Big Game Hunting(Page 7)

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

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A youth hunter with his first buck.
Deer Hunting

7-Year-Old’s First Deer Is a Heavy 14-Pointer That Came in to a Decoy

By Bob McNally

Two hunters, one in blaze orange, kneel behind a dead doe.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: How to Help New Hunters Shoot Their First Deer

By Natalie Krebs

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Should You Harvest Does During the Rut?

By Derek Horner

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Big Game Hunting

I Nearly Froze to Death When Our Argo Sank in the Middle of an Arctic River

By Scott Haugen

Two hunters pose with a pronghorn antelope.
Antelope Hunting

A Gold Star Son Learns the Hunting Lessons His Father Left Behind

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of a woman carrying a mule deer skull through the yellow aspens.
Mule Deer Hunting

My First Buck Was the Biggest Typical Mule Deer Ever Taken with a Bow. I Almost Discarded the Antlers

By Bill Barcus as told to Lee Kline

A Missouri hunter with a buck in the back of a UTV.
Deer Hunting

‘I Thought I’d Fall Out of the Tree.’ Missouri Hunter Tags Her Biggest Buck Yet

By Bob McNally

A gray wolf walks in front of an elk herd.
Elk Hunting

The Return of Wolves to Colorado Will Change Elk Hunting There. Here’s How

By Dac Collins

A deer hunter with a 30-point buck.
Deer Hunting

Ohio Teen Tags Monster 30-Point Buck from the Ground

By Bob McNally

hunter hanging a tree saddle platform on a tree
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Pros and Cons of Mobile Hunting the Rut

By Josh Honeycutt

A 7-year-old hunter and her dad with a bear, turkey, and buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

7-Year-Old Earns a Pennsylvania ‘Triple Trophy’ After Tagging a Black Bear, Buck, and Gobbler This Fall

By Natalie Krebs

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Deer Hunting

101 Best Deer Hunting Tips For the Rut

By Michael Hanback

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Deer Hunting

The Best Gifts for Deer Hunters

By Alex Robinson

A bowhunter with a big Missouri buck.
Deer Hunting

Alabama Bowhunter Scores Big Again with a 14-Point Drop Tine Missouri Buck

By Bob McNally

A hunter with buck fever runs after a deer.
Deer Hunting

I Get Buck Fever, and I Like It

By Jack O'Connor

iowa whitetail
Trophy Deer

Podcast: Secrets for Tagging a Mature Buck (and Not Totally Blowing It)

By Alex Robinson

A buck in a field during the rut.
Mule Deer Hunting

When and How to Use a Grunt Tube to Call in Deer

By Charles J. Alsheimer, Michael Hanback, Natalie Krebs

Hunter poses with his bow and a large drop tine buck with 13 points.
Trophy Deer

Ohio Hunter Arrows Remarkable ‘Droop’ Tine Buck

By Alice Jones Webb

Jeremy Wynn buck
Trophy Deer

Illinois Bowhunter Tags 2 Giant Bucks on a Small Private Property and Public Ground

By Bob McNally

moose sniffs barrel
Moose Hunting

Video: Bull Moose Sniffs Hunter’s Rifle Barrel

By Richard P. Smith

An illustration of the ahrens buck
Trophy Deer

The Mystery of the Ahrens Buck, a World-Record Whitetail That Vanished

By Mark LaBarbera, Stephanie R. Boyle

HUnting with hounds
Deer Hunting

After a Failed Compromise, Virginia Landowners Will Now Push for a Full Ban on Deer Hunting with Hounds

By Natalie Krebs

Two bucks fighting on a hillside while a smaller buck watches in the background.
Trophy Deer

How to Rattle in a Buck: A Science-Based Guide to Rattling Tactics

By Alice Jones Webb

Ohio bowhunter kneels next to a buck.
Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Gets a Second Chance at a Massive Ohio Buck

By Bob McNally

Giant Drop Tine Deer That Made Whitetail Hunting History
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Giant Drop Tine Deer That Made Whitetail Hunting History

By Josh Honeycutt

Iowa buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Iowa Bowhunter Jared Mills Captured One of the Best Self-Filmed Whitetail Hunts of All Time

By Bob McNally

james johnson buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: Advanced Trail Camera Strategies for Hunting Mature Bucks

By Alex Robinson

Deer in states like Maine have been found to have high levels of PFAS in their meat.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Maine Warns Hunters to Throw Out Deer and Turkey Meat After Tests Reveal High Levels of Forever Chemicals in Some Areas

By Alice Jones Webb

A crossbow hunter with a giant Ohio buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Ohio Crossbow Hunter Finally Tags 200-Class Target Buck After 8 Encounters in 6 Days

By Bob McNally

A hunter with a buck taken in Virginia.
Trophy Deer

‘I Know He Was with Me.’ Virginia Hunter Tags 20-Point Buck with His Late Father’s Bow

By Bob McNally

colorado whitetail
Deer Hunting

The Biggest Myths and Misconceptions Around Deer Rifles, Cartridges, and Shooting

