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An Ohio hunter shot a buck with a 2-inch antler growing out of his eye

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Ohio Hunter Tags Old, Famous Buck with an Antler Growing Out of Its Eye Ohio Hunter Tags Old, Famous Buck with an Antler Growing Out of Its Eye

duck hunting kayak

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Duck Hunting from a Kayak, Tips and Tactics Duck Hunting from a Kayak, Tips and Tactics

By Alex Robinson

7 Deer Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried Before But Should

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7 Deer Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried Before But Should 7 Deer Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried Before But Should

By Michael Hanback

A landowner and duck hunter got in a fight over trespassing in North Dakota.

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The Landowner and One Hunter From the Viral “I Own the Fcking Land” Video Are Charged with Misdemeanors The Landowner and One Hunter From the Viral “I Own the Fcking Land” Video Are Charged with Misdemeanors

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Arkansas Bowhunter Falls From Treestand After Arrowing the Biggest Buck of His Life Arkansas Bowhunter Falls From Treestand After Arrowing the Biggest Buck of His Life

A bighorn sheep was poached in western Colorado on Oct. 31.

Conservation

Desert Bighorn Ram Killed and Left by a Poacher in Colorado Desert Bighorn Ram Killed and Left by a Poacher in Colorado

rutting whitetail buck

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Tips and Tactics for Hunting the Whitetail Rut in the Real World Tips and Tactics for Hunting the Whitetail Rut in the Real World

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How to Get Permission to Hunt Ducks and Geese (Without Pissing Off the Locals) How to Get Permission to Hunt Ducks and Geese (Without Pissing Off the Locals)

By Alex Robinson, Dac Collins

Hunter carrying elk antlers

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The Final Climb: A Steep Lesson in Elk Hunting The Final Climb: A Steep Lesson in Elk Hunting

By Scott Einsmann

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Tips from The Hunting Public: Chasing Public Land Whitetails in Iowa Tips from The Hunting Public: Chasing Public Land Whitetails in Iowa

By Derek Horner

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Lessons We Can Learn from the Viral “I Own the Fcking Land” Video Lessons We Can Learn from the Viral “I Own the Fcking Land” Video

By Alex Robinson

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Video: Grizzly Bear Charges Bird Hunter Who Holds Fire at Close Range Video: Grizzly Bear Charges Bird Hunter Who Holds Fire at Close Range

old illustration of hunters with dogs in swamp

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A Creepy Bear Hunt in the Great Dismal Swamp, From the Archives A Creepy Bear Hunt in the Great Dismal Swamp, From the Archives

By Arthur Grahame

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Kentucky Bowhunter Tags Giant Buck After His Wife Has a Vision About How to Kill It Kentucky Bowhunter Tags Giant Buck After His Wife Has a Vision About How to Kill It

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The 8 Best Tasting Game Birds The 8 Best Tasting Game Birds

A young football player from Indiana shot a nice deer after his game.

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Sixth Grader Tags His Dad’s Target Buck While Still Wearing His Football Uniform Sixth Grader Tags His Dad’s Target Buck While Still Wearing His Football Uniform

By Natalie Krebs

The Hunting Public SD prairie buck

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Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails on the Prairie Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails on the Prairie

By Derek Horner

magazine illustration of man in deep mud

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This Is Why I Won’t Duck Hunt Alone Anymore, From the Archives This Is Why I Won’t Duck Hunt Alone Anymore, From the Archives

By H.A. Shanklin

Lars Andersen draws to shoot an arrow through a keyhole.

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Watch: Extreme Archer Sets a Record, Shoots 7 Consecutive Arrows Through a Keyhole Watch: Extreme Archer Sets a Record, Shoots 7 Consecutive Arrows Through a Keyhole

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How to Estimate a Buck’s Age (and Why Aging Deer Matters) How to Estimate a Buck’s Age (and Why Aging Deer Matters)

By Alex Robinson

Hunting dog trainer Tom Dokken with his black Lab, Chase.

