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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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Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too
Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails in Public Land River Bottoms
By
Derek Horner
What If Grizzly Bears Killed as Many Hunters as Treestand Accidents Do?
By
Katie Hill
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Alex Robinson
The Ruger Red Label: America’s Last Working-Class Over/Under
Attacked on the Nushagak: When a Moose Hunter Gets Pinned by a Brown Bear, It’s Up to His Hunting Partner to Save His Life
By
Dac Collins
Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?
By
John B. Snow
Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion
By
Katie Hill
The Best Bow Quivers for 2022
By
P.J. Reilly
Crossbow Hunter Tags 175-Inch East Tennessee Buck in Velvet
Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch
By
Dac Collins
Hunting Iguanas in Old Mexico, a Story From the Archives
The Best Pheasant Chokes for 2022
By
Joe Genzel
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
The Best Ways to Cook Every Cut of Venison
Venison Meatballs Are the Best Meal to Make with Your Final Package of Deer Meat
By
Beka Garris
The Ultimate Red Meat: Venison vs Beef
The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Wild Game with Alcohol
How to Grill the Ultimate Venison Burger This Summer
The Undercuts: How to Cook the Most Underrated Cuts of Venison
What’s Better for Cooking Wild Game: The Grill or Cast Iron?
The Best Snow Goose Decoys of 2022
By
Joe Genzel
USDA Walks Back Canada Waterfowl Ban, Will Allow Hunters to Bring Meat Across the Border
By
Dac Collins
Pintails Hit Their Lowest Population in Decades. Some Researchers Think We Could be Miscounting Them
A Pacific Waterfowl Oasis Ran Out of Water. These Duck Hunters Are Footing the Bill for Some More
By
Katie Hill
The Best Duck Hunting Waders
By
Joe Genzel
Fabarm XLR5 Chesapeake Review: Italy’s Next Gas-Driven, 3-Inch Auto-Loader
By
Joe Genzel
Two Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuges Close to Bird Hunting Due to Extreme Drought
By
Katie Hill
The Best Duck Hunting Dogs
By
Tom Keer
The Weirdest Critters I’ve Ever Hunted: 4-Legged Ducks, Medusa Bucks, and Muletail Hybrids
By
Brad Fenson
How to Hunt Ducks
By
Joe Genzel
This Happened to Me: I Nearly Drowned for a Bufflehead
The USFWS Just Released Its First Full Duck Count in Three Years, and It’s Not Great
By
Katie Hill
The Best Pheasant Chokes for 2022
By
Joe Genzel
The Best Upland Hunting Boots of 2022
Two Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuges Close to Bird Hunting Due to Extreme Drought
By
Katie Hill
The Best Upland Hunting Pants of 2022
Tungsten Super Shot: An Inside Look at How the Deadliest Birdshot of All Time Is Made
By
Nick Charney
The U.K. Releases 55 Million Game Birds Every Year. This Group Says Not to Release Any Amid Avian Flu Fears
By
Dac Collins
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
The Best Turkey Loads of 2022
By
Joe Genzel
Best Turkey Vests of 2022
By
Adam Moore
Best Turkey Calls of 2022
By
Brian Lovett
Tungsten Super Shot: An Inside Look at How the Deadliest Birdshot of All Time Is Made
By
Nick Charney
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
Hunting Iguanas in Old Mexico, a Story From the Archives
The Best Pheasant Chokes for 2022
By
Joe Genzel
The Best Squirrel Calls of 2022
The Best Squirrel Hunting Rifles
How to Hunt Rabbits
The Best Air Rifles for Squirrels of 2022
By
Jim Chapman
The Best Folding Shotguns for Survival and Self Defense
The Most Underrated Hunting Dog Breeds
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
Texas Man Catches Massive 14-Foot Alligator Next to RV Park
By
Katie Hill
Texas Man Catches His First Alligator, and It’s a Mossy-Tailed Beast
By
Dac Collins
Two Giant, 13-Foot Alligators Taken from South Carolina Lakes in One Day
By
Bob McNally
Video Showing Killer Whales’ Hunting Tactics Demonstrates Why Orcas Are the Ultimate Predators
Georgia Brothers Tag Monster Alligator After Sending Up a Prayer
By
Bob McNally
The Best Coyote Calls of 2022
By
Heath Wood
The Best Bear Hunting Dogs
Tungsten Super Shot: An Inside Look at How the Deadliest Birdshot of All Time Is Made
By
Nick Charney
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
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 Bear Hunting Dogs
The Best Dog Beds for Your Family Hunting Dog
The Best Duck Hunting Dogs
By
Tom Keer
How to Hunt Ducks
By
Joe Genzel
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?
Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too
What If Grizzly Bears Killed as Many Hunters as Treestand Accidents Do?
By
Katie Hill
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Alex Robinson
The Best Bow Quivers for 2022
By
P.J. Reilly
Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch
By
Dac Collins
The Best Arrow Rests of 2022
By
P.J. Reilly
How to Hunt Whitetails on the Acorn Crop This Fall
By
Colin Moore
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Alex Robinson
Watch: Bowhunter Arrows Bull that Rolls Downhill and Almost Crushes His Cameraman
By
Dac Collins
The Best Broadheads for Deer in 2022
The Best Bow Releases of 2022
By
P.J. Reilly
Oregon Bowhunter Tags an Old Warrior Muley Buck on Opening Weekend
By
Dac Collins
Suburban Bowhunter Tags 190-Inch Velvet Buck on Opening Day
By
Katie Hill
The Best Youth Compound Bows to Start Bowhunting
Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too
Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails in Public Land River Bottoms
By
Derek Horner
What If Grizzly Bears Killed as Many Hunters as Treestand Accidents Do?
By
Katie Hill
,
Alex Robinson
Attacked on the Nushagak: When a Moose Hunter Gets Pinned by a Brown Bear, It’s Up to His Hunting Partner to Save His Life
By
Dac Collins
Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?
By
John B. Snow
Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion
By
Katie Hill
Crossbow Hunter Tags 175-Inch East Tennessee Buck in Velvet
Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch
By
Dac Collins
The Milo Hanson Buck: How Long Can the Whitetail World Record Stand?
Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun?
Ram of Pilot Mountain: The Story of Jack O’Connor’s Biggest Sheep
Grant Woods Just Sold the “Proving Grounds.” Here’s What He Learned from Building One of the Most Famous Whitetail Properties in America
By
Katie Hill
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Florida Has Become the Budget-Friendly Amazon for Anglers
By
Joe Cermele
900,000 Fish Were Netted, Killed, and Dumped Back into the Gulf of Mexico. Not Many People Know or Care
By
Katie Hill
Let’s Get Real About Catching Pike on the Fly
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Joe Cermele
The Best Catfish Rods of 2022
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Alan Clemons
Australian Teen Catches Record-Breaking, 29-Year-Old Bluefin Tuna
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Katie Hill
The Biggest Largemouths in History
By
Ken Perrotte
Watch: Hooked Mako Shark Goes Airborne, Jumps into Fishing Boat
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Fisherman Catches Rare “Leopard Redfish” on South Texas Coast
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Dac Collins
Why Dolphins (Almost) Never Get Hooked by Anglers
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Police Dashcam Video: Deer Leaps Over Moving Car
By
Katie Hill
Researchers Are Now Able to Predict Mule Deer Migrations Using Habitat and Forage Rather Than GPS Collars
By
Katie Hill
Why Congress Must Pass Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
Watch This Vicious Mama Warthog Chase a Leopard Off Her Piglets
By
Katie Hill
Florida Has Become the Budget-Friendly Amazon for Anglers
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900,000 Fish Were Netted, Killed, and Dumped Back into the Gulf of Mexico. Not Many People Know or Care
By
Katie Hill
USFWS Will Expand Hunting and Fishing at 18 National Wildlife Refuges While Phasing Out Lead Ammo and Tackle There
By
Dac Collins
Poacher Is Hit With a Hefty Fine After Illegally Killing a 232-Inch Buck. But Is It High Enough?
