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A surprised looking hunter with a giant Missouri deer.

After My Dad Died, I Hunted Our Farm One Last Time — and Killed the Best Buck of My Life After My Dad Died, I Hunted Our Farm One Last Time — and Killed the Best Buck of My Life

By Andrew McKean

hunter leads horse, carrying dead mule deer, down a steep sidehill

Carmichel in the Backcountry: A Packtrain Pileup, Quick Shooting, and a Trophy Buck Carmichel in the Backcountry: A Packtrain Pileup, Quick Shooting, and a Trophy Buck

By Jim Carmichel

A buck stands in the trees

Alabama Is Auctioning Off 5-Year Hunting Leases on Some of Its Public Land Alabama Is Auctioning Off 5-Year Hunting Leases on Some of Its Public Land

A deer eats an apple

Tennessee Legalizes Baiting During Deer Season — for an Extra $50 Fee Tennessee Legalizes Baiting During Deer Season — for an Extra $50 Fee

By Alice Jones Webb

A trail cam picture of a buck in a field.

A Hunting Personality Is Suing a Game Warden, Claiming Bogus Bait Charges Ruined His Reputation A Hunting Personality Is Suing a Game Warden, Claiming Bogus Bait Charges Ruined His Reputation

controversial bucks

The 5 Most Controversial Trophy Bucks in Recent History The 5 Most Controversial Trophy Bucks in Recent History

By Alex Robinson

Cody Kabus returned a trophy-class buck to the rightful Wisconsin hunter

A Wisconsin Bowhunter Killed the Biggest Buck He’d Ever Seen. Then He Gave It to Another Hunter A Wisconsin Bowhunter Killed the Biggest Buck He’d Ever Seen. Then He Gave It to Another Hunter

By Alice Jones Webb

wisconsin whitetail buck

Wisconsin Claims Record Deer Populations and High Harvests, But CWD Trouble Looms Wisconsin Claims Record Deer Populations and High Harvests, But CWD Trouble Looms

By Alex Robinson

A hunter packs out a buck; a busted ankle injured during the hunt.

I Fell in a Hole While Packing Out My Buck in a Storm. This Old SOS Trick Saved Me I Fell in a Hole While Packing Out My Buck in a Storm. This Old SOS Trick Saved Me

An illustration of a giant nontypical Ohio buck

I Killed Ohio’s Biggest Nontypical Buck on My First Deer Hunt I Killed Ohio’s Biggest Nontypical Buck on My First Deer Hunt

By Chester Veach, with Bill Thomas

A velvet-racked buck makes the most of the growing season.

What Are the Keys to Managing for Bucks with Bigger Antlers? What Are the Keys to Managing for Bucks with Bigger Antlers?

By Andrew McKean

How I Still-Hunted the Second Biggest Buck Ever Tagged in Missouri How I Still-Hunted the Second Biggest Buck Ever Tagged in Missouri

By Jeffrey A. Brunk

A shoulder mount on display at an outdoor show in Wisconsin.

This 49-Point Buck Was Promoted as a New State Record. Critics Say It Was Pen Raised This 49-Point Buck Was Promoted as a New State Record. Critics Say It Was Pen Raised

Two whitetail shoulder mounts hang on a white wall.

30 Years Later, Kansas Officially Certifies 200-Inch Archery Buck as the New State Record 30 Years Later, Kansas Officially Certifies 200-Inch Archery Buck as the New State Record

By Natalie Krebs

Tevis McCauley arrested

Tevis McCauley, the Infamous Kentucky Whitetail Heaven Outfitter, Has Been Arrested as a ‘Fugitive from Justice’ Tevis McCauley, the Infamous Kentucky Whitetail Heaven Outfitter, Has Been Arrested as a ‘Fugitive from Justice’

By Natalie Krebs

an illustration of a bear dragging a dead cow by hunters.

The Worst (and Best) Hunters I’ve Ever Guided The Worst (and Best) Hunters I’ve Ever Guided

10 Underrated Spots to Find Shed Antlers 10 Underrated Spots to Find Shed Antlers

By Josh Honeycutt

Horace Hinkley stands beside his heavy maine buck

The Controversy of the Hinkley Buck, the Heaviest Deer Ever Killed in Maine The Controversy of the Hinkley Buck, the Heaviest Deer Ever Killed in Maine

By Horace R. Hinkley

A woman in a blue and black illustration rides a horse, the outdoor life girl

The Story of a $10 Bet, and the 1,000 Mile Horseback Ride That Changed My Life The Story of a $10 Bet, and the 1,000 Mile Horseback Ride That Changed My Life

A whitetail deer's head peeking over tall grass in a field.

How to Find an Affordable Deer Hunting Lease How to Find an Affordable Deer Hunting Lease

By Alex Robinson