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

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Freddy Krueger and a whitetail buck are facing off in a hunter's worst nightmare.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Freddy Krueger Bucks: The Deer That Haunt Our Nightmares

A black and white illustration of a wolf-like beast terrorizing a village.

The Mysterious Man-Eating Beast of Gévaudan, and the Hunters Who Killed It

hunter holding dead nutria and gun; overhead view of boat in muddy river

Small Game Hunting

Hunting Nutria with the Rat Pack in Louisiana

By Gerry Bethge

A bison looks into the camera withe elk on the hillside behind her.

Big Game Hunting

After More Than a Century of Conservation Efforts, Why Can’t We Recover America’s Buffalo?

By Andrew McKean

The best rifle scopes for deer hunting laid out on rocks.

The Best Rifle Scopes for Deer Hunting of 2025

By Andrew McKean

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Cover During the Rut, with Dr. Craig Harper

By Alex Robinson

whitetail scrapes

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Ultimate Guide to Making and Hunting Mock Scrapes

By Josh Honeycutt

great white shark at water surface

Great White Shark Kills Dog During Sea Duck Hunt

Teen hunter tags big crossbow buck.

16-Year-Old Pennsylvania Hunter Sets a Women’s Crossbow State Record

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Truth About Deer Jumping the String: There’s No Formula for One of Bowhunting’s Biggest Challenges

By Alex Robinson

whitetail deer scat

What Does Deer Poop Look Like?

Freel with 2023 moose

The Top Moose Cartridges and Bullets

John Dudley buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

John Dudley on How to Beat Buck Fever

By Alex Robinson

A Tlingit fishing hook.

Conserving Our People’s Subsistence Culture Means Retracing It

By Heather Douville

kentucky bowhunter three years stud in velvet

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Kentucky Bowhunter Waits Three Years to Tag 192-Inch Velvet Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

whitetail eating acorns

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Whitetails on the Acorn Crop This Fall

By Colin Moore, Alex Robinson

A big elk hanging from a meat pole and a hunter holding a freshly skinned skiull.

This Huge New Mexico Bull Could Be an Archery State Record

the best goose decoys

Best Goose Decoys of 2025

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel

best deer hunting caliber

Best Deer Hunting Calibers

By John B. Snow

The best duck calls for waterfowl hunting.

The Best Duck Calls of 2025

large moose in brush with mountains behind him, plus story title

How Not to Kill a Moose, from the Archives

By Frank C. Hibben

Wild Game Recipes

Can You Eat Wild Hog? In Short, Hell Yeah

By Jack Hennessy

leo's last hunt

A Last Hunt With Leo

By Kevin Farron

The 10/22 is a popular rimfire.

Squirrel Hunting

The Best Squirrel Hunting Rifles

By Brodie Swisher

The Best Hunting Flashlights of 2022

The Best Hunting Flashlights of 2025

By Benjamin La Londe

The best broadheads for deer are displayed in the woods.

The Best Broadheads for Deer of 2025

By Scott Einsmann

The redline RL-1 is attached to the bow.

The Best Bow Quivers of 2025

best tasting exotic game animals

Big Game Hunting

The 10 Best Tasting Exotic Game Animals

Hunter using one of the best goose calls.

The Best Goose Calls of 2025

By Joe Genzel, John Gordon

video coyote sharpshooter

Watch: Sharpshooter Makes a Perfect Shot on a Coyote That’s Attacking a Sheep

what do moose eat

What Do Moose Eat?

