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Minnesota Teen Shoots 8×10 Bull with a Once-in-a-Lifetime Tag
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Minnesota Teen Shoots 8×10 Bull with a Once-in-a-Lifetime Tag

By: Bob McNally

Twin Girls Tag Giant Bucks During Indiana Youth Season
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Twin Girls Tag Giant Bucks During Indiana Youth Season

By: Bob McNally

13-Year-Old Bowhunter Shoots a Bull Elk and a Blacktail on the Same Evening
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13-Year-Old Bowhunter Shoots a Bull Elk and a Blacktail on the Same Evening

By: Katie Hill

Best Tree Stand Harnesses of 2024
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Best Tree Stand Harnesses of 2024

By: Phil Bishop

The Buffalo Revivers of the Wind River Reservation
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The Buffalo Revivers of the Wind River Reservation

By: Christine Peterson

The Best Broadheads for Deer of 2024
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The Best Broadheads for Deer of 2024

By: Scott Einsmann

The Best Hunting Backpacks of 2024
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The Best Hunting Backpacks of 2024

By: The Editors

The 10 Best Tasting Exotic Game Animals
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The 10 Best Tasting Exotic Game Animals

By: Brad Fenson

South Carolina Hunter Tags a Massive Alligator Pushing 12 Feet and 700 Pounds
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South Carolina Hunter Tags a Massive Alligator Pushing 12 Feet and 700 Pounds

By: Bob McNally

What Do Moose Eat?
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What Do Moose Eat?

By: Katie Hill

How Big Is a Moose?
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How Big Is a Moose?

By: Alex Robinson

Where to Shoot a Deer
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Where to Shoot a Deer

By: Alex Robinson, Brian McCombie

How to Skin a Deer, Step by Step
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How to Skin a Deer, Step by Step

By: Natalie Krebs

New Blood Tracking App Could Change Everything We Know About Recovering Wounded Deer
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New Blood Tracking App Could Change Everything We Know About Recovering Wounded Deer

By: Katie Hill

Deer Biologist Accuses Tennessee Wildlife Agency of Intentionally Overestimating Chronic Wasting Disease Cases
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Deer Biologist Accuses Tennessee Wildlife Agency of Intentionally Overestimating Chronic Wasting Disease Cases

By: Dac Collins, Katie Hill

3-Legged Gator a Foot Short of Setting Mississippi Alligator Record
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3-Legged Gator a Foot Short of Setting Mississippi Alligator Record

By: Bob McNally

Giant Typical Likely to Become the New No. 1 Hunter-Killed Buck in Ontario
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Giant Typical Likely to Become the New No. 1 Hunter-Killed Buck in Ontario

By: Dac Collins

A Son’s First Solo Hunt, and a Father’s Lesson in Letting Him Go
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A Son’s First Solo Hunt, and a Father’s Lesson in Letting Him Go

By: Aram von Benedikt

This 900-Pound Gator Is the Second-Heaviest Ever Harvested in Florida
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This 900-Pound Gator Is the Second-Heaviest Ever Harvested in Florida

By: Dac Collins

Hunters Face Jail Time for Bringing Home a CWD-Infected Buck from Kansas
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Hunters Face Jail Time for Bringing Home a CWD-Infected Buck from Kansas

By: Dac Collins

Bowhunter Tags Giant Velvet Blacktail After Hunting It for Three Years
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Bowhunter Tags Giant Velvet Blacktail After Hunting It for Three Years

By: Bob McNally

Watch: Red Stag Repeatedly Gores Rival in Deadly Fight
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Watch: Red Stag Repeatedly Gores Rival in Deadly Fight

By: Katie Hill

Zombie Deer Disease: CWD’s Unfortunate Nickname
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Zombie Deer Disease: CWD’s Unfortunate Nickname

By: Alex Robinson

10-Year-Old Tags Giant Velvet 9-Point on Opening Day
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10-Year-Old Tags Giant Velvet 9-Point on Opening Day

By: Bob McNally

If Chronic Wasting Disease Is Fatal, Why Aren’t We Finding CWD-Killed Deer in the Woods?
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If Chronic Wasting Disease Is Fatal, Why Aren’t We Finding CWD-Killed Deer in the Woods?

By: Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Rifled vs. Sabot Slugs: Are You Shooting the Right Whitetail Load this Deer Season?
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Rifled vs. Sabot Slugs: Are You Shooting the Right Whitetail Load this Deer Season?

By: Payton Miller, Joe Genzel

Should Kansas Ban Baiting for Deer?
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Should Kansas Ban Baiting for Deer?

By: Dac Collins

The Most Efficient Way to Pack Out a Bull Moose
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The Most Efficient Way to Pack Out a Bull Moose

By: Tyler Freel

10 of Alaska’s Best Custom Moose Buggies
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10 of Alaska’s Best Custom Moose Buggies

By: Tyler Freel

A Backcountry Packing List for DIY Mountain Hunters
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A Backcountry Packing List for DIY Mountain Hunters

By: Tyler Freel

The Best Elk Hunting Calibers of 2024
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The Best Elk Hunting Calibers of 2024

By: Ron Spomer

How to Build an Affordable and Portable Deer Blind
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How to Build an Affordable and Portable Deer Blind

By: Derek Porter, Joe Brown

Where to Shoot an Elk With a Bow
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Where to Shoot an Elk With a Bow

By: Scott Einsmann

How to Beat the Dreaded October Lull
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How to Beat the Dreaded October Lull

By: Mark Melotik, Tony Hansen

Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Locate Big Whitetail Bucks on Public Land in Kansas
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Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Locate Big Whitetail Bucks on Public Land in Kansas

By: Derek Horner

Tips from The Hunting Public: Hunt Buck Bedding Areas as a Team
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Tips from The Hunting Public: Hunt Buck Bedding Areas as a Team

By: Derek Horner

Tips from The Hunting Public: Find Buck Bedding Areas Using Ridgelines
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Tips from The Hunting Public: Find Buck Bedding Areas Using Ridgelines

By: Derek Horner

Do Elk Bugle with Regional Accents?
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Do Elk Bugle with Regional Accents?

