Hunting (Page 4)

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

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Pheasant Hunting

This Controversial Hunter Recruitment Program Buys Pheasants from Prisons. Now Bird Planting Could Expand to Federal and Private Lands

By Andrew McKean

Mule Deer Hunting

In the Good Old Days, We Hunted Giant Summer Mule Deer High in the Rockies

By PETER BARRETT

Squirrel Hunting

We Floated into a Hellacious Swamp and Found the Best Squirrel Hunting of All Time

By Robert F. Burgess

Big Game Hunting

Jack O’Connor in Africa: The Locals Nicknamed Me ‘Old Man Who Can’t Hit Pala Pala.’ And They Were Almost Right

By Jack O'Connor

Black Bear Hunting

Our First (and Last) Hunt for the Rare White Bear of British Columbia

By Howard Shelley

Grizzly Bear Hunting

I Shot a Grizzly with a 22 ARC — and the Results Were Not Surprising

I Tried Hunting Ducks the Argentinian Way — with Cars and Cowboys

By Eugene E. Wilson

Predator Hunting

The Weirdest (and Most Delicious) Wild Game I’ve Ever Eaten

By Scott Haugen

My Greatest Day in 30 Years of Guiding Backcountry Hunts

In Dependence Day: A Blind Hunter Finds His Way on an Elk Hunt

By Craig Jourdonnais

Big Game Hunting

Roosevelt on Safari: A Leopard Attack, an Ambush, and a Quest Fulfilled

By Kermit Roosevelt

The Ultimate Guide to the English Lab vs American Lab

By Natalie Krebs

Predator Hunting

Snake Hunters Head to Florida for the Wildest, Most Viral Competition in the Country

The Last Years and Enduring Legacy of Jack O’Connor

I Almost Froze to Death on a Solo Bighorn Hunt

By Cassidy Caron, as told to Scott Einsmann

I Finally Drew a Bighorn Sheep Tag. I Was Too Out of Shape to Punch It

By John F. Lane, as told to Charles Elliott

4 Hunters Explain Why Their Dog Breed (and No Others) Is the Best

By John Devney, Bob St. Pierre, Vickie Lamb, and Tom Davis

Big Game Hunting

Yes, Jack O’Connor Got Buck Fever. He Didn’t Let It Bother Him

By Jack O'Connor

Wild Game Recipes

How to Save Your Wild Game When the Power Goes Out

By Jack Hennessy

Improve Your Hunting Skills by Strategically (and Carefully) Depriving Your Senses

By Andrew McKean

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Took Jack O’Connor on His Last Hunt

By Jack Atcheson Sr., as told to Jim Zumbo

The Truth About Cougar Attacks on Humans, From an Officer Who Investigated Them

By John Lesowski

Grizzly Bear Hunting

How My Guide’s Quick Thinking Saved a Kid from an Enraged Grizzly Bear

By Jules Ashlock

Fred Bear Didn’t Question His Bow on His First Moose Hunt. He Questioned Himself

The Invention of the Grand Slam Killed Sheep Hunting for the Everyman

By Jack O'Connor

When People Ask Me Why I Hunt, This Is What I Try to Tell Them

New Mexico Hunting Guides Charged in Scheme to Sell Elk Tags to Out-of-Staters

Black Bear Hunting

I Deer Hunted with Babe Ruth. He Tagged a Nice Buck and Wrestled a Cow

What Happens After Shed Hunters Find Human Remains

By Natalie Krebs

The Best Thermal Scopes of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

My Client Was Finally in Position on Our Sheep Hunt. Then the Avalanche Struck

By Eric Collier

Big Game Hunting

My Buddy and I Got Lost on a Wilderness Hunt. I Survived, But He Didn’t

By Guy Beauregard

Human Remains Were Found on My Deer Hunting Property. Here’s What Happened Next

By Natalie Krebs

Small Game Hunting

After I Escaped from a German Labor Camp, I Survived on Rabbits and Pheasant

Wyoming to Cut Wolf Harvest in Half Amid Disease Outbreak Near Yellowstone

Big Game Hunting

Carmichel in Australia: Charged by a Backwater Buffalo

By Jim Carmichel

A Fly-In Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival Against Wolves and High Water

By Jerry Valentine, as told to Ben East

A 7-Year-Old Picked Up a Shed Antler. It Had a GPS Tracker Attached — and His Dad Got a Ticket

Big Game Hunting

I Grew Up on Safari. The Most Dangerous Game Isn’t What You Think

By Michael Branham, as told to Jim Rearden

17 Sneaky Late-Season Turkey Hunting Tips for Targeting Pressured Toms

By Josh Honeycutt

Mule Deer Hunting

I Tried Teaching My Duck Hunting Buddy to Bowhunt. A Dozen Blown Stalks Later, He Surprised Me

The Duck Dog Who Wouldn’t Abandon a Retrieve, Even If It Killed Him

Every Farmer and Hunter Had a Story About the Elusive White Buck. Here’s How I Finally Caught Up to Him

By Dale Johnson

Big Game Hunting

I Walked Away From a Record Book Bull to Kill the Woodland Caribou of My Dreams

By Grancel Fitz

Stalking This Massive Costal Brown Bear Was the Greatest Experience of My Hunting Career

By Scott Haugen

Jack O’Connor’s Last Sheep Hunt

By Jack O'Connor

“Why Would You Shoot Your Uncle for an Elk?” There Was a Time When Hunting Was Much More Dangerous

By Jack O'Connor

I Tagged the First Vermont Gobbler in Modern History Back in 1973

After Bringing the Birds Back from a 100-Year Absence, Vermont’s First Spring Turkey Season Was One to Remember

The Remington 870 Is Still My Favorite Turkey Gun. But There’s One Major Problem

By Alex Robinson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

This Giant Nontypical Northwoods Buck Was Found Hanging in a Wisconsin Cabin. It’s Backstory Remains a Mystery

Before We Learned to Call Turkeys in Close, We Hunted Them with Rifles

Grizzly Bear Hunting

Fred Bear’s Wildest Hunt: The Day He Faced a World‑Record Brown Bear at 20 Yards

By Fred Bear, as told to Ben East

Big Game Hunting

I Arranged a Shoestring Safari — Then Got My Rifle Confiscated and Had to Beg the Outfitter for a Job. It’s a Hunt I’ll Never Forget

By James Carkhuff

The Vintage Turkey Tactics That Never Let Me Down

By Charles Elliott

Fred Bear Said the Best Shot of His Life Was on This World-Record Stone Sheep

By Fred Bear, as told to Byron W. Dalrymple

Mule Deer Hunting

O’Connor in Old Mexico: My Luckiest Day of Deer Hunting — Ever

By Jack O'Connor

I Was Jumped by a Bobcat While Calling in a Gobbler, and I Caught It All on Video

I Shot a Deer So Big I Genuinely Thought I’d Killed an Elk

By Sidney Mawson

The 7 Turkey Hunting Mistakes That Everyone Makes at Least Once

By Alex Robinson

I Raised 3 Kids Alone in the Heart of Wolf Country. These Are the Tough Lessons We Had to Learn

By Olive A. Fredrickson

Search for Missing Colorado Turkey Hunter Enters Sixth Day

By Kris Millgate

After the Courthouse Roof Collapsed Under 6 Tons of Droppings, the Pigeons Had to Go. I Volunteered for the Job

By Jim Carmichel

Why You Need Aggressive Turkey Calling Tactics for These 6 Hunting Scenarios

By Tom Carpenter