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The Best Youth Compound Bows to Start Bowhunting
The Best Hunting Rifles of 2022
The Best Duck Hunting Shotguns for Waterfowlers
By
Joe Genzel
Best Arrows and Broadheads For Elk
By
Mark Kayser
Best Deer Hunting Calibers of 2022
By
John B. Snow
Bear Gun Shootout: 10mm vs .44 Mag.
By
John B. Snow
How to Choose a Compound Bow—and Set It Up—for Elk Season
The 28-Gauge Shotgun Can Kill Ducks as Effectively as a 12-Gauge (At Modest Ranges)
By
John Gordon
Dove Hunting Ultimate Guide: Tips and Tactics for Bagging More Birds
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Rifled vs. Sabot Slugs: Are You Shooting the Right Whitetail Load this Deer Season?
By
Payton Miller
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Joe Genzel
Sheep Hunters Are a Special Kind of Crazy
By
Tyler Freel
Officials Search for Suspect Who Shot a Washington Bear Hunter and Fled the Scene
By
Dac Collins
The Best Turkey Blinds of 2022
Amateur Snake Hunters Catch Giant 17-Foot Python in Florida
My Greatest Hunting Adventure: A Cougar Nightmare, From the Archives
Hunting the Nile Crocodile in Zambia
A Bow Is a Bow: 5 Ways That Shooting Compounds and Trad Bows Are the Same
By
Tyler Freel
The Best Food Plots for Deer of 2022
Despite More Aggressive Hunting and Trapping, Montana’s Wolf Population Remained Stable in 2021
By
Wade Thiel
Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets
The Coolest Ducks Unlimited Dinner Guns of All Time
By
John Gordon
Deer Jerky Recipe
By
Wade Truong
Eating Bird Innards: How to Pull, Prepare, and Cook Wild Bird Giblets
How to Make Deer Jerky in an Oven, Smoker, and Dehydrator
Rutting Bucks and Bad-Tasting Venison. Here’s What Deer Hunters Need to Know
Venison Schnitzel: Your Family Won’t Know It’s Deer Meat
By
Beka Garris
Venison Meatballs Are the Best Meal to Make with Your Final Package of Deer Meat
By
Beka Garris
The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Wild Game with Alcohol
How to Grill the Ultimate Venison Burger This Summer
What’s Better for Cooking Wild Game: The Grill or Cast Iron?
How to Eat a Spring Black Bear
By
Tyler Freel
The Ultimate Red Meat: Venison vs Beef
Why Do I Salvage Every Scrap from Ducks and Geese? It’s Cheaper
The Coolest Ducks Unlimited Dinner Guns of All Time
By
John Gordon
The Most Underrated Hunting Dog Breeds
Rue Mapp Is Learning to Hunt, But She’s Got a Bigger Mission
The Best .410 and 28-Gauge Semi-Auto Shotguns
By
John Gordon
Smoke a Goose with the Wing Still On? Waterfowl Importation Ban Could Cause Confusion for Hunters at Canadian Border
By
Joe Genzel
If These Nine Shotgun Writers Could Only Have One Gun, Which Smoothbore Would They Pick?
By
Joe Genzel
Benelli vs. Beretta: Which Italian Shotgun Maker Is Your Favorite?
By
Joe Genzel
The Remington 105 CTi: A Semi-Auto that Almost Revolutionized Shotgun Design
Use Shadows to Improve Your Hide and Your Decoy Spread (and Kill More Ducks and Geese)
By
Bill Buckley
How to Call Ducks and Geese
By
Bill Buckley
Benelli M1 Super 90: A Classic Duck Hunting Shotgun
By
John Gordon
Could North Dakota’s 30 Inches of “Duck Snow” Save Your Duck Season?
The Most Underrated Hunting Dog Breeds
Montana’s Controversial Pheasant Stocking Program Moves Forward
By
Dac Collins
The Best .410 and 28-Gauge Semi-Auto Shotguns
By
John Gordon
If These Nine Shotgun Writers Could Only Have One Gun, Which Smoothbore Would They Pick?
By
Joe Genzel
Dove Hunting Ultimate Guide: Tips and Tactics for Bagging More Birds
Benelli vs. Beretta: Which Italian Shotgun Maker Is Your Favorite?
By
Joe Genzel
10 Classic Shotguns Every Wingshooter Should Own
By
Joe Genzel
Wyoming Game and Fish Kills 1,200 Pheasants to Prevent an Avian Flu Outbreak
By
Wade Thiel
Three Things We Know About Shotgunning Thanks to the Legendary Bob Brister
By
Joe Genzel
More Than 1,500 Pheasants, Quail, and Ducks Euthanized as Texas Confirms Bird Flu Outbreak at a Commercial Game Bird Operation
By
Dac Collins
Will Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Mean Fewer Pheasants This Fall?
