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A buck stands in the trees

Alabama Is Auctioning Off 5-Year Hunting Leases on Some of Its Public Land Alabama Is Auctioning Off 5-Year Hunting Leases on Some of Its Public Land

A deer eats an apple

Tennessee Legalizes Baiting During Deer Season — for an Extra $50 Fee Tennessee Legalizes Baiting During Deer Season — for an Extra $50 Fee

By Alice Jones Webb

greek venison meatballs

Venison Recipes: The Best Wild Venison Dishes, from the Experts Venison Recipes: The Best Wild Venison Dishes, from the Experts

bear hunting in alaska

Bear Hunting with My 7-Year-Old Daughter Has Taught Us Both Some Important Lessons Bear Hunting with My 7-Year-Old Daughter Has Taught Us Both Some Important Lessons

A trail cam picture of a buck in a field.

A Hunting Personality Is Suing a Game Warden, Claiming Bogus Bait Charges Ruined His Reputation A Hunting Personality Is Suing a Game Warden, Claiming Bogus Bait Charges Ruined His Reputation

Wolves and sled dogs racing across the snow.

I Spent 25 Years Trapping Wolves in the Canadian Wilderness. Here’s What I Learned I Spent 25 Years Trapping Wolves in the Canadian Wilderness. Here’s What I Learned

A boot company is selling gator hunts

This Texas Boot Company Is Charging $5K for Cowboy Boots. The Fee Includes a Gator Hunt This Texas Boot Company Is Charging $5K for Cowboy Boots. The Fee Includes a Gator Hunt

A vintage black and white photo of a man darting a bear from a helicopter.

16 Incredible Vintage Hunting and Fishing Photos from an Alaska Wildlife Refuge 16 Incredible Vintage Hunting and Fishing Photos from an Alaska Wildlife Refuge

By Natalie Krebs

These are the best duck calls for beginners.

The Best Duck Calls for Beginners, Tested and Reviewed The Best Duck Calls for Beginners, Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

Cougar jumping on a man

The Game Warden Asked Us to Track One Lion. We Found Four in Two Days The Game Warden Asked Us to Track One Lion. We Found Four in Two Days

An illustration of a boy hunting cranes

I Was the Youngest Duck Poacher in Saskatchewan I Was the Youngest Duck Poacher in Saskatchewan

I Hunted Feral Camels In the Australian Outback I Hunted Feral Camels In the Australian Outback

By Scott Haugen

Montana national guardsmen land a helicopter.

Montana National Guard Under Investigation After Allegedly Using a Helicopter to Steal Shed Antlers Montana National Guard Under Investigation After Allegedly Using a Helicopter to Steal Shed Antlers

A collage of two turkey hunters, a strutting turkey, a Dodge Ram truck, and a gas station.

Video: Mark Drury Gets His Truck Stolen During a Turkey Hunt Video: Mark Drury Gets His Truck Stolen During a Turkey Hunt

By Alice Jones Webb

controversial bucks

The 5 Most Controversial Trophy Bucks in Recent History The 5 Most Controversial Trophy Bucks in Recent History

By Alex Robinson

The Best Turkey Hunting Boots of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

The Best Turkey Hunting Boots of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Turkey Hunting Boots of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

Two dogs wear collars in the snow.

The Best Dog Collars of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Dog Collars of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Alice Jones Webb

A man wrestled a wild turkey in a cemetery in New Hampshire

Watch: Man Wrestling a Wild Turkey in Cemetery ‘Not a Good Look,’ Says Investigating Game Warden Watch: Man Wrestling a Wild Turkey in Cemetery ‘Not a Good Look,’ Says Investigating Game Warden

By Natalie Krebs

Cody Kabus returned a trophy-class buck to the rightful Wisconsin hunter

A Wisconsin Bowhunter Killed the Biggest Buck He’d Ever Seen. Then He Gave It to Another Hunter A Wisconsin Bowhunter Killed the Biggest Buck He’d Ever Seen. Then He Gave It to Another Hunter

By Alice Jones Webb

Polar bear lifts paw walking across kelp

Two Tourists Got Pissed They Didn’t Get to Photograph Polar Bears Because of Native Hunters Two Tourists Got Pissed They Didn’t Get to Photograph Polar Bears Because of Native Hunters

By Natalie Krebs

A strutting turkey in green greass

The 7 Biggest Turkey Hunting Mistakes That Will Keep You From Punching Your Tag The 7 Biggest Turkey Hunting Mistakes That Will Keep You From Punching Your Tag

By Alex Robinson

Two strutting toms next to a hen turkey.

If Turkey Populations Are Struggling, Why Do We Still Shoot Hens in the Fall? If Turkey Populations Are Struggling, Why Do We Still Shoot Hens in the Fall?

Tom turkeys spar in a Montana field.