By
Katie Hill
Grant Woods Just Sold the “Proving Grounds.” Here’s What He Learned from Building One of the Most Famous Whitetail Properties in America
By
Katie Hill
Grizzly Bear Mauls 9-Year-Old Boy on Moose Hunt in Alaska
By
Ashley Thess
Attacked on the Nushagak: When a Moose Hunter Gets Pinned by a Brown Bear, It’s Up to His Hunting Partner to Save His Life
By
Dac Collins
Watch This Vicious Mama Warthog Chase a Leopard Off Her Piglets
By
Katie Hill
Hikers Charged with Reckless Conduct After Putting Rescuers’ Lives at Risk
Watch: Leopard Leaps Out of a Tree and Takes Down an Impala
By
Dac Collins
A Colorado Hunter Almost Missed Being Rescued Because the Helicopter Crew Thought He Was Waving Hello
By
Dac Collins
Bowhunter Nearly Gored to Death by a Bull Moose He Missed
By
Katie Hill
Search for Three Missing Moose Hunters in Alaska Still Ongoing. Another Moose Hunter Found Deceased
By
Katie Hill
Best Bear Defense Handguns of 2022
By
Tyler Freel
The Best Pistol Lights of 2022
The Ruger Red Label: America’s Last Working-Class Over/Under
Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?
By
John B. Snow
Citations Dropped for Magnet Fishermen Who Uncovered 86 Rockets and Other Ordnance on a Georgia Army Base
New World Record Set for Farthest Long-Range Rifle Shot: 4.4 Miles
By
John B. Snow
The Best Pheasant Chokes for 2022
By
Joe Genzel
Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun?
A High-Profile Deer Biologist Had His Instagram Account Deleted … for Posting About Competitive Shooting?
Best Bear Defense Handguns of 2022
By
Tyler Freel
The Best Pistol Lights of 2022
What If Grizzly Bears Killed as Many Hunters as Treestand Accidents Do?
By
Katie Hill
,
Alex Robinson
The Best Bow Quivers for 2022
By
P.J. Reilly
The Best Long Range Rifle Scopes of 2022
The Best Hiking Shoes for Kids of 2022
The Best Pheasant Chokes for 2022
By
Joe Genzel
The Best Arrow Rests of 2022
By
P.J. Reilly
The Best Water Shoes for Hiking
Inflatable vs. Closed-Cell Foam Sleeping Pads
By
Ashley Thess
Latest Hunting Stories
Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too
By
Michael Hanback
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Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails in Public Land River Bottoms
By
Derek Horner
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What If Grizzly Bears Killed as Many Hunters as Treestand Accidents Do?
By
Katie Hill
,
Alex Robinson
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The Ruger Red Label: America’s Last Working-Class Over/Under
By
Colton Heward
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Attacked on the Nushagak: When a Moose Hunter Gets Pinned by a Brown Bear, It’s Up to His Hunting Partner to Save His Life
By
Dac Collins
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Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?
By
John B. Snow
/
Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion
By
Katie Hill
/
The Best Bow Quivers for 2022
By
P.J. Reilly
/
Crossbow Hunter Tags 175-Inch East Tennessee Buck in Velvet
By
Josh Honeycutt
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Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch
By
Dac Collins
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Hunting Iguanas in Old Mexico, a Story From the Archives
By
Michael Cramond
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The Best Pheasant Chokes for 2022
By
Joe Genzel
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The Milo Hanson Buck: How Long Can the Whitetail World Record Stand?
Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun?
By
Brad Fitzpatrick
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The Best Arrow Rests of 2022
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P.J. Reilly
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Texas Man Catches Massive 14-Foot Alligator Next to RV Park
By
Katie Hill
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