Hunting (Page 25)

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

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College Kid’s First Turkey Turns Out to Be a Record Breaker

Big Game Hunting

Hunting Cartridges That Are Still Available During the Ammo Shortage

What I Learned from Shooting 200 Turkey Loads and One Mountain Longbeard

Why My Son’s Name Includes “Hunter”

By John B. Snow

Why Not Legalize All Corner Crossing in the West?

By Alex Robinson, Dac Collins

Grizzly Bear Hunting

LaVern Beier: The Bear Man of Southeast Alaska

The Best Bolt-Action Rifle Bargains

By Outdoor Life Writers

“Bulls for Billionaires.” Are Montana’s 454 Permits a Step Toward Privatizing the State’s Elk Herd?

By Andrew McKean

Mossberg 940 Pro Turkey Review

By Alex Robinson

West Virginia Turkey Hunter Discovers Giant Sloth Skull That’s at Least 11,000 Years Old

How in the Hell Do You Miss a Turkey?

Opinion from a Trad Bow Hunter: Crossbows are Ideal for Getting Little Kids into Hunting

Grizzly Bear Hunting

Thirteen Yards in One Second: Why You Can Never Outrun a Charging Bear

Fanning and Reaping Turkeys Is Challenging and Fun. Banning It Won’t Solve Our Turkey Population Decline

By Natalie Krebs

The Case for Banning Reaping and Fanning Turkeys

By Cameron Weddington

Upland Bird Hunting

10 Classic Shotguns Every Wingshooter Should Own

The Best Sights for Turkey Shotguns: Scopes vs. Red Dots vs. Open Sights vs. Beads

By Alex Robinson

Virginia Hunter Tags Near-Record Turkey With Six Beards and Two Broken Spurs

Grizzly Bear Hunting

Are Grizzly Attacks Really on the Rise?

By Natalie Krebs

The Mystery of the Short-Bearded Tom

By Gerry Bethge

Grizzly Bear Hunting

The Spirit Bear: Monster Interior Grizzly with a Recurve Bow

Two-Year-Old Toms Are the Bad Boys of the Spring Turkey Woods. Here’s How to Hunt Them

By Michael Pearce

Hunters Who Challenged Wyoming Corner Crossing Rules Found “Not Guilty” of Criminal Trespassing

By Alex Robinson

Upland Bird Hunting

Three Things We Know About Shotgunning Thanks to the Legendary Bob Brister

Lightning Strike Kills Herd of Deer, a Wild Story from the OL Archives

By Alex Robinson

Grizzly Bear Hunting

The Real Story Behind the Infamous “Alberta Grizzly”

Predator Hunting

Diehard Hog Hunter Kills a Giant 350-Pound Wild Boar in Georgia

More Than 8 Million Acres of Public Land in the West Is “Corner-Locked” and Inaccessible to Hunters

By Keegan Sentner

Benelli M1 Super 90: A Classic Duck Hunting Shotgun

Mule Deer Hunting

This Mule Deer Has Cutaneous Fibromas, and It’s Freaking Out Residents in Colorado

By Natalie Krebs

Could Red Wolves Actually Improve Deer Populations and Hunting in the Southeast?

By Christine Peterson

Hunting Creates Bonds Between Friends and Family Like Nothing Else Can

Bear Gun Shootout: 10mm vs .44 Mag.

By John B. Snow

Martha Williams, the New Director of USFWS, Talks Grizzly Bears, Hunting on Refuges, and the Challenge of Getting More Americans Outdoors

By Andrew McKean

Shotshell Review: Winchester Bismuth Waterfowl Loads

Coyote Hunting Contests Would Be Banned on Federal Land If Congress Passes the Bill It Introduced This Week

By Keegan Sentner

The Wyoming Corner-Crossing Lawsuit Is Headed to Federal Court, Where a Ruling Could Affect Public Access Across the West

By Keegan Sentner

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.