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Greenhead mallard in Oklahoma.

Hunting

Our Obsession with Greenheads Is Ruining Duck Hunting as We Know It Our Obsession with Greenheads Is Ruining Duck Hunting as We Know It

By Alex Robinson

A mountain hunter carries a fresh bull elk skull into a snowy clearing.

Hunting

Married to the Game: Becoming a Great Hunter Means Living in the Moment Married to the Game: Becoming a Great Hunter Means Living in the Moment

By Aram von Benedikt

A whitetail buck in the snow with a traditional bow and pink arrows resting on its side.

Gear

This Recurve Bow Is Hunting Its Way Across the Country, and Keeping the Spirit of Fred Bear Alive This Recurve Bow Is Hunting Its Way Across the Country, and Keeping the Spirit of Fred Bear Alive

The velvet antlers of a doe.

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The 22-Point, World-Record Doe The 22-Point, World-Record Doe

By Tony Kalna, Jr.

a black and white sketched image of a man and woman hunter holding hands

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Hunting Can Ruin Your Marriage. Or Make It Stronger Hunting Can Ruin Your Marriage. Or Make It Stronger

By Christine Peterson

A trail camera photo of a buck at night.

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Cracking the Mystery Behind Missouri’s Year of the Giant Buck Cracking the Mystery Behind Missouri’s Year of the Giant Buck

By Tony Kalna, Jr.

Two hunters kneel behind a whitetail deer.

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Deer That Never Encounter Humans: How to Shoot a Reclusive Buck Deer That Never Encounter Humans: How to Shoot a Reclusive Buck

By Gerry Bethge

A group of hunters walk through rustling leaves into a tree line.

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These December Deer Drive Tactics Will Save Your Season These December Deer Drive Tactics Will Save Your Season

A bundle of rabbits next to arrows.

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How to Soap-Tan a Rabbit Hide How to Soap-Tan a Rabbit Hide

A hunter walks up on a downed whitetail deer in a field.

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7 Rules You Must Follow to Punch Your Big-Game Tag on Public Land 7 Rules You Must Follow to Punch Your Big-Game Tag on Public Land

By Aram von Benedikt

A hunter kneels beside a whitetail deer and holds its head up by the antlers.

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A 204-inch Iowa Bow Buck For The Ages A 204-inch Iowa Bow Buck For The Ages

By Doug Howlett

You don't have to summit 10,000-foot mountains to kill wild game out West.

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7 Myths About Hunting Western Big Game That Easterners Need to Know 7 Myths About Hunting Western Big Game That Easterners Need to Know

The author (Andrew McKean) glasses for deer on his home property in north-central Montana.

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Close To Home Adventures: Life on the Prairie Close To Home Adventures: Life on the Prairie

By Andrew McKean

A hunter kneels behind a fallen whitetail deer.

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You Can Shoot a Giant 46-Point Buck (Even When You Do Everything Wrong) You Can Shoot a Giant 46-Point Buck (Even When You Do Everything Wrong)

By Doug Howlett

A hunter holds a whitetail deer antler.

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Is Ohio the New Best Whitetail Hunting State? Is Ohio the New Best Whitetail Hunting State?

A hunter kneels in the snow next to an overturned snowmobile.

Survival

Riding With the Marten Men Riding With the Marten Men

By Toby Walrath

A hunter sitting beside a giant double-mainbeam whitetail buck.

Hunting

Two Years After the World-Record Buck, the Cearlock Brothers Are Still on a Roll Two Years After the World-Record Buck, the Cearlock Brothers Are Still on a Roll

By Natalie Krebs

The author's dog Otis with a hard-earned Minnesota rooster.

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How to Kill Pheasants with Your Wild-Ass Retriever How to Kill Pheasants with Your Wild-Ass Retriever

By Alex Robinson

Conservation

When to Call the Game Warden When to Call the Game Warden

Two hunters by a small creek, showing off their limits of ducks.

Hunting

How to Kill the Smartest, Most Pressured Mallards How to Kill the Smartest, Most Pressured Mallards

A dropped deer in the shades of wild brush.

Conservation

Every Hunter Should Know What the Lacey Act Is, How It Works, and Why It’s On the Books Every Hunter Should Know What the Lacey Act Is, How It Works, and Why It’s On the Books

A close up image of a squirrel on the truck of a tree.

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How to Hunt Small Game on Public Land During Deer Season (without Pissing Off Whitetail Hunters) How to Hunt Small Game on Public Land During Deer Season (without Pissing Off Whitetail Hunters)

A bowhunter holds the antlers of his archery whitetail buck.

Hunting

The 186-Inch Arkansas Longbow Buck with Seven Lives The 186-Inch Arkansas Longbow Buck with Seven Lives

A hunter kneels behind a dropped whitetail deer.

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How to Have a Better Deer Season: Learn From Your Mistakes (and Successes) This Season How to Have a Better Deer Season: Learn From Your Mistakes (and Successes) This Season

By Alex Robinson

A Laika hunting puppy walking through the woods.