By Alex Robinson

A Minnesota bowhunter with a 12-point buck.
Deer Hunting

Minnesota Bowhunter Shoots a 12-Point, 175-Inch Buck

By Bob McNally

october deer hunting
Whitetail Deer Hunting

10 Reasons Why Late October Is the Best Time to Tag a Big Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

An Iowa hunter with a giant buck.
Deer Hunting

Iowa Farmer Takes a Break from Combining to Tag a 30-Point Behemoth Buck

By Bob McNally

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: Secrets of GPS Collared Bucks with Dr. Bronson Strickland

By Alex Robinson

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Crossbow Hunter Tags Legendary Kentucky Buck in Daniel Boone National Forest 

By Bob McNally

A Wiconsin bowhunter with a 14-point buck.
Deer Hunting

After Years of Waiting and Watching the Buck, Wisconsin Bowhunter Tags 180-Inch Whitetail

By Bob McNally

freel moose taken with 22 ARC
Moose Hunting

Video: Moose Hunting With the 22 ARC

By Tyler Freel

Two bowhunters with a buck in Ohio.
Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Recovers 16-Point Buck Using a Clue from Past Trail Cam Photo

By Bob McNally

Ohio bowhunter with a 12-point buck.
Deer Hunting

Ohio Bowhunter Tags Giant Buck with Split Brow Tines off His Friend’s Farm

By Bob McNally

Michael Hunsucker sets up a Dave Smith deer decoy on private land in Iowa.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Decoy in Deer: Tips from the Pros

By Joe Genzel

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Deer During the Pre-Rut

By Josh Honeycutt

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: Tips and Tactics for Hunting Big Woods Bucks, with Brett Joy

By Alex Robinson

Scott Haugen with a buffalo in the water.
Big Game Hunting

My Australian Hunting Guide Nearly Lost His Hand to a Massive Saltwater Crocodile

By Scott Haugen

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Crossbow Hunter Tags a Buck for His 101st Birthday

By Bob McNally

A native hunter, Josiah Pinkham, sits in a field of tall weeds and holds a rifle.
Big Game Hunting

Q&A with a Tribal Hunter on Storytelling, Taking Photos of Deer, and Family Traditions

By Natalie Krebs

Two bedded does and a big buck are illustrated in a field with a hunter in the background.
Trophy Deer

The End of My 4-Year Stalk for an Indiana Trophy Buck

By Clarence A. Yoder

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Beat the Dreaded October Lull This Deer Season

By Mark Melotik, Tony Hansen

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Swamp Bucks

By Josh Honeycutt

Freel and moose taken with 22 ARC
Big Game Hunting

Why Small Cartridges Are So Effective for Big Game

By Tyler Freel

A hunter raises a rifle at a giant deer in a red and yellow illustration
Trophy Deer

My Hunt for the First Nontypical Buck Ever Accepted by Boone and Crockett in Tennessee

By Elmer Payne, as told to Jim Turner

The Curt Van Lith buck and the Bill Kontras bucks, illustrated.
Trophy Deer

The Kontras and Van Lith Bucks, Two Record Deer That Changed Bowhunting

By Jeff Murray, Michael Pearce

a nice typical whitetail buck walks across a grassy field
Whitetail Deer Hunting

10 Odd and Unorthodox Deer Hunting Tips That Actually Do Work

By Josh Honeycutt

Cow elk jump over a barbed wire ranch fence.
Elk Hunting

Film: Public-Land Elk Hunters and Ranchers Can Be Good Neighbors. Here’s How

By Andrew McKean

The author tested the best elk hunting packs by carrying light and heavy loads in them.
Elk Hunting

The Best Elk Hunting Packs, Tested and Reviewed

By Matt Cashell

best trail cameras
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: Here’s Why Your Trail Cameras Don’t Work Properly

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of an old-school bowhunter glassing a hillside.
Mule Deer Hunting

A Dozen Blown Stalks: Teaching My Buddy to Bowhunt Mule Deer

By Brian Kahn

black bear hunting
Big Game Hunting

Michigan Girl Breaks State Black Bear Record That Was Set By Her Mom 26 Years Ago

By Richard P. Smith

A bull elk raises his head near a feeding cow.
Big Game Hunting

Should Idaho Restrict Hi-Tech Hunting Gear? State Officials Want to Know

By Andrew McKean

A painted illustration of a bugling bull.
Elk Hunting

Zumbo in Idaho: Stalking a Giant Bull in the Selway Wilderness

By Jim Zumbo

mountain goat hunting
Big Game Hunting

Last-Chance Billy: While Battling MS, a Diehard Hunter Draws a Once-in-a-Lifetime Mountain Goat Tag

By Alice Jones Webb

An up-close shot of a bull moose in the Maine woods.
Big Game Hunting

Watch: Rutting Bull Moose Runs Over Deer Hunter on a Scouting Trip

By Katie Hill

A hunter breaks off his deer tag to tag his buck.
Deer Hunting

How Much Should a Deer License Cost?

By Natalie Krebs

scent control
Whitetail Deer Hunting

15 Scent Control Strategies That Actually Work for Deer Hunting

By Josh Honeycutt