Big Game Hunting (Page 8)

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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

compound bow setup
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Ideal Compound Bowhunting Setup for Whitetails

By Alex Robinson

A hunter with a buck in velvet.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Mississippi Hunter Arrows 200-Plus-Inch Velvet Buck on Her 2-Acre Property

By Bob McNally

Wisconsin DHS is asking hunters to wear a mask while field-dressing deer.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

35 Deer Hunting Tips to Read Before This Season

By Alex Robinson

Three riders on the edge of a big canyon.
Mule Deer Hunting

Carmichel Hunts Mule Deer in the Legendary Arizona Strip

By Jim Carmichel

A group of hunters with a bighorn ram.
Sheep Hunting

11-Year-Old Kid Becomes Youngest Hunter to Harvest a Bighorn Ram in Wyoming

By Bob McNally

A family of grizzly bears feeds on an elk carcass hanging from a tractor.
Elk Hunting

Hunter Criticized for Letting Grizzlies Feed on Elk Carcass Didn’t Do Anything Illegal, Officials Say

By Dac Collins

whitetail doe
Whitetail Deer Hunting

How Many Does Should You Shoot This Season?

By Josh Honeycutt

how to call elk
Elk Hunting

How to Call Elk: Advanced Tips and Tactics

By Chad Schearer, James Brandt

A black and blue and white illustration of a hunter getting caught in floodwaters with a plane in the background.
Moose Hunting

Come Wolves and High Water: When a Fly-In Moose Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival

By Jerry Valentine, as told to Ben East

single pin vs multi pin
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Single Pin vs Multi Pin Bow Sights for Deer Hunting: Here’s What Bowhunters Need to Know 

By Alex Robinson

A view of a doe from a drone.
Big Game Hunting

Missouri Hunters Can Now Use Drones to Recover Deer, Turkeys, and Other Game

By Dac Collins

What do elk eat? A lot of fresh and dried grass, like this big bull elk with a mouthful.
Elk Hunting

What Do Elk Eat? Here’s What Every Elk Hunter Should Know

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of two elk fighting in New Mexcio in the 1970s
Elk Hunting

Bulls of the Mescalero: A Southerner’s First Elk Hunt During the Rut

By Bruce Brady

deer food sources
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Most Underrated Food Sources for Whitetail Deer

By Josh Honeycutt

alaska bush plane crash
Big Game Hunting

The Bush Plane Engine Died Mid-Flight — and Other Close Calls While Flying the Alaskan Wilderness

By Scott Haugen

A Colorado bowhunter with mule deer buck.
Mule Deer Hunting

Velvet Mule Deer Buck from Colorado Could Be a New Archery World Record, but Questions Around the Hunt Remain

By Dac Collins

A close-up of Sitka's pixelated Optifade Cover camo pattern for eastern hunters
Deer Hunting

Sitka Optifade Cover First Look: A New Camo Pattern Designed for Eastern Deer and Turkey Hunters

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of a herd of pronghorn antelope.
Antelope Hunting

How to Insult Your Western Hunting Guide

By Charles Elliott

early season buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 15 Secrets to Patterning an Early-Season Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

hunting the west
Mule Deer Hunting

Are You Stoked for Your DIY Western Big Game Hunt? Here’s What the Hunting Podcasts and Influencers Don’t Tell You

By Alex Robinson

An old photo of a hunting guide with a Dall sheep.
Sheep Hunting

The Invention of the Grand Slam Killed Sheep Hunting, According to Jack O’Connor

By Jack O'Connor

Two old school hunters drag out a mule deer
Mule Deer Hunting

McRae in Montana: Two Botched Shots and One Chance at Redemption on Mountain Mule Deer

By Bill McRae

A young buck paws at the ground and feeds on acorns.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Red Oak vs White Oak Trees: What Every Deer Hunter Should Know

By Alice Jones Webb

Erik Barber tests the best climbing sticks
Deer Hunting

The Best Climbing Sticks, Tested and Reviewed

By Erik Barber

The author climbs a tree using the Trophyline Hyperlite climbing sticks
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Trophyline HyperLite Climbing Sticks Review: Ultralight or Ultra Hype?

