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Hunting

What Temperature Should You Cook Venison? What Temperature Should You Cook Venison?

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Hunting

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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Hunting

Hunting Crows with a Cowbell, From the Archives Hunting Crows with a Cowbell, From the Archives

By Bert Popowski

A hunter on skis reaches down for a bird that a dog is retrieving for him.

Hunting

These Renegade Hunters Are Skiing into the Backcountry with Their Bird Dogs These Renegade Hunters Are Skiing into the Backcountry with Their Bird Dogs

Photographs by Peter Wadsworth, Story by Ashley Thess

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Hunting

Do Hunting & Fishing Influencers Actually Get Paid? Do Hunting & Fishing Influencers Actually Get Paid?

By Katie Hill, Alex Robinson

Bird hunting restrictions in Manitoba

Conservation

Manitoba Is About to Get Way Less Accessible for American Waterfowlers Manitoba Is About to Get Way Less Accessible for American Waterfowlers

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Hunting

This Happened to Me: I Butchered a Deer in My Brooklyn Apartment and the Cops Came This Happened to Me: I Butchered a Deer in My Brooklyn Apartment and the Cops Came

By Alex Robinson

Young rifle hunter poses with elk

Hunting

My Son Killed an Elk at 801 Yards. Here’s Why I’ve Taught Him to Shoot Long Range My Son Killed an Elk at 801 Yards. Here’s Why I’ve Taught Him to Shoot Long Range

By Aram von Benedikt

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Conservation

Adventures of a Wild Horse Bounty Hunter, From the Archives Adventures of a Wild Horse Bounty Hunter, From the Archives

By I.P. Calliston

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Hunting

The Heart & the Skull: Sometimes a First Deer Hunt Requires a Punched Tag The Heart & the Skull: Sometimes a First Deer Hunt Requires a Punched Tag

By Ashley Thess

The Umarex NOTOS sits on a tree.

Gear

Umarex NOTOS Review Umarex NOTOS Review

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Hunting

The Best Hunting Dog Names The Best Hunting Dog Names

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Hunting

Watch an Arkansas Farmer Deliberately Disc a Spread of Snow Goose Decoys Watch an Arkansas Farmer Deliberately Disc a Spread of Snow Goose Decoys

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Conservation

Where Do All the Problem Bears Go? Where Do All the Problem Bears Go?

By Christine Peterson

Guns

Is Steel Shot Effective? Here’s What the Data Say After Decades of Testing Is Steel Shot Effective? Here’s What the Data Say After Decades of Testing

A young woman flies off a horse in a meadow.

Hunting

This Happened to Me: How a Riding Accident Helped Turn Me Into a Hunter This Happened to Me: How a Riding Accident Helped Turn Me Into a Hunter

Hunting

Mr. Fox Vest: The Turkey Hunting Vest That Sold for $31,000 Mr. Fox Vest: The Turkey Hunting Vest That Sold for $31,000

By Alex Robinson

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Hunting

Target Panic! Here’s What All Bowhunters Can Learn from Joel Turner on the JRE Podcast Target Panic! Here’s What All Bowhunters Can Learn from Joel Turner on the JRE Podcast

By Scott Einsmann

Old magazine illustration of cougar leaping at hunter

Hunting

Lessons From a Lifetime of Tracking Mountain Lions, From the Archives Lessons From a Lifetime of Tracking Mountain Lions, From the Archives

By John Lesowski

nasal botfly larvae in deer nose

Hunting

Those White Grubs in Your Deer’s Nose Are Just Botfly Larvae. Don’t Panic Those White Grubs in Your Deer’s Nose Are Just Botfly Larvae. Don’t Panic

The bones of a Canada lynx on a stand in a workshop.

Conservation

Behind the Scenes of Skulls Unlimited, a World-Class Taxidermy Shop Behind the Scenes of Skulls Unlimited, a World-Class Taxidermy Shop

Story by Steve Wagner, Photographs by Jeff Wilson

A man in a camo hoodie shoots a PSE bow.

Gear

PSE Archery Bought by New Outdoor Company (and Not the Bowmars) PSE Archery Bought by New Outdoor Company (and Not the Bowmars)

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Gear

Relaunching Damon Howatt, the Oldest Traditional Bow Brand in the World Relaunching Damon Howatt, the Oldest Traditional Bow Brand in the World

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Hunting

This Happened to Me: I Flew a Plane with Zero Training This Happened to Me: I Flew a Plane with Zero Training

By Andrew McKean

A mule deer buck stands beside a whitetail buck on the prairie.

