Hunting (Page 2)

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

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Big Game Hunting

Don’t Hunt If Your Heart Isn’t in It

By Alex Robinson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Has the Best (and Oddest) Deer Hunting Culture in America

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Ohio Bowhunter Takes 200-Class Buck With His Recurve at 15 Yards

Col. Tom Kelly, America’s Most Renowned and Beloved Turkey Hunter, Has Died

By Natalie Krebs

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Don’t Overthink Your Archery Setup. Here’s What Makes a Perfect Deer Hunting Bow

By Alex Robinson

Wild Game Recipes

Here’s Why the Dutch Oven Is Still the Single Greatest Tool in Outdoor Cooking

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Deer Hunt During the Dreaded ‘October Lull’

By Mark Melotik, Tony Hansen

Big Game Hunting

“Knockdown Power” Is the Biggest Myth in Big Game Hunting

By Jim Carmichel, Ron Spomer

Whitetail Deer Hunting

This Traditional Deer Hunting Tactic Is the Best Way to Get Away from Other Hunters This Season

By James E. Churchill

Big Game Hunting

You’ve Been Sighting In Your Rifle All Wrong. Use This Method Instead

By John B. Snow

The Top 5 Reasons You Suck at Shooting Ducks and Doves

By Derek Horner

Grizzly Bear Hunting

“I Felt It Sink to the Handle.” This Hunter Used an Ice Axe to Fight Off a Charging Grizzly Bear

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Old-School Tactics for Hunting Bucks Around Streams and Swamps

Big Game Hunting

Here’s How One of the World’s Greatest Animal Behaviorists Mastered the Art of Stalking Game

By Dr. Valerius Geist

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Veteran Bowhunters Use These 18 Sneaky Tricks to Fool Big Bucks in October

By Michael Hanback

Meet the Godfather of Labrador Retriever Training in America

By Natalie Krebs

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Here’s Why You Should Try Ditching Your Treestand and Hunting Deer from the Ground This Season

By Alex Robinson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 10 Best Stand Locations for Hunting the Whitetail Rut

By Josh Honeycutt

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Here’s Why a Deer’s Sense of Smell Is So Much Better Than Yours

By Natalie Krebs

Predator Hunting

Longtime Alligator Guide Catches One of the Biggest Gators on Record

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Crossbow Hunter Stalked Into Range of This Monster 214-Inch Buck

Black Bear Hunting

“Get Close Before You Shoot!” Old-School Lessons from a Grizzly and Goat Hunting Adventure

By Jack Honhart

What’s the Best Height to Hang Your Treestand? We Put It to the Test

By Alex Robinson

Wild Game Recipes

How to Make Candles Out of Deer Tallow

Whitetail Deer Hunting

9 Deer Diseases Every Hunter Should Know About

He Was 80 Years Old and Still Outshot Me on Texas Quail

By Hart Stilwell

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 287-Pound South Carolina Whitetail That Almost Outsmarted a Legendary Deer Hunter

By Archibald Rutledge

Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘A Buck Like This One Is Special.’ Bowhunter’s 17-Point Florida Deer Is Actually a Giant

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How Long Do Whitetail Deer Live?

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Best Deer Hunting Cartridges of 2026

By John B. Snow

Whitetail Deer Hunting

8 Surprising Ways That Whitetail Deer Communicate With Their Tails

By Tom Carpenter

Mule Deer Hunting

Hunter Tags Famous Nontypical Buck in Wyoming. Could It Be a New State Record?

By Natalie Krebs

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Truth About Big Bucks and Bad-Tasting Venison

By Jack Hennessy

Grizzly Bear Hunting

Two Cowboys Tracked Down a Silvertip Grizzly That Was Hunting Their Cattle — But Only One Returned

By N.L. McAlmond

‘This Bull Was Just Incredible.’ Pennsylvania Hunter’s 428-Inch Elk Is Likely the New State Record

This Is the Easiest Way to Tan a Deer Hide

Big Game Hunting

He Died for 5 Days, Then Came Back. Here’s How This Caribou Hunter Escaped an Arctic Blizzard

Big Game Hunting

Revisiting the Buffalo Slaughter, One of the Darkest Chapters in America’s Hunting History

By ROSS C. McCLUSKEY

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Maryland Crossbow Couple Doubles on Big Bucks the Same Evening

Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘Nets Are for Fishing.’ Here’s Why Many Hunters Don’t Want to Have Their Trophy Animals Officially Scored

By Andrew McKean

Whitetail Deer Hunting

11 Giant Whitetail Bucks That Still Have Mysterious Backstories

By Josh Honeycutt

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Rattle in a Buck, Based on Whitetail Deer Research

By Alice Jones Webb

I Shot the First Elk With the New 6.5 Creedmoor Plus Peak Ammo. It’s an Undeniable Elk Hunting Cartridge

By Alex Robinson

This Bowhunter Reluctantly Abandoned His Elk Meat After a Grizzly Bear Fed on It. Then Game and Fish Charged Him

By Natalie Krebs

The Best Broadheads for Deer of 2026

By Scott Einsmann

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Do Deer Really ‘Jump the String?’ Here’s What All Bowhunters Should Know

By Alex Robinson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Compound Bowhunter Tags 22-Point Velvet Buck Before His Wife Could Get a Shot With Her Recurve

Ohio Farmer Tags 231-Inch ‘Flyer’ Buck That He Missed Two Years Ago

An Old-School Elk Hunter’s Opinion: You Need Real Hunting Skills (Not Expensive Gear) to Shoot Big Bulls

By Scott Haugen

Solving the 65-Year Mystery of the Jordan Buck, the Second Biggest Whitetail Ever Killed in America

Big Game Hunting

The Golden Age of Big-Game Hunting in America

By Michael Norman

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How I Beat Bowhunting Buck Fever and Snapped My Big Buck Losing Streak

By Scott Einsmann

I Hunted Japan’s Deadly Brown Bears, and Met the Greatest Bear Hunters in History

By Col. Robert Bruce White

Squirrel Hunting

The Best Squirrel Recipes

By Alice Jones Webb

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Swamp Bucks

By Josh Honeycutt

Big Game Hunting

The Lost Art of Shooting Running Game

By John B. Snow

Mule Deer Hunting

The Worst Hunters I’ve Ever Guided

8 Life Hacks That Will Make Your Dog Hunt Better and Live Longer, According to a Vet

By Natalie Krebs

This 11-Year-Old Shot a Giant Velvet Buck on Her Birthday

Black Bear Hunting

Why Do Bears Attack? This Decades Old Database from Alaska Offers Some Hints

By Christopher Batin

Old-School Elk Hunting Tips from This Western Legend

A 207 7/8-Inch Whitetail Rack Was Hiding in a Basement for Decades. Now It’s Officially the Second Biggest Buck of All Time

By Scott Einsmann

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Deer Hunters Should Avoid These 7 Types of Rubs and Scrapes

By Josh Honeycutt

How a Kentucky Lineman Arrowed a 200-Inch Buck on Opening Day