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Best Arrows and Broadheads For Elk

By Mark Kayser

Best Deer Hunting Calibers of 2023

By John B. Snow

How to Choose a Compound Bow—and Set It Up—for Elk Season

By Jace Bauserman

101 Best Deer Hunting Tips For the Rut

By Michael Hanback

Famous Bear, Grizzly 399, Kills Elk Calf on Camera

By Bob McNally

Louisiana Crossbow Hunter Couldn’t Afford a Deer Lease. Instead, He Tagged a Giant Buck From His Backyard Porch

By Bob McNally

Wisconsin Hunters Pass on Locked-Up Bucks, Use Angle Grinder to Free Them

By Dac Collins

Video: Colorado Man Wakes Up to Discover a Mountain Lion Eating an Elk on His Front Porch

By Natalie Krebs

Boone and Crockett Says the Use of Smart Riflescopes, GPS-Enabled Tech, and Trail Cams That Transmit Images In Real Time Isn’t Fair Chase

By Andrew McKean

Washington Deer Hunter Shoots a Buck, Then Three Wolverines Chase It Off a Cliff

By Dac Collins

When Non-Resident Hunters Killed Elk in Populated Areas This Fall, It Turned into a Hunting PR Nightmare

By Dac Collins

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Is It a Guide’s Job to Risk His Life for a Client?

By Eric Collier

The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor

By John Madson

64 Hunters Drew Montana Sheep and Moose Tags in Error, 7 Get to Keep Them Anyway

By Katie Hill

How Far Should We Push Our Kids in the Outdoors?

By Christine Peterson

Hunting Argali Sheep with a Crappy Scope, One Box of Ammo, and No Translator

By John B. Snow

Desert Bighorn Ram Killed and Left by a Poacher in Colorado

By Katie Hill

Can Sheep Hunting in the Yukon Survive Another Century?

By Alex Robinson

The Migrations Issue of Outdoor Life Is Here

By Alex Robinson

Alaskan DIY Hunter Tags the Ram of a Lifetime

By Tyler Freel

Ram of Pilot Mountain: The Story of Jack O’Connor’s Biggest Sheep

By Jack O’Connor

An Alaskan Sheep Hunt Turns Into a 70-Mile Hike From Hell

By Tyler Freel

13-Year-Old Texas Girl Becomes Youngest Female Hunter to Complete North American Sheep Grand Slam

By Katie Hill

Fred Bear’s First Moose Hunt, from the Archives

By Fred Bear

The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor

By John Madson

64 Hunters Drew Montana Sheep and Moose Tags in Error, 7 Get to Keep Them Anyway

By Katie Hill

Shed Hunter Finds $10,000 Mule Deer Antler, One of Five Hidden Across the West

By Dac Collins

Alaska Man Faces 21 Felony Charges for Phony Moose Guiding Service

By Katie Hill

Maine Reports Worst Moose Hunt Success Rate in Recent History

By Katie Hill

This Happened to Me: I Should Have Died in a Floatplane Crash

By Casey West , Dac Collins

A Widowed Homesteader Learns to Hunt Moose, or Die Trying

By Olive A. Fredrickson

The Pebble Mine Site Is a Moose Hunter’s Paradise

By Sam Lungren

Trying to Stop a Brown Bear Attack with a .38 Special, from the Archives

By Cecil Rhode

The Top Moose Cartridges and Bullets

By Tyler Freel

Long Before the “Into the Wild” Bus Became a Tourist Deathtrap, It Was My Dad’s Hunting Camp

By Tyler Freel

The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor

By John Madson

The Best Hunting Backpacks of 2023

By The Editors

Shed Hunter Finds $10,000 Mule Deer Antler, One of Five Hidden Across the West

By Dac Collins

Why Everybody Loves to Hate Nonresident Elk Hunters

By Andrew McKean

Trail Cam Captures a Collared Wolf Killing a Collared Elk in Eastern Oregon

By James Nash

Oregon Bowhunter Arrows New State-Record Cascade Roosevelt Bull

By Dac Collins

My Son Killed an Elk at 801 Yards. Here’s Why I’ve Taught Him to Shoot Long Range

By Aram von Benedikt

This Happened to Me: How a Riding Accident Helped Turn Me Into a Hunter

By Katie Hill

I Killed the Last Grizzly in Colorado, From the Archives

By Ed Wiseman

Do Elk Bugle with Regional Accents?