Conservation

Mule Deer vs. Whitetail Deer: How to Tell Them Apart Mule Deer vs. Whitetail Deer: How to Tell Them Apart

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Hunting

Hunter Tags Alligator Twice His Size After Tug-of-War in Florida Hunter Tags Alligator Twice His Size After Tug-of-War in Florida

A whitetail deer's head peeking over tall grass in a field.

Hunting

How to Find an Affordable Deer Hunting Lease How to Find an Affordable Deer Hunting Lease

By Alex Robinson

Do elk bugle in accents?

Hunting

Do Elk Bugle with Regional Accents? Do Elk Bugle with Regional Accents?

In the War Against CWD, Deer Breeders in Texas Are Being Cast as Both the Enemy and the Answer

Conservation

In the War Against CWD, Deer Breeders in Texas Are Being Cast as Both the Enemy and the Answer In the War Against CWD, Deer Breeders in Texas Are Being Cast as Both the Enemy and the Answer

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Hunting

Tracking Desert Mule Deer with My Son Is a Vision of the Past, Present, and Future Tracking Desert Mule Deer with My Son Is a Vision of the Past, Present, and Future

By Aram von Benedikt

grizzly bear montana

Opinion

Montana Legislators, Don’t Blow Our Best Chance to Delist Grizzly Bears Montana Legislators, Don’t Blow Our Best Chance to Delist Grizzly Bears

By Andrew McKean

mule deer bucks

Hunting

The $725K Mule Deer Tag: Auction Tags Set All-Time Record at Western Hunt Expo The $725K Mule Deer Tag: Auction Tags Set All-Time Record at Western Hunt Expo

By Andrew McKean

Jim Carmichel with rifle and bear.

Guns

Jim Carmichel’s Favorite Hunting Rifles Jim Carmichel’s Favorite Hunting Rifles

By Jim Carmichel

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Hunting

How Coyote Hunting Dogs Decoy In Predators How Coyote Hunting Dogs Decoy In Predators

Maine moose hunt harvest numbers low

Conservation

Maine Reports Worst Moose Hunt Success Rate in Recent History Maine Reports Worst Moose Hunt Success Rate in Recent History

A black lab retrieves a duck in water.

Hunting

How to Train a Duck Dog Throughout His First Hunting Season How to Train a Duck Dog Throughout His First Hunting Season

By Natalie Krebs

MD hunter recovers stolen buck 14 years later

Hunting

Maryland Hunter Recovers Stolen Buck 14 Years After Killing It Maryland Hunter Recovers Stolen Buck 14 Years After Killing It

Justin Kallusky record rocky mountain goat

Hunting

What It Took to Tag the World Record Mountain Goat What It Took to Tag the World Record Mountain Goat

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Survival

This Happened to Me: I Should Have Died in a Floatplane Crash This Happened to Me: I Should Have Died in a Floatplane Crash

By Casey West, As told to Dac Collins

One of the best guns for rabbit hunting laying on a vest with shells and harvested rabbits.

Hunting

Best Guns for Rabbit Hunting Best Guns for Rabbit Hunting

By Tyler Freel, Alex Robinson

poaching charge michigan

Conservation

Michigan Man Charged with Poaching: “I Am Addicted to Venison” Michigan Man Charged with Poaching: “I Am Addicted to Venison”

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Hunting

A Widowed Homesteader Learns to Hunt Moose, or Die Trying A Widowed Homesteader Learns to Hunt Moose, or Die Trying

By Olive A. Fredrickson

private land buck

Hunting

9 Out of Every 10 Harvested Whitetails Are Taken on Private Land. Here’s What That Means for Deer Hunting in America 9 Out of Every 10 Harvested Whitetails Are Taken on Private Land. Here’s What That Means for Deer Hunting in America

By Alex Robinson

Hunter sabotages another hunter's tree stand.