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Buy a Hunting Dog that Suits You (and No One Else) Buy a Hunting Dog that Suits You (and No One Else)

A hunter poses next to a turkey on a rock.

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How to Hunt a Wild Turkey for Your Thanksgiving How to Hunt a Wild Turkey for Your Thanksgiving

By Gerry Bethge

E-collars do not train obedience, they reinforce it.

Hunting

These E-Collar Mistakes Will Kill Your Gun Dog’s Prey Drive These E-Collar Mistakes Will Kill Your Gun Dog’s Prey Drive

A hunter sits in a rocking chair, smiling, with a gun in his lap.

Hunting

Granddaddy’s Gun: A Restored Family Shotgun Gets a New Life Training Fine Bird Dogs Granddaddy’s Gun: A Restored Family Shotgun Gets a New Life Training Fine Bird Dogs

By Durrell Smith

A man sits behind a deer and holds its head up by its antlers.

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5 of the Biggest Bucks Ever Taken in the Northeast 5 of the Biggest Bucks Ever Taken in the Northeast

By Bob Humphrey

Still hunting from the ground has its advantages.

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Bowhunting with a Recurve, and a Toddler Bowhunting with a Recurve, and a Toddler

A coyote walks through a snowy field.

Hunting

Eat What You Kill…Except When You Don’t Eat What You Kill…Except When You Don’t

Corey Kloeck with his opening day 10-point buck and gator.

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Minnesota Hunter Shoots a 10-Point Buck (Then a Gator) on the Whitetail Opener Minnesota Hunter Shoots a 10-Point Buck (Then a Gator) on the Whitetail Opener

A hunter in camo and jacket holds a gun while walking through an open field. A hunting dog walks beside them.

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Why I Pick the Most Energetic Puppy in a Litter of Bird Dogs Why I Pick the Most Energetic Puppy in a Litter of Bird Dogs

By Christine Cunningham

A hunter in camo and orange kneels next to a whitetail buck.

Hunting

The Science Behind Deer Movement Can Help You Kill a Good Buck This Season The Science Behind Deer Movement Can Help You Kill a Good Buck This Season

By Brad Fitzpatrick

A hunter kneels behind a whitetail buck and hold its head up by the antlers.

Hunting

The Biggest Buck of the Season? The Biggest Buck of the Season?

By Josh Honeycutt

A hunter kneels next to a whitetail buck.

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5 Lessons from Texas Deer Camp to Help You Tag Your Western Whitetail 5 Lessons from Texas Deer Camp to Help You Tag Your Western Whitetail

Two hunters sit and pose in the bed of a truck next to a mule deer.

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An Old-School Western Mule Deer Hunt, in Memory of Two Midwestern Dads An Old-School Western Mule Deer Hunt, in Memory of Two Midwestern Dads

By Andrew McKean

A ringle propped up in the mouth of a grizzly skeleton.

Survival

The Ultimate Solutions to Secure a Remote Hunting Cabin The Ultimate Solutions to Secure a Remote Hunting Cabin

Tyler Sladen found falconry after growing up in the hardcore/punk rock music scene.

Hunting

Upland Bird Hunting Is for Skaters, Punk-Rock Kids, and Everyone Else Upland Bird Hunting Is for Skaters, Punk-Rock Kids, and Everyone Else

A group of veteran soldiers grouped together for a hunt.

Conservation

Make This Veterans Day Count and Take a Military Vet Outdoors Make This Veterans Day Count and Take a Military Vet Outdoors

By Ken Perrotte

Hunter with deer

Guns

Here’s What You Need to Know About Hunting Bullets and Terminal Performance Here’s What You Need to Know About Hunting Bullets and Terminal Performance

By Brad Fitzpatrick

A yellow lab with a calf head in her mouth.

Hunting

Hunting with Nellie, a Retriever With Limitless Natural Instincts—and Embarrassingly Little Grace Hunting with Nellie, a Retriever With Limitless Natural Instincts—and Embarrassingly Little Grace

By Andrew McKean

Illustration of a campfire smoke creating a smoke signal of a deer skull and antlers.

Hunting

Life Lessons from a Mountain Man: “He Taught Me to Hunt. Then He Sent Me on My Way.” Life Lessons from a Mountain Man: “He Taught Me to Hunt. Then He Sent Me on My Way.”

By Aram von Benedikt

Illustration of a man overlooking a field of deer.

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The Origin Story of Food Plots for Deer Hunting The Origin Story of Food Plots for Deer Hunting

By Gerry Bethge

A hunter draws back on a compound bow from in the brush.

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How to Kill Big Bucks in States That Allow Baiting…Without Baiting How to Kill Big Bucks in States That Allow Baiting…Without Baiting

By Tony J. Peterson

A smiling young man and woman in camo shirts sit behind a big whitetail buck.

