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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 Missouri hunter with a buck in the back of a UTV.

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

A gray wolf walks in front of an elk herd.

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

A deer hunter with a 30-point buck.

Ohio Teen Tags Monster 30-Point Buck from the Ground

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

101 Best Deer Hunting Tips For the Rut

By Michael Hanback

The Best Gifts for Deer Hunters

By Alex Robinson

A bowhunter with a big Missouri buck.

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

A hunter with buck fever runs after a deer.

I Get Buck Fever, and I Like It

By Jack O'Connor

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

By Alex Robinson

mountain lion on a rock

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

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.

Ohio Hunter Arrows Remarkable ‘Droop’ Tine Buck

By Alice Jones Webb

Jeremy Wynn buck

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

moose sniffs barrel

Black Bear Hunting

Video: Bull Moose Sniffs Hunter’s Rifle Barrel

By Richard P. Smith

An illustration of the ahrens buck

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

By Mark LaBarbera, Stephanie R. Boyle

HUnting with hounds

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.

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.

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

By Alice Jones Webb

Ohio bowhunter kneels next to a buck.

Bowhunter Gets a Second Chance at a Massive Ohio Buck

Giant Drop Tine Deer That Made Whitetail Hunting History

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Giant Drop Tine Deer That Made Whitetail Hunting History

By Josh Honeycutt

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

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

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.

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

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

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

By Alex Robinson

A Minnesota bowhunter with a 12-point buck.

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

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.

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

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

By Alex Robinson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Crossbow Hunter Tags Legendary Kentucky Buck in Daniel Boone National Forest

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.

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

freel moose taken with 22 ARC

Video: Moose Hunting With the 22 ARC

Two bowhunters with a buck in Ohio.

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

Ohio bowhunter with a 12-point buck.

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

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

A hunter and his dog kneel behind a crowd.

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

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

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

hunt the pre-rut

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

Ray swingle deer hunter

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Crossbow Hunter Tags a Buck for His 101st Birthday

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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