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Hunting tips and in-depth stories on hunting for deer, turkeys, waterfowl, big-game and more.

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A photograph of a glossy wood-stocked deer rifle.
Deer Hunting

Jim Carmichel’s Favorite Deer Rifles

By Jim Carmichel

Orvis Black Friday Sale: Early Deals on Fly Fishing and Upland Hunting Gear
Upland Bird Hunting

Orvis Black Friday Sale: Early Deals on Fly Fishing and Upland Hunting Gear

By Scott Einsmann

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Squirrel Hunting

Squirrel Taxidermy: How to Mount a Squirrel With This Simply DIY Kit

By Beka Garris

Hunter with very large deer
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: The Case for Ditching Your Treestand and Hunting from the Ground

By Alex Robinson

A buck on a tailgate.
Trophy Deer

Veteran Arrows Giant Ohio Buck from the Ground After Getting to His Stand Late

By Bob McNally

A deer hunter with a big Illinois buck in CRP grass.
Trophy Deer

Illinois Crossbow Hunter Stalks a 195-Inch Buck Through a Cornfield

By Bob McNally

An illustration of a boy and a buck face to face.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Looks That Kill: Using a Deer’s Curiosity to Your Advantage

By J. Frank Dobie

A hunter with a buck in front of a red shed.
Trophy Deer

Watch: Wisconsin Bowhunter Arrows 14-Pointer on Public Ground He’s Hunted for 30 Years

By Bob McNally

A bowhunter sitting crosslegged in a field beside a big buck
Trophy Deer

Veteran Climbs Out of Tree, Stalks and Arrows 19-Point Kansas Buck on Army Land

By Bob McNally

A painting of a rooster getting up from some tall weeds as a hunter watches.
Pheasant Hunting

If You Miss the Pheasant Opener, Don’t Bother Hunting … Right?

By Ben East

Side-by-side photos of a black bear approaching a fresh deer carcass and then dragging it into the woods.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Video: Hunters Watch a Black Bear Steal Their Deer Without Putting Up a Fight

By Katie Hill

A buck scent checks a doe.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 15 Best Spots for Hunting the Peak Rut, Ranked

By Josh Honeycutt

A hunter touches a dead deer on the back..
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Q&A: How New Deer Hunters Think About Guns, Butchering, Old-School Hunters, and Their First Kill

By Natalie Krebs

Author setting up the best duck decoys.
Duck Hunting

How to Decoy Ducks: Expert Tips and Tactics for Finishing Birds Close

By Alex Robinson, Joe Arterburn

A youth hunter with his first buck.
Deer Hunting

7-Year-Old’s First Deer Is a Heavy 14-Pointer That Came in to a Decoy

By Bob McNally

Two hunters, one in blaze orange, kneel behind a dead doe.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: How to Help New Hunters Shoot Their First Deer

By Natalie Krebs

The new Hoyt RX-9 Ultra is Hoyt's best carbon bow to date.
Bow Hunting

Hoyt RX-9 Ultra Review: Testing the Most Expensive Hunting Bow on the Market

By P.J. Reilly

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Should You Harvest Does During the Rut?

By Derek Horner

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Big Game Hunting

I Nearly Froze to Death When Our Argo Sank in the Middle of an Arctic River

By Scott Haugen

A painting of a brown Chesapeake Bay Retrieve on a yellow background.
Duck Hunting

The Duck Dog Who Wouldn’t Quit, Even If It Killed Him

By Dan Nelson

Two hunters pose with a pronghorn antelope.
Antelope Hunting

A Gold Star Son Learns the Hunting Lessons His Father Left Behind

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of a woman carrying a mule deer skull through the yellow aspens.
Mule Deer Hunting

My First Buck Was the Biggest Typical Mule Deer Ever Taken with a Bow. I Almost Discarded the Antlers

By Bill Barcus as told to Lee Kline

A Missouri hunter with a buck in the back of a UTV.
Deer Hunting

‘I Thought I’d Fall Out of the Tree.’ Missouri Hunter Tags Her Biggest Buck Yet

By Bob McNally

A gray wolf walks in front of an elk herd.
Elk Hunting

The Return of Wolves to Colorado Will Change Elk Hunting There. Here’s How

By Dac Collins

A deer hunter with a 30-point buck.
Deer Hunting

Ohio Teen Tags Monster 30-Point Buck from the Ground

By Bob McNally

hunter hanging a tree saddle platform on a tree
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Pros and Cons of Mobile Hunting the Rut

By Josh Honeycutt

A 7-year-old hunter and her dad with a bear, turkey, and buck.
Black Bear Hunting

7-Year-Old Earns a Pennsylvania ‘Triple Trophy’ After Tagging a Black Bear, Buck, and Gobbler This Fall

By Natalie Krebs

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Deer Hunting

101 Best Deer Hunting Tips For the Rut

By Michael Hanback

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Deer Hunting

The Best Gifts for Deer Hunters

By Alex Robinson

A bowhunter with a big Missouri buck.
Deer Hunting

Alabama Bowhunter Scores Big Again with a 14-Point Drop Tine Missouri Buck

By Bob McNally

A hunter with buck fever runs after a deer.
Deer Hunting

I Get Buck Fever, and I Like It

By Jack O'Connor

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Trophy Deer

Podcast: Secrets for Tagging a Mature Buck (and Not Totally Blowing It)

