Big Game Hunting(Page 5)

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

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Stormy and her dad pose with a caribou in velvet.
Big Game Hunting

This 13-Year-Old Texas Girl Is the Youngest to Ever Complete the Super 10 Slam

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of a hunter facing down a charging cape buffalo.
Big Game Hunting

I Was Charged by a Cape Buffalo While Testing One of the Earliest .458 Win. Mags

By Dr. Charles B. Stacy

A bull elk stands on a hill side
Big Game Hunting

Idaho Hunters Want Restrictions on Drones, Thermals, and Cellular Trail Cams

By Andrew McKean

A buck pronghorn antelope
Antelope Hunting

Antelope Numbers Are Dropping. That’s Why Two Hunters Are Launching the North American Pronghorn Foundation

By Andrew McKean

A velvet-racked buck makes the most of the growing season.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

What Are the Keys to Managing for Bucks with Bigger Antlers?

By Andrew McKean

an elk hunter was life flighted after cutting himself with a knife
Elk Hunting

This Happened to Me: I Severed My Artery While Quartering an Elk and Almost Bled Out on the Mountain

Henry Rauschenbach, as told to Alice Jones Webb

A sheep hunter leaps across a waterfall high in the mountains.
Sheep Hunting

My Bush Plane Crashed. I Went Sheep Hunting Anyway

By Donald L. Jenkins

The Brunk buck
Trophy Deer

How I Still-Hunted the Second Biggest Buck Ever Tagged in Missouri

By Jeffrey A. Brunk

A shoulder mount on display at an outdoor show in Wisconsin.
Trophy Deer

This 49-Point Buck Was Promoted as a New State Record. Critics Say It Was Pen Raised

By Dac Collins

Two whitetail shoulder mounts hang on a white wall.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

30 Years Later, Kansas Officially Certifies 200-Inch Archery Buck as the New State Record

By Natalie Krebs

eider hunting
Big Game Hunting

Tales of Spring Subsistence Hunting in the Arctic: Bot Fly Larva, Caribou Fetus, and Boiled Eiders

By Scott Haugen

Tevis McCauley arrested
Trophy Deer

Tevis McCauley, the Infamous Kentucky Whitetail Heaven Outfitter, Has Been Arrested as a ‘Fugitive from Justice’

By Natalie Krebs

A bull elk grazes in a field.
Big Game Hunting

Deer and Elk Hunters in Washington State Can No Longer Hunt Over Bait

By Dac Collins

A bowhunter in white draws on a bighorn
Sheep Hunting

I Arrowed the World-Record Bighorn with a $25 Sheep Tag

By Ray Alt

an illustration of a bear dragging a dead cow by hunters.
Mule Deer Hunting

The Worst (and Best) Hunters I’ve Ever Guided

By Victor Mack

An illustration of a buffalo hunter resting his rifle on shooting sticks
Big Game Hunting

Jack O’Connor’s Ode to the Humble Rifle Rest

By Jack O'Connor

A composite illustration of a caribou hunter
Big Game Hunting

I Just Wanted to Go Caribou Hunting. I Didn’t Expect to Tag the World-Record

By Jim Tappan

shed hunting
Whitetail Deer Hunting

10 Underrated Spots to Find Shed Antlers

By Josh Honeycutt

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Big Game Hunting

A $3,710 Elk Tag? Utah Set to Double Hunting Fees for Nonresidents

By Natalie Krebs

Horace Hinkley stands beside his heavy maine buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Controversy of the Hinkley Buck, the Heaviest Deer Ever Killed in Maine

By Horace R. Hinkley

A woman in a blue and black illustration rides a horse, the outdoor life girl
Deer Hunting

The Story of a $10 Bet, and the 1,000 Mile Horseback Ride That Changed My Life

By Ben East

A photo collage of the new pending world-record bull
Elk Hunting

The Real Story Behind the Casey Brooks Bull, the Pending World Record Elk

By Natalie Krebs, Dac Collins

A whitetail deer's head peeking over tall grass in a field.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Find an Affordable Deer Hunting Lease

By Alex Robinson

Most accurate 6.5 creedmoor ammo.
Big Game Hunting

Most Accurate 6.5 Creedmoor Ammo, Tested

By Tyler Freel

straight wall deer rifles
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Best Straight-Wall Deer Rifles

By Brad Fitzpatrick, Tyler Freel

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

The Best Hunting Backpacks of 2025, Chosen by the Editors

By The Editors

shed hunting
Deer Hunting

Shed Hunting: Ultimate Guide to Finding Antlers

By Tom Carpenter, Michael Hanback, Derek Horner

Man holds binoculars up.
Big Game Hunting

How to Adjust Binoculars Properly

By Bill McRae, Andrew McKean

Wayne Carlton bugles in the aspens.
Elk Hunting

Remembering Wayne Carlton, the Hunter Who Revolutionized Wild-Game Calling

By Andrew McKean

mature whitetail buck in grass
Deer Hunting

How Long Do Deer Live?

By Katie Hill

TSI
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Beginner’s Guide to Timber Stand Improvement: How to Manage Your Woods for Deer and Other Wildlife

By Josh Honeycutt

elk hunting
Elk Hunting

The Ultimate Guide to Elk Hunting

By Jace Bauserman, Andrew McKean

how big is a moose
Moose Hunting

How Big Is a Moose?

