Hunting (Page 16)

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

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A black and white illustration of pigeons on a building, a crowd, and a man shooting at the pigeons from a window.
Hunting

The Great Jonesboro Pigeon Shoot, From the Archives

By Jim Carmichel

Two bedded Shiras bulls.
Moose Hunting

Nevada’s First-Ever Moose Season Excites Hunters as Big-Game Applications Open

By Katie Hill

A trail camera of two golden eagles, a coyote, and a deer carcass.
Coyote Hunting

Rare Trail Cam Photos Capture a Coyote Fighting Golden Eagles

By Dac Collins

A yellow Lab retrieves a small shed antler.
Hunting Dogs

7 Myths About Shed Hunting Dogs

By Tony J. Peterson, Natalie Krebs

segment of old Outdoor Life cover
Hunting

The Best Outdoor Life Covers Through the Decades

By The Editors

Large elephant herd walking in Botswana.
Big Game Hunting

Botswana President Bashes UK’s Proposed Trophy Import Ban, Calls It a Return to ‘Colonial Conquest’

By Dac Collins

This Happened to Me: The Police Raided My Deer Hunt
Deer Hunting

This Happened to Me: The Police Raided My Deer Hunt

By Taylor Chamberlin, As told to Scott Einsmann

A pair of desert bighorn sheep.
Big Game Hunting

Arizona Will Stop Auctioning Big-Game Tags to the Wealthiest Hunters

By Dac Collins

A big trophy mule deer buck.
Big Game Hunting

Auction vs. Raffle Tags: Should States Stop Selling Big-Game Tags to the Highest Bidder?

By Andrew McKean

A cape buffalo taken while hunting in Zimbabwe,
Big Game Hunting

Cape Fear: Hunting Buffalo in the Matetsi Safari Area of Zimbabwe

Story by John B. Snow, Photographs by Justin Moore

hoyt vs mathews
Bow Hunting

Hoyt vs Mathews: What’s the Real Difference Between These Top Bow Makers?

By P.J. Reilly

old magazine pages
Bear Hunting

Trying to Stop a Brown Bear Attack with a .38 Special, from the Archives

By Cecil Rhode

Wild turkey on public land.
Turkey Hunting

How to Hunt Public Land Turkeys

By Alex Robinson

hunter poses in woods with grizzly bear and longbow and arrows
Grizzly Bear Hunting

Killing a Grizzly the Old-Fashioned Way: With a Longbow and a Stone-Point Arrowhead

By Tyler Freel

frank glaser outdoor life story
Wolf Hunting

The Wolf-Dog That Called in a Pack of Wolves for Frank Glaser

as told to Jim Rearden, By Frank Glaser

turkey hunter illustration
Turkey Hunting

Strebbie’s Gun: A Turkey Hunter’s Legacy Lives on Through His Shotgun

By Gerry Bethge

A Florida panther that was spotted in southwest Florida on Monday.
Turkey Hunting

Watch: Turkey Hunter Calls in Florida Panther to 10 Yards

By Dac Collins

rabbit hunting
Rabbit Hunting

My Daughter Shot Her First Rabbit at 5 Years Old — With a Bow

By Beka Garris

Elk eating hay in Montana.
Big Game Hunting

States Want to Issue Lots of Transferrable Big-Game Tags to Landowners. Regular Hunters Want to Stop Them

By Andrew McKean

Thieves are sawing antlers off skulls and selling them to shed buyers.
Trophy Deer

Thieves Are Stealing More and More Racks From Hunters in the West — and Their Profits Keep Growing

By Dac Collins

A bird hunter walks across the North Dakota prairie
Pheasant Hunting

Why Do I Hunt? The Answer to Hunting’s Toughest Question

By Jim Zumbo

Jack O’Connor’s Final Word on How to Pick a Deer Rifle
Deer Hunting

Jack O’Connor’s Final Word on How to Pick a Deer Rifle

By Jack O'Connor

A flock of Canada geese takes off from a snowy river bank.
Goose Hunting

A Stretch of the Yellowstone River Long-Closed to Waterfowl Hunting Might Reopen Soon. Some Hunters Aren’t Thrilled

By Katie Hill

where to shoot a turkey
Turkey Hunting

Where to Shoot a Turkey: A Guide to No More Misses

By Alex Robinson

Rue Mapp scouts for ducks
Duck Hunting

Rue Mapp Is Learning to Hunt, But She’s Got a Bigger Mission

By Christine Peterson

onx
Big Game Hunting

The onX Effect: Digital Mapping Apps Have Changed the Way We Hunt. Now What Will They Do With All Our Data?

By Christine Peterson

The new Sitka Turkey Tool Belt
Turkey Hunting

Sitka Turkey Tool Belt Review

By Scott Einsmann

A drone-mounted camera shows a wounded buck in the woods.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Man Convicted of Wildlife Crimes for Trying to Help Undercover Game Wardens Recover a Deer with His Drone

By Dac Collins

An old Outdoor Life cover framed for purchase in the OL cover shop.
Hunting

Classic Outdoor Life Covers Are Now Available as Prints and Posters

By Alex Robinson

Group of hunters posing in front of the best snow goose decoys.
Goose Hunting

The Best Snow Goose Decoys of 2026

By Joe Genzel

Asian buffalo
Big Game Hunting

Carmichel in Australia: Charged by a Backwater Buffalo

By Jim Carmichel

Hunters line up for a duck blind lottery in darkness. Photo by Tom Fowlks
Big Game Hunting

Can Hunting Survive in California? And If It Can’t, Who’s Going to Pay to Conserve the State’s Wildlife and Habitat?