By Alex Robinson

mountain lion on a rock
Cougar Hunting

Coloradans Vote Down a Big Cat Hunting Ban in a Massive Win for Hunters and Conservationists

By Dac Collins

A buck in a field during the rut.
Mule Deer Hunting

When and How to Use a Grunt Tube to Call in Deer

By Charles J. Alsheimer, Michael Hanback, Natalie Krebs

Hunter poses with his bow and a large drop tine buck with 13 points.
Trophy Deer

Ohio Hunter Arrows Remarkable ‘Droop’ Tine Buck

By Alice Jones Webb

Jeremy Wynn buck
Trophy Deer

Illinois Bowhunter Tags 2 Giant Bucks on a Small Private Property and Public Ground

By Bob McNally

moose sniffs barrel
Black Bear Hunting

Video: Bull Moose Sniffs Hunter’s Rifle Barrel

By Richard P. Smith

An illustration of the ahrens buck
Trophy Deer

The Mystery of the Ahrens Buck, a World-Record Whitetail That Vanished

By Mark LaBarbera, Stephanie R. Boyle

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Deer Hunting

After a Failed Compromise, Virginia Landowners Will Now Push for a Full Ban on Deer Hunting with Hounds

By Natalie Krebs

The author wearing the Ambient Jacket as an outer layer.
Bow Hunting

Sitka Women’s Ambient Jacket Review: A Quiet and Packable Mid-Layer

By Jackie Holbrook

Two bucks fighting on a hillside while a smaller buck watches in the background.
Trophy Deer

How to Rattle in a Buck: A Science-Based Guide to Rattling Tactics

By Alice Jones Webb

Ohio bowhunter kneels next to a buck.
Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Gets a Second Chance at a Massive Ohio Buck

By Bob McNally

Giant Drop Tine Deer That Made Whitetail Hunting History
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Giant Drop Tine Deer That Made Whitetail Hunting History

By Josh Honeycutt

Iowa buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Iowa Bowhunter Jared Mills Captured One of the Best Self-Filmed Whitetail Hunts of All Time

By Bob McNally

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: Advanced Trail Camera Strategies for Hunting Mature Bucks

By Alex Robinson

Deer in states like Maine have been found to have high levels of PFAS in their meat.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Maine Warns Hunters to Throw Out Deer and Turkey Meat After Tests Reveal High Levels of Forever Chemicals in Some Areas

By Alice Jones Webb

A crossbow hunter with a giant Ohio buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Ohio Crossbow Hunter Finally Tags 200-Class Target Buck After 8 Encounters in 6 Days

By Bob McNally

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Hunting

Here’s What a Second Donald Trump Presidential Term Could Mean for Outdoorsmen, Gun Owners, and Conservationists

By Andrew McKean

A hunter with a buck taken in Virginia.
Trophy Deer

‘I Know He Was with Me.’ Virginia Hunter Tags 20-Point Buck with His Late Father’s Bow

By Bob McNally

Mountain lion meat on a plate.
Predator Hunting

Yes, Hunters Eat Mountain Lion Meat. Here’s How to Prepare It

By Christine Peterson

colorado whitetail
Deer Hunting

The Biggest Myths and Misconceptions Around Deer Rifles, Cartridges, and Shooting

By Alex Robinson

A Minnesota bowhunter with a 12-point buck.
Deer Hunting

Minnesota Bowhunter Shoots a 12-Point, 175-Inch Buck

By Bob McNally

october deer hunting
Whitetail Deer Hunting

10 Reasons Why Late October Is the Best Time to Tag a Big Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

An Iowa hunter with a giant buck.
Deer Hunting

Iowa Farmer Takes a Break from Combining to Tag a 30-Point Behemoth Buck

By Bob McNally

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: Secrets of GPS Collared Bucks with Dr. Bronson Strickland

By Alex Robinson

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Crossbow Hunter Tags Legendary Kentucky Buck in Daniel Boone National Forest 

By Bob McNally

Kamala Harris
Hunting

Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners

By Andrew McKean

A Wiconsin bowhunter with a 14-point buck.
Deer Hunting

After Years of Waiting and Watching the Buck, Wisconsin Bowhunter Tags 180-Inch Whitetail

By Bob McNally

freel moose taken with 22 ARC
Moose Hunting

Video: Moose Hunting With the 22 ARC

By Tyler Freel

Two bowhunters with a buck in Ohio.
Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Recovers 16-Point Buck Using a Clue from Past Trail Cam Photo

By Bob McNally

Ohio bowhunter with a 12-point buck.
Deer Hunting

Ohio Bowhunter Tags Giant Buck with Split Brow Tines off His Friend’s Farm

By Bob McNally

Michael Hunsucker sets up a Dave Smith deer decoy on private land in Iowa.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Decoy in Deer: Tips from the Pros

By Joe Genzel

A hunter and his dog kneel behind a crowd.
Cougar Hunting

Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It

By Dac Collins

A pair of mallards dabble bottoms-up in a pond.
Duck Hunting

What Do Ducks Eat? Here’s What Every Waterfowl Hunter Should Know

By Alice Jones Webb