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Bear Hunting: 3 Steps for Overcoming the Bear Shakes
Hunting

Bear Hunting: 3 Steps for Overcoming the Bear Shakes

By Tyler Freel

Whitetail Deer: Troubleshooting 4 Common Food-Plot Problems
Hunting

Whitetail Deer: Troubleshooting 4 Common Food-Plot Problems

By Colin Moore

Black Bear Hunting: 3 Tips for a Better Hunt
Hunting

Black Bear Hunting: 3 Tips for a Better Hunt

By Natalie Krebs

Deer Hunting Tips: Where to Chase Columbia Blacktail Bucks
Hunting

Deer Hunting Tips: Where to Chase Columbia Blacktail Bucks

By Scott Haugen

Video Tip: How to Skin a Bear in the Field
Hunting

Video Tip: How to Skin a Bear in the Field

By Tyler Freel

Cur vs. Feist: How Pick Your Next Squirrel Dog
Hunting

Cur vs. Feist: How Pick Your Next Squirrel Dog

By Larry Case

Waterfowl Hunting: 9 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Bird Bands
Hunting

Waterfowl Hunting: 9 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Bird Bands

Gobbler Grub: Plant Native Food Sources for Bigger, Healthier Turkeys
Hunting

Gobbler Grub: Plant Native Food Sources for Bigger, Healthier Turkeys

By Colin Moore

How to Increase Your Effective Bow Range
Gear

How to Increase Your Effective Bow Range

By Mark Melotik

Your 12 Week Plan to Get in Shape for Elk Hunting Season
Survival

Your 12 Week Plan to Get in Shape for Elk Hunting Season

By Aram von Benedikt

Survival Skills: How to Carve a Traditional Bow
Survival

Survival Skills: How to Carve a Traditional Bow

By Tim MacWelch

Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Black Bears
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Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Black Bears

By Andrew McKean

Pronghorn Antelope Hunting Tips and Tactics
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Pronghorn Antelope Hunting Tips and Tactics

By Andrew McKean

Bowhunting Tips: Extend Your Lethal Range to Double Your Chances of Success
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Bowhunting Tips: Extend Your Lethal Range to Double Your Chances of Success

By Mark Melotik

Hunter Recruitment: Getting at the Meat of the Issue
Hunting

Hunter Recruitment: Getting at the Meat of the Issue

By Mark Kenyon

Hunting the Grey Ghost: Stalking Arizona Coues Deer
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Hunting the Grey Ghost: Stalking Arizona Coues Deer

By Aram von Benedikt

Hunt Harder and Smarter: 5 Keys to Successful Black Bear Baiting
Hunting

Hunt Harder and Smarter: 5 Keys to Successful Black Bear Baiting

By Tyler Freel

Bowfishing for Frogs: Bowfrogging Helps Keep You Sharp for Big Game
Gear

Bowfishing for Frogs: Bowfrogging Helps Keep You Sharp for Big Game

By Colin Moore

Last-Ditch Turkey Tactics: The Fighting Purrs Flock Brawl
Hunting

Last-Ditch Turkey Tactics: The Fighting Purrs Flock Brawl

By Alex Robinson

Hunting Gear: 9 Essential Items for Spring Bear Hunts
Gear

Hunting Gear: 9 Essential Items for Spring Bear Hunts

By Mark Melotik

Bowhunting for Turkeys: 3 Advantages to Using a Decapitating Broadhead
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Bowhunting for Turkeys: 3 Advantages to Using a Decapitating Broadhead

By Aram von Benedikt

Archery Practice: Go Point Blank on Bales for Better Form
Hunting

Archery Practice: Go Point Blank on Bales for Better Form

By Tyler Freel

The .17 Hornet: How I Discovered the Perfect Predator Round
Guns

The .17 Hornet: How I Discovered the Perfect Predator Round

By Tyler Freel

Faking It: Social Media and the “Stolen Valor” of Hunting
Hunting

Faking It: Social Media and the “Stolen Valor” of Hunting

By Tyler Freel

Bowhunting Tip: Why You Should Wear an Armguard
Hunting

Bowhunting Tip: Why You Should Wear an Armguard

By Aram von Benedikt

Access Tips: Paddle Your Way to More Public Hunting Success
Hunting

Access Tips: Paddle Your Way to More Public Hunting Success

By Mark Melotik

Whitetail Deer: Take a Holistic Approach to Habitat Management Projects
Hunting

Whitetail Deer: Take a Holistic Approach to Habitat Management Projects

By Mark Kenyon

How to Tune Arrows for Traditional Bows: The Correct Spine and Length Combo
Gear

How to Tune Arrows for Traditional Bows: The Correct Spine and Length Combo

By Tyler Freel

How to Make an Umbrella Duck Blind
Hunting

How to Make an Umbrella Duck Blind

By Tom Carpenter

What To Do When Spring Turkey Gobbling Comes to a Halt
Hunting

What To Do When Spring Turkey Gobbling Comes to a Halt

By Doug Howlett

Deer Hunting: How to Make a Homemade Cover Scent
Hunting

Deer Hunting: How to Make a Homemade Cover Scent

By Bob Humphrey

How to Make Dual-Purpose Duck Decoys
Hunting

How to Make Dual-Purpose Duck Decoys

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Grand Slam: Africa

The Mother Flock: Hunting the Homeland of the Wild Turkey
Hunting

The Mother Flock: Hunting the Homeland of the Wild Turkey

By Andrew McKean

Archery Tips: How to Patch a 3-D Target
Hunting

Archery Tips: How to Patch a 3-D Target

By Toby Walrath

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Hunting

Wild Game: Prep a Boar Ham for Curing and Smoking

By Krissie Mason

Making It: The Outdoor Writer, Ron Spomer
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Making It: The Outdoor Writer, Ron Spomer

