Hunting (Page 26)

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

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

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

By Andrew McKean

The hunter's election.

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.

The Complete Guide to Hunting Elk in Eastern States

By Tom Carpenter

Three sandhill cranes in flight against a clear blue sky.

Waterfowl Hunting

Want to Hunt Sandhill Cranes? You’re Going to Need Stealth, Ultra Realistic Decoys—and Dog Goggles

By Andrew McKean

Hunting the Wood Duck Migration: Northern vs. Southern Tactics

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel

A hunter smiles and kneels behind a large mule deer in the snow.

Mule Deer Hunting

In the Future: There Will Always Be Public Hunting Land in America

By Randy Newberg

A dead whitetail deer lays in the bed of a hunting truck after a successful hunt.

A Strategy for Hunting Mature Bucks on Public Land (That Actually Works in the Real World)

A hunter takes a knee behind a dead coyote and a fox at night with a rifle over his raised knee.

Tips from a Predator Pro on Hunting Coyotes and Foxes at Night

How to Use the Best Hunting App to Find Better Deer Spots

A hunter checks shotshells in a side-by-side shotgun next to a grouse.

Finding the Perfect Grouse Gun Is a Lifelong Pursuit

A solo hunting dog in a field of tall grass.

Training, Conditioning and Feeding for Success

A hunter wading in the water on a duck call.

Competitive Performance: The Champion’s Triumvirate

A german shorthaired pointer in an open field.

What’s in the Bag: The Evolution of Hunting Dog Food

A male hunter aims a shotgun in the air.

Waterfowl Hunting

The Never Say Die Dove Season

Two hunters kneeling behind two white dall sheep.

The Dall Sheep That Almost Killed Me

A hunter in orange and camo aims a rifle in a field.

Big Game Hunting

9 Tips for Becoming a Better Rifle Shot on Wild Game

A woodcock and a shotgun being held by a hunter.

Upland Bird Hunting

How to Hunt the Mysterious Woodcock Migration

A man and a young boy hunting on the edges of the woods.

Why Hunting Is More Important Than Ever for Your Mental Health

A hunter in camo with a large 8-point whitetail buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

10 Natural Ground Blinds That Keep You Hidden from Deer

By Josh Honeycutt

A lineup of rifle cartridges on a table.

.338 Federal: The Best Deer Cartridge You’ve Never Tried

A whitetail deer stands inn brush at a treeline.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Busted: 10 Myths About Scaring Off Deer

By Josh Honeycutt

An elk hunter practicing steps on a hillside in a heavily forested area.

This Fitness Regimen Will Get You into Elk Hunting Shape

By Michael Herne, Coffee or Die Magazine

A hunter in an orange vest walks a German shorthair pointer in the field.

8 Drills to Do Right Now to Get Your Gun Dog Ready for Fall

A camo Primos Double Bull Surroundview 360 groundblind on a field edge in the fall.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

6 Rules for More Success with Ground Blinds

By Mark Melotik

A hunter kneeling behind a giant elk.

The Everyman’s Approach to DIY Archery Elk Hunting

By Michael Herne, Coffee or Die Magazine

A broadhead attached to a carbon hunt, both coated in blood, lying in a dry grass field with a little blood on the grass.

How to Super-Tune Your Arrows for Better Hunting Accuracy

By Mark Melotik

A hunter using a bird call in a hunting blind.

5 Tips for Hunting Early-Season Resident Canada Geese

A man in a camo jacket standing in a lush food plot with tape around it beside an over-browsed food plot.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pre-Season Whitetails: How to Keep Deer Out of Your Food Plots (for Now)

A deer hunting stand in an open field

9 Ways to Actually Get Better at Shooting Your Bow This Summer

By Alex Robinson

A squirrel hunting dog with front paws on the tree.

Squirrel Hunting

How to Get Started Hunting Squirrels With a Dog

Slightly wider .308 on the left

Big Game Hunting

Understanding Terminal Performance: Why Bigger Bullets Aren’t Always Better

whitetail deer hunt

Why We’re Failing to Recruit African American Hunters (and How to Fix It)

By Eric M. Morris

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Two Biggest Deer Organizations Are Joining Forces. What Does It Mean for Hunters?

