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Kentucky Bowhunter Tags Giant Buck After His Wife Has a Vision About How to Kill It Kentucky Bowhunter Tags Giant Buck After His Wife Has a Vision About How to Kill It

A young football player from Indiana shot a nice deer after his game.

Sixth Grader Tags His Dad’s Target Buck While Still Wearing His Football Uniform Sixth Grader Tags His Dad’s Target Buck While Still Wearing His Football Uniform

By Natalie Krebs

The Hunting Public SD prairie buck

Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails on the Prairie Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails on the Prairie

By Derek Horner

How to Estimate a Buck’s Age (and Why Aging Deer Matters) How to Estimate a Buck’s Age (and Why Aging Deer Matters)

By Alex Robinson

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Eighth Grader Arrows a 238-Inch Buck, Likely the Biggest Non-Typical Ever Killed by a Youth Hunter in Kentucky Eighth Grader Arrows a 238-Inch Buck, Likely the Biggest Non-Typical Ever Killed by a Youth Hunter in Kentucky

Ridgley Currie calls in a bull with a paper towel tube

Watch This 6-Year-Old Call in a Trophy Bull with a Cardboard Tube Watch This 6-Year-Old Call in a Trophy Bull with a Cardboard Tube

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Brutal Beating in Elk Country: Authorities Identify Suspects Who Allegedly Assaulted Two Hunters in Wyoming Brutal Beating in Elk Country: Authorities Identify Suspects Who Allegedly Assaulted Two Hunters in Wyoming

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One of the Biggest Archery Bucks Ever Taken in Missouri Gets Green Scored One of the Biggest Archery Bucks Ever Taken in Missouri Gets Green Scored

Angie Kokes spears whitetail buck

Spear Hunter Kills Whitetail Buck from the Ground. Here’s How She Did It Spear Hunter Kills Whitetail Buck from the Ground. Here’s How She Did It

The No Excuses Deer Hunting Season The No Excuses Deer Hunting Season

By Will Brantley, Tony Hansen

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Tips from THP: Sometimes Hunting Public Land Gets Sketchy, Like When Gunshots Are Followed by Bone Chilling Screams Tips from THP: Sometimes Hunting Public Land Gets Sketchy, Like When Gunshots Are Followed by Bone Chilling Screams

By Derek Horner

Bull elk bugling on a hunt.

I Shot the Wrong Bull, and It Was Still the Best Day I Ever Spent in the Woods I Shot the Wrong Bull, and It Was Still the Best Day I Ever Spent in the Woods

By Charles Elliott

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Dr. Grant Woods on How to Use Trail Cam Artificial Intelligence to Improve Your Deer Hunting Dr. Grant Woods on How to Use Trail Cam Artificial Intelligence to Improve Your Deer Hunting

By Alex Robinson

Video: Bull Moose Have Brutal Fight in Family’s Driveway—Then One Jumps Into a Pickup Truck Video: Bull Moose Have Brutal Fight in Family’s Driveway—Then One Jumps Into a Pickup Truck

Anthony Peoples with his big whitetail buck

Missouri Recurve Hunter Tags Massive Buck That “Can’t Be Killed” Missouri Recurve Hunter Tags Massive Buck That “Can’t Be Killed”

The Migrations Issue of Outdoor Life Is Here

The Migrations Issue of Outdoor Life Is Here The Migrations Issue of Outdoor Life Is Here

By Alex Robinson

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Crossbow Hunter Tags 240-Inch Buck, One of the Biggest in Ohio Buckmasters Records Crossbow Hunter Tags 240-Inch Buck, One of the Biggest in Ohio Buckmasters Records

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Ohio Hunter Tags Stud Buck from Small Property After Getting Permission from Landowner Ohio Hunter Tags Stud Buck from Small Property After Getting Permission from Landowner

This High-Fence Bull Elk Could Break an SCI World Record. It Scores More Than 648 Inches This High-Fence Bull Elk Could Break an SCI World Record. It Scores More Than 648 Inches

Kainen Rednour shot a 12-point whitetail

9-Year-Old Crossbow Hunter Tags a Stud 12-Point Buck Shedding Velvet 9-Year-Old Crossbow Hunter Tags a Stud 12-Point Buck Shedding Velvet

The 10 Best Tasting Wild Game Animals The 10 Best Tasting Wild Game Animals

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Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Locate Big Whitetail Bucks on Public Land in Kansas Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Locate Big Whitetail Bucks on Public Land in Kansas

By Derek Horner

Dan Infalt buck

Inside the Mind of the Big Buck Serial Killer Inside the Mind of the Big Buck Serial Killer

By Josh Honeycutt

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Your “Best” Deer Might Be the One You Pass Your “Best” Deer Might Be the One You Pass

By Perry Johnson

Whitetail doe in Illinois woods

Crossbow Hunter Becomes First Person to Harvest a Deer in Chicago in Over 150 Years Crossbow Hunter Becomes First Person to Harvest a Deer in Chicago in Over 150 Years

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Guns

Can Air Rifles Effectively Kill Big Game? In Short, Yes Can Air Rifles Effectively Kill Big Game? In Short, Yes

Trophy class buck poached in Pennsylvania.

