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![Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/22/IMG_9485.jpeg?w=616)
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Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?
![Paul Martens with his mule deer buck.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/22/paul-martens-mule-deer.jpg?w=643)
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Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion
![scotty burke buck](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/22/burkebuck.jpg?w=830)
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Crossbow Hunter Tags 175-Inch East Tennessee Buck in Velvet
![vermejo muely buck 1](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/21/vermejo_buck_1.jpg?w=630)
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Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch
![World record whitetail buck](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/hansenbuck_Opener.jpg?w=682)
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The Milo Hanson Buck: How Long Can the Whitetail World Record Stand?
![hunters with sheep](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/15/JOC_sheep_Moose_Johnson.jpg?w=561)
Ram of Pilot Mountain: The Story of Jack O’Connor’s Biggest Sheep
![The Tactacam XB has the best picture quality.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/09/Tactacam-XB-cam.jpg?w=719)
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Is Hunting with Cellular Trail Cameras Fair Chase or Cheating?
![TX man first gator 1](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/TX_man_first_gator_1.jpg?w=630)
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Texas Man Catches His First Alligator, and It’s a Mossy-Tailed Beast
![bull moose](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/newmoose.jpg?w=674)
Animal Attacks
Bowhunter Nearly Gored to Death by a Bull Moose He Missed
![tyler freel in alaska](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/13/freel_opener.jpg?w=600)
An Alaskan Sheep Hunt Turns Into a 70-Mile Hike From Hell
![old magazine photo of author with moose](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/09/YukonMoose_Opener.jpg?w=675)
A Moose Hunt in the Unmapped Yukon, From the Archives
![A whitetail buck dunks his head underwater on trail camera to eat.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/09/whitetail-buck-dunks-head-underwater-to-eat.jpg?w=643)
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Trail Cam Video Shows Georgia Whitetail Eating Corn Under Water
![John Cassimus harvested a 300-pound whitetail in Alberta this week.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/09/john-cassimus-deer.jpg?w=563)
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Bowhunter Tags Huge 300-Pound Alberta Whitetail
![Glassing a sheep basin](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/02/IMG_6493-scaled.jpeg?w=600)
Backcountry Hunting Gear
A Backcountry Packing List for DIY Mountain Hunters
![one eye willy OR muley buck](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/02/one_eye_willy_edited.jpg?w=630)
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Oregon Bowhunter Tags an Old Warrior Muley Buck on Opening Weekend
![A blackpowder hunter caught between two elk](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/01/elk.jpg?w=669)
Caught Between Two Rutting Bulls, From the Archives
![Lee Ellis shot a 190 2/8-inch velvet buck in Tennessee.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/30/lee-ellis-buck.jpg?w=643)
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Suburban Bowhunter Tags 190-Inch Velvet Buck on Opening Day
![old magazine pages showing story](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/29/OL_SeagoingBuck.jpg?w=675)
When a Shark Attacks a Deer Hunter, From the Archives
![hunter crownover opening day muley 1](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/26/hunter_crownover_opening_day_muley_1-scaled.jpeg?w=600)
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Idaho Bowhunter Tags Monster Nontypical Buck on Opening Day
![A Desert Deer Hunt Gone Wrong, From the Archives](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/12/OL_SandSunThirst-3.jpg?w=675)
A Desert Deer Hunt Gone Wrong, From the Archives
![A caribou bull in the fall.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/18/GettyImages-70007855-scaled.jpg?w=673)
A Classic Stalk for Yukon Caribou, From the Archives
![5 Things I Learned About Calling Deer from Expert Hunters](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/12/Deer-Calling-Photo.jpg?w=719)
Big Game Hunting
5 Things I Learned About Calling Deer from Expert Hunters
![Wyoming whitetail season.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/15/Wyoming.jpg?w=676)
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Deer Hunting Season 2022 Forecast: A State-by-State Guide
![Jack O'Connor with a lion](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/12/jack_o_connor_lion-scaled.jpg?w=596)
The Coolest Old Jack O’Connor Photos from the Outdoor Life Archives
![hunter crests a mountain in the fog](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/06/hunter_fog-e1660163304193.jpg?w=837)
Sheep Hunters Are a Special Kind of Crazy
![Jim Zumbo antlers.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/26/jimzumboopener.jpg?w=741)
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Why I’m Selling My Antlers
![portion of magazine page](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20/OL_Charles_Elliott_Yukon.jpg?w=675)
A Classic Dall Sheep Hunt in the Yukon, From the Archives
![Moose tag Wyoming.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/18/moosetag.jpg?w=719)
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Can Wyoming Fix Its Preference Point Problem for Big Game Tags?
![Indiana Is Now the Top Trophy Whitetail State. Here’s Why](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/15/Dustin_Huff_Buck-e1658164874277.jpg?w=777)
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Indiana Is Now the Top Trophy Whitetail State. Here’s Why
![Freel glasses for Aoudad in the Texas desert](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/15/DSC06524-scaled.jpg?w=674)
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4 Tips to Help You Glass for Big Game This Season
![supermoon over yellowstone](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/13/supermoon_yellowstone_nps.jpg?w=675)
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The Buck Moon Rises Tonight. Here’s What That Means for Deer Hunters
![The Best Trail Camera Prime Day Deals 2022](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/12/Trail-Cameras-Feature.jpg?w=719)
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The Best Trail Camera Prime Day Deals 2022
![Freel with a New Mexico elk](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/07/i-W6DBTQC-4K-scaled.jpeg?w=675)
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5 Tips for the Traveling Big-Game Hunter
![treestand](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20/treestand-scaled.jpeg?w=675)
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The Best Places to Hang Tree Stands for Bowhunting Season
![Texas whitetail deer hunting](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/21/texasdrought.jpg?w=675)
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Texas Drought Is a Problem for Deer Herds and Antler Growth
![earlyseasondeer](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20/earlyseasondeer.jpg?w=675)
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How to Hunt Early Season Deer
![New hunters often get questionable hunting advice.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/16/bowhunter_rainy_day-scaled.jpg?w=625)
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