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ok bowhunter years long quest for GLT

Bowhunter Ends 3-Year Quest for 180-Class Oklahoma Buck Bowhunter Ends 3-Year Quest for 180-Class Oklahoma Buck

An illustration of a deer heart and a fixed blade knife.

6 Wild-Game Rituals That Are About Much More Than the Meat 6 Wild-Game Rituals That Are About Much More Than the Meat

By Gerry Bethge, By Josh Dahlke, By Tyler Freel, By David Karczynski, By Ben Long, By Andrew McKean

big pile of animal teeth

An Inside Look at the Wildlife Lab That Ages 10,000 Animals Every Month An Inside Look at the Wildlife Lab That Ages 10,000 Animals Every Month

Grant woods buck

Dr. Grant Woods on What Hunters Should Know About the Rut, Weather, and Deer Activity Dr. Grant Woods on What Hunters Should Know About the Rut, Weather, and Deer Activity

By Alex Robinson

wyoming proposal unlimited elk permits for ranchers

Lawmaker Proposes ‘All-You-Can-Kill’ Elk Permits for Wyoming Ranchers Lawmaker Proposes ‘All-You-Can-Kill’ Elk Permits for Wyoming Ranchers

oklahoma bowhunter massive whitetail opening day

Oklahoma Bowhunter Tags a 230-Inch, 30-Point Buck on Opening Day Oklahoma Bowhunter Tags a 230-Inch, 30-Point Buck on Opening Day

alabama velvet buck

Bowhunter Tags 16-Point Buck Still in Velvet, Could Be an Alabama State Record Bowhunter Tags 16-Point Buck Still in Velvet, Could Be an Alabama State Record

Freddy Krueger and a whitetail buck are facing off in a hunter's worst nightmare.

Freddy Krueger Bucks: The Deer That Haunt Our Nightmares Freddy Krueger Bucks: The Deer That Haunt Our Nightmares

A bison looks into the camera withe elk on the hillside behind her.

After More Than a Century of Conservation Efforts, Why Can’t We Recover America’s Buffalo? After More Than a Century of Conservation Efforts, Why Can’t We Recover America’s Buffalo?

By Andrew McKean

The best rifle scopes for deer hunting laid out on rocks.

The Best Rifle Scopes for Deer Hunting of 2025 The Best Rifle Scopes for Deer Hunting of 2025

By Andrew McKean

How to Hunt Cover During the Rut, with Dr. Craig Harper How to Hunt Cover During the Rut, with Dr. Craig Harper

By Alex Robinson

whitetail scrapes

The Ultimate Guide to Making and Hunting Mock Scrapes The Ultimate Guide to Making and Hunting Mock Scrapes

By Josh Honeycutt

Hunter with baby in carrier on back also carries part of an elk through rocky, woody terrain.

I Was an Anti-Hunter. Now I Take My Daughter Hunting with Me I Was an Anti-Hunter. Now I Take My Daughter Hunting with Me

By Christine Peterson

Teen hunter tags big crossbow buck.

16-Year-Old Pennsylvania Hunter Sets a Women’s Crossbow State Record 16-Year-Old Pennsylvania Hunter Sets a Women’s Crossbow State Record

The Truth About Deer Jumping the String: There’s No Formula for One of Bowhunting’s Biggest Challenges The Truth About Deer Jumping the String: There’s No Formula for One of Bowhunting’s Biggest Challenges

By Alex Robinson

whitetail deer scat

What Does Deer Poop Look Like? What Does Deer Poop Look Like?

Freel with 2023 moose

The Top Moose Cartridges and Bullets The Top Moose Cartridges and Bullets

John Dudley buck

John Dudley on How to Beat Buck Fever John Dudley on How to Beat Buck Fever

By Alex Robinson

kentucky bowhunter three years stud in velvet

Kentucky Bowhunter Waits Three Years to Tag 192-Inch Velvet Buck Kentucky Bowhunter Waits Three Years to Tag 192-Inch Velvet Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

whitetail eating acorns

How to Hunt Whitetails on the Acorn Crop This Fall How to Hunt Whitetails on the Acorn Crop This Fall

By Colin Moore, By Alex Robinson

A big elk hanging from a meat pole and a hunter holding a freshly skinned skiull.

This Huge New Mexico Bull Could Be an Archery State Record This Huge New Mexico Bull Could Be an Archery State Record

best deer hunting caliber

Best Deer Hunting Calibers Best Deer Hunting Calibers

By John B. Snow

large moose in brush with mountains behind him, plus story title

How Not to Kill a Moose, from the Archives How Not to Kill a Moose, from the Archives

By Frank C. Hibben

Best Tree Stand Harnesses of 2022

Best Tree Stand Harnesses of 2025 Best Tree Stand Harnesses of 2025

The best broadheads for deer are displayed in the woods.