By: Katie Hill

Tips from The Hunting Public: Chasing Open Country Whitetails in North Dakota
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Tips from The Hunting Public: Chasing Open Country Whitetails in North Dakota

By: Derek Horner

Tips from The Hunting Public: Chasing Public Land Whitetails in Iowa
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Tips from The Hunting Public: Chasing Public Land Whitetails in Iowa

By: Derek Horner

Tips from THP: Sometimes Hunting Public Land Gets Sketchy, Like When Gunshots Are Followed by Bone Chilling Screams
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Tips from THP: Sometimes Hunting Public Land Gets Sketchy, Like When Gunshots Are Followed by Bone Chilling Screams

By: Derek Horner

The Best Climbing Sticks of 2024
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The Best Climbing Sticks of 2024

By: Erik Barber

Could Red Wolves Actually Improve Deer Populations and Hunting in the Southeast?
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Could Red Wolves Actually Improve Deer Populations and Hunting in the Southeast?

By: Christine Peterson

Does Cartridge Selection Really Matter for Mountain Game?
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Does Cartridge Selection Really Matter for Mountain Game?

By: Tyler Freel

Why Is Deer Hunting in the Northwoods on the Decline? And Will It Ever Rebound?
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Why Is Deer Hunting in the Northwoods on the Decline? And Will It Ever Rebound?

By: Patrick Durkin

The Ultimate Plan for Scouting Deer in Summer
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The Ultimate Plan for Scouting Deer in Summer

By: Michael Hanback

The Best Hunters Go on Instinct. Here’s How to Sharpen Yours
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The Best Hunters Go on Instinct. Here’s How to Sharpen Yours

By: Tyler Freel

Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets
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Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets

By: Aram von Benedikt

.30-06 Springfield Cartridge Review: Why This Classic Is Still Effective Today
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.30-06 Springfield Cartridge Review: Why This Classic Is Still Effective Today

By: Ron Spomer

The Record Whitetail That No One Heard About…Until Now
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The Record Whitetail That No One Heard About…Until Now

By: Katie Hill

Dr. Grant Woods on How to Use Trail Cam Artificial Intelligence to Improve Your Deer Hunting
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Dr. Grant Woods on How to Use Trail Cam Artificial Intelligence to Improve Your Deer Hunting

By: Alex Robinson

How to Bow Hunt Deer
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How to Bow Hunt Deer

By: Alex Robinson, Scott Einsmann

Best Mule Deer Cartridges
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Best Mule Deer Cartridges

By: John B. Snow

Bowhunter Officially Ties Wisconsin State Record for Largest Black Bear
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Bowhunter Officially Ties Wisconsin State Record for Largest Black Bear

By: Bob McNally

A Scammer Forged a Letter from Alabama’s Governor That Banned Cellular Trail Cameras
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A Scammer Forged a Letter from Alabama’s Governor That Banned Cellular Trail Cameras

By: Dac Collins

Pennsylvania Hunters Frustrated as New Online Licensing System Tanks
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Pennsylvania Hunters Frustrated as New Online Licensing System Tanks

By: Katie Hill

The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor
Antelope Hunting

The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor

By: John Madson

Let-Off Rule Let Go Pope and Young Club paves way for new world record
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Let-Off Rule Let Go Pope and Young Club paves way for new world record

By: Todd Kuhn

Tarsal Trickery Spice up your scent strategy with doe glands
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Tarsal Trickery Spice up your scent strategy with doe glands

By: Jeff Murray

Hunting the Grey Ghost: Stalking Arizona Coues Deer
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Hunting the Grey Ghost: Stalking Arizona Coues Deer

By: Aram von Benedikt

Townsend Whelen’s Top Big Game Cartridges
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Townsend Whelen’s Top Big Game Cartridges

By: John B. Snow

The Best Revolvers of 2023
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The Best Revolvers of 2023

By: Bryce M. Towsley

When Bucks Use Scrapes New research reveals startling facts about buck activity
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When Bucks Use Scrapes New research reveals startling facts about buck activity

By: Michael Hanback

Dads and Caribou
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Dads and Caribou

By: Jonathan Miller

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Euro Nymphing Is Ruining Fly Fishing

By: Joe Cermele

Texas Fisherman Rescued from Cypress Tree After a Gator Chased Him Up There
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Texas Fisherman Rescued from Cypress Tree After a Gator Chased Him Up There

By: Bob McNally

The Best Hunting Dogs for Birds, Big and Small Game, and Tracking
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The Best Hunting Dogs for Birds, Big and Small Game, and Tracking

By: Natalie Krebs, Brian Lynn

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Florida HOA President Arrested for Allegedly Pulling a Gun on Kids Fishing in His Neighborhood, Throwing Away Their Tackle

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