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The Biggest Mishaps of My Deer-Hunting Career, by Jim Zumbo The Biggest Mishaps of My Deer-Hunting Career, by Jim Zumbo
By Jim Zumbo
Posted on Dec 10, 2024
![A painted illustration of a bugling bull.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/giant_selway.jpg?quality=85&w=678)
Zumbo in Idaho: Stalking a Giant Bull in the Selway Wilderness Zumbo in Idaho: Stalking a Giant Bull in the Selway Wilderness
By Jim Zumbo
Posted on Sep 29, 2024
![Two classic wood-stocked rifles favored for deer hunting.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/zumbo_carmichel_rifles_scaled.jpg?quality=85&w=626)
Zumbo and Carmichel Make the Case for Their Favorite Deer Rifles Zumbo and Carmichel Make the Case for Their Favorite Deer Rifles
By Jim Zumbo, Jim Carmichel
Posted on Jul 19, 2024
![Jack O'Connor, reclining in the grass while taking a break on a hunt.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/16/Lying-in-grass_JOC_feature_image.jpg?quality=85&w=673)
Jack O’Connor’s Last Hunt, From the Archives Jack O’Connor’s Last Hunt, From the Archives
By Jack Atcheson Sr., as told to Jim Zumbo
Updated on Apr 19, 2024
![A bird hunter walks across the North Dakota prairie](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/31/why_we_hunt.jpg?quality=85&w=675)
Why Do I Hunt? The Answer to Hunting’s Toughest Question Why Do I Hunt? The Answer to Hunting’s Toughest Question
By Jim Zumbo
Updated on Mar 8, 2024
![World record whitetail buck](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/hansenbuck_Opener.jpg?quality=85&w=682)
The Milo Hanson Buck: How Long Can the Whitetail World Record Stand? The Milo Hanson Buck: How Long Can the Whitetail World Record Stand?
By Alex Robinson, Andrew McKean, Jim Zumbo
Posted on Sep 20, 2022
![Jim Zumbo antlers.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/26/jimzumboopener.jpg?quality=85&w=741)
![After years of mule deer hunting, the author has realized how adaptable and resilient these animals are.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/27/Mule-deer-collage-illustration.png?quality=85&w=643)
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Sound Advice Let your ears guide you to game Sound Advice Let your ears guide you to game
By Jim Zumbo
Updated on Feb 1, 2021
![coronavirus hunting season](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30/ITHPI5EMDRE5FEHHHBNSTXL3CU.jpg?quality=85&w=678)
I Survived COVID-19, But it Killed My Hunting Season I Survived COVID-19, But it Killed My Hunting Season
By Jim Zumbo
Posted on Dec 30, 2020
![A Farewell to Pat McManus, One of Outdoor Life’s Most Beloved Writers](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/BLB5XRQE3VJFKIOY37C3WO75MY.jpg?quality=85&w=300)
A Farewell to Pat McManus, One of Outdoor Life’s Most Beloved Writers A Farewell to Pat McManus, One of Outdoor Life’s Most Beloved Writers
By Jim Zumbo
Posted on Apr 14, 2018
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