Hunting (Page 2)

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

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a color photograph of Grancel Fitz with a giant caribou

Big Game Hunting

I Walked Away From a Record Book Bull to Kill the Woodland Caribou of My Dreams

By Grancel Fitz

brown bear hunt

Stalking This Massive Costal Brown Bear Was the Greatest Experience of My Hunting Career

By Scott Haugen

an old color photo of Jack O'Connor sits on horseback

Jack O’Connor’s Last Sheep Hunt

By Jack O'Connor

An illustration of a man taking cover behind a log

“Why You Shoot Your Uncle for an Elk?” There Was a Time When Hunting Was Much More Dangerous

By Jack O'Connor

An older turkey hunter and his wife in Vermont.

I Tagged the First Vermont Gobbler in Modern History Back in 1973

A vermont turkey hunter during the first modern turkey season.

After Bringing the Birds Back from a 100-Year Absence, Vermont’s First Spring Turkey Season Was One to Remember

The Remington 870 Is Still My Favorite Turkey Gun. But There’s One Major Problem

By Alex Robinson

mystery buck wisconsin

Whitetail Deer Hunting

This Giant Nontypical Northwoods Buck Was Found Hanging in a Wisconsin Cabin. It’s Backstory Remains a Mystery

A mountain turkey strutting in the woods

Before We Learned to Call Turkeys in Close, We Hunted Them with Rifles

You Go I Stay feature story from Outdoor Life

Grizzly Bear Hunting

Fred Bear’s Wildest Hunt: The Day He Faced a World‑Record Brown Bear at 20 Yards

By Fred Bear, as told to Ben East

An illo of a big kudu bull with a hunter in the background

Big Game Hunting

I Arranged a Shoestring Safari — Then Got My Rifle Confiscated and Had to Beg the Outfitter for a Job. It’s a Hunt I’ll Never Forget

By James Carkhuff

an old photo of Charlie Elliott walking up on a turkey in the woods

The Vintage Turkey Tactics That Never Let Me Down

By Charles Elliott

Fred bear stone sheep

Fred Bear Said the Best Shot of His Life Was on This World-Record Stone Sheep

By Fred Bear, as told to Byron W. Dalrymple

Jack O'Connor hunting deer in the desert.

Mule Deer Hunting

O’Connor in Old Mexico: My Luckiest Day of Deer Hunting — Ever

By Jack O'Connor

A selfie of a turkey hunter calling in a bobcat.

I Was Jumped by a Bobcat While Calling in a Gobbler, and I Caught It All on Video

An illustration of people on a porch admiring the Cuyler Hill NY buck.

I Shot a Deer So Big I Genuinely Thought I’d Killed an Elk

By Sidney Mawson

Three strutting turkeys in the woods

The 7 Turkey Hunting Mistakes That Everyone Makes at Least Once

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of a woman riding a horse by a moose getting attacked by wolves

I Raised 3 Kids Alone in the Heart of Wolf Country. These Are the Tough Lessons We Had to Learn

By Olive A. Fredrickson

A composite of Kaden Sites and S&R crews.

Search for Missing Colorado Turkey Hunter Enters Sixth Day

By Kris Millgate

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

After the Courthouse Roof Collapsed Under 6 Tons of Droppings, the Pigeons Had to Go. I Volunteered for the Job

By Jim Carmichel

Wild turkeys strutting around hens.

Why You Need Aggressive Turkey Calling Tactics for These 6 Hunting Scenarios

By Tom Carpenter

Wild turkey on public land.

How to Hunt Public Land Turkeys Better Than the Competition

By Alex Robinson

A black ink illustration of a longbeard wild turkey running with a blue background.

I Hunted One Gobbler So Obsessively It Nearly Cost Me My Job

By Nathan Taylor

A close up of a wild turkey strutting in spring

This Viral Video Shows the Ugly Side of Turkey Reaping. It’s High Time to Reconsider Our Turkey Hunting Culture

By Alex Robinson

Turkey calling tips

Turkey Calling Tips: The Ultimate Guide to Bringing a Gobbler in Close

By Josh Honeycutt, Alex Robinson

mountain lion hunting

Calling Mountain Lions at Close Range Is a Predator Hunt Unlike Anything Else

By Scott Haugen

Idaho has declared hunting its state sport.

Idaho Declares Hunting the Official State Sport, Asks for Help Choosing a State Gun

By Kris Millgate

A vintage photo of a turkey hunter in old-school camo.

12 Old-School Tips for Tagging Wary Gobblers

A tom turkey hiding in the woods.

Turkey Van Tour Video: What to Do When Gobblers Go Ghost

By Roy Holdford

A coyote hide in a washing machine.

How to Clean a Coyote Hide in Your Washing Machine

An illustration of a herd of pronghorn antelope.

Antelope Hunting

How to Insult Your Western Hunting Guide

By Charles Elliott

magazine pages showing cougar attacking hunter

Predator Hunting

The Night I Treed Four Cougars, and Nearly Died Chasing Them

By E. Boyd Hilderbrand, as told to Ken Crandall

The big grizzly creek mule deer

Mule Deer Hunting

“You Can’t Eat Antlers.” One of the Biggest Bucks Ever Taken in Colorado Was Nearly Lost to History

By Arthur Hawthorne Carhart

A wild turkey looks around nervously in the woods.