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Tom Dokken Is the Godfather of Retriever Training in America Tom Dokken Is the Godfather of Retriever Training in America

By Natalie Krebs

meredith buck lead

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Eighth Grader Arrows a 238-Inch Buck, Likely the Biggest Non-Typical Ever Killed by a Youth Hunter in Kentucky Eighth Grader Arrows a 238-Inch Buck, Likely the Biggest Non-Typical Ever Killed by a Youth Hunter in Kentucky

Ridgley Currie calls in a bull with a paper towel tube

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Watch This 6-Year-Old Call in a Trophy Bull with a Cardboard Tube Watch This 6-Year-Old Call in a Trophy Bull with a Cardboard Tube

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Brutal Beating in Elk Country: Authorities Identify Suspects Who Allegedly Assaulted Two Hunters in Wyoming Brutal Beating in Elk Country: Authorities Identify Suspects Who Allegedly Assaulted Two Hunters in Wyoming

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One of the Biggest Archery Bucks Ever Taken in Missouri Gets Green Scored One of the Biggest Archery Bucks Ever Taken in Missouri Gets Green Scored

Angie Kokes spears whitetail buck

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Spear Hunter Kills Whitetail Buck from the Ground. Here’s How She Did It Spear Hunter Kills Whitetail Buck from the Ground. Here’s How She Did It

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The No Excuses Deer Hunting Season The No Excuses Deer Hunting Season

By Will Brantley, Tony Hansen

deer hunting missouri

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Tips from THP: Sometimes Hunting Public Land Gets Sketchy, Like When Gunshots Are Followed by Bone Chilling Screams Tips from THP: Sometimes Hunting Public Land Gets Sketchy, Like When Gunshots Are Followed by Bone Chilling Screams

By Derek Horner

Bull elk bugling on a hunt.

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I Shot the Wrong Bull, and It Was Still the Best Day I Ever Spent in the Woods I Shot the Wrong Bull, and It Was Still the Best Day I Ever Spent in the Woods

By Charles Elliott

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Dr. Grant Woods on How to Use Trail Cam Artificial Intelligence to Improve Your Deer Hunting Dr. Grant Woods on How to Use Trail Cam Artificial Intelligence to Improve Your Deer Hunting

By Alex Robinson

Conservation

Video: Bull Moose Have Brutal Fight in Family’s Driveway—Then One Jumps Into a Pickup Truck Video: Bull Moose Have Brutal Fight in Family’s Driveway—Then One Jumps Into a Pickup Truck

Anthony Peoples with his big whitetail buck

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Missouri Recurve Hunter Tags Massive Buck That “Can’t Be Killed” Missouri Recurve Hunter Tags Massive Buck That “Can’t Be Killed”

The Migrations Issue of Outdoor Life Is Here

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The Migrations Issue of Outdoor Life Is Here The Migrations Issue of Outdoor Life Is Here

By Alex Robinson

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Crossbow Hunter Tags 240-Inch Buck, One of the Biggest in Ohio Buckmasters Records Crossbow Hunter Tags 240-Inch Buck, One of the Biggest in Ohio Buckmasters Records

luke sheets ohio buck

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Ohio Hunter Tags Stud Buck from Small Property After Getting Permission from Landowner Ohio Hunter Tags Stud Buck from Small Property After Getting Permission from Landowner

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This High-Fence Bull Elk Could Break an SCI World Record. It Scores More Than 648 Inches This High-Fence Bull Elk Could Break an SCI World Record. It Scores More Than 648 Inches

Kainen Rednour shot a 12-point whitetail

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9-Year-Old Crossbow Hunter Tags a Stud 12-Point Buck Shedding Velvet 9-Year-Old Crossbow Hunter Tags a Stud 12-Point Buck Shedding Velvet

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The 10 Best Tasting Wild Game Animals The 10 Best Tasting Wild Game Animals

bowhunting in Kansas

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Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Locate Big Whitetail Bucks on Public Land in Kansas Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Locate Big Whitetail Bucks on Public Land in Kansas

By Derek Horner

Dan Infalt buck

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Inside the Mind of the Big Buck Serial Killer Inside the Mind of the Big Buck Serial Killer

By Josh Honeycutt

old magazine spread of deer camp story in outdoor life

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Your “Best” Deer Might Be the One You Pass Your “Best” Deer Might Be the One You Pass

By Perry Johnson

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A Rookie’s Guide to Knocking Down Ducks When You’re the Worst Shot in the Blind A Rookie’s Guide to Knocking Down Ducks When You’re the Worst Shot in the Blind

Origin camo Cam Hanes.