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of a bedded pronghorn with president teddy Roosevelt lying in the brush behind it
Big Game Hunting

President Teddy Roosevelt Conserved Millions of Acres of Federal Lands. It Was His Greatest Legacy

By Jim McCafferty

hog hunting
Big Game Hunting

Hog Hunting: A Beginner’s Guide

By Mike Dickerson

where to shoot a deer
Deer Hunting

Where to Shoot a Deer

By Alex Robinson, Brian McCombie

Winchester Model 70
Deer Hunting

The Best Deer Hunting Rifles

By John B. Snow

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep stands atop a ridge.
Sheep Hunting

$1.3 Million Bighorn Sheep Tag Sets Record for Most Expensive Auction Tag Ever

By Dac Collins

An illustration of bighorn rams in Oregon.
Sheep Hunting

I Thought My Once-in-a-Lifetime Hunt Was a Bust. Then I Killed the Biggest Bighorn Ever Taken in Oregon

By Windell W. Winterbottom

A split screen of a deer standing in the woods on one side and a man with a rifle raised standing next to a woman on the other
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Watch: Hunter Pops the Question, Then Drops a Deer at 100 Yards

By Alice Jones Webb

A hunter with a 20-year-old Georgia doe.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

This 20-Year-Old Georgia Doe Might Be the Oldest Deer Ever Killed in the State

By Bob McNally

A horse with panniers loaded with antlers.
Big Game Hunting

Idaho Now Requiring Nonresident Shed Hunters to Buy a License. Montana, Other Western States Eyeing Similar Changes

By Kris Millgate

Two hunters on a cliff edge attempt to haul a mountain goat up.
Big Game Hunting

A ‘Dream’ Hunt for Mountain Goats Means Whitewater, Sheer Cliffs, and Tough Shots

Written and Illustrated by Harry S. Lin

An illustration of Roy Chapman Andrews shooting a charging boar.
Big Game Hunting

I Faced Man-Eating Tigers, Vicious Wild Boar, and Roaming Bandits in Korea

By Roy Chapman Andrews

A Massachusets hunter with a big buck.
Trophy Deer

Middle-School Teacher Tags the Biggest Typical Buck Killed in Massachusetts in a Decade

By Bob McNally

A group of bull elk stand in the snow.
Big Game Hunting

Conservation Groups, Hunters Fight Off Bill That Would Have Let Wyoming Landowners Sell Their Big-Game Tags for a Profit

By Kris Millgate

An illustration of a man in a fur lined hood and a growling husky
Big Game Hunting

My Best Sled Dog Tangled with Polar Bears, Hunted Birds, and Saved My Life More Times Than I Can Count

By Frank Dufresne

A mule deer buck in Wyoming.
Deer Hunting

Hunting Big Bucks Year After Year Helps Curb Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows

By Natalie Krebs

Two whitetail bucks.
Deer Hunting

6 Buck Harvest Trends That Deer Hunters Should Know

By Josh Honeycutt

An illustration of a hunter about to shoot a bull moose.
Moose Hunting

We Were Charged by a Bull on Our Late-Season Moose Hunt

By Russell Annabel

A mule deer buck in snowy woods.
Big Game Hunting

Wyoming Lawmakers Want to Quadruple Hunting License Application Fees

By Dac Collins

A bull elk bugles on the side of a hill behind two cows.
Big Game Hunting

Colorado Is Switching Its Big-Game Draw. Here’s Why Hunters with Preference Points Are Short-Changed

By Natalie Krebs

An illustration of Jim Carmichel and an Iranian game warden.
Big Game Hunting

Carmichel in the Middle East: Risking Our Lives to Hunt Iranian Ibex

By Jim Carmichel

A lone mule deer buck stands on a snowy ridge.
Mule Deer Hunting

Why Mule Deer Are North America’s Greatest Big-Game Animal

By Kubie Brown

Four deer lit up with a thermal on a prairie.
Big Game Hunting

Survey: Idaho Big-Game Hunters Would Ban Drones and Thermals, But Keep Most Other Tech

By Andrew McKean

A nice Ohio buck with a unicorn antler.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘I Hadn’t Shot a Deer All Year.’ Hunter Tags Unicorn Buck in the Final Days of Muzzleloader Season

By Bob McNally

A bowhunter with a giant Rocky Mountain bull elk.
Elk Hunting

Bowhunter with 86 Bulls to His Credit Tags a Pending World-Record Elk

By Dac Collins

A hunter with a big Kansas whitetail buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Army Vet Gets His First Whitetail Buck on Last Day of the Season, and It’s a 19-Point Giant

By Bob McNally

deer hunting
Whitetail Deer Hunting

16 Deer Hunting Mistakes You Won’t Make Again Next Season

By Josh Honeycutt

A 16-year-old holds up moose antlers against a blue sky in a vintage photo
Moose Hunting

Instead of Staying Home for the Holidays, My Daughter Wanted to Go Moose Hunting

By Bob Cary

A collage of big bucks from 2024.
Trophy Deer

The Biggest Bucks of 2024

By Dac Collins

A Kansas rifle hunter with a big elusive buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Kansas Soldier Ditches His Tree Stand and Tags Elusive ‘Ghost’ Buck from the Ground

By Bob McNally

whitetail does in snow
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Chronic Wasting Disease Still Confounds Researchers. But Some Important New Clues Have Emerged

By Christine Peterson

A photo of CJ Alexander with huge Ohio deer with text overlaid.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: What We Should Learn from the Craziest Poaching Case of the Year

By Alex Robinson