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A color illustration of a man rappelling with a sheep on a rope.
Sheep Hunting

Treacherous Country, Mischievous Horses, and One Missing Ram Turned Our DIY Sheep Hunt into a Rodeo

By Robert M. Hobbs

Marine Scout Sniper Memorial Hunt Giveaway
Big Game Hunting

Marine Scout Sniper Memorial Hunt Giveaway

By John B. Snow

A photo of freeing a horse from muskeg
Sheep Hunting

A Plane Crash, a Car Wreck, and Bogged Horses: How My Wife and I Turned the Worst Hunt of Our Lives into the Best

By Pete Kollar

A photo illustration of a deer with the NYC skyline in the back
Deer Hunting

Things My Fellow New Yorkers Say When They Find Out I’m a Hunter

By Cliff Cadet

A sketch of two mule deer running
Mule Deer Hunting

My Stepson and I Tagged Out at the Same Time. My Buck Was One of the Biggest Ever Taken in Colorado

By Bill Crouch

milo hansen with his big buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Milo Hanson, the Saskatchewan Farmer Who Tagged the Biggest Buck of All Time, Dies at 81

By Andrew McKean

Two photos of rams.
Sheep Hunting

Back When Odds of Drawing a $10 Desert Bighorn Tag Were 1 in 7, My Wife Enlisted Me as Her Guide

By Robert V. Broadbent

An illustration of hogs in Hawaii fighting a hog dog.
Big Game Hunting

Wild Hogs Nearly Killed Me, My Buddy, and His Dog Deep in the Jungle of Hawaii. It Was the Most Fun I’ve Ever Had

By Lyman Nichols Jr.

hunting africa
Big Game Hunting

Hunting African Game with a .500 S&W Magnum

By John B. Snow

A big bull elk in Colorado known as Split 5
Elk Hunting

‘Split 5’ Was One of the Most Photographed Bull Elk from Rocky Mountain National Park. A Hunter Tagged Him This Fall

By Kris Millgate

Photos of a big Manitoba buck
Trophy Deer

‘This Season It Was My Turn,’ Says Canadian Hunter Who Tagged a 200-Class Buck from Behind a Hay Bale

By Bob McNally

Barnes Harvest .223 ammo for deer
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Here’s Why the .223 Remington Is the Most Underrated Deer Cartridge

By Tyler Freel

Whitetail Adrenaline showcases spot-and-stalk tactics for whitetails on public land.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘Whitetail Adrenaline’ Changed Everything We Knew About Hunting Mature Bucks from the Ground

By Alex Robinson

bighorn sheep
Sheep Hunting

It Took Me Decades to Draw a Bighorn Sheep Tag — But It Was Well Worth the Wait

By Andrew McKean

hunter with sheep head
Sheep Hunting

Hunting Sheep In the Yukon Has Been a Dream Adventure for Generations. But That Opportunity May Be Fading

By Alex Robinson

A Pennsylvania hunter with a big 10-point buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Hunter Tags a Giant Buck with His Flintlock. It Should Become a New State Record

By Bob McNally

6.8 western cartridge
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Sharpshooter Is Fined $10,000 After Deer Culling Violations

By David Zeug

An illustrated collage of scenes from deer hunting.
Mule Deer Hunting

I Watched the Glory Days of Mule Deer Hunting Rise, Then Slip Away. I’m Still Hopeful for What Comes Next

By Jim Zumbo

An elk hunter with a giant Alaska bull.
Elk Hunting

I Traveled to Alaska for My First-Ever Elk Hunt and Tagged a Pending Record Bull on Opening Day

By Dac Collins

An old illustration of a hunter shooting a shark and a buck in the sea.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Just Wanted to Shoot a Nice Buck. I Ended Up Fighting a Shark

By Phil H. Moore