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Texas Buddies Finally Tag 13-Foot Gator They’ve Been Hunting for 20 Years Texas Buddies Finally Tag 13-Foot Gator They’ve Been Hunting for 20 Years

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

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

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Guns

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

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Bowhunter Tags Monster Buck After Passing on It 5 Times Bowhunter Tags Monster Buck After Passing on It 5 Times

John Dudley buck

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

By Alex Robinson

covell triple beam buck

Hunter Follows Dad’s Advice and Tags Giant Triple-Beam Buck Hunter Follows Dad’s Advice and Tags Giant Triple-Beam Buck

A bowhunter holds the antlers of a nontypical Ohio buck.

Bowhunter Arrows Big 15-Pointer on a Small Ohio Farm Bowhunter Arrows Big 15-Pointer on a Small Ohio Farm

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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

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Louisiana Guides Wrangle 14-Foot Gator After It Breaks 1,000-Pound Line Louisiana Guides Wrangle 14-Foot Gator After It Breaks 1,000-Pound Line

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Mike Hunsucker on How to Hunt the Most Elusive Old Bucks Mike Hunsucker on How to Hunt the Most Elusive Old Bucks

By Alex Robinson

The Uberti lever gun.

Guns

The Best Straight-Wall Deer Rifles The Best Straight-Wall Deer Rifles

By Brad Fitzpatrick, Tyler Freel

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Missouri Bowhunter Kills 21-Point Buck from Eight Yards Missouri Bowhunter Kills 21-Point Buck from Eight Yards

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Alligator Killed in South Carolina Had a Deer Antler Stuck in Its Jaw Alligator Killed in South Carolina Had a Deer Antler Stuck in Its Jaw

A woman sits behind a big velvet buck with three droptines and a sticker.

Hoping to Kill a Nice 8-Point, Hunter Tags Triple Droptine Buck Instead Hoping to Kill a Nice 8-Point, Hunter Tags Triple Droptine Buck Instead

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Arkansas Alligator Hunters Had a Record Harvest This Year Arkansas Alligator Hunters Had a Record Harvest This Year

hunter in plaid shirt and hat, holding gun, looks out over valley and mountains from a high outcropping

Ted Trueblood and the Game Warden’s Deer, from the Archives Ted Trueblood and the Game Warden’s Deer, from the Archives

By Ted Trueblood

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Missouri Hunter Tags an 18-Point Doe on His First Sit of the Season Missouri Hunter Tags an 18-Point Doe on His First Sit of the Season

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

By Colin Moore, 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

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Kansas Lawmakers Threaten to Strip $1 Million in Wildlife Funding if Agency Bans Deer Baiting Kansas Lawmakers Threaten to Strip $1 Million in Wildlife Funding if Agency Bans Deer Baiting

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Best Deer Hunting Calibers Best Deer Hunting Calibers

By John B. Snow

A Minnesota teen drew a once-in-a-lifetime elk tag.

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

Two twin girls shot great Indiana bucks during the youth opener.

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

Minnesota crossbow hunters

Crossbows Comprise 40 Percent of Archery Deer Harvest in Minnesota. They’ve Been Legal for 10 Days Crossbows Comprise 40 Percent of Archery Deer Harvest in Minnesota. They’ve Been Legal for 10 Days

A bowhunter holds up the head of a big North Carolina buck.

North Carolina Bowhunter Tags 15-Point Surprise Buck North Carolina Bowhunter Tags 15-Point Surprise Buck

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

By Frank C. Hibben

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

Best Tree Stand Harnesses of 2022

Gear

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

The best broadheads for deer are displayed in the woods.

Gear

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

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What Do Moose Eat? What Do Moose Eat?

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

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

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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

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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, Katie Hill

A big Mississippi gator

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

A young hunter watches for deer as he walks across the desert.

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

By Aram von Benedikt

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

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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

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

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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

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

South Carolina Youth Hunter with his first buck.

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

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

By Alex Robinson

Hunter peers through riflescope and crouches in low brush.

A Coveted Moose Tag Reveals the Complicated Reality of Western Big-Game Hunting A Coveted Moose Tag Reveals the Complicated Reality of Western Big-Game Hunting

By John B. Snow

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

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

By Alex Robinson

Best Calibers for Elk Hunting

Gear

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, Joe Brown

Two hunters pose with two trophy-book rams

In Case of Death: Two Meat Hunters Decide They Want Record-Book Rams In Case of Death: Two Meat Hunters Decide They Want Record-Book Rams

By Aubrey Taylor, as told to Hiram Savage

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

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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

new mexico whitetail deer record

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

Sabots shoot flatter than rifled slugs.

Gear

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, Joe Genzel

How to Bow Hunt Deer How to Bow Hunt Deer

By Alex Robinson, Scott Einsmann

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

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

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

By Eric Collier

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

pennsylvania hunting license crash

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

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Guns

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