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Latest Hunting Stories
Minnesota Teen Shoots 8×10 Bull with a Once-in-a-Lifetime Tag
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Bob McNally
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Twin Girls Tag Giant Bucks During Indiana Youth Season
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Bob McNally
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Crossbows Comprise 40 Percent of Archery Deer Harvest in Minnesota. They’ve Been Legal for 10 Days
By
Katie Hill
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Bowhunter Tags 15-Pointer While Coyote Hunting
By
Bob McNally
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How Not to Kill a Moose, from the Archives
By
Frank C. Hibben
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Mountain Lion Hunting Ban Filed in Colorado
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Andrew McKean
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The Best Thermal Scopes of 2023
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Andrew McKean
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13-Year-Old Bowhunter Shoots a Bull Elk and a Blacktail on the Same Evening
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Katie Hill
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The Best Rifle Scopes for Deer Hunting of 2023
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Andrew McKean
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Can You Eat Wild Hog? In Short, Hell Yeah
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Jack Hennessy
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Best Tree Stand Harnesses of 2023
By
Phil Bishop
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Best Air Rifles for Squirrels of 2023
By
Jim Chapman
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A Last Hunt With Leo
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Kevin Farron
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The Best Deer Hunting Rifles of 2023
By
John B. Snow
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The Best Squirrel Hunting Rifles of 2023
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Brodie Swisher
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Can You Eat Wild Hog? In Short, Hell Yeah
The 10 Best Tasting Exotic Game Animals
By
Brad Fenson
I Tried Arby’s Venison-Elk Burger, the Chain’s Latest Stunt to Sell Farmed Game Meat to Hunters
By
Katie Hill
Venison Recipes: The Best From the Experts
By
Katie Hill
How to Cook Duck
By
Katie Hill
6 Wild-Game Rituals That Are About Much More Than the Meat
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How to Make Bone Broth
By
Katie Hill
How to Diet by Eating Wild Game
How to Make Deer Jerky in an Oven, Smoker, and Dehydrator
The Best Vacuum Sealers of 2023
How to Can Venison
The Best Duck Hunting Shotguns of 2023
By
Joe Genzel
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Alex Robinson
The Best Duck Decoys of 2023
The Best Goose Calls of 2023
By
Joe Genzel
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John Gordon
Goose Hunting Tips and Tactics
By
Joe Genzel
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Alex Robinson
Early-Season Teal Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried (But Should)
By
Joe Genzel
North Dakota Is Poised to Have Its Best Diver Duck Season in Decades. But Mallard Numbers Keep Declining
By
Katie Hill
Good News for Duck Hunters: Mallard Limit in the Atlantic Flyway Returns to Four
By
Dac Collins
The Best Duck Hunting Waders of 2023
By
Joe Genzel
This Old-School Duck Slayer Is Opening New Hunting Opportunities Around the World for Americans
The Ultimate Walk-In Duck Hunting Gear I Can’t Live Without
By
Joe Genzel
The Favorite Shotgun, Choke, and Ammo Combinations of 5 Diehard Duck Hunters (and One Outdoor Writer)
By
Joe Genzel
Best Duck Loads: How to Pick the Right Shell for the Right Bird