By Erik Barber

A CWD-detection dog identifies a CWD-positive sample.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Dogs Are Really Good at Detecting Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows

By Natalie Krebs

Four bullets in a line
Big Game Hunting

The Best 10mm Ammo, Tested and Reviewed

By Tyler Freel

A bowhunter shoots a bull elk.
Elk Hunting

Watch: Utah Officials Reject Elk Hunter’s Claim that a Sheriff’s Deputy Stole His Bull Illegally

By Dac Collins

The Hollywood Cemetery buck compared to the James Walters buck.
Trophy Deer

Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges for 24 Years After Famous ‘Hollywood Buck’ Turns Up Dead on Facebook

By Natalie Krebs

An illustration of a pair of bull moose fighting in the snow.
Moose Hunting

A Bull-Moose Brawl and Meat-Packing Sled Dogs: A Mountain Man’s Last Hunt Before Winter

By Anton Money

whitetail doe
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Michigan Makes Youth Hunt and Opportunities for Disabled Hunters Antlerless Only, Faces Heavy Backlash

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration from Outdoor Life of two bowhunters shooting a bull.
Elk Hunting

My Buddy and I Shot the Same Elk — and It Turned Out to Be the Colorado State Record Bull

By Harry E. Troxell III

A pet pig at an animal sanctuary.
Big Game Hunting

Hawaiian Hunters Help Turn in Hog-Contest Cheaters Who Stole a Pet Pig

By Alice Jones Webb

A german shepherd lounging on a porch
Deer Hunting

Minnesota Man Charged with Killing His Neighbor’s Dog While Under Investigation for Poaching Deer and Baiting Bears

By Alice Jones Webb

elk hunt
Elk Hunting

I Drew a Rare Archery Elk Tag In Kentucky and the Hunt Was Tougher Than Expected

By Derek McKee

A large elk herd on private land.
Elk Hunting

Montana Judge Says Landowners Don’t Have ‘Absolute Freedom’ to Kill Elk, and Allowing Public Hunting Doesn’t Infringe on Their Rights

By Katie Hill

A village gathers around four dead maneating lions
Big Game Hunting

My Hunt for the Man-Eating Lions of Matiyani

By Scott Haugen

A pair of Dall sheep illustrated.
Sheep Hunting

Carmichel in Alaska: An Odd Way to Die on a Sheep Hunt

By Jim Carmichel

whitetail deer
Mule Deer Hunting

Are Chronic Wasting Disease Fears Making People Quit Deer Hunting?

By Christine Peterson

Jack O'Connor hunting deer in the desert.
Deer Hunting

Jack O’Connor in Old Mexico: His Luckiest Day of Deer Hunting Ever

By Jack O'Connor

A bull moose in velvet.
Big Game Hunting

Software Glitch Wrongly Awarded Tags to 738 Hunters in Washington State’s Special Permit Draw

By Dac Collins

elk on hillside bugles, standing behind two cedar trees
Elk Hunting

Breaking the Rules to Kill a Bull Elk, from the Archives

By Bob Robb

sable hunting
Big Game Hunting

The Sable Curse: Chasing the ‘Prince of Africa’ in the Karoo

By Scott Haugen

The tips of a whitetail buck's full velvet antlers peek above tall grass.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Ultimate Plan for Scouting Deer in Summer

By Michael Hanback

mystery bucks
Whitetail Deer Hunting

11 Monster Bucks That Are Shrouded in Mystery

By Josh Honeycutt

An illustration of a leopard attacking a man while his hat flies off his head.
Big Game Hunting

Roosevelt on Safari: A High-Stakes Leopard Hunt, from the Archives

By Kermit Roosevelt

saddle hunting
Deer Hunting

Real Talk on Saddle Hunting. Is It Time to Ditch the Treestand?

By Scott Einsmann

two hunters inspect a dead moose, while the third stands back holding his bow and arrows, vintage B&W magazine photograph
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Fred Bear’s First Moose Hunt, from the Archives

By Fred Bear

A Missouri fawn with a tick infestation in its right eye.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Can Ticks Kill Fawns? As Ticks Get Worse, More Fawns Could End Up Like This Missouri Deer

By Natalie Krebs

Jack O'Connor spots a giant mule deer in this black and white illustration.
Mule Deer Hunting

O’Connor in Arizona: Lost, Trigger Happy, and Tagged Out

By Jack O'Connor

montana mule deer
Mule Deer Hunting

Montana Police Chief Faces Felony Charges for Illegally Hunting on Tribal Lands and Tampering with Witnesses

By Alex Robinson

Dan Infalt buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Is Public Land Deer Hunting Ruined Forever? Dan Infalt, the Big Buck Serial Killer, Weighs In

By Alex Robinson