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

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the biggest bucks of 2023
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Biggest Bucks of 2023

By Alex Robinson

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Rabbit Hunting

A Christmas Hunt for the Black Hare of Halcott Mountain

By Art Flick Jr.

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Duck Hunting

The Best Duck Loads, Range Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

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Black Bear Hunting

This Could Be the Heaviest Black Bear Ever Tagged in North Carolina

By Bob McNally

the best chokes for duck hunting
Duck Hunting

The Best Chokes for Duck Hunting, Range Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

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Trophy Deer

How This Hunter Killed Three 200-Inch Bucks in Three Years

By Hayden Sammak

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Trophy Deer

Ohio Crossbow Hunter Stalks into Position on a Bedded 200-Class Buck

By Jason Thomas, as told to Dac Collins

Bowhunter Tags Surprise 210-Class Iowa Buck on Pressured Public Ground
Trophy Deer

Bowhunter Tags Surprise 210-Class Iowa Buck on Pressured Public Ground

By J.D. Vandenburg, as told to Andrew McKean

Man shoots Savage shotgun.
Deer Hunting

The 15 Best Shotguns for Deer Hunting

By Tony Hansen, Curtis Niedermier

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Trophy Deer

Bowhunter Tags Double Palmated Buck After Passing It Two Years in a Row

By Bob McNally

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Trophy Deer

New York Hunter Gets a Second Chance on This 180-Inch Buck

By Bob McNally

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Tags Giant Kansas Buck with Double Drop-Tines

By Bob McNally

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Big Bucks Over Bait

By Josh Honeycutt

reitz buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Bowhunter Tags Legendary 212-Inch Buck from a Brush Blind

By Hayden Sammak

A teen with her giant blackpowder buck.
Mule Deer Hunting

Teen Tags Monster Mule Deer, Finds Its Sheds 50 Yards from Where It Fell

By Dac Collins

late season buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Why Post-Rut Is the New Best Time to Hunt Whitetails

By Michael Hanback

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Deer Hunting

How to Tan a Deer Hide, the Easy Way

By Beka Garris

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Mule Deer Hunting

Mule Deer Hunting Tips

By Colton Heward

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Big Game Hunting

Wisconsin Bowhunter Kills Cougar in Self Defense: “I Felt Like the Only Option I Had Was to Shoot”

By David Zeug

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Crossbow Hunter Tags Giant 18-Point Buck with a Little Help from His Friends

By Bob McNally

saskatchewan two for one buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Saskatchewan Hunter Takes ‘Two-For-One’ Buck with a Giant Deadhead Stuck to Its Rack

By Bob McNally

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Hunt Trophy Does, Turn Off the Damn Phone, Befriend Your Neighbors, and Make Deer Hunting Fun Again

By Alex Robinson

maine record 8 point
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Maine Hunter Tags One of the Biggest 8-Points in State History

By Bob McNally

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

High Schooler Tags Enormous East-Texas Buck That Should Set a New State Record

By Bob McNally

Bus 142 as a hunting camp.
Moose Hunting

Long Before the ‘Into the Wild’ Bus Became a Tourist Deathtrap, It Was My Dad’s Hunting Camp

By Tyler Freel

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Ends 3-Year Quest for 180-Class Oklahoma Buck

By Bob McNally

An illustration of a deer heart and a fixed blade knife.
Deer Hunting

6 Wild-Game Rituals That Are About Much More Than the Meat

By Gerry Bethge, Josh Dahlke, Tyler Freel, David Karczynski, Ben Long, Andrew McKean

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Big Game Hunting

An Inside Look at the Wildlife Lab That Ages 10,000 Animals Every Month

By Katie Hill

Grant woods buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Dr. Grant Woods on What Hunters Should Know About the Rut, Weather, and Deer Activity

By Alex Robinson

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Elk Hunting

Lawmaker Proposes ‘All-You-Can-Kill’ Elk Permits for Wyoming Ranchers

By Dac Collins

oklahoma bowhunter massive whitetail opening day
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Oklahoma Bowhunter Tags a 230-Inch, 30-Point Buck on Opening Day

By Bob McNally

We reviewed the best coyote traps for 2023.
Coyote Hunting

The Best Coyote Traps of 2026

By Skye Goode

alabama velvet buck
Trophy Deer

Bowhunter Tags 16-Point Buck Still in Velvet, Could Be an Alabama State Record

By Bob McNally

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

By The Editors

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

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

By Bjorn Dihle

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.
Deer Hunting

The Best Rifle Scopes for Deer Hunting of 2026

By Andrew McKean

craig harper
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

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Hunting Dogs

Great White Shark Kills Dog During Sea Duck Hunt

By Katie Hill

Teen hunter tags big crossbow buck.
Trophy Deer

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

By Bob McNally

Whitetail buck
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
Deer Hunting

What Does Deer Poop Look Like?

By Katie Hill

Freel with 2023 moose
Moose Hunting

The Top Moose Cartridges and Bullets

By Tyler Freel

John Dudley buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

John Dudley on How to Beat Buck Fever

By Alex Robinson

A Tlingit fishing hook.
Hunting

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.
Elk Hunting

This Huge New Mexico Bull Could Be an Archery State Record

By Bob McNally

the best goose decoys
Goose Hunting

Best Goose Decoys of 2026

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel

best deer hunting caliber
Deer Hunting

Best Deer Hunting Calibers

By John B. Snow

The best duck calls for waterfowl hunting.
Duck Hunting

The Best Duck Calls

By Joe Genzel

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Moose Hunting

How Not to Kill a Moose, from the Archives

By Frank C. Hibben

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Wild Game Recipes

Can You Eat Wild Hog? In Short, Hell Yeah

By Jack Hennessy

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Hunting Dogs

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
Hunting

The Best Hunting Flashlights of 2026

By Benjamin La Londe

The best broadheads for deer are displayed in the woods.
Deer Hunting

The Best Broadheads for Deer of 2026

By Scott Einsmann

The redline RL-1 is attached to the bow.
Bow Hunting

The Best Bow Quivers

By P.J. Reilly

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Big Game Hunting

The 10 Best Tasting Exotic Game Animals

By Brad Fenson

Hunter using one of the best goose calls.
Goose Hunting

The Best Goose Calls

By Joe Genzel, John Gordon

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Coyote Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

what do moose eat
Moose Hunting

What Do Moose Eat?

By Katie Hill

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Big Game Hunting

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

By Katie Hill