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Big Game Hunting

Hunting Can Ruin Your Marriage. Or Make It Stronger

Hunting season doesn’t have to ruin your relationship, though sometimes that might be best for everyone

Two hunters kneel behind a whitetail deer.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Deer That Never Encounter Humans: How to Shoot a Reclusive Buck

More unicorn than whitetail deer, these bucks live their entire lives amid the solitude of the big woods. Here’s how to hunt them

A bundle of rabbits next to arrows.
Rabbit Hunting

How to Soap-Tan a Rabbit Hide

Turn bunny hides into soft furs with this easy DIY tanning method

An Argentine tegu with its mouth open.
Wildlife Management

Dog-Sized Lizards are Taking Over in the Southern U.S.

As if the South didn’t have enough invasive species already, the Argentine black and white tegu is slowly starting to take root in national parks and neighborhoods

A hunter holds a whitetail deer antler.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Is Ohio the New Best Whitetail Hunting State?

Why more giant bucks just might come from Ohio than any other state

Three Reasons You Need a Personal Weather Station
Gear

Three Reasons You Need a Personal Weather Station

Don’t trust the TV weatherman when you can get customized, technical information from right outside your door

The author's dog Otis with a hard-earned Minnesota rooster.
Pheasant Hunting

How to Kill Pheasants with Your Wild-Ass Retriever

This is not a dog training story

Two hunters by a small creek, showing off their limits of ducks.
Duck Hunting

How to Kill the Smartest, Most Pressured Mallards

Greenheads are beginning to rival big Canada geese as the toughest migratory bird to hunt in some parts of the country. Here’s how to trick pressured drakes into the decoys

Piles of wood burning and turning to charcoal during a nighttime campfire.
Survival Skills

10 New Bushcraft Skills You Should Master this Winter

Now is the right time to practice for a survival situation

A dropped deer in the shades of wild brush.
Conservation

Every Hunter Should Know What the Lacey Act Is, How It Works, and Why It’s On the Books

Hunting celebrities Josh and Sarah Bowmar have been charged with Lacey Act violations. Their lawyer is planning to challenge the legality of the act. Here’s why that matters for all hunters

A whitetail doe walking through a field during the daytime.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

How Hunters Can Help During a COVID-19 Winter: Shoot More Deer, and Donate the Venison

With more pressure on food pantries during the holidays and the looming coronavirus season, now is the time for hunters to step up

3 Reasons to Create Your Own Barbecue Spices and Sauces
Gear

3 Reasons to Create Your Own Barbecue Spices and Sauces

You don’t need the skills of a pit master to make your own unique, custom barbecue flavors

Cole Fabro (second from right) and his crew of buddies after a successful hunt.
Goose Hunting

Close-to-Home Adventures: Hunting Giant Canada Geese Along the Minnesota-Wisconsin Border

One of the best waterfowl hunting opportunities in the country is hidden right here in the heart of the upper Midwest

Savage A22
Rifles

The Savage A22 BNS-SR Brings “Real Rifle Feel” in a .22 LR Platform

The BNS-SR is a new variation of the A22 for this year

A group of hunters walking through an open field of tall grass.
Public Lands & Waters

USGS Releases Western Big-Game Migration Maps

Deer, antelope, elk, moose, and bison were tracked across five states for 20 years to ensure their migration routes stay open

A Laika hunting puppy walking through the woods.
Hunting Dogs

Buy a Hunting Dog that Suits You (and No One Else)

Don’t listen to naysayers and know-it-alls. Do the research, and pick the right pup for your pursuit

A hunter poses next to a turkey on a rock.
Turkey Hunting

How to Hunt a Wild Turkey for Your Thanksgiving

In some state’s, there’s still time to harvest the finest holiday feast of all

A close up of a bison bull, quartering away.
Wildlife Management

National Parks Service Increasingly Calls on Hunters to Help Cull Non-Native Bison, Mountain Goats

NPS has been relying on hunter volunteers to help manage non-native populations of mountain goats and bison in popular parks—after the animals begin to pose problems

Illustrations of trot line rigs.
Catfish Fishing

3 Ways to Catch Big Catfish Without a Rod and Reel

Use jugs, limbs, and trotlines to hook more cats

E-collars do not train obedience, they reinforce it.
Hunting Dogs

These E-Collar Mistakes Will Kill Your Gun Dog’s Prey Drive

Want to keep your pup hunting? Learn how to use an e-collar properly