Hunting (Page 22)

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

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Turkey hunter finds a sloth skull.
Turkey Hunting

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

By Bob McNally

A strutting turkey.
Turkey Hunting

How in the Hell Do You Miss a Turkey?

By Adam Moore

crossbow turkey hunt
Bow Hunting

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

By Beka Garris

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

By Tyler Freel

A strutting tom.
Turkey Hunting

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.
Turkey Hunting

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

By Joe Genzel

Turkey hunting sights.
Turkey Hunting

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.
Turkey Hunting

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

By Wade Thiel

A grizzly steps out from behind a tree into a meadow.
Grizzly Bear Hunting

Are Grizzly Attacks Really on the Rise?

By Natalie Krebs

The short-beard tom.
Turkey Hunting

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

By Tyler Freel

Two-year-old tom turkeys.
Turkey Hunting

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
Hunting

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

By Joe Genzel

A whitetail deer herd killed by lightning.
Deer Hunting

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”

By Tyler Freel

Hunting wild hogs in Georgia.
Predator Hunting

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

By Bob McNally

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

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

By Tyler Freel

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

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.
Duck Hunting

Benelli M1 Super 90: A Classic Duck Hunting Shotgun

By John Gordon

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

red wolf and whitetail deer
Deer Hunting

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

By Christine Peterson

Turkey hunting relationships.
Deer Hunting

Hunting Creates Bonds Between Friends and Family Like Nothing Else Can

By Beka Garris

shooting a 44 Mag.
Bear Hunting

Bear Gun Shootout: 10mm vs .44 Mag.

By John B. Snow

Martha Williams on grizzly bears.
Hunting

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.
Duck Hunting

Shotshell Review: Winchester Bismuth Waterfowl Loads

By Joe Genzel

Coyote hunting contests could be banned.
Coyote Hunting

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
Hunting

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

By Keegan Sentner

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

By Tyler Freel

wild turkey CA
Turkey Hunting

“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.
Quail Hunting

Choir in the Pines: The Dogmen of the South

By Durrell Smith

A Subaru Forester with a deer on the hitch.
Deer Hunting

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

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Freel Dall sheep
Sheep Hunting

Does Cartridge Selection Really Matter for Mountain Game?

By Tyler Freel

Spread wheat if you want to make planting wheat easy.
Upland Bird Hunting

How to Plant a Dove Field Quick and Easy This Spring

By Joe Genzel

Apex TSS delivered the best patterns of the test.
Turkey Hunting

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

By Joe Genzel

Massive 23-Point Nontypical Buck Ranks as the Fifth Biggest Whitetail Ever Taken in North Carolina
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Massive 23-Point Nontypical Buck Ranks as the Fifth Biggest Whitetail Ever Taken in North Carolina

By Bob McNally

Long-Range Turkey Shooting Reality Check: Here’s What TSS Patterns and Penetration Really Look Like at 70 and 90 Yards
Turkey Hunting

Long-Range Turkey Shooting Reality Check: Here’s What TSS Patterns and Penetration Really Look Like at 70 and 90 Yards

By Joe Genzel

Gun Safety: Do You Dry-Fire to Show Clear? Most of the Time It’s a Bad Idea
Hunting

Gun Safety: Do You Dry-Fire to Show Clear? Most of the Time It’s a Bad Idea

By John B. Snow

Lingle buck 1
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Hunter Tags One of the Top 10 Non-Typical Bucks in State History

By Dac Collins

Turkey hunter using a slate turkey call
Turkey Hunting

SITKA Equinox Turkey Vest Review: Maximum Performance in a Minimalist Build

By Adam Moore

Here Are 16 New Big Game Animals Entered into the Boone & Crockett Record Books
Big Game Hunting

Here Are 16 New Big Game Animals Entered into the Boone & Crockett Record Books

By Bob McNally

deer fear human voices, NDA
Deer Hunting

You Know What Sound Spooks Deer More Than Wolf or Coyote Howls? Your Voice

By Dac Collins

Teddy Roosevelt bear hunting.
Black Bear Hunting

President Teddy Roosevelt’s 1904 Colorado Bear Hunt, According to His Guide

By The Editors

Hunting dogs and coyote snares.
Coyote Hunting

Do We Need to Better Regulate Coyote Trapping in Order to Save It—and Save Our Bird Hunting Dogs?

By Andrew McKean

The four boys who died in the N.C. plane crash.
Duck Hunting

8 Duck Hunters Die After Single-Engine Plane Crashes into the Atlantic Ocean

By Joe Genzel

Bird hearts are a delicacy.
Upland Bird Hunting

Eating Bird Innards: How to Pull, Prepare, and Cook Wild Bird Giblets

By Jack Hennessy

29 north american big game animals
Big Game Hunting

Chasing 29: Hunting Every North American Big-Game Animal with a Barebow

By Paul Schnell with Andrew McKean

The author's finished bow rack.
Bow Hunting

How to Build a Budget-Friendly Bow Rack for Traditional and Compound Bows

By Beka Garris

A bowhunter debating arrows with a pro shop employee.
Hunting

A Rookie’s Guide to Hunting Social Media

By Cliff Cadet

Doug Borries' gator.
Predator Hunting

900-Pound Cattle-Eating Gator Killed in South Florida

By Bob McNally

hiking with a backpack
Elk Hunting

The Average Joe’s Training Program: Get Into Backpacking Shape for Mountain Hunts

By Jace Bauserman

yukon moose guide
Moose Hunting

Wild Gifts: Yukon Moose Hunting Guide Curtis LaDue Has a Foot in Both Modern and Ancient Worlds

By Andrew McKean

Texas feral hog
Hunting

$5 Per Tail: Two Central Texas Counties Are Offering Bounties for Feral Hogs

By Dac Collins

Freel archery caribou
Bow Hunting

Shoulder Injuries Are Way Too Common in Bowhunting. Here’s How to Draw and Shoot Without Ending Your Archery Career

By Tyler Freel

northwoods buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Why Is Deer Hunting in the Northwoods on the Decline? And Will It Ever Rebound?

By Patrick Durkin

whitetail does in the snow
Deer Hunting

If Chronic Wasting Disease Is Fatal, Why Aren’t We Finding CWD-Killed Deer in the Woods?

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Turkey hunting is up—and down—across the country this spring.
Turkey Hunting

Your State-by-State Spring 2022 Turkey Hunting Forecast

By Brian Lovett

The Story of the World-Record Whitetail
Trophy Deer

The Story of the World-Record Whitetail

By The Editors

Freel glasses aoudad
Sheep Hunting

Aoudad in West Texas: Is the “Poor Man’s Sheep Hunt” Really a Sheep Hunt?

By Tyler Freel

The original Boone and Crockett national collection trophy mounts are now housed in Springfield, Missouri.
Big Game Hunting

The History—and Future—of Trophy Hunting in North America

By Christine Peterson

Two hunters on a deer drive.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Tommy’s Boys: A Crew of New England Hunters Copes with Loss by Driving Deer

By Gerry Bethge

Gunsmith Rob Roberts and Benelli partnered on the M2.
Waterfowl Hunting

Shotgun Review: Benelli’s M2 Waterfowl Performance Shop Is Custom Built For Duck Hunters

By Joe Genzel

apex ammunition and mallard
Duck Hunting

Apex Stacked Shotshells: A More Affordable Way for Duck Hunters to Shoot TSS

By Alex Robinson