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

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A Marine veteran and bowhunter talks about being an American.

To Be a Proud American (Bowhunter)

There are two types of recoil shotgunners need to be concerned with.

Shotgun Recoil: Here’s What Hunters and Shooters Need to Know

A single bevel broadhead

Single Bevel Broadheads: Everything Bowhunters Need to Know

The Colt No. 5 Texas Paterson.

10 Rock Island Auction Guns That Sold for Over $1 Million

Nash Buckingham's Bo Whoop.

If These Nine Shotgun Writers Could Only Have One Gun, Which Smoothbore Would They Pick?

The ultimate hunting playlist album cover art.

The Ultimate Not-Country-Music Playlist for Hunters, According to an NYC Bowhunter

Introducing kids to hunting is a delicate business.

Some Kids Just Aren’t Meant to Be Hunters. But All Kids Should Get the Chance

earlyseasondeer

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Early Season Deer

By Alex Robinson, Bob Humphrey, Craig Dougherty, Tony Hansen

Vortex SPARC Solar

Vortex SPARC Solar Review: A Red Dot for Your Turkey Gun

a killer sloth bear in India

A Killer of Men: The Story of a Deadly Sloth Bear, From the Archives

By Frank C. Hibben, introduction by Tyler Freel

A brown bear on Afognak Island

Black Bear Hunting

What Is a Stopping Rifle—and Do You Need One?

Freel with the black bear that became aggressive

Black Bear Hunting

If You Live in Bear Country, Then You Already Know—Bears Must Fear Us

The 105 CTi was a great concept that fell flat.

The Remington 105 CTi: A Semi-Auto that Almost Revolutionized Shotgun Design

By John M. Taylor

Infinite Outdoors 1

An Airbnb Service for Hunting and Fishing? Could It Work?

State record turkey

College Kid’s First Turkey Turns Out to Be a Record Breaker

Dall sheep hunt.

Big Game Hunting

Hunting Cartridges That Are Still Available During the Ammo Shortage

The author and Ethan Powell with a double on Merriam's.

What I Learned from Shooting 200 Turkey Loads and One Mountain Longbeard

Why My Son’s Name Includes “Hunter”

Why My Son’s Name Includes “Hunter”

By John B. Snow

whitetail looking over snow covered mountain

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Mountain Whitetails

By Bill Buckley

a fence on blm land

Why Not Legalize All Corner Crossing in the West?

By Alex Robinson, Dac Collins

Brown bear research

Grizzly Bear Hunting

LaVern Beier: The Bear Man of Southeast Alaska

collage of bolt-action rifles

The Best Bolt-Action Rifle Bargains

By Outdoor Life Writers

Bull elk in Montana.

“Bulls for Billionaires.” Are Montana’s 454 Permits a Step Toward Privatizing the State’s Elk Herd?

By Andrew McKean

Mossberg 940 Pro Turkey.

Mossberg 940 Pro Turkey Review

By Alex Robinson

Turkey hunter finds a sloth skull.

West Virginia Turkey Hunter Discovers Giant Sloth Skull That’s at Least 11,000 Years Old

A strutting turkey.

How in the Hell Do You Miss a Turkey?

crossbow turkey hunt

Opinion from a Trad Bow Hunter: Crossbows are Ideal for Getting Little Kids into Hunting

Thirteen Yards in One Second: Why You Can Never Outrun a Charging Bear

Grizzly Bear Hunting

Thirteen Yards in One Second: Why You Can Never Outrun a Charging Bear

Thick trees in the fog

Big Game Hunting

When a Lost Kid Wanders into Your Hunting Camp

By Nick Fasciano

A strutting tom.

Fanning and Reaping Turkeys Is Challenging and Fun. Banning It Won’t Solve Our Turkey Population Decline

By Natalie Krebs

Turkey fanning should be banned.

The Case for Banning Reaping and Fanning Turkeys

By Cameron Weddington

The Model 12 was designed by T.C. Johnson

Upland Bird Hunting

10 Classic Shotguns Every Wingshooter Should Own

Turkey hunting sights.

The Best Sights for Turkey Shotguns: Scopes vs. Red Dots vs. Open Sights vs. Beads

By Alex Robinson

Josh Powell managed to take a near record wild turkey in Virginia this Spring season.

Virginia Hunter Tags Near-Record Turkey With Six Beards and Two Broken Spurs

A grizzly steps out from behind a tree into a meadow.

