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

By Bob McNally

Two poachers were convicted with evidence from social media.
Conservation

Game Wardens Use Social Media, Tracking Devices, and DNA Evidence to Bust Poachers in California

By Alan Clemons

A successful day teal hunting on Illinois public land.
Conservation

The Public-Land Hunting in My State Sucks, and I’m Okay With That

By Joe Genzel

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

By Tyler Freel

A group of hunters with a new record North Dakota ram.
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Teamwork Leads to a New Record North Dakota Ram

By Tom Carpenter

The G2 was one of the first .410 semiautos to be put into production.
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9 of the Best Sub-Gauge Shotguns for Squirrel Hunting

By Joe Genzel

Voluntary public access allows public hunting on private land.
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Public Hunting on Private Land: Here’s Where to Look This Turkey Season

By Bob McNally

Franchi enters the turkey gun market with the Affinity 3.
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Shotgun Review: Franchi’s New Affinity 3 Turkey

By Joe Genzel

Still hunting from the ground has its advantages.
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Hunters Need to Be Held Accountable for What They Post to Social Media

By Beka Garris

Black Bears Are Suffering From a Mystery Disease in California
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Black Bears Are Suffering From a Mystery Disease in California

By Alan Clemons

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

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

By The Editors

Georgia B&C buck.
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Georgia’s Biggest Buck of the Year Is Also an All-Time County Record

By Bob McNally

New Mexico coyote
Conservation

New Mexico to Ban Trapping on Public Land

By Alan Clemons

An ear-tagged bull elk and a collared cow in the reintroduced Virginia elk herd.
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Despite Challenges—Like an Infestation of Brain Worms—West Virginia’s Elk Reintroduction Is Well Underway

By Larry Case

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

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

By Andrew McKean

Pointing Labs America’s own versatile hunting breed
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Pointing Labs America’s own versatile hunting breed

By Larry Mueller

Stock Killer A federal hunter’s quest to end a notorious cougar’s reign of terror
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Stock Killer A federal hunter’s quest to end a notorious cougar’s reign of terror

By Frank Miniter

You must consider your child's maturity and ability to listen before introducing them to shooting.
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How I Introduced My City Kid to His First Hunting Gun

By Joe Genzel

A bowhunter dad shows his son how to nock an arrow on the string of a compound bow.
Conservation

Let Your Kids Schedule Your Hunts, and Other Advice for New Adult Hunters

By Cliff Cadet

We put the BPS 12-gauge and Gold 10-gauge to the test.
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The 10-Gauge vs. 12-Gauge Shootout: The 10 Is Still a Long-Range Hammer on Turkeys and Geese

By Joe Genzel

Keep it casual and don't get too addicted to snow goose hunting.
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How to Be a Casual (and Ethical) Snow Goose Hunter

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel

elk hunting in Montana
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Elk Management in Montana Shows the Blind Spots of Our North American Model of Wildlife Conservation

By Andrew McKean

A large black bear walking th rough an open clearing.
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Black Bear Hunters Set Harvest Records in Multiple States

By Alan Clemons

A technician examines wind damage to crops at Pine Tree Research Station, a property the University of Arkansas is trying to sell.
Conservation

This Proposed Sale of Public Land in Arkansas Is All Too Common for Hunters Everywhere

By James Brandenburg

Two hunters sit behind a nice whitetail buck in Eastern Colorado.
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Giants of the Yucca: Hunting for Bucketlist Whitetails in Eastern Colorado

By John B. Snow

Idaho black bear
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Idaho Black Bear Hunting Offers a Close-to-Home Adventure

By Ben Romans

A cutting board with goose meat—breast, wings, legs, and tenders—and feet for the stock pot.
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Why Do I Salvage Every Scrap from Ducks and Geese? It’s Cheaper

By Jonathan Wilkins

The Hunting Public guys are often aggressive in going after spring toms.
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How to Cut the Distance on a Hung-Up Spring Tom

By Joe Genzel

The Central Arctic Management Area - a BLM Wilderness Study Area - sits between NPRA and Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska. This little known 320,000 acre area is starkly beautiful and made up of rolling tundra and snow covered peaks.
Conservation

6 Key Issues We Hope the New Interior Secretary Tackles—and How to Pull It Off in This Partisan Era

By Andrew McKean

Off-breed dogs have some of the same capabilities as those with champion bloodlines.
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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.
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The Best States to Hunt Early Season Turkeys

By Josh Dahlke

Blue, black, and white illustrations of a bowhunter in NYC.
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How a New Yorker Falls in Love with Bowhunting

By Cliff Cadet

A rafter and his black Lab on the New River in West Virginia.
Conservation

Our Newest National Park Allows Hunting? How Locals Fought for the New River Gorge’s Sporting Traditions, and Tourism

By Natalie Krebs

A family of four stands behind a large elk.
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Lacey Lupien Tagged This Massive Bull Elk in Minnesota—On Her Anniversary