I Had a Perfect Setup — Then Made the Worst Move in Turkey Hunting

By Charles Elliott

We tested TSS turkey loads through brush.

We Tested TSS Turkey Loads Through Brush and the Results Were Shocking (Video)

By Scott Einsmann

A wild turkey struts in a green spring field.

Turkey Hunting Is the Best Way to Introduce Someone to Hunting. Change My Mind

A color illustration of a wolf attacking a grizzly over a caribou carcass.

I Spent 40 Years Living with Wolves. They Still Manage to Surprise Me

as told to Jim Rearden, By Frank Glaser

Big Game Hunting

Video: Sleep In and Take Your Time When Targeting Turkeys That Won’t Gobble

By Roy Holdford

Juice the frog dog fetches bullfrogs in Louisiana.

Meet Juice, the 7-Year-Old Lab from Louisiana Who Fetches Bullfrogs

By Natalie Krebs

a happy dog running in a green field

How to Turn a Rescue, a Couch-Potato Lab, or an Off-Breed Pup into a Hunting Dog

By Jennifer Wapenski

An English setter points a planted pigeon.

‘Planting Birds for Your Pointer, That’s Gone.’ A Vague Provision in the Farm Bill Would Make It Impossible to Train Your Hunting Dog

Dustin Jone DD Adams award call.

Podcast: How to Choose a Pot Call, According to a Champion Turkey Caller

By Scott Einsmann

turkey van tour

Video: I Turkey Hunt Out of a Van for 3 Months Every Spring. Welcome to the Turkey Van Tour

By Roy Holdford

A buck in velvet eats mushrooms in the woods

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Mushrooms Are a Deer’s Secret Favorite Food. Here’s How to Easily Grow a Mushroom Food Plot

By Natalie Krebs

A guide hauls decoys back to a trialer.

Waterfowl Hunting

One of Canada’s Best Duck-Hunting Provinces Is Now Restricting Nonresidents. Here’s Why

How to Scout for Turkeys

How to Scout for Turkeys

By Alex Robinson

A hunter with a mule deer buck tagged in Montana.

Mule Deer Hunting

It Was Supposed to Be the Toughest Deer Season in Years. We Hunted Anyway

By Andrew McKean

A duck hunter smiles in the marsh.

‘I Was Hooked.’ This Volunteer-Led Program Has Introduced 100,000 New Duck Hunters Across North America

By Kris Millgate

Two Irish hunters crawl after curlew in an illustration.

Upland Bird Hunting

I Thought Snipe Hunting Was a Joke. Then I Moved to Ireland

Big Game Hunting

The Red Stag Roar in New Zealand Is the Craziest Rut Hunt on the Planet

By Scott Haugen

A collection of TSS turkey loads.

The Best Turkey Loads of 2026, Tested on Ballistic Gel (Video)

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of a leopard attacking a man while his hat flies off his head.

Big Game Hunting

Roosevelt on Safari: A Leopard Attack, an Ambush, and a Lifelong Quest Fulfilled

By Kermit Roosevelt

A barred owl flying in the night.

How to Hoot Like an Owl Using Your Natural Voice

By Natalie Krebs

The Best Turkey Calls, Tested and Reviewed

The Best Turkey Calls, Tested and Reviewed

By Brian Lovett, Scott Einsmann

Testing the best turkey red dots in the field

The Best Red Dots for Turkey Hunting of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson, Scott Einsmann

American folk hero Buffalo Bill Cody poses with taxidermy deer, antlers, and revolvers against a backdrop, 1871. Note: Image has been digitally colorized using a modern process.

I Was the Last Person to Interview Buffalo Bill Cody Before He Died. Here’s What He Said

By Chauncey Thomas

A pot call modified to be a two sided call

This Clever Turkey Call Hack Will Help You Bring Toms in Close

By Scott Einsmann

spring snow geese

Where to Hunt Spring Snow Geese: These Are Your Best Bets for DIY and Guided Hunts

By M.D. Johnson

Video: We Helicoptered into Landlocked Public Ground for an Epic Elk Hunt — Then a Rancher Stole Our Bull

By Andrew McKean

An illustration of two men trying to cut trapped dogs loose from a canoe.

I Was Bowhunting in Old Mexico with the Legendary Lee Brothers When Tragedy Struck

By Delbert L. Chears

A harbor seal in Alaska.

Grizzly Bear Hunting

Alaska Man Contracts Mysterious ‘Seal Finger’ Disease in What Officials Are Calling a Medical First

A hunter on skis reaches down for a bird that a dog is retrieving for him.

Photos: Meet the Renegade Hunters Who Are Skiing into the Backcountry with Their Bird Dogs

Photographs by Peter Wadsworth, Story by Ashley Thess

turkey hunting shotguns

The Best Turkey Shotguns of All Time

By Alex Robinson

Testing the best turkey vests

The Best Turkey Vests of 2026, Field Tested and Reviewed

By Adam Moore, Alice Jones Webb