This Hunter’s Falconry Demands Discipline, Stamina, and a Pack of Bird Dogs
By
Nick Kelley
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Natalie Krebs
Watch: Fox Snatches a Flying Dove Right in Front of Camper
By
Dac Collins
Dove Nation: Photos from Three Dove Openers Across America
By
John B. Snow
The Best Upland Hunting Vests of 2023
Why We Hunt: The Answer to Hunting’s Toughest Question, from the Archives
By
Jim Zumbo
The Best Upland Hunting Boots of 2023
The Best Hunters Go on Instinct. Here’s How to Sharpen Yours
By
Tyler Freel
Dove Hunting Ultimate Guide: Tips and Tactics for Bagging More Birds
The Best Shotguns for Bird Hunting of 2023
The Best Upland Hunting Pants of 2023
The Wonder Dogs: Tales of Six Incredible Hunting Dogs
By
The Editors
Hunters Were Making Duck-Bone Bird Calls 12,000 Years Ago
By
Dac Collins
Why We Hunt: The Answer to Hunting’s Toughest Question, from the Archives
By
Jim Zumbo
How to Hunt Public Land Turkeys
Where to Shoot a Turkey: A Guide to No More Misses
The Best Turkey Blinds of 2023
First-Time Turkey Hunter Tags the Highest-Scoring Gobbler in New York History
By
Bob McNally
6-Year-Old Turkey Hunter Is the Youngest Girl to Achieve a Single-Season Grand Slam
By
Dac Collins
Private Landowners Can Save Public Hunting in America
In Good Company: A Texas Turkey Hunt with Familiar Strangers
Reduced Recoil Turkey Loads? Field Testing Hevi-Shot’s Mild New Offering
By
Derek Horner
Takeaways from a Turkey Hunter Who Was Accidentally Shot by His Longtime Hunting Partner
How to Butcher a Wild Turkey (and Get Every Last Cut of Meat)
The Best Camo for Turkey Hunting of 2023, Tested and Reviewed
Best Air Rifles for Squirrels of 2023
By
Jim Chapman
The Best Squirrel Hunting Rifles of 2023
The Best .22 Air Rifles of 2023
By
Jim Chapman
The Best Hunters Go on Instinct. Here’s How to Sharpen Yours
By
Tyler Freel
The Best Squirrel Calls of 2023
Creatures of the Night: Chasing Raccoons Through the Ozarks on Muleback
By
Giacomo Fortunato
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Natalie Krebs
Watch a Bobcat Hunt a Rabbit on a Busy Golf Course
By
Bob McNally
Squirrel Hunting Tips and Tactics
The Best Folding Shotguns for Survival and Self Defense
Podcast: What Does It Take to Raise a Hunting Kid? We Asked Our Moms
Hunting License Sales Have Fallen Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
The Dust Bowl Jackrabbit Drives Were the Darkest Days of Small-Game Hunting in America
Mountain Lion Hunting Ban Filed in Colorado
Watch: Sharpshooter Makes a Perfect Shot on a Coyote That’s Attacking a Sheep
By
Dac Collins
Mississippi Hunters Land 14-Foot, State-Record Gator After 7-Hour Fight
What Do Black Bears Eat?
When Wolves Attack: 5 Close Calls from Wolf Country
Bowhunter Officially Ties Wisconsin State Record for Largest Black Bear
By
Bob McNally
The Clock Is Ticking as the Feds Grapple with Delisting Grizzly Bears
Hunting Groups Petition Feds to Delist Wolves in Great Lakes Region
The Best Coyote Calls of 2023
By
Heath Wood
Trolling for Bears in British Columbia
Hunting the Nile Crocodile, the Very Picture of Death
Grizzly Hunting with a 6.5 Creedmoor
By
Tyler Freel
A Last Hunt With Leo
By
Kevin Farron
This Hunter’s Falconry Demands Discipline, Stamina, and a Pack of Bird Dogs
By
Nick Kelley
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Natalie Krebs
The Fearless Safari Dogs of South Africa
By
Tyler Sladen
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Natalie Krebs
3 Hog Hunters Die Trying to Rescue Their Dog from a Gas-Filled Cistern
By
Katie Hill
A Guide to the English Lab vs American Lab
How to Remove a Tick From a Dog
By
Katie Hill
The Wonder Dogs: Tales of Six Incredible Hunting Dogs
By
The Editors
6 Retrievers Die During Field Trial Weekend in Salt Lake City
By
Katie Hill
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Labrador Retriever Colors
By
Katie Hill
Golden Retriever vs Labrador Retriever: Which Hunting Breed Is Better?
