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Teddy Roosevelt bear hunting.

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

coyote buck kill guyette

Massachusetts Shed Hunter Discovers Buck That Was Half-Eaten by Coyotes, But Still Alive Massachusetts Shed Hunter Discovers Buck That Was Half-Eaten by Coyotes, But Still Alive

Hunting dogs and coyote snares.

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

By Andrew McKean

"hank the tank" via facebook

Wildlife Officials Want to Euthanize a California Black Bear That’s Damaged 38 Properties. Bear Advocates Want to Send It to Colorado Wildlife Officials Want to Euthanize a California Black Bear That’s Damaged 38 Properties. Bear Advocates Want to Send It to Colorado

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

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

grasslands for ranching South Dakota

The Feds Are Spending $1 Billion on New Ag Projects That Should Also Help Wildlife Habitat The Feds Are Spending $1 Billion on New Ag Projects That Should Also Help Wildlife Habitat

Lying About Their Utah Residency for Better Tags Cost These Hunters Thousands—Plus Felony Charges for Fraud

Lying About Their Utah Residency for Better Tags Cost These Hunters Thousands—Plus Felony Charges for Fraud Lying About Their Utah Residency for Better Tags Cost These Hunters Thousands—Plus Felony Charges for Fraud

Bird hearts are a delicacy.

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

By Jack Hennessy

Arrow for a Grizzly

Arrow for a Grizzly: A Classic Fred Bear Tale from the Archives Arrow for a Grizzly: A Classic Fred Bear Tale from the Archives

By Fred Bear, as told to Ben East, introduction by Tyler Freel

pronghorn at seedskadee NWR

Wyoming Rancher Busted for Selling Poached Pronghorn and Mule Deer as Beef Jerky Wyoming Rancher Busted for Selling Poached Pronghorn and Mule Deer as Beef Jerky

gray wolf in the snow

Judge Orders Federal Protections to be Restored for Gray Wolves Judge Orders Federal Protections to be Restored for Gray Wolves

wisconsin deer hunt

Let’s Not Forget, the Midwest and South (Not the West) Are the Heartbeat of Hunting in America Let’s Not Forget, the Midwest and South (Not the West) Are the Heartbeat of Hunting in America

By Alex Robinson

vegas shoot archery winners

Two Teenagers Win Super Bowl of Professional Archery Two Teenagers Win Super Bowl of Professional Archery

Alabama Hunter Tags an 8-Pointer That Turns Out to Be a Doe (Sort Of)

Alabama Hunter Tags an 8-Pointer That Turns Out to Be a Doe (Sort Of) Alabama Hunter Tags an 8-Pointer That Turns Out to Be a Doe (Sort Of)

29 north american big game animals

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

By Paul Schnell with Andrew McKean

The author's finished bow rack.

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

A big cougar walks through the snow in Canada.

Alberta Mountain Lion Hunt: A Tale of Adventure, Wildlife Management, and Cougar Meat Alberta Mountain Lion Hunt: A Tale of Adventure, Wildlife Management, and Cougar Meat

A bowhunter debating arrows with a pro shop employee.

A Rookie’s Guide to Hunting Social Media A Rookie’s Guide to Hunting Social Media

boxed with a bear

Boxed With a Bear: Frank Glaser’s Sled Dogs Fought a Giant Grizzly Boxed With a Bear: Frank Glaser’s Sled Dogs Fought a Giant Grizzly

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

Doug Borries' gator.

900-Pound Cattle-Eating Gator Killed in South Florida 900-Pound Cattle-Eating Gator Killed in South Florida

Podcast: Andrew McKean and Randy Newberg Discuss Montana’s Elk Management Controversy Podcast: Andrew McKean and Randy Newberg Discuss Montana’s Elk Management Controversy

Yellowstone wolf pack

After Hunters Legally Take 23 Wolves That Ranged Outside Yellowstone, Montana to Close Region When 6 More Wolves Are Taken After Hunters Legally Take 23 Wolves That Ranged Outside Yellowstone, Montana to Close Region When 6 More Wolves Are Taken

hiking with a backpack

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

By Jace Bauserman

Arctic hares like this one are larger than snowshoe hares.