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Why Don’t More Hunting Companies Manufacture Camo in the United States? Why Don’t More Hunting Companies Manufacture Camo in the United States?

By Christine Peterson

Whitetail doe in Illinois woods

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Crossbow Hunter Becomes First Person to Harvest a Deer in Chicago in Over 150 Years Crossbow Hunter Becomes First Person to Harvest a Deer in Chicago in Over 150 Years

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How to Beat the Dreaded October Lull How to Beat the Dreaded October Lull

By Mark Melotik, Tony Hansen

hunting with air rifles

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Can Air Rifles Effectively Kill Big Game? In Short, Yes Can Air Rifles Effectively Kill Big Game? In Short, Yes

Trophy class buck poached in Pennsylvania.

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Someone Poached This Big Pennsylvania Buck Near a Federal Prison Someone Poached This Big Pennsylvania Buck Near a Federal Prison

By Natalie Krebs

mature whitetail buck

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50 Places Where Big Bucks Live 50 Places Where Big Bucks Live

By Josh Honeycutt

randy ulmer high country muley

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Randy Ulmer Tags Another Stud Mule Deer in the Colorado High Country Randy Ulmer Tags Another Stud Mule Deer in the Colorado High Country

The spectacular Dall ram taken by Jerry Lees

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Alaskan DIY Hunter Tags the Ram of a Lifetime Alaskan DIY Hunter Tags the Ram of a Lifetime

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How to Get Out of a Wingshooting Slump How to Get Out of a Wingshooting Slump

By Alex Robinson

A bowhunter with a giant San Carlos Arizona bull.

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Chad Mendes Tags a Dinosaur Desert Bull in Southern Arizona Chad Mendes Tags a Dinosaur Desert Bull in Southern Arizona

By Natalie Krebs

The author wearing the Ambient Jacket as an outer layer.

Gear

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

By Jackie Holbrook

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Tips from THP: How to Hunt Public Land Whitetails in Open Country Tips from THP: How to Hunt Public Land Whitetails in Open Country

By Derek Horner

B&W photo of hunter with deer in trunk

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A Five-Year Stalk for a Record Whitetail, From the Archives A Five-Year Stalk for a Record Whitetail, From the Archives

blood trailing dog

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Deer Tracking Dog Secrets That Will Help You Recover Your Buck Deer Tracking Dog Secrets That Will Help You Recover Your Buck

By Alex Robinson

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Don’t Aim for a Deer’s Head Don’t Aim for a Deer’s Head

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Alberta bowhunter ends up with arrow lodged in leg

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“10 Inches of Arrow Were in My Leg.” Bowhunter Suffers Freak Accident on Elk Hunt “10 Inches of Arrow Were in My Leg.” Bowhunter Suffers Freak Accident on Elk Hunt

world record typical whitetails

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The Biggest Nontypical Whitetails of All Time The Biggest Nontypical Whitetails of All Time

buck in the road

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Hunter Wounds Buck, Then Recovers It Hours Later After It’s Hit By a Car Hunter Wounds Buck, Then Recovers It Hours Later After It’s Hit By a Car

Shooting a compound with an improper open grip

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How to Grip Your Bow: Hint, Don’t Use The Open-Hand Style That’s So Popular on Social Media How to Grip Your Bow: Hint, Don’t Use The Open-Hand Style That’s So Popular on Social Media

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Are Grizzlies and Polar Bears Hybridizing in Alaska? Are Grizzlies and Polar Bears Hybridizing in Alaska?

A moose hunter rests his rifle atop a canoe paddle

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Close Calls and Second-Guesses: Frustrating Hunts Happen to Everyone Close Calls and Second-Guesses: Frustrating Hunts Happen to Everyone

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Monster Velvet Bucks from Kentucky and Tennessee Monster Velvet Bucks from Kentucky and Tennessee

By Josh Honeycutt