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

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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

james johnson buck
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

donald trump
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

kentucky buck
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

new jersey bear
Black Bear Hunting

Bowhunter Shoots Massive 770-Pound Record Black Bear in New Jersey 

By Bob McNally

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Deer During the Pre-Rut

By Josh Honeycutt

Author holds tundra swan on a boat.
Waterfowl Hunting

Why Hunt Swans? Among Other Reasons, It’s Wicked Fun

By Ashley Thess

whitetail deer hunting
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: Tips and Tactics for Hunting Big Woods Bucks, with Brett Joy

By Alex Robinson

Scott Haugen with a buffalo in the water.
Big Game Hunting

My Australian Hunting Guide Nearly Lost His Hand to a Massive Saltwater Crocodile

By Scott Haugen

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Crossbow Hunter Tags a Buck for His 101st Birthday

By Bob McNally

A native hunter, Josiah Pinkham, sits in a field of tall weeds and holds a rifle.
Big Game Hunting

Q&A with a Tribal Hunter on Storytelling, Taking Photos of Deer, and Family Traditions

By Natalie Krebs

Two bedded does and a big buck are illustrated in a field with a hunter in the background.
Trophy Deer

The End of My 4-Year Stalk for an Indiana Trophy Buck

By Clarence A. Yoder

A red squirrel in a tree in New Mexico.
Squirrel Hunting

State Officials Cancel Squirrel Hunting Event Amid Outrage from Anti-Hunters

By Dac Collins

October lul
Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Beat the Dreaded October Lull This Deer Season

By Mark Melotik, Tony Hansen

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Swamp Bucks

By Josh Honeycutt

Freel and moose taken with 22 ARC
Big Game Hunting

Why Small Cartridges Are So Effective for Big Game

By Tyler Freel

A hunter raises a rifle at a giant deer in a red and yellow illustration
Trophy Deer

My Hunt for the First Nontypical Buck Ever Accepted by Boone and Crockett in Tennessee

By Elmer Payne, as told to Jim Turner

The Curt Van Lith buck and the Bill Kontras bucks, illustrated.
Trophy Deer

The Kontras and Van Lith Bucks, Two Record Deer That Changed Bowhunting

By Jeff Murray, Michael Pearce

A dead rabbit lays in the snow next to a shotgun.
Rabbit Hunting

How to Skin a Rabbit

By Alice Jones Webb

a nice typical whitetail buck walks across a grassy field
Whitetail Deer Hunting

10 Odd and Unorthodox Deer Hunting Tips That Actually Do Work

By Josh Honeycutt

Cow elk jump over a barbed wire ranch fence.
Elk Hunting

Film: Public-Land Elk Hunters and Ranchers Can Be Good Neighbors. Here’s How

By Andrew McKean

The author tested the best elk hunting packs by carrying light and heavy loads in them.
Elk Hunting

The Best Elk Hunting Packs, Tested and Reviewed

By Matt Cashell

best trail cameras
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: Here’s Why Your Trail Cameras Don’t Work Properly

By Alex Robinson

treestand heights
Bow Hunting

Video: Testing the Best Treestand Height for Bowhunting

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of an old-school bowhunter glassing a hillside.
Mule Deer Hunting

A Dozen Blown Stalks: Teaching My Buddy to Bowhunt Mule Deer

By Brian Kahn

black bear hunting
Big Game Hunting

Michigan Girl Breaks State Black Bear Record That Was Set By Her Mom 26 Years Ago

By Richard P. Smith

A bull elk raises his head near a feeding cow.
Big Game Hunting

Should Idaho Restrict Hi-Tech Hunting Gear? State Officials Want to Know

By Andrew McKean

A successful morning of teal hunting.
Duck Hunting

How to Hunt Ducks

By Joe Genzel

A painted illustration of a bugling bull.
Elk Hunting

Zumbo in Idaho: Stalking a Giant Bull in the Selway Wilderness

By Jim Zumbo

mountain goat hunting
Big Game Hunting

Last-Chance Billy: While Battling MS, a Diehard Hunter Draws a Once-in-a-Lifetime Mountain Goat Tag

By Alice Jones Webb

An up-close shot of a bull moose in the Maine woods.
Big Game Hunting

Watch: Rutting Bull Moose Runs Over Deer Hunter on a Scouting Trip

By Katie Hill

Hunting Black Bears with a 6.5 Creedmoor
Black Bear Hunting

Hunting Black Bears with the 6.5 Creedmoor

By Derek Horner

A hunter breaks off his deer tag to tag his buck.
Deer Hunting

How Much Should a Deer License Cost?

By Natalie Krebs

scent control
Whitetail Deer Hunting

15 Scent Control Strategies That Actually Work for Deer Hunting

By Josh Honeycutt

A close-up of a gray wolf in the woods.
Duck Hunting

Wisconsin Duck Hunter Shoots, Kills One of Five Gray Wolves That Surrounded His Blind

By Dac Collins

compound bow setup
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Ideal Compound Bowhunting Setup for Whitetails

By Alex Robinson

An old illustration showing two coonhounds fighting with a raccoon in a river.
Hunting Dogs

Wheeler’s Baptism: A Hound Dog’s First Real Raccoon Hunt

By Ben East

Hunting with the FX DRS Classic
Squirrel Hunting

FX DRS Classic Review: The Best Looking and Most Ergonomic Air Rifle on the Market

By Scott Einsmann

A hunter with a buck in velvet.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Mississippi Hunter Arrows 200-Plus-Inch Velvet Buck on Her 2-Acre Property

By Bob McNally

Wisconsin DHS is asking hunters to wear a mask while field-dressing deer.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

35 Deer Hunting Tips to Read Before This Season

By Alex Robinson

Three riders on the edge of a big canyon.
Mule Deer Hunting

Carmichel Hunts Mule Deer in the Legendary Arizona Strip

By Jim Carmichel

A group of hunters with a bighorn ram.
Sheep Hunting

11-Year-Old Kid Becomes Youngest Hunter to Harvest a Bighorn Ram in Wyoming

By Bob McNally

A family of grizzly bears feeds on an elk carcass hanging from a tractor.
Elk Hunting

Hunter Criticized for Letting Grizzlies Feed on Elk Carcass Didn’t Do Anything Illegal, Officials Say

By Dac Collins

whitetail doe
Whitetail Deer Hunting

How Many Does Should You Shoot This Season?

By Josh Honeycutt