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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

Polar bear lifts paw walking across kelp

Two Tourists Got Pissed They Didn’t Get to Photograph Polar Bears Because of Native Hunters Two Tourists Got Pissed They Didn’t Get to Photograph Polar Bears Because of Native Hunters

By Natalie Krebs

A strutting turkey in green greass

The 7 Biggest Turkey Hunting Mistakes That Will Keep You From Punching Your Tag The 7 Biggest Turkey Hunting Mistakes That Will Keep You From Punching Your Tag

By Alex Robinson

Two strutting toms next to a hen turkey.

If Turkey Populations Are Struggling, Why Do We Still Shoot Hens in the Fall? If Turkey Populations Are Struggling, Why Do We Still Shoot Hens in the Fall?

Tom turkeys spar in a Montana field.

Turkey Hunting with My Dad Is an Exercise in Trying Not to Kill Each Other Turkey Hunting with My Dad Is an Exercise in Trying Not to Kill Each Other

By Natalie Krebs

A Tiger Killed 23 Sheep in a Neighboring Village. We Spent Weeks Tracking It Down A Tiger Killed 23 Sheep in a Neighboring Village. We Spent Weeks Tracking It Down

By Cyril E. Holland

A Carolina hunter holds up a gobbler; a close-up of a turkey leg with two spurs.

‘Everyone Calls Me Lucky.’ New Turkey Hunter Tags a Double-Spurred Gobbler ‘Everyone Calls Me Lucky.’ New Turkey Hunter Tags a Double-Spurred Gobbler

The setup the author used to hunt black bears with a 6.5 Creedmoor

I’ve Become Recoil Shy in My Old Age. Is the 6.5 Creedmoor a Legit Elk Round? I’ve Become Recoil Shy in My Old Age. Is the 6.5 Creedmoor a Legit Elk Round?

By John B. Snow

An illustration of a charging bear

I Stalked America’s Most Dangerous Game in the Riskiest Place Possible I Stalked America’s Most Dangerous Game in the Riskiest Place Possible

By Frank C. Hibben

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 bull moose charging a hunter on a horse.

A Dozen Times I Should Have Died While Hunting and Fishing A Dozen Times I Should Have Died While Hunting and Fishing

By Charles Elliott

A turkey hunter with a banded gobbler she killed in Oklahoma.

‘Never in a Million Years.’ Turkey Hunter Tags Banded Gobbler in Oklahoma ‘Never in a Million Years.’ Turkey Hunter Tags Banded Gobbler in Oklahoma

an alabama turkey taken with help from a trail camera

How to Use Trail Cameras for Turkey Hunting How to Use Trail Cameras for Turkey Hunting

By Andrew McKean, Alex Robinson

Mr. Fox poses with his turkey and golf cart blind.

At 94, Mossy Oak Legend Mr. Fox Just Tagged a Gobbler from This Custom Golf-Cart Blind At 94, Mossy Oak Legend Mr. Fox Just Tagged a Gobbler from This Custom Golf-Cart Blind

By Alice Jones Webb

A black and white and orange illustration of a bowhunter at full draw.

We Wanted to Bowhunt Caribou. Our Guides Were Skeptical — at First We Wanted to Bowhunt Caribou. Our Guides Were Skeptical — at First

By Cliff Coe, as told to Frank Tinker

turkey vision 1

Turkey Vision: Here’s What Hunters Should Know About How Wild Turkeys See Turkey Vision: Here’s What Hunters Should Know About How Wild Turkeys See

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The Best Vacuum Sealers of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Vacuum Sealers of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Derek Horner, Scott Einsmann

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

Stormy and her dad pose with a caribou in velvet.

This 13-Year-Old Texas Girl Is the Youngest to Ever Completes the Super 10 Slam This 13-Year-Old Texas Girl Is the Youngest to Ever Completes the Super 10 Slam

By Alice Jones Webb