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A velvet-racked buck makes the most of the growing season.

What Are the Keys to Managing for Bucks with Bigger Antlers? What Are the Keys to Managing for Bucks with Bigger Antlers?

By Andrew McKean

A trail camera image of a whitetail doe protecting a fawn from a black bear.

Stunning Trail Cam Video Captures the Moment a Black Bear Pounces on a Fawn Stunning Trail Cam Video Captures the Moment a Black Bear Pounces on a Fawn

By Alice Jones Webb

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How to Decoy Turkeys, Advanced Tactics with Mark Drury How to Decoy Turkeys, Advanced Tactics with Mark Drury

By Alex Robinson

a bobcat stares into a trail camera lens

Watch a Bobcat Snatch a Turkey Out of Midair in This Incredible Trail Cam Video Watch a Bobcat Snatch a Turkey Out of Midair in This Incredible Trail Cam Video

an elk hunter was life flighted after cutting himself with a knife

This Happened to Me: I Severed My Artery While Quartering an Elk and Almost Bled Out on the Mountain This Happened to Me: I Severed My Artery While Quartering an Elk and Almost Bled Out on the Mountain

Henry Rauschenbach, as told to Alice Jones Webb

A sheep hunter leaps across a waterfall high in the mountains.

My Bush Plane Crashed. I Went Sheep Hunting Anyway My Bush Plane Crashed. I Went Sheep Hunting Anyway

By Donald L. Jenkins

A flock of mallards and a lone pintail on a river in winter.

Kansas Gov. Vetoes Bill to Limit Nonresident Waterfowlers to Hunting Just 3 Days a Week Kansas Gov. Vetoes Bill to Limit Nonresident Waterfowlers to Hunting Just 3 Days a Week

How I Still-Hunted the Second Biggest Buck Ever Tagged in Missouri How I Still-Hunted the Second Biggest Buck Ever Tagged in Missouri

By Jeffrey A. Brunk

A shoulder mount on display at an outdoor show in Wisconsin.

This 49-Point Buck Was Promoted as a New State Record. Critics Say It Was Pen Raised This 49-Point Buck Was Promoted as a New State Record. Critics Say It Was Pen Raised

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Gear

The Best Turkey Hunting Shotguns of 2025, Field Tested and Reviewed The Best Turkey Hunting Shotguns of 2025, Field Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel, Scott Einsmann

A grizzly bear falls off a cliff in an illustration with a red sky

I Was Trapped on a Cliff, Staring Down a Charging Grizzly I Was Trapped on a Cliff, Staring Down a Charging Grizzly

Two whitetail shoulder mounts hang on a white wall.

30 Years Later, Kansas Officially Certifies 200-Inch Archery Buck as the New State Record 30 Years Later, Kansas Officially Certifies 200-Inch Archery Buck as the New State Record

By Natalie Krebs

Gear

The Best Turkey Decoys of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Turkey Decoys of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Josh Dahlke, Alex Robinson

Tales of Spring Subsistence Hunting in the Arctic: Bot Fly Larva, Caribou Fetus, and Boiled Eiders Tales of Spring Subsistence Hunting in the Arctic: Bot Fly Larva, Caribou Fetus, and Boiled Eiders

By Scott Haugen

Tevis McCauley arrested

Tevis McCauley, the Infamous Kentucky Whitetail Heaven Outfitter, Has Been Arrested as a ‘Fugitive from Justice’ Tevis McCauley, the Infamous Kentucky Whitetail Heaven Outfitter, Has Been Arrested as a ‘Fugitive from Justice’

By Natalie Krebs

A hen turkey pants as it pops its head above green grass.

Can Turkeys Drown in the Rain? Can Turkeys Drown in the Rain?

By Alice Jones Webb

Two turkey hunters run after turkeys

My Buddy Took Me Turkey Hunting, Then Shot My Bird Out from Under Me My Buddy Took Me Turkey Hunting, Then Shot My Bird Out from Under Me

A large tom wild turkey of an unknown age walks through a meadow.

No, You Can’t Really Age Adult Turkeys. Here’s Why No, You Can’t Really Age Adult Turkeys. Here’s Why

By Alice Jones Webb

A bull elk grazes in a field.

Deer and Elk Hunters in Washington State Can No Longer Hunt Over Bait Deer and Elk Hunters in Washington State Can No Longer Hunt Over Bait

A strutting tom turkey in a two track.

Wild Turkeys Are Dumb. Change My Mind Wild Turkeys Are Dumb. Change My Mind

Story by Larry Dablemont, Introduction by Gerry Bethge