Choir in the Pines: The Dogmen of the South
The Best Turkey Blinds of 2022
The Best Turkey Hunting Boots of 2022
By
Adam Moore
Pennsylvania Bans Turkey Hunting With Muzzleloaders, Slug Guns, and Pistols Amid Population Declines
One for the Diehards: The Latest Digital Edition of Outdoor Life Is Here
Vortex SPARC Solar Review: A Red Dot for Your Turkey Gun
By
Adam Moore
Benelli vs. Beretta: Which Italian Shotgun Maker Is Your Favorite?
By
Joe Genzel
Gobbler Taken by Longtime Maryland Hunter Is the Pending No. 2 All-Time Turkey in the State
By
Bob McNally
Co-CEOs Will Lead NWTF Into Its Next Half-Century of Conservation
Did Your Turkey Season Suck? You’re Not Alone
By
Cliff Cadet
College Kid’s First Turkey Turns Out to Be a Record Breaker
By
Bob McNally
What I Learned from Shooting 200 Turkey Loads and One Mountain Longbeard
By
Joe Genzel
Being a Deaf Turkey Hunter Is Hard. Watching My Son Call in His First Turkey Makes Up for It
The Most Underrated Hunting Dog Breeds
The Best Squirrel Calls of 2022
How to Take High Percentage Shots on the Dove Opener and Hit More Birds
By
Joe Genzel
The Best .410 and 28-Gauge Semi-Auto Shotguns
By
John Gordon
The Best .410 Handguns for Snakes and Backyard Pests
By
Joe Genzel
Some Kids Just Aren’t Meant to Be Hunters. But All Kids Should Get the Chance
By
Beka Garris
3 Classic .22 Rimfire Revolvers You Still Need to Own
Hunting Creates Bonds Between Friends and Family Like Nothing Else Can
By
Beka Garris
Rabbit Season Is the Perfect Opportunity to Break into Traditional Bowhunting
By
Beka Garris
Wild Arctic Hare Travels a Record 241 Miles in 49 Days
By
Bob McNally
Breaking: New Hampshire Votes Down Bill That Would Have Ended the Capture of Hares and Rabbits for Hunting Dog Trials
By
Alan Clemons
My Best Hunting Memories of 2021 Are All Close to Home
By
Tyler Freel
Officials Search for Suspect Who Shot a Washington Bear Hunter and Fled the Scene
By
Dac Collins
Amateur Snake Hunters Catch Giant 17-Foot Python in Florida
My Greatest Hunting Adventure: A Cougar Nightmare, From the Archives
Hunting the Nile Crocodile in Zambia
Despite More Aggressive Hunting and Trapping, Montana’s Wolf Population Remained Stable in 2021
By
Wade Thiel
The Best Ways to Use Bear Fat
By
Brad Fenson
DNA Test Confirms Wolf Was Killed in Upstate New York
By
Bob McNally
Handloading the .17 Remington
By
Pat Mundy
A Family Hunt for Alaska Brown Bears, From the Archives
Could Wolves Save Rome From Its Feral Pig Problem?
By
Bob McNally
Two Hunters in North Idaho Shoot and Kill a Grizzly Bear in Self-Defense
A Killer of Men: The Story of a Deadly Sloth Bear, From the Archives
The Most Underrated Hunting Dog Breeds
Virginia Property Owners Are Suing to End a Hunter’s “Right to Retrieve” Their Dogs
By
Wade Thiel
How to Take Good Photos of Your Dog
By
Bill Buckley
The Best Dog GPS Trackers for 2022
By
Robb Moore
Choir in the Pines: The Dogmen of the South
Texas Game Wardens Help Rescue a Bird Dog from the Bottom of a 50-Foot Well
By
Dac Collins
“Working Dogs for Conservation” Is Training Rescues to Sniff Out Conservation Problems
By
Bob McNally
Do We Need to Better Regulate Coyote Trapping in Order to Save It—and Save Our Bird Hunting Dogs?
Breaking: New Hampshire Votes Down Bill That Would Have Ended the Capture of Hares and Rabbits for Hunting Dog Trials
By
Alan Clemons
My Lady Judas: The Wolf-Dog That Called In a Pack of Wolves for Frank Glaser
The Best Dog Beds for Your Family Hunting Dog
Pope & Young Club Will Now Accept Record Animals Found by Tracking Dogs
By
Bob McNally
A Bow Is a Bow: 5 Ways That Shooting Compounds and Trad Bows Are the Same
By
Tyler Freel
The Truth About Deer Jumping the String: There’s No Formula for One of Bowhunting’s Biggest Challenges
The Case Against Scoring Big-Game Animals
The Best Places to Hang Tree Stands for Bowhunting Season
To Be a Proud American (Bowhunter)
By
Cliff Cadet
Single Bevel Broadheads: Everything Bowhunters Need to Know
By
Tyler Freel
The Best Recurve Bows of 2022
The Ultimate Not-Country-Music Playlist for Hunters, According to an NYC Bowhunter
By
Cliff Cadet
How to Hunt Early Season Deer
Photos: This Old-School Bowyer Is Bringing the Spirit of Archery Back to Life
By
Mitch Kezar
Keys to Making Good Archery Shots on Bears (and Recovering Them Quickly)
By
Tyler Freel
Opinion from a Trad Bow Hunter: Crossbows are Ideal for Getting Little Kids into Hunting
By
Beka Garris
Rifled vs. Sabot Slugs: Are You Shooting the Right Whitetail Load this Deer Season?
