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whitetail deer
Deer Hunting

Don’t Aim for a Deer’s Head

An anatomical case for why hunters should avoid attempting headshots on deer

The Best Alcohol Stoves
Backcountry Hunting Gear

The Best Alcohol Stoves

These stoves are light, reliable, and inexpensive

world record typical whitetails
Trophy Deer

The Biggest Nontypical Whitetails of All Time

The hunter-killed nontypical record has been broken several times in the last decade. Why do nontypical whitetails seem to just keep getting bigger?

SpyPoint Flex is one of the cell cams for the money
Deer Hunting Gear

SpyPoint Flex Review: A Reliable, Mid-Priced Cellular Trail Camera

A mid-priced cell cam with reliable performance and good image quality

Shooting a compound with an improper open grip
Bow Hunting

How to Grip Your Bow: Hint, Don’t Use The Open-Hand Style That’s So Popular on Social Media

Gripping your bow too tightly or too loosely can cause frustrating accuracy problems. Here's how to get it just right

MSR PocketRocket 2 with fuel and dinner sitting on a rock.
Camping Gear

MSR PocketRocket 2: The First and Last Stove You Need to Buy

Reliability, functionality, and performance in one small package

kakay trip to hawaii
Wilderness Survival

Here’s What It Takes to Kayak 2,400 Miles from California to Hawaii, Alone and Unsupported

Cyril Derreumaux became the first person on record to kayak from California to Hawaii without any help from other people or the wind

polar bear
Grizzly Bear Hunting

Are Grizzlies and Polar Bears Hybridizing in Alaska?

As grizzly and polar bear ranges continue to overlap, it could be a matter of time before "pizzly bears" are found in Alaska

velvet bucks
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Monster Velvet Bucks from Kentucky and Tennessee

Tennessee and Kentucky offer bowhunters the opportunity to take velvet whitetails each season. Here's a look at some of the biggest of the year

.222 remington magnum
Rifle Ammo

.222 Remington Magnum: A Classic Cartridge That Still Gets It Done on Varmints and Predators

Though past its prime, the .222 Rem. Mag. is still relevant, especially for handloaders who like to fine-tune their ammunition

rutting whitetail buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Best Times to Hunt the Whitetail Rut This Season

We break down the hottest weeks, days, and hours of the rut based on moon phase, deer breeding data, and years of field experience

Leica geovid pro
Binoculars

Review: Leica Geovid Pro 10×32 with Applied Ballistics Elite Is the Ultimate Hunting Binocular

Leica’s recent offering sets a new standard for hunting binoculars

Danny Farris with a buck taken behind a decoy
Deer Hunting Gear

The Best Deer Decoys

Bring more deer into range with these decoys

These are the best camping games of 2022.
Camping Gear

The Best Camping Games

Find the right game for your next long weekend in the great outdoors

bull moose fight
Conservation

Famous Bull Moose Killed in Fight with Even Bigger Bull

Grumpy the moose ruled Chugach State Park in Alaska. But this fall his antlers got locked with another bull

Soft plastics for fall trout
Trout Fishing

The Ultimate Guide to Spin Fishing for Fall Trout

The best lures, gear, locations, and tactics for putting up big fish as the mercury drops

hunting by moon phase
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too

A veteran whitetail expert and host of Big Deer TV on why the moon phase is worth tracking during the rut

hunting river bottom bucks
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails in Public Land River Bottoms

Aaron Warbritton of the THP on what he learned from hunting Wyoming whitetails on public ground

A set of 20-gauge Red Labels.
Double Barrel Shotguns

The Ruger Red Label: America’s Last Working-Class Over/Under

Ruger’s Red Label was our country’s final blue-collar break-action shotgun

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Animal Attacks

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

"Either I was gonna die, or that bear was gonna die"