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

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Guns

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

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.”

By Aram von Benedikt

Illustration of a man overlooking a field of 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.
Hunting

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.
Hunting

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

By Joe Genzel

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

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

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

By Joe Genzel

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

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

By Bjorn Dihle

A hunter kneels behind a large whitetail buck at night.
Hunting

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

By Joe Genzel

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

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

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

By John B. Snow

A hunter in orange sits and poses behind a dropped
Hunting

The Newbie’s Guide to Hunting Pronghorn

By Joe Genzel

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?

By Henry Bunn

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)

By Tony Hansen

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

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

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”

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

By Tom Carpenter

freezer burn
Hunting

How to Prevent Freezer Burn and How to Deal With It on Wild Game

By Jack Hennessy

Three sandhill cranes in flight against a clear blue sky.
Hunting

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

By Andrew McKean

A hunter kneels behind a dropped whitetail buck in a large field.
Hunting

Busting 4 Whitetail Weather Myths

By Sportsman Tracker

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Hunting

Hunting the Wood Duck Migration: Northern vs. Southern Tactics

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel

A hunter climbs up in a tree stand in his back yard.
Hunting

Deer Hunting Every Day in the Suburbs of Virginia

By Natalie Krebs

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

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

By Randy Newberg

A man in full camo holds up the head of a whitetail buck by the antlers. They are in a lush, overgrown wooded area surrounded by trees, bushes, and other flora.
Hunting

Hunting Pre-Rut Whitetails: When Should You Get Aggressive?

By Alex Robinson

A bearded man wearing glasses and orange reflective hunting gear collars his hunting dog that is standing in the bed of the hunter's truck.
Conservation

In the Future: These 4 Newcomers Will Help Fix Outdoor Media

By Joe Genzel

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

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

By Tony Hansen

A young deer hunter kneels in the woods wearing full camo gear and holding a rifle in one hand.
Conservation

In the Future: The New Guard Will Save Hunting (and the Old-Timers Are Going to Help)

By Natalie Krebs

A sketch of the case-telescoped cartridge.
Guns

In the Future: Your Deer Cartridge Will Be Plastic

By Andrew McKean

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

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

By Joe Genzel

An elderly gentleman holding a rifle laughs and smiles with his grandchild in a tree stand.
Hunting

In the Future: Southern Duck Hunting Culture Will Adapt to Survive

By Joe Genzel

A whitetail deer stands in a large open woods with the sun setting in the evening.
Hunting

In the Future: CWD Won’t Kill Whitetail Deer Hunting

By Scott Bestul

An image of a whitetail buck walking in a field, overlayed with a branding lockup showing the HuntStand app, logo, and tagline: "Give Yourself the Edge"
Hunting

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

By Tony Hansen

A young girl kneels behind a dead whitetail deer at night and holds up its head by the antlers.
Hunting

A 14-Year-Old Just Shot One of the Best Bucks in Kansas History

By Joe Genzel

Jess Pryles seasons up elk backstrap.
Hunting

Flip Your Backstrap Every 20 Seconds (and More Venison Cooking Tips from an Expert Chef)

By Joe Genzel

roadless rule
Conservation

The Forest Service Announced it Will Axe Roadless Rule Protections in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

By Bjorn Dihle

A black lab retriever peeks its head from a waterfowl hunting blind.
Hunting

Your Retriever Will Teach You These 5 Life Lessons

By Alex Robinson

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

Finding the Perfect Grouse Gun Is a Lifelong Pursuit

By A.J. DeRosa

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Conservation

“It Was About Representation. We Wanted to Change the Narrative”

By Brent Frazee

A hunter stands amongst brush and cover while looking through a riflescope and holding a rifle against his shoulder, ready to fire.
Hunting

A Coveted Moose Tag Reveals the Complicated Reality of Western Big-Game Hunting

By John B. Snow

A solo hunting dog in a field of tall grass.
Hunting

Training, Conditioning and Feeding for Success

By Brian Lynn

A hunter wading in the water on a duck call.
Hunting

Competitive Performance: The Champion’s Triumvirate

By Brian Lynn

A german shorthaired pointer in an open field.
Hunting

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

By Brian Lynn

A male hunter aims a shotgun in the air.
Hunting

The Never Say Die Dove Season

By Joe Genzel

A hunting dog holding a ruffed grouse.
Hunting

The Toughest Grouse Hunts are Always Worth It

By Andrew McKean

Two hunters kneeling behind two white dall sheep.
Hunting

The Dall Sheep That Almost Killed Me

By Tyler Freel

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

9 Tips for Becoming a Better Rifle Shot on Wild Game

By Ron Spomer

A woodcock and a shotgun being held by a hunter.
Hunting

How to Hunt the Mysterious Woodcock Migration

By A.J. DeRosa

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

Why Hunting Is More Important Than Ever for Your Mental Health

By Joe Genzel

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

10 Natural Ground Blinds That Keep You Hidden from Deer

By Josh Honeycutt

A flock of ducks in sitting in a lake.
Hunting

Why Don’t We Hunt Ducks in the Spring?

By Joe Genzel

A lineup of rifle cartridges on a table.
Guns

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

By Ron Spomer

A whitetail deer stands inn brush at a treeline.
Hunting

Busted: 10 Myths About Scaring Off Deer

By Josh Honeycutt

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

This Fitness Regimen Will Get You into Elk Hunting Shape

By Michael Herne, Coffee or Die Magazine

A large field with hay bales and geese.
Hunting

Hunting Early-Season Resident Geese in North Dakota is the Hottest Shoot of the Summer

By Alex Robinson

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

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

By Joe Genzel

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

6 Rules for More Success with Ground Blinds

By Mark Melotik

Satellite image of agricultural fields and timber with waypoints and red property line grids.
Hunting

Map These 5 Food Sources to Find Deer All Season Long

By Craig Dougherty

A blacktail deer on a hillside.
Hunting

3 Blacktail Hunts for the Earliest Fall Bucks

By Andrew McKean