Herd of buffalo grazes on prairie with cliffs and clouds in the distance

Big Game Hunting

The Buffalo Revivers of the Wind River Reservation

By Christine Peterson

blood tracking dog whitetail buck

Big Game Hunting

New Blood Tracking App Could Change Everything We Know About Recovering Wounded Deer

arby's big game burger

Wild Game Recipes

I Tried Arby’s Venison-Elk Burger, the Chain’s Latest Stunt to Sell Farmed Game Meat to Hunters

tennessee wildlife resources agency tests for CWD

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Deer Biologist Accuses Tennessee Wildlife Agency of Intentionally Overestimating Chronic Wasting Disease Cases

By Dac Collins, Katie Hill

Why Mechanical Broadheads Are Still the Best Option for Most Deer Hunters

By Alex Robinson

second heaviest florida alligator feature

Big Game Hunting

This 900-Pound Gator Is the Second-Heaviest Ever Harvested in Florida

ontario new record typical whitetail

Giant Typical Likely to Become the New No. 1 Hunter-Killed Buck in Ontario

stylized bighorn ram head with topography and hunters adorning it, decorative illustration

Hunting a Record Bighorn in Broken Country

By Natalie Krebs

Chris Palomo's big columbia blacktail buck in velvet.

Bowhunter Tags Giant Velvet Blacktail After Hunting It for Three Years

dog licks blood from dead cape buffalo, two guns rest alongside

The Fearless Safari Dogs of South Africa

By Tyler Sladen, as told to Natalie Krebs

Best arrow rests.

The Best Arrow Rests of 2025

butchering wild ducks to cook

Wild Game Recipes

How to Cook Duck

Best Calibers for Elk Hunting

The Best Elk Hunting Calibers of 2025

elevated deer blind

How to Build an Affordable and Portable Deer Blind

By Derek Porter, Joe Brown

Where to shoot an elk with a bow.

Where to Shoot an Elk With a Bow

By Scott Einsmann

ultra-high-heat cooking venison

Wild Game Recipes

Is Ultra-High Heat Really the Best Way to Cook Venison?

By Jack Hennessy

how to make bone broth

Wild Game Recipes

How to Make Bone Broth

An illustration of a giant kansas buck

No Man’s Land: The Hunt for a Giant Kansas Buck

By Alex Robinson

aggressive wolf encounters

When Wolves Attack: 5 Close Calls from Wolf Country

By Richard P. Smith

The Best Hunters Go on Instinct. Here’s How to Sharpen Yours

trophy room wall with mule deer heads

Mule Deer Hunting

Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets

By Aram von Benedikt

An illustration comparing the physical differences between British and English Labs vs American Labs.

A Guide to the English Lab vs American Lab

By Natalie Krebs

duck hunter walks towards foreground decoys through ankle-deep water covered in red vegetation, sprawling trees behind

This Old-School Duck Slayer Is Opening New Hunting Opportunities Around the World for Americans

By Alex Robinson

A jet sled for duck hunting

The Ultimate Walk-In Duck Hunting Gear I Can’t Live Without

Two hunters, man and woman, sit on a rock next to a limit of king ducks.

The Favorite Shotgun, Choke, and Ammo Combinations of 5 Diehard Duck Hunters (and One Outdoor Writer)

The Best Squirrel Calls of 2025

Squirrel Hunting

The Best Squirrel Calls of 2025

By Brodie Swisher

Sabots shoot flatter than rifled slugs.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Rifled vs. Sabot Slugs: Are You Shooting the Right Whitetail Load this Deer Season?

By Payton Miller, Joe Genzel

The SX4 is a highly functional shotgun.

Shotgun Review: Winchester’s Super X4 Is the Best Affordable Semi-Auto

Best Duck Loads: How to Pick the Right Shell for the Right Bird

Waterfowl Hunting

Best Duck Loads: How to Pick the Right Shell for the Right Bird

By John M. Taylor

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Bow Hunt Deer

By Alex Robinson, Scott Einsmann

A female hunter smiles and aims a rifle with the help of hunting mentors and shooting sticks.

How to Hunt: A Step-by-Step Guide for New Adult Hunters

By Alex Robinson, Gerry Bethge, Natalie Krebs

new york record gobbler

First-Time Turkey Hunter Tags the Highest-Scoring Gobbler in New York History

wisconsin black bear ties record

Black Bear Hunting

Bowhunter Officially Ties Wisconsin State Record for Largest Black Bear