Hunting(Page 17)

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

Latest in Hunting

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 2026

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

A tick embedded in a dog's skin. Here's how to remove a tick from a dog.

How to Remove a Tick From a Dog

hunting approval rating

Survey: Public Approval for Hunting Drops Sharply

By Andrew McKean

Man wears KUIU Attack Pant afield.

Upland Bird Hunting

The Best Upland Hunting Pants of 2025

By Colton Heward

six year old girl single season grand slam

6-Year-Old Turkey Hunter Is the Youngest Girl to Achieve a Single-Season Grand Slam

A vintage photo of a family turkey hunt.

Newsflash: Women Have Been Hunters as Long as Hunting Has Existed

The 2023 Issue No. 2 cover of Outdoor Life, featuring a hunter and a man on an ATV.

Celebrating Outdoor Life’s 125th Anniversary

By Alex Robinson

jack o'connor sits and holds rifle

Mule Deer Hunting

The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor

Colonel Townsend Whelen.

Big Game Hunting

Townsend Whelen’s Top Big Game Cartridges

By John B. Snow

bear hunting bc

Black Bear Hunting

Trolling for Bears in British Columbia

By Alex Robinson

Big Game Hunting

The Best Revolvers

By Bryce M. Towsley

Wild Game Recipes

How to Diet by Eating Wild Game

By Jack Hennessy

Big Game Hunting

Dads and Caribou

By Jonathan Miller

Grizzly paw and 6.5 Creedmoor cartridges

Grizzly Bear Hunting

Grizzly Hunting with a 6.5 Creedmoor

The best food plots for deer

The Best Food Plots for Deer of 2025

By Brodie Swisher

Youth bow and youth archer

The Best Youth Compound Bows

By Scott Einsmann

An American flag at half-mast in honor of Memorial Day.

A Veteran’s Perspective: Memorial Day Doesn’t Need to Be Treated As a National Military Funeral

By CARL FORSLING, Task & Purpose

Two USMC turkey hunters with a good Rio tom in Texas.

In Good Company: A Texas Turkey Hunt with Familiar Strangers

By Russell Worth Parker

A hunter wrestles a giant invasive Burmese python.

Monsters in the Marsh

By Alex Robinson

boy with a black bear

Black Bear Hunting

A 7-Year-Old Boy’s First Bear

Buffalo bill cody

Big Game Hunting

Buffalo Bill Cody’s Deathbed Interview, from the Archives

By Chauncey Thomas

how to make deer jerky

Wild Game Recipes

How to Make Deer Jerky in an Oven, Smoker, and Dehydrator

By Michael Pendley

Hunter Ty Bell stands on a ridge in Idaho grizzly country.

Return to Scout Ridge

By Alex Robinson

Mule Deer Hunting

Shed Hunter Finds $10,000 Mule Deer Antler, One of Five Hidden Across the West

archival photo of theodore roosevelt on a hunt in colorado

Our Editor-in-Chief Interviews Teddy Roosevelt After His Mountain Lion Hunt, From the Archives

By J.A. McGuire

Hogs vs. Deer: Can Whitetail Managers Take Back Feral Pig Country?

By Josh Honeycutt

hevi shot turkey load

Reduced Recoil Turkey Loads? Field Testing Hevi-Shot’s Mild New Offering

By Derek Horner

Ideal shot placement for where to shoot a bear is a slightly quartering-away bear like this one.

Black Bear Hunting

Where to Shoot a Bear, and How to Recover It

raymond bunn side x side

Takeaways from a Turkey Hunter Who Was Accidentally Shot by His Longtime Hunting Partner

By Russell Worth Parker