By Katie Hill

Solo Wilderness Hunts Are Overrated, and Always Have Been

By Natalie Krebs

Oregon Bowhunter Tags a State Record Bull

By Dac Collins

Fred Bear’s First Moose Hunt, from the Archives

By Fred Bear

Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets

By Aram von Benedikt

The Record Whitetail That No One Heard About…Until Now

By Katie Hill

Rifled vs. Sabot Slugs: Are You Shooting the Right Whitetail Load this Deer Season?

By Payton Miller , Joe Genzel

The Best Rifle Scopes for Deer Hunting of 2023

By Andrew McKean

How to Bow Hunt Deer

By Alex Robinson , Scott Einsmann

A Scammer Forged a Letter from Alabama’s Governor That Banned Cellular Trail Cameras

By Dac Collins

Where to Shoot a Deer

By Alex Robinson , Brian McCombie

The Best Deer Hunting Rifles of 2023

By John B. Snow

Best Deer Hunting Calibers of 2023

By John B. Snow

Pennsylvania Hunters Frustrated as New Online Licensing System Tanks

By Katie Hill

The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor

By John Madson

The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor

By John Madson

There’s Now a Jurassic Park for Vanishing Wildlife. It’s Called Texas

By Dac Collins

This Wyoming Hunter Wants You to Buy a Deer Tag, But Not Use It

By Bob McNally

Jim Carmichel’s Favorite Hunting Rifles

By Jim Carmichel

Jack O’Connor’s Last Hunt, From the Archives

By Jack Atcheson Sr. , Jim Zumbo

Hunter Tags Nearly 30-Inch-Wide “Super Freak” Pronghorn on Opening Day

By Dac Collins

Wyoming Cuts 11,300 Pronghorn, Mule Deer Tags Due to Drought and Disease

By Wade Thiel

Didn’t Draw a Tag? Here are 3 of the Best States to Hunt Last-Minute Pronghorn

By Jace Bauserman

This Ultra-Runner Is on a Quest to Persistence-Hunt a Pronghorn

By Christine Peterson

The Newbie’s Guide to Hunting Pronghorn

By Joe Genzel

Public-Land Pronghorns: Where and How to Hunt Antelope on a Budget

By Mark Kayser

How to Spot-and-Stalk Your Way to an Archery Antelope

By Chuck Adams

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Fred Bear’s First Moose Hunt, from the Archives

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The Best Bow Quivers of 2023

By P.J. Reilly

How to Bow Hunt Deer

By Alex Robinson , Scott Einsmann

Crossbows Are Not More Accurate Than Compound Bows. We’ve Got the Groups to Prove It

By Alex Robinson , Scott Einsmann

The Best Bow Stabilizers of 2023

By P.J. Reilly

The Best Bow Releases of 2023, Tested and Reviewed

By P.J. Reilly

The Best Youth Compound Bows of 2023

By Scott Einsmann

The Best Recurve Bows of 2023

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Hunting License Sales Have Fallen Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

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A Guide to the English Lab vs American Lab

By Natalie Krebs

How to Remove a Tick From a Dog

By Katie Hill

The Wonder Dogs: Tales of Six Incredible Hunting Dogs

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6 Retrievers Die During Field Trial Weekend in Salt Lake City

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Labrador Retriever Colors

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Golden Retriever vs Labrador Retriever: Which Hunting Breed Is Better?