Someone Poached This Big Pennsylvania Buck Near a Federal Prison Someone Poached This Big Pennsylvania Buck Near a Federal Prison

By Natalie Krebs

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50 Places Where Big Bucks Live 50 Places Where Big Bucks Live

By Josh Honeycutt

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Randy Ulmer Tags Another Stud Mule Deer in the Colorado High Country Randy Ulmer Tags Another Stud Mule Deer in the Colorado High Country

The spectacular Dall ram taken by Jerry Lees

Alaskan DIY Hunter Tags the Ram of a Lifetime Alaskan DIY Hunter Tags the Ram of a Lifetime

A bowhunter with a giant San Carlos Arizona bull.

Chad Mendes Tags a Dinosaur Desert Bull in Southern Arizona Chad Mendes Tags a Dinosaur Desert Bull in Southern Arizona

By Natalie Krebs

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Tips from THP: How to Hunt Public Land Whitetails in Open Country Tips from THP: How to Hunt Public Land Whitetails in Open Country

By Derek Horner

B&W photo of hunter with deer in trunk

A Five-Year Stalk for a Record Whitetail, From the Archives A Five-Year Stalk for a Record Whitetail, From the Archives

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Deer Tracking Dog Secrets That Will Help You Recover Your Buck Deer Tracking Dog Secrets That Will Help You Recover Your Buck

By Alex Robinson

Don’t Aim for a Deer’s Head Don’t Aim for a Deer’s Head

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Alberta bowhunter ends up with arrow lodged in leg

“10 Inches of Arrow Were in My Leg.” Bowhunter Suffers Freak Accident on Elk Hunt “10 Inches of Arrow Were in My Leg.” Bowhunter Suffers Freak Accident on Elk Hunt

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The Biggest Nontypical Whitetails of All Time The Biggest Nontypical Whitetails of All Time

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Hunter Wounds Buck, Then Recovers It Hours Later After It’s Hit By a Car Hunter Wounds Buck, Then Recovers It Hours Later After It’s Hit By a Car

A moose hunter rests his rifle atop a canoe paddle

Close Calls and Second-Guesses: Frustrating Hunts Happen to Everyone Close Calls and Second-Guesses: Frustrating Hunts Happen to Everyone

Monster Velvet Bucks from Kentucky and Tennessee Monster Velvet Bucks from Kentucky and Tennessee

By Josh Honeycutt

Jonathon Stuart and his 2022 whitetail buck

Kentucky Bowhunter Tags Tall-Antlered Buck Kentucky Bowhunter Tags Tall-Antlered Buck

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Kansas Hunter Tags Giant 230-Inch Buck During Early Muzzleloader Season Kansas Hunter Tags Giant 230-Inch Buck During Early Muzzleloader Season

By Alex Robinson

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The Best Times to Hunt the Whitetail Rut This Season The Best Times to Hunt the Whitetail Rut This Season

By Michael Hanback

Danny Farris with a buck taken behind a decoy

Gear

The Best Deer Decoys The Best Deer Decoys

original magazine pages

I Ditched a Bogus Outfitter for a Real Trophy Moose Hunt, From the Archives I Ditched a Bogus Outfitter for a Real Trophy Moose Hunt, From the Archives

By William N. Roach

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Famous Bull Moose Killed in Fight with Even Bigger Bull Famous Bull Moose Killed in Fight with Even Bigger Bull

hunting by moon phase

Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too

By Michael Hanback

hunting river bottom bucks

Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails in Public Land River Bottoms Tips from The Hunting Public: How to Hunt Whitetails in Public Land River Bottoms

By Derek Horner

Bowhunter from a treestand.

What If Grizzly Bears Killed as Many Hunters as Treestand Accidents Do? What If Grizzly Bears Killed as Many Hunters as Treestand Accidents Do?

By Katie Hill, Alex Robinson

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Attacked on the Nushagak: When a Moose Hunter Gets Pinned by a Brown Bear, It’s Up to His Hunting Partner to Save His Life Attacked on the Nushagak: When a Moose Hunter Gets Pinned by a Brown Bear, It’s Up to His Hunting Partner to Save His Life

Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?

Guns

Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring? Your First Elk Hunt: What Rifle Should You Bring?

By John B. Snow

Paul Martens with his mule deer buck.

Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion

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Crossbow Hunter Tags 175-Inch East Tennessee Buck in Velvet Crossbow Hunter Tags 175-Inch East Tennessee Buck in Velvet

By Josh Honeycutt

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Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch

World record whitetail buck

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

Straight walls could supplant slug guns.

Guns

Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun? Will Straight-Wall Deer Rifles Kill the Slug Gun?

By Brad Fitzpatrick

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

By Jack O’Connor

Grant Woods sold America's most famous whitetail property, the "Proving Grounds."

Grant Woods Just Sold the “Proving Grounds.” Here’s What He Learned from Building One of the Most Famous Whitetail Properties in America Grant Woods Just Sold the “Proving Grounds.” Here’s What He Learned from Building One of the Most Famous Whitetail Properties in America

The Tactacam XB has the best picture quality.

Is Hunting with Cellular Trail Cameras Fair Chase or Cheating? Is Hunting with Cellular Trail Cameras Fair Chase or Cheating?

By Alex Robinson

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Texas Man Catches His First Alligator, and It’s a Mossy-Tailed Beast Texas Man Catches His First Alligator, and It’s a Mossy-Tailed Beast

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Two Giant, 13-Foot Alligators Taken from South Carolina Lakes in One Day Two Giant, 13-Foot Alligators Taken from South Carolina Lakes in One Day

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

Bowhunter Nearly Gored to Death by a Bull Moose He Missed Bowhunter Nearly Gored to Death by a Bull Moose He Missed

tyler freel in alaska

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