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Stormy and her dad pose with a caribou in velvet.

‘I Plan to Do This My Whole Life.’ 13-Year-Old Texas Girl Completes the Super 10 Slam ‘I Plan to Do This My Whole Life.’ 13-Year-Old Texas Girl Completes the Super 10 Slam

By Alice Jones Webb

A blue color phase black bear, also known as a glacier bear.

I Tagged the First Glacier Bear Ever Taken by a Modern Bowhunter I Tagged the First Glacier Bear Ever Taken by a Modern Bowhunter

By James F. Martin

An illustration of a hunter facing down a charging cape buffalo.

I Was Charged by a Cape Buffalo While Testing One of the Earliest .458 Win. Mags I Was Charged by a Cape Buffalo While Testing One of the Earliest .458 Win. Mags

By Dr. Charles B. Stacy

A bull elk stands on a hill side

Idaho Hunters Want Restrictions on Drones, Thermals, and Cellular Trail Cams Idaho Hunters Want Restrictions on Drones, Thermals, and Cellular Trail Cams

By Andrew McKean

A buck pronghorn antelope

Antelope Numbers Are Dropping. That’s Why Two Hunters Are Launching the North American Pronghorn Foundation Antelope Numbers Are Dropping. That’s Why Two Hunters Are Launching the North American Pronghorn Foundation

By Andrew McKean

Gear

The Best Turkey Vests of 2025, Field Tested and Reviewed The Best Turkey Vests of 2025, Field Tested and Reviewed

By Adam Moore, Alice Jones Webb

an illustration of an old-school turkey hunter about to shoot a tom coming in

I Called in My First Turkey During a Lightning Storm I Called in My First Turkey During a Lightning Storm

By Thomas Weddle

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

A trail camera image of a whitetail doe protecting a fawn from a black bear.

Stunning Trail Cam Video Captures the Moment a Black Bear Pounces on a Fawn Stunning Trail Cam Video Captures the Moment a Black Bear Pounces on a Fawn

By Alice Jones Webb

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How to Decoy Turkeys, Advanced Tactics with Mark Drury How to Decoy Turkeys, Advanced Tactics with Mark Drury

By Alex Robinson

a bobcat stares into a trail camera lens

Watch a Bobcat Snatch a Turkey Out of Midair in This Incredible Trail Cam Video Watch a Bobcat Snatch a Turkey Out of Midair in This Incredible Trail Cam Video

an elk hunter was life flighted after cutting himself with a knife

This Happened to Me: I Severed My Artery While Quartering an Elk and Almost Bled Out on the Mountain This Happened to Me: I Severed My Artery While Quartering an Elk and Almost Bled Out on the Mountain

Henry Rauschenbach, as told to Alice Jones Webb

A sheep hunter leaps across a waterfall high in the mountains.

My Bush Plane Crashed. I Went Sheep Hunting Anyway My Bush Plane Crashed. I Went Sheep Hunting Anyway

By Donald L. Jenkins

A flock of mallards and a lone pintail on a river in winter.

Kansas Gov. Vetoes Bill to Limit Nonresident Waterfowlers to Hunting Just 3 Days a Week Kansas Gov. Vetoes Bill to Limit Nonresident Waterfowlers to Hunting Just 3 Days a Week

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

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Gear

The Best Turkey Hunting Shotguns of 2025, Field Tested and Reviewed The Best Turkey Hunting Shotguns of 2025, Field Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel, Scott Einsmann

A grizzly bear falls off a cliff in an illustration with a red sky

I Was Trapped on a Cliff, Staring Down a Charging Grizzly I Was Trapped on a Cliff, Staring Down a Charging Grizzly

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

Gear

The Best Turkey Decoys of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Turkey Decoys of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Josh Dahlke, Alex Robinson