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The Story of Leaner, a 197-Inch Wisconsin Archery Buck The Story of Leaner, a 197-Inch Wisconsin Archery Buck

By Natalie Krebs

Close up detail of an alligator face breaking the surface of the water.

Hunting

How to Hunt Your First Alligator. Plus, the 7 Best Gator States How to Hunt Your First Alligator. Plus, the 7 Best Gator States

Illustration of a hunter using binoculars next to bucks, deer, and mountains.

Hunting

Sometimes the Best Hunting Happens When You Don’t Know What’s in Store Sometimes the Best Hunting Happens When You Don’t Know What’s in Store

By Natalie Krebs

A native hunter, Josiah Pinkham, sits in a field of tall weeds and holds a rifle.

Hunting

Q&A with a Tribal Hunter on Storytelling, Taking Photos of Game, and Hunting Traditions Q&A with a Tribal Hunter on Storytelling, Taking Photos of Game, and Hunting Traditions

By Natalie Krebs

A hunter holds a bird in hand while letting the hunting dog sniff and catch the scent.

Hunting

5 Western States to Hunt for the Ultimate Upland Road Trip 5 Western States to Hunt for the Ultimate Upland Road Trip

By Matt Hardinge

A pair of hunters dressed in blaze orange watch a flushing rooster pheasant.

Guns

Struggling to Hit Birds? Try This Midseason Shotgun Tune-Up Struggling to Hit Birds? Try This Midseason Shotgun Tune-Up

A Western hunter readies himself for a shot behind his bolt-action rifle, which is resting on a fence post.

Guns

Rifle Mistakes You Should Definitely Avoid This Hunting Season Rifle Mistakes You Should Definitely Avoid This Hunting Season

By John B. Snow

An Alaskan brown bear stands on his hind legs in an open grassy field near a forest.

Conservation

USDA Strips Tongass Roadless-Rule Protections, Favoring Subsidized Logging Interests Over Hunters, Anglers, and Wildlife USDA Strips Tongass Roadless-Rule Protections, Favoring Subsidized Logging Interests Over Hunters, Anglers, and Wildlife

A hunter kneels behind a large whitetail buck at night.

Hunting

An Ohio Hunter’s First Buck May Be a Record-Book Whitetail An Ohio Hunter’s First Buck May Be a Record-Book Whitetail

A hunter's hand adjusting the position and height of a pair of shooting sticks on the stock of a scoped Springfield rifle.

Gear

Shooting Sticks Can Help You Get a Shot on Game When Nothing Else Will Shooting Sticks Can Help You Get a Shot on Game When Nothing Else Will

By John B. Snow

A squirrel climbs down the side of a tree in the snow.

Hunting

A Good Squirrel Hunt Will Prepare You for a Lifetime of Bigger Game A Good Squirrel Hunt Will Prepare You for a Lifetime of Bigger Game

By Johnny Carrol Sain

A hunter steadies his Springfield Waypoint bolt-action rifle on top of a shooting bag resting on a branch in a snowy field.

Guns

Why You Should Always Carry a Lightweight Shooting Bag on Your Rifle Hunt Why You Should Always Carry a Lightweight Shooting Bag on Your Rifle Hunt

By John B. Snow

A hunter in orange sits and poses behind a dropped

Hunting

The Newbie’s Guide to Hunting Pronghorn The Newbie’s Guide to Hunting Pronghorn

A petroglyph cave painting of a hunter firing an arrow at a deer.

Gear

Has Our Reliance on Technology Made Modern Hunters Less Capable Than Our Ancestors? Has Our Reliance on Technology Made Modern Hunters Less Capable Than Our Ancestors?

A large whitetail buck walking through a tall grass field.

Hunting

Forget What You Thought You Knew About Hunting Mature Whitetail Bucks (and Start Having More Success) Forget What You Thought You Knew About Hunting Mature Whitetail Bucks (and Start Having More Success)

A hunter stands on a hillside scouting and calling for wolves. A forested mountain hillside is in the background.

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Ryan Williams Spends the Winter Hunting Wolves in the Idaho Wilderness. Here’s What We Can Learn From Him Ryan Williams Spends the Winter Hunting Wolves in the Idaho Wilderness. Here’s What We Can Learn From Him

By Andrew McKean

A hunter looks through the scope on his deer rifle, resting on a branch, in the snowy woods.

Guns

Tune Up Your Big-Game Rifle Tune Up Your Big-Game Rifle

By John B. Snow

The hunter's election.

Conservation

The Hunters’ Election: “We Think This Is the Most Important Election for Sportsmen in Our Lives” The Hunters’ Election: “We Think This Is the Most Important Election for Sportsmen in Our Lives”

By Andrew McKean

A silhouette of a large elk against a deep sunset with the sun on the horizon.

Hunting

The Complete Guide to Hunting Elk in Eastern States The Complete Guide to Hunting Elk in Eastern States

By Tom Carpenter