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

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sea duck hunters

Podcast: I Nearly Died on a Duck Hunt

By Alex Robinson

The Beretta A390 and SBE3 left eject.

Benelli vs. Beretta: Which Italian Shotgun Maker Is Your Favorite?

Turkey calling tips

Turkey Calling Tips: How to Call a Turkey

By Josh Honeycutt, Alex Robinson

Man holds binoculars up.

Big Game Hunting

How to Adjust Binoculars Properly

By Bill McRae, Andrew McKean

Various cuts of wild turkey meat on a cutting board and paper.

How to Butcher a Wild Turkey (and Get Every Last Cut of Meat)

By Alex Robinson

Wayne Carlton bugles in the aspens.

Remembering Wayne Carlton, the Hunter Who Revolutionized Wild-Game Calling

By Andrew McKean

mature whitetail buck in grass

How Long Do Deer Live?

A bear snarls in an illstration.

Grizzly Bear Hunting

A Grizzly Killed Two Bears, Then Charged Me Next. He Should Have Been a World-Record

By Ace Demers, as told to Tom Stacer

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Beginner’s Guide to Timber Stand Improvement: How to Manage Your Woods for Deer and Other Wildlife

By Josh Honeycutt

What does a black bear eat? In this case, a mouthful of dandelions.

Black Bear Hunting

What Do Black Bears Eat?

By Natalie Krebs

Hunter, elk, and selfbow

How to Make a Bow and Arrow: A Beginner’s Guide to Making a Wood Bow

How to call ducks and geese.

Goose Hunting Tips and Tactics

By Joe Genzel, Alex Robinson

The Ultimate Guide to Elk Hunting

By Jace Bauserman, Andrew McKean

pemmican patties and bar

Wild Game Recipes

Pemmican Recipe: How to Make This Nutrient-Dense Trail Food

how big is a moose

How Big Is a Moose?

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of a bedded pronghorn with president teddy Roosevelt lying in the brush behind it

Big Game Hunting

President Teddy Roosevelt Conserved Millions of Acres of Federal Lands. It Was His Greatest Legacy

By Jim McCafferty

Big Game Hunting

Hog Hunting: A Beginner’s Guide

By Mike Dickerson

where to shoot a deer

Where to Shoot a Deer

By Alex Robinson, Brian McCombie

The Woodhaven Ninja Ghost Mouth Call

The Best Turkey Mouth Calls of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

The Best Red Dots for Turkey Hunting of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

The Best Red Dots for Turkey Hunting of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson, Scott Einsmann

A bear swipes at a hunter and his hounds

Black Bear Hunting

My Buddy and Our Hounds Were No Match for the Ghost-Town Grizzly of Old New Mexico

By Frank C. Hibben

A mountain lion feeding on a dead deer.

Predator Hunting

Wyoming Lawmakers Tried to Declare Open Season on Mountain Lions. Local Houndsmen Shut It Down

By Christine Peterson

A crystal pot call on a limb hanger turkey

Podcast: A Pot-Call Masterclass with Matt Van Cise, the Turkey Calling GOAT

By Scott Einsmann

A boy holding a shotgun illustrated with a man in a hat and a turkey tail.

My Grandpa Ditched Me on My First Turkey Hunt. I Was Nine

The Best Turkey Calls of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

The Best Turkey Calls of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Brian Lovett, Alice Jones Webb

The author testing the best upland hunting vests.

Upland Bird Hunting

The Best Upland Hunting Vests of 2025

By Alex Robinson

The Turkey Hooker metal turkey fan mount kit hangs on a wood panel wall.

Best Turkey Fan Mount Kits of 2025

By Alice Jones Webb

A croc in a boat tried to attack two men.

Predator Hunting

Carmichel in Zimbabwe: The Croc That Wouldn’t Croak

By Jim Carmichel

A man fires one of the best semi auto shotguns.

The Best Duck Hunting Shotguns of 2025

By Joe Genzel, Alex Robinson

Winchester Model 70

The Best Deer Hunting Rifles

By John B. Snow

John B. Snow testes the reliability of a 10/22 .22 rifle.

Small Game Hunting

The Best .22 LR Rifles of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By John B. Snow

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep stands atop a ridge.

$1.3 Million Bighorn Sheep Tag Sets Record for Most Expensive Auction Tag Ever

An illustration of bighorn rams in Oregon.

I Thought My Once-in-a-Lifetime Hunt Was a Bust. Then I Killed the Biggest Bighorn Ever Taken in Oregon

By Windell W. Winterbottom

Predator Hunting

Where to Shoot a Hog

By Mike Dickerson

A split screen of a deer standing in the woods on one side and a man with a rifle raised standing next to a woman on the other

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Watch: Hunter Pops the Question, Then Drops a Deer at 100 Yards

By Alice Jones Webb

A hunter with a 20-year-old Georgia doe.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

This 20-Year-Old Georgia Doe Might Be the Oldest Deer Ever Killed in the State

The Best Camo for Turkey Hunting of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Alice Jones Webb, Alex Robinson

A horse with panniers loaded with antlers.