Wild Arctic Hare Travels a Record 241 Miles in 49 Days Wild Arctic Hare Travels a Record 241 Miles in 49 Days

yukon moose guide

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

By Andrew McKean

Louisiana Hunter Takes a 260-Pound Boar, and His First Buck, From the Same Stand

Louisiana Hunter Takes a 260-Pound Boar, and His First Buck, From the Same Stand Louisiana Hunter Takes a 260-Pound Boar, and His First Buck, From the Same Stand

Texas feral hog

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

Deer hunting buck report.

U.S. Deer Hunters Harvested More Bucks Last Season Than Any Season in the Past 21 Years U.S. Deer Hunters Harvested More Bucks Last Season Than Any Season in the Past 21 Years

Pennsylvania’s Red Tag Program Allows Deer Hunting Into May. Tag Opportunities Could Soon Expand Pennsylvania’s Red Tag Program Allows Deer Hunting Into May. Tag Opportunities Could Soon Expand

Black ducks were once thought to be in peril because of hybridization with mallards.

New Research Shows Atlantic Flyway Mallards Actually Might Not Be In Trouble. Was the Bag Limit Reduction Unnecessary? New Research Shows Atlantic Flyway Mallards Actually Might Not Be In Trouble. Was the Bag Limit Reduction Unnecessary?

By Kyle Wintersteen

Freel archery caribou

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

A California State Senator Wants to Make it Easier for Hunters to Kill Wild Pigs A California State Senator Wants to Make it Easier for Hunters to Kill Wild Pigs

By Bob McNally, Dac Collins

Anti-hunters are trying to restrict beagle training and rabbit hunting.

Breaking: New Hampshire Votes Down Bill That Would Have Ended the Capture of Hares and Rabbits for Hunting Dog Trials Breaking: New Hampshire Votes Down Bill That Would Have Ended the Capture of Hares and Rabbits for Hunting Dog Trials

By Alan Clemons

northwoods buck

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

By Patrick Durkin

USCG helicopter on tarmac

18-Year-Old Duck Hunter Dies, Another Teen Missing After Boat Capsizes in Chincoteague Bay 18-Year-Old Duck Hunter Dies, Another Teen Missing After Boat Capsizes in Chincoteague Bay

Stop jump-shooting late-season ducks.

It’s Time to Stop Jump-Shooting Late-Season Ducks on Public Water It’s Time to Stop Jump-Shooting Late-Season Ducks on Public Water

whitetail does in the snow

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

Your State-by-State Spring 2022 Turkey Hunting Forecast Your State-by-State Spring 2022 Turkey Hunting Forecast

By Brian Lovett

The Story of the World-Record Whitetail

The Story of the World-Record Whitetail The Story of the World-Record Whitetail

Kroh tagged this buck on public land.

Pennsylvania Bowhunter Takes Potential Boone and Crockett Buck on Public Land Pennsylvania Bowhunter Takes Potential Boone and Crockett Buck on Public Land

Hunter uses angle grinder to set bucks free.

Wisconsin Hunters Pass on Locked-Up Bucks, Use Angle Grinder to Free Them Wisconsin Hunters Pass on Locked-Up Bucks, Use Angle Grinder to Free Them

Bull moose in maine.

Maine Hunters Enjoy a Banner Year for Bear Hunting, Suffer Low Moose Harvest Maine Hunters Enjoy a Banner Year for Bear Hunting, Suffer Low Moose Harvest

Wisconsin Bowhunter Tags Mostly-Nocturnal, 150-Inch Buck During the Late Season

Wisconsin Bowhunter Tags Mostly-Nocturnal, 150-Inch Buck During the Late Season Wisconsin Bowhunter Tags Mostly-Nocturnal, 150-Inch Buck During the Late Season

Axis deer in Hawaii are causing overbrowsing and erosion issues.

Hawaiian Axis Deer Are Causing Such Bad Erosion, the Sea Is Turning Brown Hawaiian Axis Deer Are Causing Such Bad Erosion, the Sea Is Turning Brown

This buck was hunted for four years.

The Yira Buck: A 190-Class Whitetail That Survived Four Years of Hard Hunting, Two Arrows, and a Car Accident The Yira Buck: A 190-Class Whitetail That Survived Four Years of Hard Hunting, Two Arrows, and a Car Accident

By Josh Honeycutt

Is this canine found in Utah a wolf or a hybrid?

