Hunting (Page 25)

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

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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

Choir in the Pines: The Dogmen of the South

By Durrell Smith

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

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Does Cartridge Selection Really Matter for Mountain Game?

Upland Bird Hunting

How to Plant a Dove Field Quick and Easy This Spring

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

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

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

By John B. Snow

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

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

Big Game Hunting

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

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

Black Bear Hunting

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

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

By Andrew McKean

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

Upland Bird Hunting

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

By Jack Hennessy

Big Game Hunting

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

By Paul Schnell with Andrew McKean

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

A Rookie’s Guide to Hunting Social Media

Predator Hunting

900-Pound Cattle-Eating Gator Killed in South Florida

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

By Jace Bauserman

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

By Andrew McKean

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

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

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

By Patrick Durkin

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

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Your State-by-State Spring 2022 Turkey Hunting Forecast

By Brian Lovett

The Story of the World-Record Whitetail

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

Big Game Hunting

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

By Christine Peterson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

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

By Gerry Bethge

Waterfowl Hunting

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

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

By Alex Robinson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Sixth Time’s the Charm: Texas State Trooper Arrows Possible County-Record Buck

Big Game Hunting

The New Marlin 1895 SBL .45/70 Rifle Is the Best Lever-Action in the Company’s History

By John B. Snow

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Tags a 200-Inch Buck in the St. Louis Suburbs After 5 Years of Hunting Him

Whitetail Deer Hunting

North Carolina Mountain Buck Could Be the New State Non-Typical Record

Mule Deer Hunting

Nebraska Rancher Tags 210-Inch Mule Deer Buck on a Quick Hunt After Work

Big Game Hunting

What Would Jack O’Connor Say About Long-Range Hunting and the 6.5 Creedmoor? His Work Already Tells Us

Public Raises More Than $50,000 to Defend Hunters Ticketed for Corner Crossing in Wyoming

By Christine Peterson

How to Kill the Toughest Ducks and Geese

Whitetail Deer Hunting

West Virginia Deer Hunter Arrows 200-Inch Buck That’s Almost a State Record

Hunting Mamas: The Trend No One Expected to Take Off. Here’s Why It Did

Photos: Rutting Bull Kills Cow Elk in Great Smoky Mountains

By Joe Subolefsky

Grizzly Bear Hunting

Stopping a Grizzly with a 220 Swift and Other Legendary Frank Glaser Tales

Tracking Frank Glaser: Alaska’s Wolf Man

Big Game Hunting

Spartan Precision Ascent Tripod Review: A Versatile and Durable Tool for Mountain Hunters

We Need More Lifelong Hunters? Get Rid of Hunting Age Minimums

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Whitetail Deer Cartridge Shoot-Out: .30-30 Win. vs. .243 Win. vs. .30-06 Springfield

Waterfowl Hunting

11 Tough, Purpose-Built Waterfowl Shotguns

By Jarrod Spilger

The 28-Gauge Shotgun Can Kill Ducks as Effectively as a 12-Gauge (At Modest Ranges)

Is Trapping in America on the Brink of Extinction, or at the Beginning of a Comeback?

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Whitetail Deer Hunting Montana’s Milk River Is Overrated—Until It Isn’t

By Andrew McKean

Whitetail Deer Hunting

5 Maine Whitetails That Weighed Over 200 Pounds in 2021

By Bob Humphrey

Pennsylvania Public Land Hunter Kills a Massive 205-Inch Drop-Tine Buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Oklahoma Bowhunter Passed on 190-inch Buck to Kill an Even Bigger Record Whitetail

Pheasant Hunting

It’s Time for a Reality Check on South Dakota Pheasant Hunting

By Alex Robinson

Big Game Hunting

Is Point Creep Killing Western Big-Game Hunting?

Whitetail Deer Hunting

New York Still Hunter Arrowed This 20-Point “Houdini” Buck in the Adirondacks

Big Game Hunting

A DIY Bowhunt for Caribou Along Alaska’s Haul Road

The Benjamin Bulldog Air Rifle Is Well Suited for Hunting Hogs and Predators

Shotgun Review: Beretta’s A400 Xtreme Plus Is the Best Duck Hunting Gun on the Market

Upland Bird Hunting

5 Most Attainable Public-Land Upland Bird Hunts in the U.S.