne Carhart

Big Game Hunting

Video: Sleep In and Take Your Time When Targeting Turkeys That Won’t Gobble

By Roy Holdford

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Mushrooms Are a Deer’s Secret Favorite Food. Here’s How to Easily Grow a Mushroom Food Plot

By Natalie Krebs

Mule Deer Hunting

It Was Supposed to Be the Toughest Deer Season in Years. We Hunted Anyway

By Andrew McKean

Big Game Hunting

The Red Stag Roar in New Zealand Is the Craziest Rut Hunt on the Planet

By Scott Haugen

Video: We Helicoptered into Landlocked Public Ground for an Epic Elk Hunt — Then a Rancher Stole Our Bull

By Andrew McKean

How My Decision to Embrace Traditional Bowhunting Has Shaped Three Generations of Family

Big Game Hunting

Is It a Guide’s Job to Risk His Life for a Client?

By Eric Collier

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Video: How the Hunting Public Mastered Deer Drives

By Roy Holdford

7 PRC vs 7mm Rem Mag: Here’s Why the New Cartridge Is Superior

By Mike Dickerson

Treacherous Country, Mischievous Horses, and One Missing Ram Turned Our DIY Sheep Hunt into a Rodeo

By Robert M. Hobbs

Big Game Hunting

Marine Scout Sniper Memorial Hunt Giveaway

By John B. Snow

A Plane Crash, a Car Wreck, and Bogged Horses: How My Wife and I Turned the Worst Hunt of Our Lives into the Best

Things My Fellow New Yorkers Say When They Find Out I’m a Hunter

Mule Deer Hunting

My Stepson and I Tagged Out at the Same Time. My Buck Was One of the Biggest Ever Taken in Colorado

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Milo Hanson, the Saskatchewan Farmer Who Tagged the Biggest Buck of All Time, Dies at 81

By Andrew McKean

Back When Odds of Drawing a $10 Desert Bighorn Tag Were 1 in 7, My Wife Enlisted Me as Her Guide

By Robert V. Broadbent

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Wild Hogs Nearly Killed Me, My Buddy, and His Dog Deep in the Jungle of Hawaii. It Was the Most Fun I’ve Ever Had

By Lyman Nichols Jr.

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Hunting African Game with a .500 S&W Magnum

By John B. Snow

‘Split 5’ Was One of the Most Photographed Bull Elk from Rocky Mountain National Park. A Hunter Tagged Him This Fall

By Kris Millgate

‘This Season It Was My Turn,’ Says Canadian Hunter Who Tagged a 200-Class Buck from Behind a Hay Bale

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Here’s Why the .223 Remington Is the Most Underrated Deer Cartridge

Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘Whitetail Adrenaline’ Changed Everything We Knew About Hunting Mature Bucks from the Ground

By Alex Robinson

It Took Me Decades to Draw a Bighorn Sheep Tag — But It Was Well Worth the Wait

By Andrew McKean

Hunting Sheep In the Yukon Has Been a Dream Adventure for Generations. But That Opportunity May Be Fading

By Alex Robinson