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B&W photo of hunter with deer in trunk

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

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

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

“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

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

buck in the road

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

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

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

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

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

By Josh Honeycutt

.222 remington magnum

Guns

.222 Remington Magnum: A Classic Cartridge That Still Gets It Done on Varmints and Predators .222 Remington Magnum: A Classic Cartridge That Still Gets It Done on Varmints and Predators

Jonathon Stuart and his 2022 whitetail buck

Kentucky Bowhunter Tags Tall-Antlered Buck Kentucky Bowhunter Tags Tall-Antlered Buck

kansas whitetail

Kansas Hunter Tags Giant 230-Inch Buck During Early Muzzleloader Season Kansas Hunter Tags Giant 230-Inch Buck During Early Muzzleloader Season

By Alex Robinson

vt bear hounds jason spears FB

Court Case Involving Three Vermont Hunters, a 61-Year-Old Suspect, and a Can of Bear Spray Moves Forward Court Case Involving Three Vermont Hunters, a 61-Year-Old Suspect, and a Can of Bear Spray Moves Forward

rutting whitetail buck

The Best Times to Hunt the Whitetail Rut This Season The Best Times to Hunt the Whitetail Rut This Season

By Michael Hanback

Danny Farris with a buck taken behind a decoy

Gear

The Best Deer Decoys The Best Deer Decoys

original magazine pages

I Ditched a Bogus Outfitter for a Real Trophy Moose Hunt, From the Archives I Ditched a Bogus Outfitter for a Real Trophy Moose Hunt, From the Archives

By William N. Roach

bull moose fight

Famous Bull Moose Killed in Fight with Even Bigger Bull Famous Bull Moose Killed in Fight with Even Bigger Bull

hunting by moon phase

Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too

By Michael Hanback

hunting river bottom bucks

Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails in Public Land River Bottoms Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails in Public Land River Bottoms

By Derek Horner

Bowhunter from a treestand.

What If Grizzly Bears Killed as Many Hunters as Treestand Accidents Do? What If Grizzly Bears Killed as Many Hunters as Treestand Accidents Do?

By Katie Hill, Alex Robinson

A set of 20-gauge Red Labels.

Guns

The Ruger Red Label: America’s Last Working-Class Over/Under The Ruger Red Label: America’s Last Working-Class Over/Under

By Colton Heward

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Attacked on the Nushagak: When a Moose Hunter Gets Pinned by a Brown Bear, It’s Up to His Hunting Partner to Save His Life Attacked on the Nushagak: When a Moose Hunter Gets Pinned by a Brown Bear, It’s Up to His Hunting Partner to Save His Life

Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?

Guns

Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring? Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?

By John B. Snow

Paul Martens with his mule deer buck.

Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion

scotty burke buck

Crossbow Hunter Tags 175-Inch East Tennessee Buck in Velvet Crossbow Hunter Tags 175-Inch East Tennessee Buck in Velvet

By Josh Honeycutt

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Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch

Aftermarket chokes can provide more effective patterns.

Guns

The Best Chokes for Pheasant Hunting The Best Chokes for Pheasant Hunting

World record whitetail buck

The Milo Hanson Buck: How Long Can the Whitetail World Record Stand? The Milo Hanson Buck: How Long Can the Whitetail World Record Stand?

By Alex Robinson, Andrew McKean, Jim Zumbo

Straight walls could supplant slug guns.

Guns

Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun? Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun?

By Brad Fitzpatrick

texas alligator

Texas Man Catches Massive 14-Foot Alligator Next to RV Park Texas Man Catches Massive 14-Foot Alligator Next to RV Park

hunters with sheep

Ram of Pilot Mountain: The Story of Jack O’Connor’s Biggest Sheep Ram of Pilot Mountain: The Story of Jack O’Connor’s Biggest Sheep

By Jack O’Connor

Grant Woods sold America's most famous whitetail property, the "Proving Grounds."

Grant Woods Just Sold the “Proving Grounds.” Here’s What He Learned from Building One of the Most Famous Whitetail Properties in America Grant Woods Just Sold the “Proving Grounds.” Here’s What He Learned from Building One of the Most Famous Whitetail Properties in America

The Tactacam XB has the best picture quality.

Is Hunting with Cellular Trail Cameras Fair Chase or Cheating? Is Hunting with Cellular Trail Cameras Fair Chase or Cheating?

By Alex Robinson

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Texas Man Catches His First Alligator, and It’s a Mossy-Tailed Beast Texas Man Catches His First Alligator, and It’s a Mossy-Tailed Beast

The new traditions issue of outdoor life magazine.

Traditions Unchanged: The Newest Issue of the Outdoor Life Digital Edition Traditions Unchanged: The Newest Issue of the Outdoor Life Digital Edition

By Alex Robinson

two santee SC gators lead

Two Giant, 13-Foot Alligators Taken from South Carolina Lakes in One Day Two Giant, 13-Foot Alligators Taken from South Carolina Lakes in One Day

super freak pronghorn NM

Hunter Tags Nearly 30-Inch-Wide “Super Freak” Pronghorn on Opening Day Hunter Tags Nearly 30-Inch-Wide “Super Freak” Pronghorn on Opening Day

Bowhunter Nearly Gored to Death by a Bull Moose He Missed Bowhunter Nearly Gored to Death by a Bull Moose He Missed

tyler freel in alaska

An Alaskan Sheep Hunt Turns Into a 70-Mile Hike From Hell An Alaskan Sheep Hunt Turns Into a 70-Mile Hike From Hell

Taylor Nield tagged a 190-inch mule deer buck in Idaho on Aug. 26.