Grizzly Bear Hunting

Are Grizzly Attacks Really on the Rise?

By Natalie Krebs

Frank Glaser's Story Will Wolves Attack A Man?

Will Wolves Attack a Man? A Story from the Archives

By Frank Glaser, as told to Jim Rearden, introduction by Tyler Freel

The short-beard tom.

The Mystery of the Short-Bearded Tom

By Gerry Bethge

Giant interior grizzly

Grizzly Bear Hunting

The Spirit Bear: Monster Interior Grizzly with a Recurve Bow

Two-year-old tom turkeys.

Two-Year-Old Toms Are the Bad Boys of the Spring Turkey Woods. Here’s How to Hunt Them

By Michael Pearce

Hunters Who Challenged Wyoming Corner Crossing Rules Found “Not Guilty” of Criminal Trespassing

Hunters Who Challenged Wyoming Corner Crossing Rules Found “Not Guilty” of Criminal Trespassing

By Alex Robinson

Brister invented this tow behind pattern board.

Upland Bird Hunting

Three Things We Know About Shotgunning Thanks to the Legendary Bob Brister

A whitetail deer herd killed by lightning.

Lightning Strike Kills Herd of Deer, a Wild Story from the OL Archives

By Alex Robinson

A big bear paw from an Alaska bear.

Grizzly Bear Hunting

The Real Story Behind the Infamous “Alberta Grizzly”

Hunting wild hogs in Georgia.

Predator Hunting

Diehard Hog Hunter Kills a Giant 350-Pound Wild Boar in Georgia

Granola bar cut up on an Alaska map of Dall sheep country

Stranded in Sheep Country with Bugs, Bears, and No Food

A new report from onx shows the scale of the corner crossing debate.

More Than 8 Million Acres of Public Land in the West Is “Corner-Locked” and Inaccessible to Hunters

By Keegan Sentner

The Benelli M1 Super 90 was one of the best shotguns ever built.

Benelli M1 Super 90: A Classic Duck Hunting Shotgun

This Mule Deer Has Cutaneous Fibromas, and It’s Freaking Out Residents in Colorado

Mule Deer Hunting

This Mule Deer Has Cutaneous Fibromas, and It’s Freaking Out Residents in Colorado

By Natalie Krebs

A coyote hide in a washing machine.

How to Clean a Coyote Hide in Your Washing Machine

red wolf and whitetail deer

Could Red Wolves Actually Improve Deer Populations and Hunting in the Southeast?

By Christine Peterson

Turkey hunting relationships.

Hunting Creates Bonds Between Friends and Family Like Nothing Else Can

shooting a 44 Mag.

Bear Gun Shootout: 10mm vs .44 Mag.

By John B. Snow

Martha Williams on grizzly bears.

Martha Williams, the New Director of USFWS, Talks Grizzly Bears, Hunting on Refuges, and the Challenge of Getting More Americans Outdoors

By Andrew McKean

Winchester Bismuth is one of the best loads in waterfowl.

Shotshell Review: Winchester Bismuth Waterfowl Loads

Coyote hunting contests could be banned.

Coyote Hunting Contests Would Be Banned on Federal Land If Congress Passes the Bill It Introduced This Week

By Keegan Sentner

blm checkerboard map elk mountain

The Wyoming Corner-Crossing Lawsuit Is Headed to Federal Court, Where a Ruling Could Affect Public Access Across the West

By Keegan Sentner

A new hunter with his first turkey.

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

Federal Subsistence Board Just Voted on Closing 60 Million Acres of Public Land in Alaska to Non-Local Moose and Caribou Hunters

Big Game Hunting

Federal Subsistence Board Just Voted on Closing 60 Million Acres of Public Land in Alaska to Non-Local Moose and Caribou Hunters

“Operation Longbeard” Puts an End to the Largest Wild Turkey Poaching Ring in History

By Kristen A. Schmitt

White and tan dog on point in tall grass.

Choir in the Pines: The Dogmen of the South

By Durrell Smith

A Subaru Forester with a deer on the hitch.

The Deer Wagon: I Traded My Silverado for a Subaru—and I Don’t Regret It

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Freel Dall sheep

Does Cartridge Selection Really Matter for Mountain Game?

Spread wheat if you want to make planting wheat easy.

Upland Bird Hunting

How to Plant a Dove Field Quick and Easy This Spring

Apex TSS delivered the best patterns of the test.

The Remington 870 Is Still One of the Greatest Turkey Hunting Shotguns of All Time