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The Hog Dogs of Alabama

By Tom Fowlks , Alex Robinson

Colorado Wolves Kill Working Dog, Fatally Injure Pet Dog on Back-to-Back Days

By Katie Hill

The Best Hunting Dog Names

By Katie Hill

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Bowhunter Officially Ties Wisconsin State Record for Largest Black Bear

By Bob McNally

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The Clock Is Ticking as the Feds Grapple with Delisting Grizzly Bears

By Andrew McKean

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Hunting Groups Petition Feds to Delist Wolves in Great Lakes Region

By Andrew McKean

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The Best Coyote Calls of 2023

By Heath Wood

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Trolling for Bears in British Columbia

By Alex Robinson

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Hunting the Nile Crocodile, the Very Picture of Death

By Andrew McKean

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Grizzly Hunting with a 6.5 Creedmoor

By Tyler Freel

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Alaska Officials Kill Nearly 100 Brown Bears in Attempt to Boost Caribou Numbers

By Dac Collins

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Suspect Arrested Months After Shooting Black Bear Hunter, Fleeing the Scene

By Katie Hill

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The Best Hunters Go on Instinct. Here’s How to Sharpen Yours

By Tyler Freel

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The Best Squirrel Calls of 2023

By Brodie Swisher

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Creatures of the Night: Chasing Raccoons Through the Ozarks on Muleback

By Giacomo Fortunato , Natalie Krebs

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Watch a Bobcat Hunt a Rabbit on a Busy Golf Course

By Bob McNally

Small Game Hunting

Squirrel Hunting Tips and Tactics

By Johnny Carrol Sain

Small Game Hunting

The Best Folding Shotguns for Survival and Self Defense

By Payton Miller

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Podcast: What Does It Take to Raise a Hunting Kid? We Asked Our Moms

By Alex Robinson

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Hunting License Sales Have Fallen Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

By Natalie Krebs

Small Game Hunting

The Best .22 Air Rifles for Hunting, Competition, and Backyard Shooting, Tested and Reviewed

By Jim Chapman

How to Hunt Public Land Turkeys

By Alex Robinson

Where to Shoot a Turkey: A Guide to No More Misses

By Alex Robinson

The Best Turkey Blinds of 2023

By Jace Bauserman

First-Time Turkey Hunter Tags the Highest-Scoring Gobbler in New York History

By Bob McNally

6-Year-Old Turkey Hunter Is the Youngest Girl to Achieve a Single-Season Grand Slam

By Dac Collins

Private Landowners Can Save Public Hunting in America

By Alex Robinson

In Good Company: A Texas Turkey Hunt with Familiar Strangers

By Russell Worth Parker

Reduced Recoil Turkey Loads? Field Testing Hevi-Shot’s Mild New Offering

By Derek Horner

Takeaways from a Turkey Hunter Who Was Accidentally Shot by His Longtime Hunting Partner

By Russell Worth Parker

Latest Big Game Hunting Stories

Fred Bear’s First Moose Hunt, from the Archives

By Fred Bear

/ Jul 24, 2023

The Best Hunters Go on Instinct. Here’s How to Sharpen Yours

By Tyler Freel

/ Jul 24, 2023

Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets

By Aram von Benedikt

/ Jul 24, 2023

The Record Whitetail That No One Heard About…Until Now

By Katie Hill

/ Jul 21, 2023

Rifled vs. Sabot Slugs: Are You Shooting the Right Whitetail Load this Deer Season?

By Payton Miller , Joe Genzel

/ Jul 20, 2023

The Best Rifle Scopes for Deer Hunting of 2023

By Andrew McKean

/ Jul 20, 2023

How to Bow Hunt Deer

By Alex Robinson , Scott Einsmann

/ Jul 19, 2023

Bowhunter Officially Ties Wisconsin State Record for Largest Black Bear

By Bob McNally

/ Jul 11, 2023

Is It a Guide’s Job to Risk His Life for a Client?

By Eric Collier

/ Jul 11, 2023

A Scammer Forged a Letter from Alabama’s Governor That Banned Cellular Trail Cameras

By Dac Collins

/ Jul 7, 2023

Where to Shoot a Deer

By Alex Robinson , Brian McCombie

/ Jul 2, 2023

The Best Deer Hunting Rifles of 2023

By John B. Snow

/ Jun 30, 2023

Best Deer Hunting Calibers of 2023

By John B. Snow

/ Jun 30, 2023

Pennsylvania Hunters Frustrated as New Online Licensing System Tanks

By Katie Hill

/ Jun 27, 2023

The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor

By John Madson

/ Jun 26, 2023

Townsend Whelen’s Top Big Game Cartridges

By John B. Snow

/ Jun 23, 2023

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