Turkey Hunting with My Dad Is an Exercise in Trying Not to Kill Each Other Turkey Hunting with My Dad Is an Exercise in Trying Not to Kill Each Other

By Natalie Krebs

A Tiger Killed 23 Sheep in a Neighboring Village. We Spent Weeks Tracking It Down A Tiger Killed 23 Sheep in a Neighboring Village. We Spent Weeks Tracking It Down

By Cyril E. Holland

A Carolina hunter holds up a gobbler; a close-up of a turkey leg with two spurs.

‘Everyone Calls Me Lucky.’ New Turkey Hunter Tags a Double-Spurred Gobbler ‘Everyone Calls Me Lucky.’ New Turkey Hunter Tags a Double-Spurred Gobbler

The setup the author used to hunt black bears with a 6.5 Creedmoor

I’ve Become Recoil Shy in My Old Age. Is the 6.5 Creedmoor a Legit Elk Round? I’ve Become Recoil Shy in My Old Age. Is the 6.5 Creedmoor a Legit Elk Round?

By John B. Snow

An illustration of a charging bear

I Stalked America’s Most Dangerous Game in the Riskiest Place Possible I Stalked America’s Most Dangerous Game in the Riskiest Place Possible

By Frank C. Hibben

wisconsin whitetail buck

Wisconsin Claims Record Deer Populations and High Harvests, But CWD Trouble Looms Wisconsin Claims Record Deer Populations and High Harvests, But CWD Trouble Looms

By Alex Robinson

A hunter packs out a buck; a busted ankle injured during the hunt.

I Fell in a Hole While Packing Out My Buck in a Storm. This Old SOS Trick Saved Me I Fell in a Hole While Packing Out My Buck in a Storm. This Old SOS Trick Saved Me

An illustration of a bull moose charging a hunter on a horse.

A Dozen Times I Should Have Died While Hunting and Fishing A Dozen Times I Should Have Died While Hunting and Fishing

By Charles Elliott

A turkey hunter with a banded gobbler she killed in Oklahoma.

‘Never in a Million Years.’ Turkey Hunter Tags Banded Gobbler in Oklahoma ‘Never in a Million Years.’ Turkey Hunter Tags Banded Gobbler in Oklahoma

an alabama turkey taken with help from a trail camera

How to Use Trail Cameras for Turkey Hunting How to Use Trail Cameras for Turkey Hunting

By Andrew McKean, Alex Robinson

Mr. Fox poses with his turkey and golf cart blind.

At 94, Mossy Oak Legend Mr. Fox Just Tagged a Gobbler from This Custom Golf-Cart Blind At 94, Mossy Oak Legend Mr. Fox Just Tagged a Gobbler from This Custom Golf-Cart Blind

By Alice Jones Webb

A black and white and orange illustration of a bowhunter at full draw.

We Wanted to Bowhunt Caribou. Our Guides Were Skeptical — at First We Wanted to Bowhunt Caribou. Our Guides Were Skeptical — at First

By Cliff Coe, as told to Frank Tinker

turkey vision 1

Turkey Vision: Here’s What Hunters Should Know About How Wild Turkeys See Turkey Vision: Here’s What Hunters Should Know About How Wild Turkeys See

best vacuum sealers

The Best Vacuum Sealers of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Vacuum Sealers of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Derek Horner, Scott Einsmann

An illustration of a giant nontypical Ohio buck

I Killed Ohio’s Biggest Nontypical Buck on My First Deer Hunt I Killed Ohio’s Biggest Nontypical Buck on My First Deer Hunt

By Chester Veach, with Bill Thomas

Stormy and her dad pose with a caribou in velvet.

This 13-Year-Old Texas Girl Is the Youngest to Ever Complete the Super 10 Slam This 13-Year-Old Texas Girl Is the Youngest to Ever Complete the Super 10 Slam

By Alice Jones Webb

A blue color phase black bear, also known as a glacier bear.

I Tagged the First Glacier Bear Ever Taken by a Modern Bowhunter I Tagged the First Glacier Bear Ever Taken by a Modern Bowhunter

By James F. Martin

An illustration of a hunter facing down a charging cape buffalo.

I Was Charged by a Cape Buffalo While Testing One of the Earliest .458 Win. Mags I Was Charged by a Cape Buffalo While Testing One of the Earliest .458 Win. Mags

By Dr. Charles B. Stacy

A bull elk stands on a hill side

Idaho Hunters Want Restrictions on Drones, Thermals, and Cellular Trail Cams Idaho Hunters Want Restrictions on Drones, Thermals, and Cellular Trail Cams

By Andrew McKean

A buck pronghorn antelope

Antelope Numbers Are Dropping. That’s Why Two Hunters Are Launching the North American Pronghorn Foundation Antelope Numbers Are Dropping. That’s Why Two Hunters Are Launching the North American Pronghorn Foundation

By Andrew McKean

The Best Turkey Vests of 2025, Field Tested and Reviewed The Best Turkey Vests of 2025, Field Tested and Reviewed

By Adam Moore, Alice Jones Webb

an illustration of an old-school turkey hunter about to shoot a tom coming in

I Called in My First Turkey During a Lightning Storm I Called in My First Turkey During a Lightning Storm

By Thomas Weddle

A velvet-racked buck makes the most of the growing season.

