Hunting(Page 23)

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

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Looking for hunting land? Pick a property that's worth the investment.

Big Game Hunting

The Best (and Worst) States for Buying Cheap Hunting Land

Fewere snow geese are wintering in Texas.

Everything We Thought We Knew About Snow Geese Was Wrong

Overpopulated axis deer are ripe for regulated market hunting.

The Outdoor Life Podcast: Meet the Godfather of Hawaiian Market Hunting

By Natalie Krebs

Alaska caribou hunt

Plan to Close 60 Million Acres of Public Land to ‘Non-Local’ Caribou and Moose Hunting Stalls. But More Requests to Restrict Hunting in Alaska Are on the Way

This velvet buck was shot by the author in Kentucky

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Tag a Velvet Whitetail Buck (and the Best States to Make It Happen)

By Brodie Swisher

Cicadas will help with a turkey hatch.

Wild Turkey Boom Expected to Follow Cicada Emergence

GPS transmitter on the back of a hen mallard.

Waterfowl Hunting

Biologists Can Track Waterfowl Better Than Ever, Thanks to This New GPS Transmitter

The customized Can-Am Defender.

Addison Edmonds Set Out to Make Can-Am’s Defender the Ultimate Side-by-Side for Duck Hunters

Famous Bear, Grizzly 399, Kills Elk Calf on Camera

Famous Bear, Grizzly 399, Kills Elk Calf on Camera

Black legged tick on a leaf.

The Mysterious Chronic Lyme Disease Nightmare: Why It’s So Hard to Detect and Treat

By Tom Gerencer

A hunter holds a traditional bow and runs through an open field.

Antelope Hunting

This Ultra-Runner Is on a Quest to Persistence-Hunt a Pronghorn

By Christine Peterson

Don Higgins' buck from Illinois is one of the new state records.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

200-Class Archery Buck Officially Scored as the Second-Biggest Typical Whitetail in Illinois

Use a decoy to get closer to big deer.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Can You Really Stalk Within Bow Range of a Mature Whitetail Buck?

By Jace Bauserman

A perfect venison burger and fries

Wild Game Recipes

How to Grill the Ultimate Venison Burger This Summer

By Jack Hennessy

50 Great Hunting Tips

50 Great Hunting Tips

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

Wild Game Recipes

The Undercuts: How to Cook the Most Underrated Cuts of Venison

By Jamie Carlson, Josh Dahlke, and Krissie Mason

A hunter kneeling beside the new world-record bull elk.

The Hunt for the New World-Record Archery Elk

By Andrew McKean

Alberta's Shawn O'Shea is the current archery elk non-typical world record holder.

The New World Record Non-Typical Archery Elk

Traditional bowhunting is as ethical as the hunter.

So You Think Traditional Bowhunting Is Unethical?

How to Identify and Cook Pheasant Back Mushrooms

Pheasant Hunting

How to Identify and Cook Pheasant Back Mushrooms

Hunting a wilderness area near LA

Deer Hunting the California Backcountry—Just an Hour From Los Angeles

A loose decoy on Reelfoot Lake, which hunters were looking for when they found David Vowell.

What Really Happened to the Duck Hunters Who Were Killed on Reelfoot Lake?

By Natalie Krebs

Zack Grooms with straps of ducks.

Zack Grooms Was a Devoted Uncle and a True Duck Hunter

By Natalie Krebs

Record Book 8-Bearded Turkey Taken In Georgia

Record Book 8-Bearded Turkey Taken In Georgia

A duck hunter steers a boat loaded with decoys through flooded timber.

The Story of Black Duck Revival: “I Never Found a Place I Belong, So I’m Making One”

By Jonathan Wilkins

Turkey feathers make great fletching for flu-flu arrows

How to Make Turkey Wing Flu-Flu Arrows

If you want to challenge yourself, try hunting big game with a handgun.

Big Game Hunting

The Best Handguns for Big-Game Hunters

By Brad Fitzpatrick

Chance Black duck hunting on Reelfoot

Chance Black Was an Outdoorsman, Goofball, and a Friend to Everyone

By Natalie Krebs

A trail camera photo of a whitetail buck with an inset circular image of the buck at a larger size.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

What It Feels Like to Miss the Biggest Buck of Your Life, at 45 Yards

By Natalie Krebs

The A390 Silver Mallard

The Beretta A390 Silver Mallard Was the Best 3-Inch Semiauto Shotgun Ever Built

A Minnesota gobbler taken in the woods without a decoy

Yes, Turkey Hunting Without Decoys Can Help You Kill More Gobblers

By Alex Robinson

Three men in navy TBI Agent uniforms search a muddy wet field for David Vowell.

Authorities Find the Body of David Vowell, the 70-Year-Old Tennessee Man Accused of Killing Two Duck Hunters on Reelfoot Lake

By Natalie Krebs

Cyprus trees on Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee, where two men were killed in January 2021.

