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Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Sharpshooter Is Fined $10,000 After Deer Culling Violations

Kansanans culling jackrabbits during a Dust Bowl rabbit drive.

The Dust Bowl Jackrabbit Drives Were the Darkest Days of Small-Game Hunting in America

By Natalie Krebs

An illustrated collage of scenes from deer hunting.

Mule Deer Hunting

I Watched the Glory Days of Mule Deer Hunting Rise, Then Slip Away. I’m Still Hopeful for What Comes Next

A barbed wire fence in North Dakota.

Looking for Private Land to Hunt in North Dakota? Check Out This New App

By Kris Millgate

Fred bear bowhunting in Alaska

Fred Bear Bowhunted All Over the World. These Two Hunts Were Too Much for Him

By Fred Bear, as told to Ben East

eurasion wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon Are the Gem of the Pacific Flyway — and I’ve Become Obsessed With Hunting Them

By Scott Haugen

southern rabbit hunting

The Vanishing Legacy of Southern Rabbit Hunters

By Robert DeWitt

6mm ARC vs 6.5 CM

6mm ARC vs. 6.5 Creedmoor: Which Is Best for the Job?

Ben Lilly faces off with a bear

Grizzly Bear Hunting

Mountain Man Ben Lilly’s Infamous Showdown with a Mexican Grizzly

By Frank C. Hibben

An elk hunter with a giant Alaska bull.

I Traveled to Alaska for My First-Ever Elk Hunt and Tagged a Pending Record Bull on Opening Day

An old illustration of a hunter shooting a shark and a buck in the sea.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Just Wanted to Shoot a Nice Buck. I Ended Up Fighting a Shark

By Phil H. Moore

This is how you master the wind while prone

Big Game Hunting

How Hunters Can Master the Wind on Long Shots

By John B. Snow

Mallards in flooded corn.

Waterfowl Hunting

Has Hot Cropping Ruined Duck Hunting? Here’s What the Data and Biologists Say About How Flooded Corn Affects Waterfowl Migration

By Natalie Krebs

A photo of three wolves in Wyoming

Podcast: USFWS Director Brian Nesvik on the Future of Refuges and Wildlife Conservation

By Andrew McKean

trophy coues deer at night

I Hunted Coues Deer in Mexico’s Cartel Country

By John B. Snow

An illustration of a man smoking a pipe in a deer camp

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Let the Biggest Buck of My Life Walk So a Kid Could Tag It

By Perry Johnson

An illustration of a deer heart and a fixed blade knife.

Wild Game Recipes

These 6 Wild-Game Rituals Have Stood the Test of Time

By Alex Robinson

tiny but heroic looking jack russell terrier stands in front of downed cape buffalo

Big Game Hunting

10 Epic Photos of the Fearless Safari Dogs in South Africa

By Tyler Sladen

An Oklahoma bow hunter with a record-book bull elk.

After Finally Listening to My Buddy, My Bull Is a New Oklahoma State Record

A photo of an old elk hunter with a polaroid and an ivory

21 Hunters on the Lucky Charms We Never, Ever Hunt Without

An illustration of a dog and a coyote fighting

I Track Coyotes with Dogs and Snowshoes. It’s the Greatest Hunt of All Time

By Albert L. (Bud) Livingston

An Iowa hunter with a 14-point buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Disabled Army Vet Caps off a Special Muzzleloader Season with Two Big Bucks in Three Days

A bowhunter with the new Oklahoma record nontypical elk.

Army Veteran Arrows State-Record Elk on a Military Base in Oklahoma

row of pheasant hunters

11 Times a Hunting Partner Messed Up So Bad, They Never Got Invited Back to Camp

By Barbara Baird

A black and white photo of Jack O'Connor standing over a cape buffalo.

Big Game Hunting

O’Connor in Botswana: Charged by a Cape Buffalo That Refused to Die

By Jack O'Connor

A hunter with a giant South Dakota buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Instead of Sleeping In, Brothers Stalk and Tag a 21-Point Giant on Public Land

A hunter's pickup truck caught fire in the desert.

I Drew an Incredible Sheep Tag. It Turned into the Hunt from Hell, Even Before Our Truck Caught Fire

spirit bear photo

Grizzly Bear Hunting

I Shot a Monster Interior Grizzly Bear With My Recurve Bow

Two mountain goat hunters walk a ridge.