Story by Christine Peterson, Photographs by Tom Fowlks

A Tennessee hunter with a buck and a drone flying overhead.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Drones Could Revolutionize How Hunters Recover Lost Deer … If They’re Not Banned First

By Hayden Sammak

A pack of hogs in Texas as seen through a drone-mounted thermal imaging camera.
Hunting

Mississippi Has a Wild Hog Problem. Lawmakers Think Legalizing Drones for Hunting Them Will Help

By Dac Collins

An illustration of the last grizzly bear in Colorado attacking a hunter.
Bear Hunting

I Killed the Last Grizzly in Colorado

By Ed Wiseman

How to Scout for Turkeys
Turkey Hunting

How to Scout for Turkeys

By Alex Robinson

Three plucked birds sit on a table after a demonstration of how to pluck a duck.
Duck Hunting

How to Pluck a Duck

By Natalie Krebs

Illustration of caribou, hunter, and blizzard
Big Game Hunting

Miracle on the Tundra: How One Caribou Hunter Survived a 5-Day Blizzard

By Dac Collins

A composite image of deer visiting vine scrapes.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Truth About Rope Scrapes, One of the Hottest Tactics in Whitetail Hunting

By Natalie Krebs

Dead snow geese with avian influenza are frozen into a lake.
Goose Hunting

The Story Behind the Snow Goose Mass Die-Off Video

By Katie Hill

The best slate calls
Turkey Hunting

The Best Slate Calls of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

By Scott Einsmann

Two hunters in Texas with a plains zebra.
Antelope Hunting

There’s Now a Jurassic Park for Vanishing Wildlife. It’s Called Texas

Story by Dac Collins, Photographs by Jeff Wilson

argali ram with hunters and mongolian flag
Sheep Hunting

Hunting Argali Sheep with a Crappy Scope, One Box of Ammo, and No Translator

By John B. Snow

trophy whitetail heads
Deer Hunting

The Case Against Scoring Big-Game Animals

By Andrew McKean

We tested the Spandau Arms S2.
Duck Hunting

Spandau Arms S2 Review: Field Testing a $500 Semi-Auto Duck Gun

By Ashley Thess

black bear
Black Bear Hunting

Houndsman Killed a 400-Pound Bear with a Knife to Save His Dog and Hunting Buddy

By Richard P. Smith

A Ute Tribal Fish and Wildlife sign against a blue sky.
Hunting

‘Disrespectful Violations’ Prompt Ute Tribe to Close 4 Million Acres to Nontribal Hunters, Anglers, Campers

By Natalie Krebs

A buck lies half-submerged in half-frozen water.
Mule Deer Hunting

Question of Ethics: The Buck I Was Snow Tracking Suddenly Broke Through the Ice. Should I Shoot Him?

By Nick Fasciano

A mountain lion jumps over a man standing below.
Cougar Hunting

Watch: A Biologist Darts a Mountain Lion. It Nearly Attacks Him

By Dac Collins

coyote rut
Coyote Hunting

Coyote Tactics: How to Hunt the Coyote Rut

By Brian McCombie

Hand carved decoys
Duck Hunting

Photos: The Iconic Hand-Carved Decoys of the Illinois River Valley

By Joe Genzel

ozonics
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Does Ozonics Actually Work? Here’s What 5 Independent, Diehard Deer Hunters Say After Field Testing

By Alex Robinson

A trail camera photo of a buck in Mississippi.
Trophy Deer

Hunter Tags 15-Point Buck with Unusual Double Rows of Tines

By Bob McNally

High fence deer could hold the key to CWD resistance.
Mule Deer Hunting

Here’s What Top Chronic Wasting Disease Researchers Can’t Say on the Record

By Andrew McKean

A hunter in camo secures a tag around the antlers of a nice elk.
Elk Hunting

Why Everybody Loves to Hate Nonresident Elk Hunters

By Andrew McKean

A hunter sits beside a dall ram, and looks into a steep alpine basin.
Sheep Hunting

Welcome to the New, Uncertain Era of DIY Sheep Hunting

By Tyler Freel

The Best Wild Game Seasoning, Taste Tested
Wild Game Recipes

The Best Wild Game Seasoning, Taste Tested

By Jack Hennessy

Rabbit hunting is the perfect way to switch from trad shooting to bowhunting rabbits.
Rabbit Hunting

Rabbit Season Is the Perfect Opportunity to Break into Traditional Bowhunting

By Beka Garris

A mountain lion tom peeks through some branches.
Cougar Hunting

Colorado Cancels April Mountain Lion Season Amid Anti-Hunting Opposition

By Dac Collins

john bralley with leucistic buck
Trophy Deer

Hunter’s First Deer Is an Old, 8-Point Leucistic Buck

By Katie Hill

A mature whitetail buck sniffs the air in Tennessee.
Deer Hunting

Deer Hunter Success Rates Vary as Southeast Hunters Punch Tags, Northeast Hunters Eat Tag Soup

By Dac Collins

A pine marten hides in the back of a Polaris Ranger bed before being released.
Small Game Hunting

‘It Didn’t Eat Your Face Off?’ Minnesota Trapper Gives Out-of-Season Pine Marten Mouth-to-Mouth

By Dac Collins

josh bowmar crocodile tanzania
Bow Hunting

Josh Bowmar Claims He Killed a World-Record Crocodile, Sparking Controversy

By Katie Hill

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Trophy Deer

Hunter Tags ‘Dwarf Buck’ the Size of a Labrador Retriever

By Bob McNally