What Are the Keys to Managing for Bucks with Bigger Antlers? What Are the Keys to Managing for Bucks with Bigger Antlers?

By Andrew McKean

A trail camera image of a whitetail doe protecting a fawn from a black bear.

Stunning Trail Cam Video Captures the Moment a Black Bear Pounces on a Fawn Stunning Trail Cam Video Captures the Moment a Black Bear Pounces on a Fawn

By Alice Jones Webb

mark drury turkey

How to Decoy Turkeys, Advanced Tactics with Mark Drury How to Decoy Turkeys, Advanced Tactics with Mark Drury

By Alex Robinson

a bobcat stares into a trail camera lens

Watch a Bobcat Snatch a Turkey Out of Midair in This Incredible Trail Cam Video Watch a Bobcat Snatch a Turkey Out of Midair in This Incredible Trail Cam Video

an elk hunter was life flighted after cutting himself with a knife

This Happened to Me: I Severed My Artery While Quartering an Elk and Almost Bled Out on the Mountain This Happened to Me: I Severed My Artery While Quartering an Elk and Almost Bled Out on the Mountain

Henry Rauschenbach, as told to Alice Jones Webb

A sheep hunter leaps across a waterfall high in the mountains.

My Bush Plane Crashed. I Went Sheep Hunting Anyway My Bush Plane Crashed. I Went Sheep Hunting Anyway

By Donald L. Jenkins

A flock of mallards and a lone pintail on a river in winter.

Kansas Gov. Vetoes Bill to Limit Nonresident Waterfowlers to Hunting Just 3 Days a Week Kansas Gov. Vetoes Bill to Limit Nonresident Waterfowlers to Hunting Just 3 Days a Week

How I Still-Hunted the Second Biggest Buck Ever Tagged in Missouri How I Still-Hunted the Second Biggest Buck Ever Tagged in Missouri

By Jeffrey A. Brunk

A shoulder mount on display at an outdoor show in Wisconsin.

This 49-Point Buck Was Promoted as a New State Record. Critics Say It Was Pen Raised This 49-Point Buck Was Promoted as a New State Record. Critics Say It Was Pen Raised

best turkey guns

The Best Turkey Hunting Shotguns of 2025, Field Tested and Reviewed The Best Turkey Hunting Shotguns of 2025, Field Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel, Scott Einsmann

A grizzly bear falls off a cliff in an illustration with a red sky

I Was Trapped on a Cliff, Staring Down a Charging Grizzly I Was Trapped on a Cliff, Staring Down a Charging Grizzly

Two whitetail shoulder mounts hang on a white wall.

30 Years Later, Kansas Officially Certifies 200-Inch Archery Buck as the New State Record 30 Years Later, Kansas Officially Certifies 200-Inch Archery Buck as the New State Record

By Natalie Krebs

The Best Turkey Decoys of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Turkey Decoys of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Josh Dahlke, Alex Robinson

Tales of Spring Subsistence Hunting in the Arctic: Bot Fly Larva, Caribou Fetus, and Boiled Eiders Tales of Spring Subsistence Hunting in the Arctic: Bot Fly Larva, Caribou Fetus, and Boiled Eiders

By Scott Haugen

Tevis McCauley arrested

Tevis McCauley, the Infamous Kentucky Whitetail Heaven Outfitter, Has Been Arrested as a ‘Fugitive from Justice’ Tevis McCauley, the Infamous Kentucky Whitetail Heaven Outfitter, Has Been Arrested as a ‘Fugitive from Justice’

By Natalie Krebs

A hen turkey pants as it pops its head above green grass.

Can Turkeys Drown in the Rain? Can Turkeys Drown in the Rain?

By Alice Jones Webb

Two turkey hunters run after turkeys

My Buddy Took Me Turkey Hunting, Then Shot My Bird Out from Under Me My Buddy Took Me Turkey Hunting, Then Shot My Bird Out from Under Me

A large tom wild turkey of an unknown age walks through a meadow.

No, You Can’t Really Age Adult Turkeys. Here’s Why No, You Can’t Really Age Adult Turkeys. Here’s Why

By Alice Jones Webb

A bull elk grazes in a field.

Deer and Elk Hunters in Washington State Can No Longer Hunt Over Bait Deer and Elk Hunters in Washington State Can No Longer Hunt Over Bait

A strutting tom turkey in a two track.

Wild Turkeys Are Dumb. Change My Mind Wild Turkeys Are Dumb. Change My Mind

Story by Larry Dablemont, Introduction by Gerry Bethge