Big Game Hunting

I Shot a Mountain Goat on an Epic Hunt in Alaska — Then It Rolled Off a Cliff

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of hunters at a table with foxes running

Predator Hunting

My 80-Year-Old Uncle Invited Me Fox Hunting. I Didn’t Realize It Was a Setup

By Forest (Skip) Beebe as told to Ben East

Pennsylvania deer

Whitetail Deer Hunting

PA Hunters Take 3 Deer from the Same Stand on Opening Day (and One Was a Giant Buck)

Old BW photo of hunters with car, hunter walking in marsh

I Learned to Hunt Ducks Like an Old-School North Dakotan

A buck watches a hunter.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I’ve Been Hunting Deer for 40 Years. These Are the Biggest Mistakes I’ve Seen Them Make

Photographs of the best bucks of 2025 on a bulletin board

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Biggest Bucks of 2025

A snowshoe rabbit looking at a tent copyrighted

I Agreed to Hunt Snowshoe Hares — and Regretted It Almost Instantly

Two old color photographs of mule deer hunters

Mule Deer Hunting

We Miraculously Got Permission to Hunt a Secret Canyon and Had the Best Deer Hunt of Our Lives

By Chester Chatfield

An illustration of two deer fighting in front of a doe.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How My Family Took 7 Vermont Bucks in a Single, Unforgettable Season

By Harold Willey Jr.

I Promised to Take My Boys Rabbit Hunting Every Day of Christmas Break

By Erwin A. Bauer

Christmas cards for your best hunting buddies.

4 Christmas Cards Pat McManus Always Wanted to Send His Hunting Buddies, But Couldn’t

By Patrick F. McManus

A dog wearing goggles fetches up a rooster.

After My Bird Dog Was Nearly Blinded, This Ridiculous Piece of Gear Is the One Thing I’ll Never Hunt Without

By Natalie Krebs

A limit of drake mallards on a log beside a row of expensive duck loads.

Is More Expensive Duck Ammo Actually Worth It? I Put Some of the Top Loads to the Test

By Alex Robinson

crossbow testing

The Best Bows, Crossbows, and Archery Gear of 2025, Based on In-Depth Range Testing

By Scott Einsmann

A Wisconsin hunter and a huge typical buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Hunter Tags One of the Biggest Typical Bucks in State History During Extended Gun Season

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Grizzly Bear Hunting

I Dreamt a Brown Bear Was in My Tent. Then One Actually Walked into Camp

By John B. Snow

Kuiu was sold to a private equity group.

Rumors Are Swirling About Kuiu Being Sold to an Anti-Public Lands Billionaire. Here’s What’s Actually Going On

By Natalie Krebs

calling coyotes with best coyote calibers

The Best Coyote Calibers

Waterfowl Hunting

I Almost Completed the North American Waterfowl Slam by Luck. Here’s Why I Think Obsessing Over the 41 Is a Bit Ridiculous

By Scott Haugen

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Big Game Hunting

Podcast: Our Senior Staff Writer Nearly Died on a Backcountry Hunt. Here’s What We’ve Learned from the Experience

By Alex Robinson

jack o'connor's rifles

Big Game Hunting

Photos of Jack O’Connor’s Perfect Winchester Model 70

A photo of a buck in a snowy field.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

A Pennsylvania Hunter Had His “Buck of a Lifetime” Stolen. So Why Are People Blaming Him?

A tannery employee holds up mountain lion hides ready for shipping

Big Game Hunting

24 Incredible Photos from the Last Great Tannery in America

By Alex Robinson

An Indiana hunter with a big buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Indiana Hunter Tags Giant 190-Class Buck After Watching Him for 4 Years — and Missing Him Once

best late season duck hunts

The 7 Best Late-Season Duck Hunts

By M.D. Johnson

A hunter gored by a buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Almost Lost My Eye While Wrestling a Buck

An illustration of a train in snow with griz tracks

Grizzly Bear Hunting

I Guided Teddy Roosevelt and Zane Grey, But This Grizzly Hunt Was One I’ll Never Forget

The author with a nice whitetail deer reaped with his bow and decoy.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 5 Rules of Reaping Whitetail Deer

By Derek Horner

Thermal Scope testing

Predator Hunting

Thermal Scopes: Good, Better, and Best

By Scott Einsmann, Andrew McKean

an illustration of a sheep hunter falling down a slope

This Happened to Me: I Almost Froze to Death on a Solo Bighorn Hunt

By Cassidy Caron, as told to Scott Einsmann

A North Dakota hunter with a rare white pheasant.

Pheasant Hunting

North Dakota Hunter Bags a Rare, Snow-White Pheasant on a Frigid Winter Day

A hunting party posing with a musk ox.

Big Game Hunting

Hunting Musk Ox and Caribou in Greenland Was Nothing Like I Imagined

By Andrew McKean

two polaroids with brett favre and his mule deer buck

Mule Deer Hunting

I Took Brett Favre on His First Mule Deer Hunt

By John B. Snow

A Wisconsin hunter with a big buck on opening day; a young hunter with he first deer, also tagged on opening day.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Shot a Big Wisconsin Buck Just Seconds Before a Young Hunter Tagged Her First Deer

By Kasey Okrzesik

A bird dog sits in a passenger seat with an arrow in its armpit.

My Bird Dog Caught a Broadhead Arrow to the Chest While Pointing Quail

By Kris Millgate

A hunter in blue overalls sits behind a tree looking at a deer in this illustration.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Shot My First Buck on the Run, During a Low-Country Deer Drive

By John Wongrey