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Jack O'Connor, reclining in the grass while taking a break on a hunt.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Took Jack O’Connor on His Last Hunt

By Jack Atcheson Sr., as told to Jim Zumbo

Old magazine illustration of cougar leaping at hunter

The Truth About Cougar Attacks on Humans, From an Officer Who Investigated Them

By John Lesowski

An illustration of a teen running from a grizzly bear

Grizzly Bear Hunting

How My Guide’s Quick Thinking Saved a Kid from an Enraged Grizzly Bear

By Jules Ashlock

A man paddles toward a bull moose

Fred Bear Didn’t Question His Bow on His First Moose Hunt. He Questioned Himself

A black and white photo of Jack O'Connor packing out a ram on horseback

The Invention of the Grand Slam Killed Sheep Hunting for the Everyman

By Jack O'Connor

Hunters on a mountain top

When People Ask Me Why I Hunt, This Is What I Try to Tell Them

A bull elk crosses an alpine meadow.

New Mexico Hunting Guides Charged in Scheme to Sell Elk Tags to Out-of-Staters

Babe Ruth poses with two other hunters and various dead game animals.

Black Bear Hunting

I Deer Hunted with Babe Ruth. He Tagged a Nice Buck and Wrestled a Cow

Police tape in the woods

What Happens After Shed Hunters Find Human Remains

By Natalie Krebs

The Best thermal scopes

The Best Thermal Scopes of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Two hunters and a band of rams run from an avalanche

My Client Was Finally in Position on Our Sheep Hunt. Then the Avalanche Struck

By Eric Collier

An illustration of a man lost in the woods running in front of a mirage station wagon

Big Game Hunting

My Buddy and I Got Lost on a Wilderness Hunt. I Survived, But He Didn’t

By Guy Beauregard

A photo illustration of human remains found in a creek.

Human Remains Were Found on My Deer Hunting Property. Here’s What Happened Next

By Natalie Krebs

A vintage OL cover crop of a rabbit

Small Game Hunting

After I Escaped from a German Labor Camp, I Survived on Rabbits and Pheasant

A gray wolf in Yellowstone.

Wyoming to Cut Wolf Harvest in Half Amid Disease Outbreak Near Yellowstone

Big Game Hunting

Carmichel in Australia: Charged by a Backwater Buffalo

By Jim Carmichel

A black and blue and white illustration of a hunter getting caught in floodwaters with a plane in the background.

A Fly-In Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival Against Wolves and High Water

By Jerry Valentine, as told to Ben East

An elk shed on the ground in Wyoming.

A 7-Year-Old Picked Up a Shed Antler. It Had a GPS Tracker Attached — and His Dad Got a Ticket

An illustration of a lion attacking a man on safari.

Big Game Hunting

I Grew Up on Safari. The Most Dangerous Game Isn’t What You Think

By Michael Branham, as told to Jim Rearden

late season turkey hunting

17 Sneaky Late-Season Turkey Hunting Tips for Targeting Pressured Toms

By Josh Honeycutt