By
Payton Miller
,
Joe Genzel
Sheep Hunters Are a Special Kind of Crazy
By
Tyler Freel
The Best Food Plots for Deer of 2022
Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets
The Best Straight-Wall Deer Rifles
More Than 300 Deer to Be Killed at Deer Farm Infected with Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin
Why I’m Selling My Antlers
By
Jim Zumbo
A Classic Dall Sheep Hunt in the Yukon, From the Archives
Deer Attack Videos: Whitetails Fight Bulls, Gore Rams, and Stomp Hawks
By
Bob McNally
Can Wyoming Fix Its Preference Point Problem for Big Game Tags?
An Ontario Moose Hunt Turns Into a 10-Day Survival Ordeal, From the Archives
Indiana Is Now the Top Trophy Whitetail State. Here’s Why
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Sow and Three Cubs Euthanized in Washington State After Breaking into a Home
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The Inflation Reduction Act Includes Billions of Dollars for Deer Habitat, Wildlife Refuges, and Coastal Projects
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Amateur Snake Hunters Catch Giant 17-Foot Python in Florida
Utah Man Allegedly Starts a Wildfire While Attempting to Kill a Spider
Hunting the Nile Crocodile in Zambia
Montana Is on the Brink of Destroying One of Its Most Successful Conservation Programs
Colorado Asks Anglers to Catch and Keep as Many Fish as Possible Before Two Reservoirs Dry Up
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My Greatest Hunting Adventure: A Cougar Nightmare, From the Archives
Videos Show Waterspout Making Landfall, Destroying Buildings on a Maryland Island
Ohio Woman Claims to Have Recorded Bigfoot Howls … Or Was it Coyotes?
By
Wade Thiel
The Story of Sheslay Free Mike, an Infamous, Mad, and Murderous Woodsman of the North Country
By
Bjorn Dihle
The Best Ways to Use Bear Fat
By
Brad Fenson
Nightmare on Missinaibi Lake, a Survival Story From the Archives
Labrador Retriever Fights Mountain Lion to Protect Family Home
By
Wade Thiel
Woman Speared by Sailfish During Florida Fishing Trip
Pennsylvania Cop Shoots Giant Snake as It Strangles Man
By
Bob McNally
Rifled vs. Sabot Slugs: Are You Shooting the Right Whitetail Load this Deer Season?
By
Payton Miller
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Joe Genzel
The Best Elk Hunting Rifles of 2022
By
John B. Snow
The Best Gun Belts of 2022
Howa Model 1500 HS Carbon Fiber Rifle, Tested and Reviewed
By
Tyler Freel
The Coolest Ducks Unlimited Dinner Guns of All Time
By
John Gordon
The Best Straight-Wall Deer Rifles
My Rifle Is Better Than Yours—and Always Will Be
By
Tyler Freel
Handloading the .17 Remington
By
Pat Mundy
The Best Budget Hunting Rifles, Put to the Test
By
Tyler Freel
The Best Turkey Blinds of 2022
Is a Bipod Really Worth It for Mountain Hunting?
By
Tyler Freel
The Best Biometric Gun Safes of 2022
The Best Elk Hunting Rifles of 2022
By
John B. Snow
How Are Bear Cans Tested? They’re Mauled, Stomped, and Chewed by Hungry Grizzlies
The Best Gun Belts of 2022
Howa Model 1500 HS Carbon Fiber Rifle, Tested and Reviewed
By
Tyler Freel
The Best Food Plots for Deer of 2022
The Best Cabela’s Deals for Bowhunting of 2022
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By
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Sheep Hunters Are a Special Kind of Crazy
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Officials Search for Suspect Who Shot a Washington Bear Hunter and Fled the Scene
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Amateur Snake Hunters Catch Giant 17-Foot Python in Florida
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Hunting the Nile Crocodile in Zambia
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Despite More Aggressive Hunting and Trapping, Montana’s Wolf Population Remained Stable in 2021
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Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets
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The Coolest Ducks Unlimited Dinner Guns of All Time
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The Most Underrated Hunting Dog Breeds
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DNA Test Confirms Wolf Was Killed in Upstate New York
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