The Best Broadheads for Deer of 2025 The Best Broadheads for Deer of 2025

By Scott Einsmann

best tasting exotic game animals

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

what do moose eat

What Do Moose Eat? What Do Moose Eat?

Herd of buffalo grazes on prairie with cliffs and clouds in the distance

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

By Christine Peterson

blood tracking dog whitetail buck

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

tennessee wildlife resources agency tests for CWD

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

By Dac Collins, By Katie Hill

second heaviest florida alligator feature

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

ontario new record typical whitetail

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

stylized bighorn ram head with topography and hunters adorning it, decorative illustration

Hunting a Record Bighorn in Broken Country Hunting a Record Bighorn in Broken Country

By Natalie Krebs

Chris Palomo's big columbia blacktail buck in velvet.

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

Best Calibers for Elk Hunting

The Best Elk Hunting Calibers of 2025 The Best Elk Hunting Calibers of 2025

elevated deer blind

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

By Derek Porter, By Joe Brown

Where to shoot an elk with a bow.

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

By Scott Einsmann

An illustration of a giant kansas buck

No Man’s Land: The Hunt for a Giant Kansas Buck No Man’s Land: The Hunt for a Giant Kansas Buck

By Alex Robinson

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

trophy room wall with mule deer heads

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

By Aram von Benedikt

Sabots shoot flatter than rifled slugs.

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

By Payton Miller, By Joe Genzel

How to Bow Hunt Deer How to Bow Hunt Deer

By Alex Robinson, By Scott Einsmann

wisconsin black bear ties record

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

jack o'connor sits and holds rifle

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

Colonel Townsend Whelen.

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

By John B. Snow

The Best Revolvers The Best Revolvers

By Bryce M. Towsley

Dads and Caribou Dads and Caribou

By Jonathan Miller

Grizzly paw and 6.5 Creedmoor cartridges

Grizzly Hunting with a 6.5 Creedmoor Grizzly Hunting with a 6.5 Creedmoor

The best food plots for deer

The Best Food Plots for Deer of 2025 The Best Food Plots for Deer of 2025

By Brodie Swisher

Buffalo bill cody

Buffalo Bill Cody’s Deathbed Interview, from the Archives Buffalo Bill Cody’s Deathbed Interview, from the Archives

By Chauncey Thomas

Shed Hunter Finds $10,000 Mule Deer Antler, One of Five Hidden Across the West Shed Hunter Finds $10,000 Mule Deer Antler, One of Five Hidden Across the West

archival photo of theodore roosevelt on a hunt in colorado

Our Editor-in-Chief Interviews Teddy Roosevelt After His Mountain Lion Hunt, From the Archives Our Editor-in-Chief Interviews Teddy Roosevelt After His Mountain Lion Hunt, From the Archives

By J.A. McGuire

Hogs vs. Deer: Can Whitetail Managers Take Back Feral Pig Country? Hogs vs. Deer: Can Whitetail Managers Take Back Feral Pig Country?

By Josh Honeycutt

packtrain of hunters

The Ghost of Greyback Ridge The Ghost of Greyback Ridge

By Andrew McKean

rifle knockdown power

Debunking the Infamous Rifle Knockdown Power Myth Debunking the Infamous Rifle Knockdown Power Myth

By Jim Carmichel, By Ron Spomer

alligator recipes lead

How to Cook a 12-Foot Gator: Alligator Recipes from a Florida Chef How to Cook a 12-Foot Gator: Alligator Recipes from a Florida Chef

barrett fieldcraft 30-06 rifle

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

florida ranch alligator

Massive 12-Foot Alligator Killed on South Florida Cattle Ranch Massive 12-Foot Alligator Killed on South Florida Cattle Ranch

no 2 archery buck pennsylvania

New No. 2 Pennsylvania Archery Buck Is Finally Recognized New No. 2 Pennsylvania Archery Buck Is Finally Recognized

Mitch Rompla buck

Mitch Rompola Buck: The True Backstory on Why the Deer Was Never Entered as a World Record Mitch Rompola Buck: The True Backstory on Why the Deer Was Never Entered as a World Record

By Richard P. Smith

oregon record cascade roosevelt elk

Oregon Bowhunter Arrows New State-Record Cascade Roosevelt Bull Oregon Bowhunter Arrows New State-Record Cascade Roosevelt Bull

first deer hunt

The Heart & the Skull: Sometimes a First Deer Hunt Requires a Punched Tag The Heart & the Skull: Sometimes a First Deer Hunt Requires a Punched Tag

By Ashley Thess

nasal botfly larvae in deer nose

Those White Grubs in Your Deer’s Nose Are Just Botfly Larvae. Don’t Panic Those White Grubs in Your Deer’s Nose Are Just Botfly Larvae. Don’t Panic

A mule deer buck stands beside a whitetail buck on the prairie.

Mule Deer vs. Whitetail Deer: How to Tell Them Apart Mule Deer vs. Whitetail Deer: How to Tell Them Apart