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

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hunter mentoring
Turkey Hunting

The Truth About Hunter Mentoring: Everyone’s Got to Earn It

By Alex Robinson

The best dove guns in every gauge.
Waterfowl Hunting

The Best Dove Guns in Every Gauge

By Brad Fitzpatrick

New Research Shows Black Bears Are Pretty Darn Smart
Black Bear Hunting

New Research Shows Black Bears Are Pretty Darn Smart

By Bob McNally

Shotguns and rifle are both capable squirrel guns.
Squirrel Hunting

Squirrel Hunting Firearm Showdown: Shotguns vs. Rimfire Rifles

By Joe Genzel

Retriever fetching a duck.
Hunting Dogs

Feeding the Sporting Dog: Three Tips to Maximize Performance

By Outdoor Life

Find a legit squirrel dog breeder.
Squirrel Hunting

The Ultimate Guide to Buying and Training a Squirrel Dog

By Larry Case

Duck hunters are jerks to one another.
Duck Hunting

Why Do Duck Hunters Despise Each Other?

By Joe Genzel

A ruger shotgun on a box on a white background.
Hunting

8 of the Most Underrated Over/Under Shotguns of All Time

By Joe Genzel

Grab an OTC pronghorn tag.
Antelope Hunting

Didn’t Draw a Tag? Here are 3 of the Best States to Hunt Last-Minute Pronghorn

By Jace Bauserman

dan aadland rifles horseback
Big Game Hunting

5 Great Rifles for Horseback Hunts

By Dan Aadland

Teaching kids archery doesn't have to start at a certain age.
Bow Hunting

Yes, I’m Already Teaching My 2-Year-Old How to Shoot a Bow

By Beka Garris

Fungal infection a hunter got from a coyote.
Coyote Hunting

I Got This Nasty, Flesh-Eating Fungal Infection from a Coyote

By Cole Pancake

Have a plan for game meat care before you head afield this fall.
Big Game Hunting

How to Properly Care for Wild Game Meat in the Field

By Tyler Freel

Hunting ptarmigan in the unseasonable snow on Adak.
Duck Hunting

Hunting Adak Island, at the End of the Earth

By Natalie Krebs

Blue-wing teal will key on motion decoys.
Duck Hunting

How to Kill a Limit of Teal This September Without a Single Floating Decoy

By Joe Genzel

The Ultimate Red Meat: Venison vs Beef
Wild Game Recipes

The Ultimate Red Meat: Venison vs Beef

By Alex Robinson

Brian Kyncy wants you to hunt black bears.
Black Bear Hunting

California Bear Guide Brian Kyncy Wants You to Shoot More Black Bears

By Eric Hanson

Wisconsin trapper with furs, which will last longer than meat from game.
Hunting

Hunting for Meat Is Widely Accepted. Wearing Fur from the Predators You Hunt and Trap Should Be, Too

By Skye Goode

Wisconsin trapper releases a gray wolf.
Hunting

This Release Shield Calms Critters on My Traplines, and Helps Educate the Public

By Skye Goode

Here is how to set up the ultimate whitetail bow.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Set Up the Ultimate Whitetail Compound Bow

By Jace Bauserman

Fawn recruitment is faltering.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Whitetail Fawn Recruitment Is Declining at an Alarming Rate, and No One’s Quite Sure Why

By Josh Honeycutt

Tulchan Lodge nestled into the hillside
Hunting

An Exclusive Scottish Sporting Estate Opens Its Doors

By Outdoor Life

hiking in the tongass national forest
Big Game Hunting

Management of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest Is Back on Track for Hunters, Anglers

By Bjorn Dihle

Gray wolves are a favorite target species of anti-hunting arguments.
Hunting

The 3 Anti-Hunting Arguments Hunters Should Actually Worry About

By Brian Lynn

NWTF and Turkeys for Tomorrow both hope to address wild turkey population issues.
Turkey Hunting

Trouble in Turkey Country: Can Two Conservation Orgs Help Declining Populations?

By Andrew McKean

You need to try different tactics for better public land success.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Beat the Crowds in the Public-Land Whitetail Woods

By Brodie Swisher

A 6.5 Creedmmor did the job on this mule deer.
Deer Hunting

The 6.5 Creedmoor Isn’t Even the Best 6.5mm Deer Hunting Cartridge

By Ron Spomer

Hunting4Connections is a dating site for outdoor enthusiasts, including hunters and anglers.
Hunting

Hunting4Connections Is Kind of Like Tinder for Outdoorsmen and Women

By Andrew McKean

Bowhunter packing out an elk
Elk Hunting

Elk Hunting Arrows and Broadheads: Tough Lessons Learned from a Hunt Gone Wrong

By Darren B. Jones

Guy at full draw with a compound bow
Bow Hunting

How to Draw a Compound Bow

By Jace Bauserman

Shooting 3D targets for practice.
Bow Hunting

How To Shoot a Compound Bow: Shot Execution Tips and Drills

By Jace Bauserman

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

By Tony Hansen

Fewere snow geese are wintering in Texas.
Goose Hunting

Everything We Thought We Knew About Snow Geese Was Wrong

By Joe Genzel

Overpopulated axis deer are ripe for regulated market hunting.
Deer Hunting

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

By Natalie Krebs

Alaska caribou hunt
Moose Hunting

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

By Tyler Freel

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.
Turkey Hunting

Wild Turkey Boom Expected to Follow Cicada Emergence

By Bob McNally

GPS transmitter on the back of a hen mallard.
Waterfowl Hunting

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

By Bob McNally

The customized Can-Am Defender.
Duck Hunting

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

By Joe Genzel

Famous Bear, Grizzly 399, Kills Elk Calf on Camera
Elk Hunting

Famous Bear, Grizzly 399, Kills Elk Calf on Camera

By Bob McNally

Black legged tick on a leaf.
Turkey Hunting

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

By Bob McNally

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
Hunting

50 Great Hunting Tips

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

wild game cuts
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.
Elk Hunting

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.
Elk Hunting

The New World Record Non-Typical Archery Elk

By Joe Genzel

Traditional bowhunting is as ethical as the hunter.
Bow Hunting

So You Think Traditional Bowhunting Is Unethical?

By Beka Garris

How to Identify and Cook Pheasant Back Mushrooms
Pheasant Hunting

How to Identify and Cook Pheasant Back Mushrooms

By Beka Garris

Hunting a wilderness area near LA
Deer Hunting

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

By Eric Hanson

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

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

By Natalie Krebs

Zack Grooms with straps of ducks.
Duck Hunting

Zack Grooms Was a Devoted Uncle and a True Duck Hunter

By Natalie Krebs

Record Book 8-Bearded Turkey Taken In Georgia
Hunting

Record Book 8-Bearded Turkey Taken In Georgia

By Bob McNally

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

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
Bow Hunting

How to Make Turkey Wing Flu-Flu Arrows

By Beka Garris

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
Duck Hunting

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
Duck Hunting

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

By Joe Genzel

A Minnesota gobbler taken in the woods without a decoy
Turkey Hunting

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.
Duck Hunting

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.
Duck Hunting

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