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Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Biggest Myths About Deer Rifles, Cartridges, and Shooting

By John B. Snow

I’ve Hunted All Around the World, But This Was the Single Most Difficult Hunt of My Life

By Scott Haugen

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Blood Trail a Deer Properly: The Ultimate Guide to Recovering Your Buck

By Natalie Krebs

This Is the Secret to Calling in a Fall Gobbler, According to a Turkey Hunting Legend

Where to Hunt Ducks on Public Land: 4 Underrated States for Freelance Waterfowlers

By Alex Robinson

Black Bear Hunting

The Grouse Hunt That Cured a North Woods Kid of Road Hunting — for Good

Waterfowl Hunting

The Only Way to Truly Hunt the Fall Migration Is to Follow It

Big Game Hunting

How the Worst Hunt I’ve Ever Been on Turned into the Best of My Life

By Ralph Hammer

The .280 Remington Should’ve Been a Success. Here’s Why It Wasn’t

By Jim Carmichel

Whitetail Deer Hunting

When and How to Use a Grunt Tube to Call Deer

By Charles J. Alsheimer, Michael Hanback, Natalie Krebs

Why I Bowhunt During Gun Season

Foraging & Gardening

Can You Really Eat Tree Bark as a Survival Food?

By Tim MacWelch

Antelope Hunting

To Hunt Pronghorns in a Howling Blizzard, We Left the Jeep Behind and Saddled Up

By Charles Elliott

Think NRL and PRS Can’t Help You Shoot Your Classic Hunting Rifle Better? Think Again

How to Lose Fewer Soft Plastic Lures

Natural Disaster Survival

‘Overboard!’ We Went Hunting in a Hurricane, and Barely Survived a Night at Sea

By Gerald R. Hunter

Whitetail Deer Hunting

5 Essential Rules for Hunting Mature Bucks from the Ground

Policy & Legislation

Why a Hunter Is Leading the Fight Against Colorado’s Right-to-Hunt Amendment

By Andrew McKean

I Spent 5 Years Bowhunting One of the Biggest Nontypical Bucks Ever. Then My Buddy Killed Him

Whitetail Deer Hunting

What It Took to Kill the Biggest Buck of My Life

By Alex Robinson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

7 Odd Deer Hunting Tactics You’ve Probably Never Tried But Should

By Michael Hanback

‘I Was on the Clock.’ Ohio Bowhunter Gets Permission for Just 30 Days, Tags Giant on the Opener

Mule Deer Hunting

23 Hunters, 46 Deer, and a Record-Book Buck: Inside a Classic Mule Deer Camp

By Erwin A. Bauer

Impact Velocity, Not Energy, Is What Hunters Should Pay Attention To

Wildlife Management

EHD Outbreaks Are Killing Deer in Three States. Here’s What to Know

By Kris Millgate

Public Lands & Waters

Cow Manure from Serial Polluter Blamed for Killing 11,000 Bass, Trout in Iconic Maryland Stream

By Kris Millgate

Whitetail Deer Hunting

10 Reasons Why Late October Is the Best Time to Tag a Mature Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

‘I Was Shaking.’ Georgia Hunter’s First Archery Buck Could Be the New State Record

‘Is This How It Feels to Die?’ I Was Sick and Stranded in the Backcountry

By Jim Carmichel

ATF ‘Will Not Enforce’ Federal Suppressor Approvals, Effectively Deregulating Silencers

By Natalie Krebs

Conserving My People’s Subsistence Culture Means Retracing It

By Heather Douville

Mule Deer Hunting

An Old-School Western Mule Deer Hunt in Memory of Two Midwestern Dads

By Andrew McKean

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Best Access Tool for Deer Season Is Already in Your Garage

By Derek Horner

Grizzly Bear Hunting

I Saved for 7 Years to Go on My Alaska Dream Hunt. It Was Worth Every Penny

By Howard J. Ahrendt

I Gave Up My Duck Blind to Hunt Where the Mallards Actually Are

By John C. Horton

It’s Never Too Late to Learn to Hunt

By Nick Ciafardone

The Texas Frontiersman Who Killed 182 Bears in Two Seasons

By Hart Stilwell

Wild Game Recipes

How Long Does Game Meat Last in the Freezer?

Squirrel Hunting

Squirrel Hunts Aren’t Just for Kids

By Johnny Carrol Sain

Here’s Why This Giant Missouri Buck Was Still in Velvet in Late September

You’re Not That Good at Shooting a Bow: This Video Teaches Lessons in False Confidence and Shooting with Hope

By Scott Einsmann

Semi-Auto Shotguns

Should You Switch to a 20-Gauge for Duck Hunting? We Field Tested the 12 vs 20 Gauge for Lethality

By Alex Robinson

Sorry, But Elk Aren’t Really That Tough

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Mountain Buck I Missed Still Haunts Me. Here’s What It Taught Me

Story and photographs by Bill Buckley

This Fishing Guide’s Clients Canceled, So He Went Hunting Instead — and Arrowed a 200-Plus-Inch Buck

1,116-Pound Bluefin Tuna Caught Off New Hampshire Would Have Been a Record Except for This One Technicality

Big Game Hunting

Don’t Hunt If Your Heart Isn’t in It

By Alex Robinson

Wildlife Management

Officials Lethally Remove 9 Gray Wolves from Wisconsin After Threats to Human Safety

Policy & Legislation

The Public Waters Rollback That ‘Should Be Avoided at All Costs’

By Natalie Krebs

Pennsylvania Has the Best (and Oddest) Deer Hunting Culture in America

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Ohio Bowhunter Takes 200-Class Buck With His Recurve at 15 Yards

Best Hunting Rifles of 2026, In-Depth Accuracy Testing

By John B. Snow

Col. Tom Kelly, America’s Most Renowned and Beloved Turkey Hunter, Has Died

By Natalie Krebs

Bow Hunting Gear

Don’t Overthink Your Archery Setup. Here’s What Makes a Perfect Deer Hunting Bow

By Alex Robinson

Not Seeking ‘Revenge,’ DOJ Lets Current Over the Counter Suppressor Sales Go Unchallenged

By Natalie Krebs

Fishing for Dinosaurs: This Ancient Species Is One of Our Most Underrated Gamefish

Wild Game Recipes

Here’s Why the Dutch Oven Is Still the Single Greatest Tool in Outdoor Cooking

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Deer Hunt During the Dreaded ‘October Lull’

By Mark Melotik, Tony Hansen

“Knockdown Power” Is the Biggest Myth in Big Game Hunting

By Jim Carmichel, Ron Spomer

Whitetail Deer Hunting

This Traditional Deer Hunting Tactic Is the Best Way to Get Away from Other Hunters This Season

By James E. Churchill

Smallmouth Bass

The 7 Best Lakes and Rivers for Catching Trophy Smallmouth Bass

By Derek Horner

You’ve Been Sighting In Your Rifle All Wrong. Use This Method Instead

By John B. Snow

The Terrifying Story of a Killer Cougar in the Aftermath of California’s Mountain Lion Hunting Ban

By Larry Mueller

Grizzly Bear Hunting

“I Felt It Sink to the Handle.” This Hunter Used an Ice Axe to Fight Off a Charging Grizzly Bear