Duck Hunters Find a Dead Wolf in Utah. Officials Say It’s Likely a Hybrid Duck Hunters Find a Dead Wolf in Utah. Officials Say It’s Likely a Hybrid

Colorado mountain lion

Colorado Legislators Just Introduced a Bill That Would Ban Bobcat, Mountain Lion, and Lynx Hunting Colorado Legislators Just Introduced a Bill That Would Ban Bobcat, Mountain Lion, and Lynx Hunting

Charging Bears and Exploding Gas Drums: Just Another Alaskan Adventure Charging Bears and Exploding Gas Drums: Just Another Alaskan Adventure

The new possible record Pennsylvania elk.

Five Bull Elk and One Giant Old Buck Make the Pennsylvania Record Books Five Bull Elk and One Giant Old Buck Make the Pennsylvania Record Books

A hunter killed a nice Mississippi buck just days after her husband missed it.

Mississippi Hunter Kills a 146-Inch Buck Two Days After Her Husband Missed It Mississippi Hunter Kills a 146-Inch Buck Two Days After Her Husband Missed It

Virginia elk herd

Virginia to Hold First-Ever Managed Elk Hunt This Fall Virginia to Hold First-Ever Managed Elk Hunt This Fall

It didn't take long to find Krivoniak's buck.

A Traditional Bowhunter Waited Three Years to Arrow a 12-Point 170-Class Whitetail A Traditional Bowhunter Waited Three Years to Arrow a 12-Point 170-Class Whitetail

Louisiana Rifle Hunter Shoots Back-to-Back Delta Bucks From the Same Blind

Louisiana Rifle Hunter Shoots Back-to-Back Delta Bucks From the Same Blind Louisiana Rifle Hunter Shoots Back-to-Back Delta Bucks From the Same Blind

5 Strategies That Will Give You the Best Chance to Limit on Late-Season Mallards 5 Strategies That Will Give You the Best Chance to Limit on Late-Season Mallards

Freel glasses aoudad

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

Whitetail doe in Florida

Chronic Wasting Disease Has Now Been Confirmed in Alabama Chronic Wasting Disease Has Now Been Confirmed in Alabama

This was Mikaela Mengarelli's first buck.

Mississippi Medical Student Tags a 170-Inch Whitetail on Her First Hunt Mississippi Medical Student Tags a 170-Inch Whitetail on Her First Hunt

A mule deer in Colorado became entangled in Christmas lights.

A Colorado Mule Deer Snags Christmas Lights in Its Rack A Colorado Mule Deer Snags Christmas Lights in Its Rack

New Bowhunting Gear From the 2022 ATA Show

New Bowhunting Gear From the 2022 ATA Show New Bowhunting Gear From the 2022 ATA Show

By Scott Einsmann

Live deer in trunk, Pennsylvania

Police Find Live Deer in Trunk During Routine Traffic Stop in Pennsylvania Police Find Live Deer in Trunk During Routine Traffic Stop in Pennsylvania

A trail camera ban and other tech will affect record book eligibility for Boone and Crockett.

Boone and Crockett Says the Use of Smart Riflescopes, GPS-Enabled Tech, and Trail Cams That Transmit Images In Real Time Isn’t Fair Chase Boone and Crockett Says the Use of Smart Riflescopes, GPS-Enabled Tech, and Trail Cams That Transmit Images In Real Time Isn’t Fair Chase

By Andrew McKean

Mountain lion attacks elk on front porch.

Video: Colorado Man Wakes Up to Discover a Mountain Lion Eating an Elk on His Front Porch Video: Colorado Man Wakes Up to Discover a Mountain Lion Eating an Elk on His Front Porch

By Natalie Krebs

300-pound Texas pig attacks hunter

Texas Deer Hunter Gets Tossed by a 300-Pound Wild Boar, Shoots It from 5 Feet Away Texas Deer Hunter Gets Tossed by a 300-Pound Wild Boar, Shoots It from 5 Feet Away

Two bull elk beheaded, one left paralyzed

Poachers Cut Off Heads of Two Bull Elk, Leave a Third Paralyzed in Eastern Washington Poachers Cut Off Heads of Two Bull Elk, Leave a Third Paralyzed in Eastern Washington