By Tom Carpenter

The mallard/teal hybrid is truly unique.
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The 8 Coolest Hybrid Ducks and Geese You’ve Ever Seen

By Ryan Chelius

wisconsin wolf hunt
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Wisconsin Hunters Take 216 Wolves and Exceed Harvest Quota in Controversial Hunt That Closed After Just Three Days

By Alan Clemons

Wisconsin deer hunters in orange and camo with two mature bucks.
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Wisconsin’s Deer Season Decline: When Hunting Tradition Threatens Hunting’s Future

By Alex Robinson

A Wisconsin bull-headed brute.
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The 10 Weirdest Deer of 2020

By Josh Honeycutt

A big whitetail buck on a Primos trail camera, taken in late September.
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Quit Worrying About Genetics: How Successful Deer Hunters Think About Antler Growth, Cull Bucks, and Passing Good Deer

By Natalie Krebs

The author's Lab is a well-trained snow goose dog.
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7 Surefire Ways to Ruin Your Spring Snow Goose Hunt

A hand holds a shotgun and a quail.
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Why the Gauge of Your Shotgun Doesn’t Matter on Upland Birds

A closeup detail of a buck with idols.
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The Buck With The Hairy Eyeballs

Ira McCauley with his Citori and tom No. 100.
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The Browning Citori That Killed 100 Gobblers

By Joe Genzel

There's only one species of mallard no matter what continent you shoot one on.
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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.
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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.
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It’s Time to Stop Hunting Ducks So Damn Much

By Joe Genzel

An attempt to ban bear hunting in California was quickly struck down thanks to push back from dedicated hunters.
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The Downfall of the California Bear Hunting Ban Proves That Hunters Can Make a Difference When We Stick Together

By Tyler Freel

Placing the e-caller in an open area where a predator can find it will make your shot easier.
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A Professional Coyote Hunter’s 7 Best Tips and Tactics

Texas has long been a top 10 B&C whitetail state.
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There’s More to Texas Hunting Than Expensive, High-Fence Ranches. Here’s Why a Texas Hunt Should Be on Your Bucket List

By Joe Genzel

A mallard hen and drake perched on a concrete embankment near a city.
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Wild Game Populations Are Thriving in Big Cities

A fat fox squirrel, beside a traditional Bear bow.
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The Case for Squirrel Hunting, and Why It’s Completely Underrated

By Beka Garris

A hunter kneels by a whitetail deer and holds its head by the antlers.
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3 Jaw-Dropping Bow Season Bucks That Scored Over 200 Inches

A black bear walks across a meadow in California, where a bear hunting ban has been proposed.
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The Proposed Bear Hunting Ban in California Is a Threat to All Hunters

A perfectly cooked medium-rare venison steak on a cutting board.
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The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Perfect Wild-Game Steaks

A hunter kneels behind a deer and holds its head up by the antlers.
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Oregon’s Columbian White-Tailed Deer Was Endangered Until 18 Years Ago. Now, a Closely Regulated Hunt Celebrates the Species’ Recovery

By Andrew McKean

A hunter holds up a shed deer antlers.
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Ohio Hunter Finds a Massive 233-Inch Deadhead Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

A hunter holds up a large turkey.
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The King of the Turkey Slam

By Brian Lovett

Luke Kjos takes aim with the new Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 20-gauge.
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First Look: Benelli’s Super Black Eagle 3 Is Now Offered in 20-Gauge and 3-Inch 12-Gauge

By Natalie Krebs

A hunter sits next to a whitetail deer and holds its head by the antlers.
Hunting

Get Inside a Buck’s Core Area Without Spooking It

By Josh Honeycutt

Guide Jimmy Reel in the rags on a Texas snow goose hunt.
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5 Old-School Snow Goose Tactics That Still Work Today

By John Gordon

Putting the SX4 to the test on Texas ducks.
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We Had Rob Roberts Customize a Winchester SX4 into the Ultimate Waterfowl Hunting Shotgun

By Joe Genzel

Two hunters kneel behind a deer and hold its head up by the antlers.
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The 20 Commandments of Deer Camp

By Josh Honeycutt

A hunter kneels beside a whitetail deer.
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The Biggest Antlered Does You’ve Ever Seen—Including a 200-incher

By Josh Honeycutt

If you can't get access to the field geese are feeding in, you must get under them.
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The Smartest Ways to Trick Late-Season Canada Geese When You Can’t Get on the X

By Joe Genzel

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A herd of elk in the sagebrush.
Conservation

Utah Officials Secretly Culled 170 Elk on Church-Owned Deseret Land

By Dac Collins

mallards flying in the blue sky
Conservation

Where Are All the Ducks?

By Natalie Krebs

alaska bush plane crash
Big Game Hunting

The Bush Plane Engine Died Mid-Flight — and Other Close Calls While Flying the Alaskan Wilderness

By Scott Haugen

Man poses with large record alligator
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Mississippi Alligator Breaks 2 State Records; Could Be New World Record

By Alice Jones Webb