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50 Hunter Stereotypes from Every State

Big Game Hunting

50 Hunter Stereotypes from Every State 50 Hunter Stereotypes from Every State

By: Drew Palmer

4 Off-Season Waterfowl Projects that Will Improve Your Decoy Spread (and Your Home)

Hunting

4 Off-Season Waterfowl Projects that Will Improve Your Decoy Spread (and Your Home) 4 Off-Season Waterfowl Projects that Will Improve Your Decoy Spread (and Your Home)

By: Joseph Albanese

Live Hunt: Stalking Mountain Goats on the Cliffs of Kodiak Island

Hunting

Live Hunt: Stalking Mountain Goats on the Cliffs of Kodiak Island Live Hunt: Stalking Mountain Goats on the Cliffs of Kodiak Island

By: Tyler Freel

Waterfowl Hunting: How to Run Traffic on Ducks and Geese

Duck Hunting

Waterfowl Hunting: How to Run Traffic on Ducks and Geese Waterfowl Hunting: How to Run Traffic on Ducks and Geese

By: Kyle Wintersteen

8 Tips for Perfecting the Art of Pass Shooting Waterfowl

Guns

8 Tips for Perfecting the Art of Pass Shooting Waterfowl 8 Tips for Perfecting the Art of Pass Shooting Waterfowl

Five Simple Duck Hunting Tips

Duck Hunting

Five Simple Duck Hunting Tips Five Simple Duck Hunting Tips

7 Confessions from a New Rifle Shooter (That Can Help All Newbies Get Started)

Big Game Hunting

7 Confessions from a New Rifle Shooter (That Can Help All Newbies Get Started) 7 Confessions from a New Rifle Shooter (That Can Help All Newbies Get Started)

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

Ammo

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

By: Alex Robinson

Live Hunt: How to Debone an Elk

Big Game Hunting

Live Hunt: How to Debone an Elk Live Hunt: How to Debone an Elk

By: Aron Snyder

Seven Things to Know About Temperature and Deer Activity

Big Game Hunting

Seven Things to Know About Temperature and Deer Activity Seven Things to Know About Temperature and Deer Activity

By: James Nelson

Five Shooting Tips for Making a Long-Range Hunting Shot

Big Game Hunting

Five Shooting Tips for Making a Long-Range Hunting Shot Five Shooting Tips for Making a Long-Range Hunting Shot

By: Brian McCombie

A New Hunter’s Perspective on How the Old School Can Help

Conservation

A New Hunter’s Perspective on How the Old School Can Help A New Hunter’s Perspective on How the Old School Can Help

Crossbow Elk Hunt: Horizontal Bows in a Vertical World

Big Game Hunting

Crossbow Elk Hunt: Horizontal Bows in a Vertical World Crossbow Elk Hunt: Horizontal Bows in a Vertical World

By: Andrew McKean

It’s Never Too Late to Learn to Hunt

Big Game Hunting

It’s Never Too Late to Learn to Hunt It’s Never Too Late to Learn to Hunt

By: Nick Ciafardone

Live Hunt AK: DIY Dall Sheep Hunting in Alaska’s Brooks Range

Big Game Hunting

Live Hunt AK: DIY Dall Sheep Hunting in Alaska’s Brooks Range Live Hunt AK: DIY Dall Sheep Hunting in Alaska’s Brooks Range

By: Tyler Freel

How to Choose The Right Hunting Bullet

Ammo

How to Choose The Right Hunting Bullet How to Choose The Right Hunting Bullet

Biggest 6-Pointer Ever with Bow & Arrow?

Big Game Hunting

Biggest 6-Pointer Ever with Bow & Arrow? Biggest 6-Pointer Ever with Bow & Arrow?

By: Outdoor Life Online Editor

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

Guns

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

Black MZ: New Virtually Non-Corrosive Black Powder Substitute

Big Game Hunting

Black MZ: New Virtually Non-Corrosive Black Powder Substitute Black MZ: New Virtually Non-Corrosive Black Powder Substitute

By: Brian McCombie

Anatomy of a Buck Brawl: We Analyze a 50-Minute Fight Between Two Rutting Whitetails

Big Game Hunting

Anatomy of a Buck Brawl: We Analyze a 50-Minute Fight Between Two Rutting Whitetails Anatomy of a Buck Brawl: We Analyze a 50-Minute Fight Between Two Rutting Whitetails