Conservation

Michigan Hunter Gets Jail Time for Sabotaging Another Hunter’s Treestand, Causing 20-Foot Fall Michigan Hunter Gets Jail Time for Sabotaging Another Hunter’s Treestand, Causing 20-Foot Fall

Watch: Rare Video of Lynx Eating Another Lynx

Hunting

Watch: Rare Video of Lynx Eating Another Lynx Watch: Rare Video of Lynx Eating Another Lynx

Cynthia Wiford tree stand accident hunting pregnant

Hunting

Two Years After Surviving a Treestand Fall, Ohio Hunter Tags 182-Inch Whitetail While Pregnant Two Years After Surviving a Treestand Fall, Ohio Hunter Tags 182-Inch Whitetail While Pregnant

Wisconsin trapper with furs, which will last longer than meat from game.

Hunting

How to Trap Coyotes: The Basic Gear and Skills You Need to Get Started How to Trap Coyotes: The Basic Gear and Skills You Need to Get Started

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Hunting

The Pebble Mine Site Is a Moose Hunter’s Paradise The Pebble Mine Site Is a Moose Hunter’s Paradise

Two flintlock hunters compare rifles in the snowy woods of Pennsylvania.

Hunting

Photos from Pennsylvania’s Flintlock Season, the Last of Its Kind in the Country Photos from Pennsylvania’s Flintlock Season, the Last of Its Kind in the Country

Photographs by Henry Hung, Story by Derek Horner

Mule deer emergency feeding Utah

Conservation

As Snow Piles Up in Northern Utah, Hungry Mule Deer Are Getting Extra Food from the State As Snow Piles Up in Northern Utah, Hungry Mule Deer Are Getting Extra Food from the State

Hunting

Shed Hunting: Ultimate Guide to Finding Antlers Shed Hunting: Ultimate Guide to Finding Antlers

By Tom Carpenter, Michael Hanback

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Hunting

Deepfake Trophy Hunting Photo of U.S. Diplomat Foreshadows a Troubling Future Deepfake Trophy Hunting Photo of U.S. Diplomat Foreshadows a Troubling Future

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Hunting

Are Deer Dogs Really a Problem for Deer Hunting in the South? Are Deer Dogs Really a Problem for Deer Hunting in the South?

A bloody cougar faces off with a hound dog.

Hunting

My Third and Final Showdown with the Cougar Called Bloody-Foot, From the Archives My Third and Final Showdown with the Cougar Called Bloody-Foot, From the Archives

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Hunting

Hunting Coyotes on Frozen Lake Superior Hunting Coyotes on Frozen Lake Superior

Nez Perce butchering a bison in Montana.

Conservation

Bullet Fragment Grazes Tribal Hunter in “Freak Accident” During Bison Hunt Near Yellowstone Bullet Fragment Grazes Tribal Hunter in “Freak Accident” During Bison Hunt Near Yellowstone

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Hunting

Mexico’s 200-Inch Mule Deer Are Legendary. That Doesn’t Make Them Easy to Kill Mexico’s 200-Inch Mule Deer Are Legendary. That Doesn’t Make Them Easy to Kill

By Andrew McKean

Indiana hunters tip kayaks

Hunting

After Duck Hunters Flip Their Kayaks, Indiana Game Warden Recovers Shotguns with a Magnet After Duck Hunters Flip Their Kayaks, Indiana Game Warden Recovers Shotguns with a Magnet

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Hunting

Solo Wilderness Hunts Are Overrated, and Always Have Been Solo Wilderness Hunts Are Overrated, and Always Have Been

By Natalie Krebs

GA crossbow booner buck

Hunting

After Knocking on Dozens of Doors, Georgia Hunter Tags New State-Record Crossbow Buck After Knocking on Dozens of Doors, Georgia Hunter Tags New State-Record Crossbow Buck

Best New Bowhunting Gear from the 2023 ATA Show

Gear

Best New Bowhunting Gear from the 2023 ATA Show Best New Bowhunting Gear from the 2023 ATA Show

By Josh Honeycutt

Justin Kallusky Rocky Mountain goat world record

Hunting

B.C. Hunter Smashes Rocky Mountain Goat World Record B.C. Hunter Smashes Rocky Mountain Goat World Record

Indiana taxidermist arrested and charged with theft, corruption

Hunting

Indiana Taxidermist Arrested After Failing to Return Mounts to Hunters Indiana Taxidermist Arrested After Failing to Return Mounts to Hunters

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Hunting

Oregon Bowhunter Tags a State Record Bull Oregon Bowhunter Tags a State Record Bull