How to Find a Hunting Dog at the Pound
Hunting

How to Find a Hunting Dog at the Pound

By Brad Fitzpatrick

How to Make a Deer Antler Slingshot
Hunting

How to Make a Deer Antler Slingshot

By Frank Miniter

Making It: The New Media Star, Mark Kenyon
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Making It: The New Media Star, Mark Kenyon

By Alex Robinson

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Hunting

Photos: How to Make Primal Cuts for Wild Hog

By Krissie Mason

Making It: How to Hunt for a Living
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Making It: How to Hunt for a Living

By The Editors

Video: How to Make an Elk Ivory Pendant
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Video: How to Make an Elk Ivory Pendant

By Aram von Benedikt

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Hunting

The 6 New Rules of Whitetail Deer Management

By Tony Hansen, Mark Kenyon, and Alex Robinson

Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Black-Tail Deer
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Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Black-Tail Deer

By Andrew McKean

Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Mule Deer
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Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Mule Deer

By Andrew McKean

Measuring Antlers: 4 Ways to Score a Deer’s Rack
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Measuring Antlers: 4 Ways to Score a Deer’s Rack

By Alex Robinson

Bear Hunting with Hounds Revisited: Another Referendum on the Horizon
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Bear Hunting with Hounds Revisited: Another Referendum on the Horizon

By Alex Robinson

Whitetail Deer: Winter Feeding Kills 12 Deer in New Hampshire
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Whitetail Deer: Winter Feeding Kills 12 Deer in New Hampshire

By Gerry Bethge

Turkey Guns: An Ultralight Shotgun, Load, and Chokes for Long and Short Shots
Guns

Turkey Guns: An Ultralight Shotgun, Load, and Chokes for Long and Short Shots

By Larry Case

Quest for Wild Bacon: Spot and Stalk for Last-Chance Hogs
Hunting

Quest for Wild Bacon: Spot and Stalk for Last-Chance Hogs

By Krissie Mason

Turkey Calls: How to Make a Wingbone Yelper
Hunting

Turkey Calls: How to Make a Wingbone Yelper

By Jim Casada

Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Whitetail Deer
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Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Whitetail Deer

By Andrew McKean

Backstrap Taste Test: What’s the Best Wild Game Meat?
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Backstrap Taste Test: What’s the Best Wild Game Meat?

By Natalie Krebs

Turkey Slam: 4 Tips for Hunting Osceola Gobblers
Hunting

Turkey Slam: 4 Tips for Hunting Osceola Gobblers

By Alex Robinson

Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Grouse
Hunting

Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Grouse

By Andrew McKean and David Draper

Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Mountain Goats
Hunting

Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Mountain Goats

By Andrew McKean

Field Test: Federal’s 3rd Degree Shotshells at Near and Far Ranges
Guns

Field Test: Federal’s 3rd Degree Shotshells at Near and Far Ranges

By Andrew McKean

How to Make Your Own Ghillie Net
Hunting

How to Make Your Own Ghillie Net

By Tim MacWelch

Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Wild Sheep
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Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Wild Sheep

By Andrew McKean

Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Brown Bears
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Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Brown Bears

By Andrew McKean

Big Bucks: Colorado Hunter Brett Ross Kills 292-Inch Mule Deer
Hunting

Big Bucks: Colorado Hunter Brett Ross Kills 292-Inch Mule Deer

By Mark Kenyon

How To Hunt Everything: Moose
Hunting

How To Hunt Everything: Moose

By Andrew McKean

Q&A: FOX Reporter Sandra Smith on Upland Birds, Aldo Leopold, and Gun Dogs
Hunting

Q&A: FOX Reporter Sandra Smith on Upland Birds, Aldo Leopold, and Gun Dogs

By Natalie Krebs

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A pile of illegally harvested catfish.
Conservation

Catfish Trafficking Ring Busted in the South Allegedly Smuggled Trophy Cats into Pay Lakes and Across State Lines

By Katie Hill

A hooked marlin jumps behind a sportfishing boat.
Fishing

Fly Fisherman Lands Pending World-Record Marlin After 3-Hour Battle

By Bob McNally

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Adventure

Hiking the Continental Divide Trail: Embrace the Brutality

By Jac Mitchell

A family of grizzly bears feeds on an elk carcass hanging from a tractor.
Big Game Hunting

Hunter Criticized for Letting Grizzlies Feed on Elk Carcass Didn’t Do Anything Illegal, Officials Say

By Dac Collins