By: Alex Robinson

Duck Hunting Tips: 6 Old Tricks That Still Work

Duck Hunting

Duck Hunting Tips: 6 Old Tricks That Still Work Duck Hunting Tips: 6 Old Tricks That Still Work

By: Doug Howlett

Video: Monster Moose Shot at Point-Blank Range

Big Game Hunting

Video: Monster Moose Shot at Point-Blank Range Video: Monster Moose Shot at Point-Blank Range

By: The Editors

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

Big Game Hunting

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

By: Tyler Freel

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

Hunting

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

By: Durrell L. Smith

How to Take Your First Overland Hunting Adventure this Fall

Big Game Hunting

How to Take Your First Overland Hunting Adventure this Fall How to Take Your First Overland Hunting Adventure this Fall

By: Damon Bungard

11 Strategies For Growing The Perfect Deer Food Plot

Big Game Hunting

11 Strategies For Growing The Perfect Deer Food Plot 11 Strategies For Growing The Perfect Deer Food Plot

By: The Editors

Official: Biggest Buck Ever for a Female Bowhunter!

Big Game Hunting

Official: Biggest Buck Ever for a Female Bowhunter! Official: Biggest Buck Ever for a Female Bowhunter!

By: Outdoor Life Online Editor

The Roadless Rule in the Tongass National Forest is Vital for Both Hunters and Brown Bears

Bear Hunting

The Roadless Rule in the Tongass National Forest is Vital for Both Hunters and Brown Bears The Roadless Rule in the Tongass National Forest is Vital for Both Hunters and Brown Bears

By: Bjorn Dihle

Whitetail Tips: 4 Tactics to Maximize Deer Stand Productivity

Big Game Hunting

Whitetail Tips: 4 Tactics to Maximize Deer Stand Productivity Whitetail Tips: 4 Tactics to Maximize Deer Stand Productivity

By: Bob McNally

How Barometric Pressure Affects Deer Movement

Big Game Hunting

How Barometric Pressure Affects Deer Movement How Barometric Pressure Affects Deer Movement

Bear Boom: How to Take Advantage of Growing Black Bear Populations

Bear Hunting

Bear Boom: How to Take Advantage of Growing Black Bear Populations Bear Boom: How to Take Advantage of Growing Black Bear Populations

New Hunting Gear is Great, But Confidence is the Real Key

Big Game Hunting

New Hunting Gear is Great, But Confidence is the Real Key New Hunting Gear is Great, But Confidence is the Real Key

By: Tyler Freel

Video: Way Too Close to a Grizzly, Pt. 2

Hunting

Video: Way Too Close to a Grizzly, Pt. 2 Video: Way Too Close to a Grizzly, Pt. 2

By: Tyler Freel

How to Make Your Own Duck Hunting Decoys

Duck Hunting

How to Make Your Own Duck Hunting Decoys How to Make Your Own Duck Hunting Decoys

By: Michael R. Shea

A Tale of Two Bears: Hunting Brown Bears in Alaska

Bear Hunting

A Tale of Two Bears: Hunting Brown Bears in Alaska A Tale of Two Bears: Hunting Brown Bears in Alaska

By: John B. Snow

10 Tips For Growing Successful Food Plots (And Keeping Deer on Your Property All Season Long)

Big Game Hunting

10 Tips For Growing Successful Food Plots (And Keeping Deer on Your Property All Season Long) 10 Tips For Growing Successful Food Plots (And Keeping Deer on Your Property All Season Long)

By: The Editors

Great Winter Hunts

Hunting

Great Winter Hunts Great Winter Hunts

Florida Trapper Catches Monster, 14-Foot Alligator in a Residential Lake

Hunting

Florida Trapper Catches Monster, 14-Foot Alligator in a Residential Lake Florida Trapper Catches Monster, 14-Foot Alligator in a Residential Lake

By: Gayne C. Young

Defining Fair Chase Behind a High Fence

Big Game Hunting

Defining Fair Chase Behind a High Fence Defining Fair Chase Behind a High Fence

By: Craig Dougherty

Hunting

Hell Hounds Hell Hounds

Are You Feeding Your Deer To Death?

Big Game Hunting

Are You Feeding Your Deer To Death? Are You Feeding Your Deer To Death?