Big Game Hunting

Idaho Now Requiring Nonresident Shed Hunters to Buy a License. Montana, Other Western States Eyeing Similar Changes

By Kris Millgate

A screenshot of Don Jr. or Donald Trump Jr. beside a ruddy shelduck.

Waterfowl Hunting

An Anti-Hunting Politician Accused Donald Trump Jr. of Shooting a Protected Duck in Italy. Here’s the Backstory

By Natalie Krebs

A man hauls on the reins of a falling horse.

We Tracked a Cougar into a Box Canyon Maze. The Cliffs Almost Killed Us and Our Horses

By Charles Elliott

Rabbit hunters and a beagle watch a guy try to recover a wounded rabbit.

Hunting Rabbits with My Bad-Tempered Uncle and His Beagle Is Pure Misery. It’s Also Completely Worth It

By Steven Englund

Two hunters on a cliff edge attempt to haul a mountain goat up.

Big Game Hunting

A ‘Dream’ Hunt for Mountain Goats Means Whitewater, Sheer Cliffs, and Tough Shots

Written and Illustrated by Harry S. Lin

Mikey Stovall holds a pintail. He was

7 Hunting Buddies Died in the American Airlines Plane Crash. They Were Returning from a Duck Hunt

By Natalie Krebs

An illustration of Roy Chapman Andrews shooting a charging boar.

Big Game Hunting

I Faced Man-Eating Tigers, Vicious Wild Boar, and Roaming Bandits in Korea

By Roy Chapman Andrews

A sunset over Holloman Lake.

Waterfowl Hunting

After Record Levels of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Were Found in a New Mexico Lake, Hunters Are Urged to Contact Their Doctors

A Massachusets hunter with a big buck.

Middle-School Teacher Tags the Biggest Typical Buck Killed in Massachusetts in a Decade

The Best Turkey Blinds of 2025

The Best Turkey Blinds of 2025

By Jace Bauserman, Alice Jones Webb

A group of bull elk stand in the snow.

Big Game Hunting

Conservation Groups, Hunters Fight Off Bill That Would Have Let Wyoming Landowners Sell Their Big-Game Tags for a Profit

By Kris Millgate

An illustration of a man in a fur lined hood and a growling husky

Big Game Hunting

My Best Sled Dog Tangled with Polar Bears, Hunted Birds, and Saved My Life More Times Than I Can Count

By Frank Dufresne

A mule deer buck in Wyoming.

Hunting Big Bucks Year After Year Helps Curb Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows

By Natalie Krebs

How to Call Coyotes: The Howls & Calling Strategies You Need to Know

By Rich Higgins

A pointing dog on point

How a Feud Between Two Pointers Turned Them into True Quail Dogs

By Charles Elliott

Two whitetail bucks.

6 Buck Harvest Trends That Deer Hunters Should Know

By Josh Honeycutt

An illustration of a hunter about to shoot a bull moose.

We Were Charged by a Bull on Our Late-Season Moose Hunt

By Russell Annabel

Sandhill cranes coming in for a landing

Waterfowl Hunting

In Wisconsin, Home of the Sandhill Crane Recovery, Legislators Are Now Considering a Hunt

By Andrew McKean

A treed mountain lion

Anti-Hunters Seek to Ban All Hunting with Hounds in Arizona

By Natalie Krebs

We tested the best collars for dog training.

The Best Dog Training Collars, Tested and Reviewed

By Natalie Krebs

Best .410 turkey guns

Best .410 Turkey Guns of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

A mule deer buck in snowy woods.

Big Game Hunting

Wyoming Lawmakers Want to Quadruple Hunting License Application Fees

A mountain lion sneaks up on a pair of hunters.

Predator Hunting

My Buddy Called in a Mountain Lion. It Attacked Before He Ever Saw It

By Reed Peterson

A bull elk bugles on the side of a hill behind two cows.

Big Game Hunting

Colorado Is Switching Its Big-Game Draw. Here’s Why Hunters with Preference Points Are Short-Changed

By Natalie Krebs

A Louisiana hunter with a black bear he harvested.

Black Bear Hunting

Veteran Tags Potential Record Black Bear During Louisiana’s First Bear Season in Decades

By Jonathan Olivier

An illustration of Jim Carmichel and an Iranian game warden.

Big Game Hunting

Carmichel in the Middle East: Risking Our Lives to Hunt Iranian Ibex

By Jim Carmichel

A lone mule deer buck stands on a snowy ridge.

Mule Deer Hunting

Why Mule Deer Are North America’s Greatest Big-Game Animal