Idaho Bowhunter Gets a Second Shot on a 190-Class Velvet Buck with Family’s Help Idaho Bowhunter Gets a Second Shot on a 190-Class Velvet Buck with Family’s Help

Killer whales hunting

Video Showing Killer Whales’ Hunting Tactics Demonstrates Why Orcas Are the Ultimate Predators Video Showing Killer Whales’ Hunting Tactics Demonstrates Why Orcas Are the Ultimate Predators

By Alex Robinson

USDA lifts a ban on importing hunter-harvested waterfowl meat from Canada.

USDA Walks Back Canada Waterfowl Ban, Will Allow Hunters to Bring Meat Across the Border USDA Walks Back Canada Waterfowl Ban, Will Allow Hunters to Bring Meat Across the Border

screenshots luchtel bull elk video

Watch: Bowhunter Arrows Bull that Rolls Downhill and Almost Crushes His Cameraman Watch: Bowhunter Arrows Bull that Rolls Downhill and Almost Crushes His Cameraman

old magazine photo of author with moose

A Moose Hunt in the Unmapped Yukon, From the Archives A Moose Hunt in the Unmapped Yukon, From the Archives

By Charles Elliott

One missing moose hunter was found deceased on the Lower Kuskokwim River on Friday, Sept. 9 and a separate trio are still missing in the same area.

Search for Three Missing Moose Hunters in Alaska Still Ongoing. Another Moose Hunter Found Deceased Search for Three Missing Moose Hunters in Alaska Still Ongoing. Another Moose Hunter Found Deceased

The best ghillie suits of 2022

Gear

The Best Ghillie Suits of 2025 The Best Ghillie Suits of 2025

A whitetail buck dunks his head underwater on trail camera to eat.

Trail Cam Video Shows Georgia Whitetail Eating Corn Under Water Trail Cam Video Shows Georgia Whitetail Eating Corn Under Water

removed from Instagram

A High-Profile Deer Biologist Had His Instagram Account Deleted … for Posting About Competitive Shooting? A High-Profile Deer Biologist Had His Instagram Account Deleted … for Posting About Competitive Shooting?

By Andrew McKean

John Cassimus harvested a 300-pound whitetail in Alberta this week.

Bowhunter Tags Huge 300-Pound Alberta Whitetail Bowhunter Tags Huge 300-Pound Alberta Whitetail

pintail drake seedskadee

Pintails Hit Their Lowest Population in Decades. Some Researchers Think We Could be Miscounting Them Pintails Hit Their Lowest Population in Decades. Some Researchers Think We Could be Miscounting Them

By Keegan Sentner

Study That Suggests Chronic Wasting Disease Can Infect Humans May Be Flawed, According to Top Researchers Study That Suggests Chronic Wasting Disease Can Infect Humans May Be Flawed, According to Top Researchers

By Andrew McKean

Cami stone sheep

13-Year-Old Texas Girl Becomes Youngest Female Hunter to Complete North American Sheep Grand Slam 13-Year-Old Texas Girl Becomes Youngest Female Hunter to Complete North American Sheep Grand Slam

An alligator was pictured strapped to the back of a Chevy Traverse on a Florida interstate highway.

This Alligator Strapped to an SUV on I-95 is the Most Florida Thing You’ll See Today This Alligator Strapped to an SUV on I-95 is the Most Florida Thing You’ll See Today

A sheep hunter slips and falls as he decides he can't make it to the sheep.

I Finally Drew a Bighorn Sheep Tag. I Was Too Out of Shape to Punch It I Finally Drew a Bighorn Sheep Tag. I Was Too Out of Shape to Punch It

By John F. Lane, as told to Charles Elliott

Luke Resop MSU graduate student putting a GPS collar on buck 140 in Mississippi.

This Buck Swims Across the Mississippi River and Back Every Year During an 18-Mile Migration This Buck Swims Across the Mississippi River and Back Every Year During an 18-Mile Migration

georgia alligator hunt

Georgia Brothers Tag Monster Alligator After Sending Up a Prayer Georgia Brothers Tag Monster Alligator After Sending Up a Prayer

Glassing a sheep basin

A Backcountry Packing List for DIY Mountain Hunters A Backcountry Packing List for DIY Mountain Hunters

Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge closed to all bird hunting this week.

A Pacific Waterfowl Oasis Ran Out of Water. These Duck Hunters Are Footing the Bill for Some More A Pacific Waterfowl Oasis Ran Out of Water. These Duck Hunters Are Footing the Bill for Some More

one eye willy OR muley buck

Oregon Bowhunter Tags an Old Warrior Muley Buck on Opening Weekend Oregon Bowhunter Tags an Old Warrior Muley Buck on Opening Weekend

A blackpowder hunter caught between two elk

Caught Between Two Rutting Bulls, From the Archives Caught Between Two Rutting Bulls, From the Archives

By Jim Tschetter

Hounds treeing a black bear.

The Best Bear Hunting Dogs The Best Bear Hunting Dogs

By Brodie Swisher

A white dog with brown ears laying on a tan dog bed with a toy duck

The Best Dog Beds for Your Family Hunting Dog The Best Dog Beds for Your Family Hunting Dog

By Scott Einsmann

Lee Ellis shot a 190 2/8-inch velvet buck in Tennessee.

Suburban Bowhunter Tags 190-Inch Velvet Buck on Opening Day Suburban Bowhunter Tags 190-Inch Velvet Buck on Opening Day