By: Craig Dougherty

Tracking El Grande

Big Game Hunting

Tracking El Grande Tracking El Grande

By: STORY BY MARK T. SULLIVAN

440-Inch Bull Taken with Governor’s Tag in Arizona

Big Game Hunting

440-Inch Bull Taken with Governor’s Tag in Arizona 440-Inch Bull Taken with Governor’s Tag in Arizona

By: Alex Robinson

Alaska’s Bear Hunting Regulation Changes Aren’t as Sensational as They Sound

Bear Hunting

Alaska’s Bear Hunting Regulation Changes Aren’t as Sensational as They Sound Alaska’s Bear Hunting Regulation Changes Aren’t as Sensational as They Sound

By: Tyler Freel

Spot-and-Stalk Black Bear Hunting Tips

Bear Hunting

Spot-and-Stalk Black Bear Hunting Tips Spot-and-Stalk Black Bear Hunting Tips

By: Tracy Breen

13 Amazing Animal Mounts

Big Game Hunting

13 Amazing Animal Mounts 13 Amazing Animal Mounts

By: Ralph P. Stuart

Shotgun Tips: Hit More Birds On the Dove Season Opener

Guns

Shotgun Tips: Hit More Birds On the Dove Season Opener Shotgun Tips: Hit More Birds On the Dove Season Opener

By: Andrew McKean

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

Guns

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

By: Tyler Freel

The Best Hunting Dogs for Retrieving, Pointing, Flushing or Scent

Hunting

The Best Hunting Dogs for Retrieving, Pointing, Flushing or Scent The Best Hunting Dogs for Retrieving, Pointing, Flushing or Scent

By: Colin Moore

How to Find and Hunt Grouse in the Early Season

Grouse Hunting

How to Find and Hunt Grouse in the Early Season How to Find and Hunt Grouse in the Early Season

By: Tom Carpenter

Will a Decrease in Roadkill Mean More Deer in the Woods this Fall?

Big Game Hunting

Will a Decrease in Roadkill Mean More Deer in the Woods this Fall? Will a Decrease in Roadkill Mean More Deer in the Woods this Fall?

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

Big Game Hunting

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

By: Andrew McKean

Bowhunting Tips: How to Spot-and-Stalk Hunt

Big Game Hunting

Bowhunting Tips: How to Spot-and-Stalk Hunt Bowhunting Tips: How to Spot-and-Stalk Hunt

By: Tracy Breen

Whitetail Tips: What You Need to Know About Food Sources to Pinpoint Bucks

Big Game Hunting

Whitetail Tips: What You Need to Know About Food Sources to Pinpoint Bucks Whitetail Tips: What You Need to Know About Food Sources to Pinpoint Bucks

By: Alex Robinson

New Deer Hunting Gear for Your ATV

ATVs

New Deer Hunting Gear for Your ATV New Deer Hunting Gear for Your ATV

By: Peter B. Mathiesen

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

Conservation

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

By: Eric M. Morris

How to Plant a Mini Food Plot This Summer

Big Game Hunting

How to Plant a Mini Food Plot This Summer How to Plant a Mini Food Plot This Summer

By: Tony Hansen

Deer Hunting Saskatchewan

Big Game Hunting

Deer Hunting Saskatchewan Deer Hunting Saskatchewan

By: Outdoor Life Online Editor

3 Bowhunting Drills That Will Help You Beat Buck Fever

Big Game Hunting

3 Bowhunting Drills That Will Help You Beat Buck Fever 3 Bowhunting Drills That Will Help You Beat Buck Fever

By: Tony Hansen

760-Pound Pig Killed By Oklahoma Hunter

Hunting

760-Pound Pig Killed By Oklahoma Hunter 760-Pound Pig Killed By Oklahoma Hunter

By: Gayne C. Young

Are You Staying on Top of Your Coyote Problem?

Coyote Hunting

Are You Staying on Top of Your Coyote Problem? Are You Staying on Top of Your Coyote Problem?

By: Craig Dougherty

How to Hang Treestands to Target Mature Bucks

Big Game Hunting

How to Hang Treestands to Target Mature Bucks How to Hang Treestands to Target Mature Bucks

By: Tony Hansen

The 6 Best Tree Species for Planting a Deer Orchard

Big Game Hunting

The 6 Best Tree Species for Planting a Deer Orchard The 6 Best Tree Species for Planting a Deer Orchard

By: Tony Hansen

Whitetail Tips: Ambush Mature Bucks With a Setback Stand

Big Game Hunting

Whitetail Tips: Ambush Mature Bucks With a Setback Stand Whitetail Tips: Ambush Mature Bucks With a Setback Stand

By: Neil Dougherty as told to Alex Robinson