By
Katie Hill
The Hog Dogs of Alabama
By
Tom Fowlks
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Alex Robinson
Colorado Wolves Kill Working Dog, Fatally Injure Pet Dog on Back-to-Back Days
By
Katie Hill
Crossbows Comprise 40 Percent of Archery Deer Harvest in Minnesota. They’ve Been Legal for 10 Days
By
Katie Hill
Bowhunter Tags 15-Pointer While Coyote Hunting
By
Bob McNally
The Best Broadheads for Deer of 2023
Watch: Trick Shooter Breaks Flying Clay Target with a Spinning Rod
By
Dac Collins
How to Make a Bow and Arrow: A Beginner’s Guide to Making a Wood Bow
By
Clay Hayes
Why Mechanical Broadheads Are Still the Best Option for Most Deer Hunters
The Best Arrow Rests of 2023
By
P.J. Reilly
Where to Shoot an Elk With a Bow
The Best Climbing Sticks of 2023
By
Erik Barber
The Best Bow Stabilizers of 2023
By
P.J. Reilly
Fred Bear’s First Moose Hunt, from the Archives
By
Fred Bear
The Best Bow Quivers of 2023
By
P.J. Reilly
Minnesota Teen Shoots 8×10 Bull with a Once-in-a-Lifetime Tag
By
Bob McNally
Twin Girls Tag Giant Bucks During Indiana Youth Season
By
Bob McNally
Crossbows Comprise 40 Percent of Archery Deer Harvest in Minnesota. They’ve Been Legal for 10 Days
By
Katie Hill
Bowhunter Tags 15-Pointer While Coyote Hunting
By
Bob McNally
How Not to Kill a Moose, from the Archives
13-Year-Old Bowhunter Shoots a Bull Elk and a Blacktail on the Same Evening
By
Katie Hill
The Best Rifle Scopes for Deer Hunting of 2023
Best Tree Stand Harnesses of 2023
By
Phil Bishop
The Best Deer Hunting Rifles of 2023
By
John B. Snow
The Best Broadheads for Deer of 2023
Jack O’Connor Makes a Flawless Shot on a Record-Book Elk
The Best Hunting Backpacks of 2023
By
The Editors
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Maryland Fisherman Lands New State-Record Sheepshead
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What Do Grizzly Bears Eat?
By
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How Long Should You Hunt “Unsuccessfully” Before Giving Up?
By
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Bill Would Divert $150 Million from Pennsylvania Game Commission and Threaten Federal Conservation Funding in the State
By
Katie Hill
Florida Officials Kill 13-Foot Alligator That Was Dragging Around Human Remains
By
Bob McNally
Mountain Lion Hunting Ban Filed in Colorado
Watch: Pride of Lionesses Wrestle and Kill a Nile Crocodile
By
Dac Collins
Nearly a Million Dead Fish Wash Up on Louisiana Coast, Commercial Fishing Boats to Blame
By
Bob McNally
Trail Cam Video: Brown Bear Rolls in a Dead Bear Carcass
By
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Alabama Fossil Hunter Finds 34-Million-Year-Old Whale Skull on Her Family Farm
By
Bob McNally
Florida Man Suffers 41 Wounds During Rabid River Otter Attack
By
Katie Hill
Florida Officials Kill 13-Foot Alligator That Was Dragging Around Human Remains
By
Bob McNally
Tuna Fishermen Miraculously Rescue Bachelorette Contestants After Their Fishing Boat Sank into the Pacific
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Montana Man Attacked by Grizzly Bear While Helping Track a Deer
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Katie Hill
The Best Bear Defense Handguns of 2023
By
Tyler Freel
Fisherman Shoots and Kills Grizzly Bear in Self-Defense Near Yellowstone
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Katie Hill
Watch: Shark Rams Kayak Fisherman While Hunting a Seal in the Open Ocean
By
Dac Collins
How Long Can You Survive Without Water?
By
Ashley Thess
The Best Survival Gear of 2023
Best 6.5 Creedmoor Rifles of 2023
By
John B. Snow
The Best Duck Hunting Shotguns of 2023
By
Joe Genzel
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Alex Robinson
The Best Air Rifles of 2023
By
Jim Chapman
The Best Deer Hunting Rifles of 2023
By
John B. Snow
The Best Squirrel Hunting Rifles of 2023
The Best Rimfire Rifles of 2023
By
Tyler Freel
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Richard Mann
The Best Elk Hunting Rifles of 2023
By
John B. Snow
Best .22 Pistols of 2023
The Best Muzzleloaders of 2023
By
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The Best Camping Stoves of 2023
The Best Inflatable Kayaks of 2023
By
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The Best Yeti Coolers of 2023
The Best Flashlights of 2023
The Best Thermoses to Keep Your Drinks Hot or Cold
The Best Chainsaw Chaps of 2023
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