After Two Duck Hunters Were Killed on Reelfoot Lake, Investigators Are Searching for David Vowell, the 70-Year-Old Suspect Considered ‘Armed and Dangerous’

By Joe Genzel, Natalie Krebs

To find arrowheads study up on the region you live in and see if native tribe once inhabited the same area.

How to Hunt for Arrowheads

An old dog sleeps on a dog bed.

How to Kill Your Dog?

The Best Non-Turkey Loads to Hunt Spring Gobblers with This Season

The Best Non-Turkey Loads to Hunt Spring Gobblers with This Season

By Brad Fitzpatrick

Gray Wolves in Nebraska? A Genetic Test Reveals One Was Taken By a Coyote Hunter

Gray Wolves in Nebraska? A Genetic Test Reveals One Was Taken By a Coyote Hunter

The Proposed Closures of Caribou Hunting on Some Federal Lands Isn’t Based on Population Declines—It’s About Human Conflicts

Big Game Hunting

The Proposed Closures of Caribou Hunting on Some Federal Lands Isn’t Based on Population Declines—It’s About Human Conflicts

Franchi enters the turkey gun market with the Affinity 3.

Shotgun Review: Franchi’s New Affinity 3 Turkey

Still hunting from the ground has its advantages.

Hunters Need to Be Held Accountable for What They Post to Social Media

A group of happy rabbit hunters in blaze orange and camo on a snowy day.

MeatEater Misses the Point in Its “Case Against Hunter Recruitment” Story

Georgia B&C buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Georgia’s Biggest Buck of the Year Is Also an All-Time County Record

A duck hunter tosses out decoys in the pre-dawn light.

We Actually Have No Idea How Many Hunters There Are in America

By Andrew McKean

We put the BPS 12-gauge and Gold 10-gauge to the test.

The 10-Gauge vs. 12-Gauge Shootout: The 10 Is Still a Long-Range Hammer on Turkeys and Geese

Keep it casual and don't get too addicted to snow goose hunting.

How to Be a Casual (and Ethical) Snow Goose Hunter

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel

Two hunters sit behind a nice whitetail buck in Eastern Colorado.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Giants of the Yucca: Hunting for Bucketlist Whitetails in Eastern Colorado

By John B. Snow

The Hunting Public guys are often aggressive in going after spring toms.

How to Cut the Distance on a Hung-Up Spring Tom

Off-breed dogs have some of the same capabilities as those with champion bloodlines.

How to Turn a Rescue Dog, a Couch-Potato Lab, or an Off-Breed Pup into a Hunting Dog

By Jennifer Wapenski

South Florida is the only place in the U.S. to hunt Osceola turkeys.

The Best States to Hunt Early Season Turkeys

The mallard/teal hybrid is truly unique.

The 8 Coolest Hybrid Ducks and Geese You’ve Ever Seen

By Ryan Chelius

A Wisconsin bull-headed brute.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 10 Weirdest Deer of 2020

By Josh Honeycutt

A big whitetail buck on a Primos trail camera, taken in late September.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Quit Worrying About Genetics: How Successful Deer Hunters Think About Antler Growth, Cull Bucks, and Passing Good Deer

By Natalie Krebs

A hand holds a shotgun and a quail.

Upland Bird Hunting

Why the Gauge of Your Shotgun Doesn’t Matter on Upland Birds

There's only one species of mallard no matter what continent you shoot one on.

18 Facts You Didn’t Know About Mallards

Dieter Herbert arrowed a 130 class buck (right) just minutes before shooting one of the biggest typical whitetails in New York history.

New York City Carpenter Tags a 197-Inch, State-Record Buck…On Long Island

This is what most days hunting ducks look like, though social media would have you believe otherwise.

It’s Time to Stop Hunting Ducks So Damn Much

Placing the e-caller in an open area where a predator can find it will make your shot easier.

A Professional Coyote Hunter’s 7 Best Tips and Tactics

Texas has long been a top 10 B&C whitetail state.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

There’s More to Texas Hunting Than Expensive, High-Fence Ranches. Here’s Why a Texas Hunt Should Be on Your Bucket List

A fat fox squirrel, beside a traditional Bear bow.

Squirrel Hunting

The Case for Squirrel Hunting, and Why It’s Completely Underrated

A perfectly cooked medium-rare venison steak on a cutting board.

Wild Game Recipes

The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Perfect Wild-Game Steaks

A hunter holds up a shed deer antlers.

Ohio Hunter Finds a Massive 233-Inch Deadhead Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

A hunter holds up a large turkey.

The King of the Turkey Slam

By Brian Lovett

Putting the SX4 to the test on Texas ducks.

Waterfowl Hunting

We Had Rob Roberts Customize a Winchester SX4 into the Ultimate Waterfowl Hunting Shotgun

Two hunters kneel behind a deer and hold its head up by the antlers.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 20 Commandments of Deer Camp

By Josh Honeycutt