By Andrew McKean

A Lone-Star TX15 AR-15 Rifle on the hood of a tan utility vehicle.

The 8 Best Hunting Guns that Double as Self-Defense Firearms

A food plot of brassica plants.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

11 Strategies For Growing The Perfect Deer Food Plot

A hunter kneeling beside two large caribou in the snow.

Big Game Hunting

Planning to Hunt Alaska Someday? Here’s Why Caribou Should Be Your First Trip

A snake beside boxes of hunting rifle cartridges.

Big Game Hunting

The Most Iconic Rifles and Cartridges from African Safaris

The Tale of Jake and Belle: A Hunting Dog Story You Haven’t Heard Before

By Durrell L. Smith

A hunter aiming a rifle while in a hunting blind.

6 Tips for Becoming a Crack Shot with Your Shotgun Inside 40 Yards

Federal FireStick rounds ammo.

Federal’s FireStick Will Be a Game Changer in the Muzzleloader Hunting World

By Alex Robinson

Several geese on a pile of hay.

Waterfowl Hunting

8 Tips for Perfecting the Art of Pass Shooting Waterfowl

Hunter walking to a hunting blind.

Big Game Hunting

50 Hunter Stereotypes from Every State

Two hunters with a mule deer in the snow and grass.

How to Get Your Own Private Hunting Property (and Improve its Habitat)

Minessota jake turkey feathers.

Should You Shoot Jakes This Spring? (and Other Things to Consider During a Coronavirus Turkey Season)

By Gerry Bethge

Boxes of 30-30 rifle ammunition.

Big Game Hunting

2 Tricks to Make Your .30/30 More Effective Beyond 150 Yards

Hunters floating on the Sagavanirktok river.

Big Game Hunting

A Raft Hunt for Caribou in the Alaskan Tundra

By Mahting Putelis

A man tilling a field

Waterfowl Hunting

How to Plant a Sunflower Field for Better Dove Hunting This Summer

A turkey target riddled with pellet holes.

How to Pattern a Turkey Hunting Gun

By Alex Robinson

A turkey in a weed and grass field.

How to Hunt Gobblers That Go Ghost

By Andrew McKean

Sous vide goose meat.

8 Ways to Prepare Snow Goose Meat

Two hunters walking through a field towards an antelope.

Big Game Hunting

Jack O’Connor’s Formula For Shooting Game At Long Range

Waterfowl Hunting

9 Migratory Bird Laws You Didn’t Know

Hunter with a merriam turkey.

What’s The Toughest Turkey Subspecies To Hunt?

By Jace Bauserman

Kanati Elite Taxidermy

Big Game Hunting

13 Amazing Animal Mounts

By Ralph P. Stuart

Two hunters with two Missouri turkeys

6 Tips For Hunting Turkeys in Bad Weather

By Jace Bauserman

Man by a survivalist campfire.

The 10 Best Survival Schools for Hunters and Anglers

By Tim MacWelch

Turkeys standing in a field.

8 Tactics to Kill Silent Turkeys

Illustration of a hunter aiming a rifle at a deer in the snow.

North Woods Legend Hal Blood on Snow Tracking Bucks

By Gerry Bethge

5 turkey hunters kneeling beside their turkeys.

9 Rules For Hunting Roosted Gobblers

By Matt Wettish

Three 6.5 ammo by an antler.

Big Game Hunting

The Great 6.5 Shootout

An elk standing in the snow.

Elk Hunting a Secret Public-Land Spot in the Utah Backcountry

By Natalie Krebs

Alex Robinson fishing in the Tongass National Forest.

The Tongass National Forest Is a Wilderness on the Chopping Block

By Alex Robinson

A lineup of .308 Win., .338 Win. Mag., .300 Win. Mag.

Big Game Hunting

Best Cartridges for Africa Plains Game

A collection of custom shotshell ammo used in Canada goose hunting.

Waterfowl Hunting

5 Top Custom Shotshells That Are Better Than Steel

By Alex Robinson