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Western Arctic Caribou
Conservation

Western Arctic Caribou Herd Numbers Drop to 188K: What Does That Mean For Hunters?

By Tyler Freel

new hampshirebuck
Hunting

Muzzleloader Hunter Takes Potential Record Buck on Public Land in New Hampshire

By Bob McNally

The original Boone and Crockett national collection trophy mounts are now housed in Springfield, Missouri.
Hunting

The History—and Future—of Trophy Hunting in North America

By Christine Peterson

Louisiana bowseason buck on public land.
Hunting

This Louisiana Firefighter Arrowed Two Great Bucks on Public Land This Fall

By Bob McNally

Two hunters on a deer drive.
Hunting

Tommy’s Boys: A Crew of New England Hunters Copes with Loss by Driving Deer

By Gerry Bethge

Closeup of Bull Elk
Hunting

A First Bull Revives Childhood Elk Hunting Memories

By Tyler Freel

kansas hunter huge buck
Hunting

Kansas Bowhunter Tags a 250-Inch Mega-Buck That Was Chasing a Doe

By Bob McNally

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

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

By Bob McNally

Mark Drury Tags a Massive Late-Season Buck After Hunting Him for 4 Seasons
Hunting

Mark Drury Tags a Massive Late-Season Buck After Hunting Him for 4 Seasons

By Bob McNally

Stece Lippet is a longrange deer hunter.
Hunting

Oklahoma Hunter Kills a 190-Inch Record Whitetail at 870 Yards in Kansas

By Bob McNally

Tarif Alkhatib and Grayson County Buck, aka "Shredder"
Hunting

Sixth Time’s the Charm: Texas State Trooper Arrows Possible County-Record Buck

By Dac Collins

A bighorn sheep nursery is being planned for a private ranch in Utah.
Hunting

In Utah, a Desert Bighorn Sheep “Nursery” Planned for Private Ranch

By Andrew McKean

The new cover of Outdoor Life magazine's digital edition.
Hunting

A New Digital Edition of Outdoor Life Is Here: The Trophy Hunting Myth

By Alex Robinson

Bowhunting through the firearm season is how the author hunts.
Hunting

Why I Bowhunt During Gun Season

By Beka Garris

lever action rifle on hunt
Guns

The New Marlin 1895 SBL .45/70 Rifle Is the Best Lever-Action in the Company’s History

By John B. Snow

Michigan elk fell through the ice and died.
Hunting

Michigan Elk Herd Drowns After Falling Through Ice

By Bob McNally

Brian Gailis with buck
Hunting

Bowhunter Tags a 200-Inch Buck in the St. Louis Suburbs After 5 Years of Hunting Him

By Bob McNally

A 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge doesn't always produce the best blood trails on deer.
Guns

Are You Getting Bad Blood Trails with the 6.5 Creedmoor? This Is Why

By Natalie Krebs

Clark shot this buck the first week of Decemebr.
Hunting

North Carolina Mountain Buck Could Be the New State Non-Typical Record

By Bob McNally

World-record velvet blacktail
Hunting

New World-Record Sitka Blacktail Confirmed for Bowhunting Legend Chuck Adams

By Tyler Freel

A big growth on a Missouri buck.
Hunting

Missouri Bowhunter Kills 160-Class Buck with a Basketball-Sized Growth on Its Shoulder

By Natalie Krebs

nebraska buck
Hunting

Nebraska Rancher Tags 210-Inch Mule Deer Buck on a Quick Hunt After Work

By Bob McNally

O'Connor Takes Aim
Guns

What Would Jack O’Connor Say About Long-Range Hunting and the 6.5 Creedmoor? His Work Already Tells Us

By Tyler Freel

This was one of the best deer seasons in Maine history.
Hunting

Maine’s Deer Harvest Was the Highest It’s Been in More Than a Half Century

By Joe Genzel

Paralyzed Veteran Uses a Mouth-Held Shooting Tab to Kill an 8-Point Missouri Buck
Hunting

Paralyzed Veteran Uses a Mouth-Held Shooting Tab to Kill an 8-Point Missouri Buck

By Bob McNally

montana elk
Hunting

Montana Elk Management Showdown: Proposal Could Burn Public-Land Hunters Who Have Waited Years to Draw a Tag

By Andrew McKean

louisiana buck
Hunting

Hunting Neighbors Passed a Nice Buck 8 Times Last Season. He Grew Into a Stud 18 Pointer

By Bob McNally

Montreal Suburb Plans to Euthanize Most Deer in City Park
Hunting

Montreal Suburb Plans to Euthanize Most Deer in City Park

By Bob McNally

Lucas McCormick
Hunting

An 11-Year-Old Boy With Cerebral Palsy Shot His First Buck Using an Adapted Rifle Built by His Father

By Dac Collins

kansas deer hunter
Hunting

Kansas Hunter Tags Phantom 200-Inch Buck on the Family Property

By Bob McNally

Whitetail doe in Florida
Conservation

Feds Will Spend $70 Million Per Year to Fight Chronic Wasting Disease If CWD Act Passes

By Dac Collins

hunter and whitetail buck
Hunting

Missouri Hunter Beat COVID and Returned to the Deer Woods, Killing a 200-Inch Buck

By Bob McNally

John Carter arrowed a 200-inch West Virginia buck.
Hunting

West Virginia Deer Hunter Arrows 200-Inch Buck That’s Almost a State Record

By Bob McNally

This buck was killed on a 40-acre Missouri farm.
Hunting

Missouri Deer Hunter Shoots a 170-Class Buck on a Small 40-Acre Farm

By Tony Kalna, Jr.

Bull elk kills cow in Smoky Mountains
Hunting

Photos: Rutting Bull Kills Cow Elk in Great Smoky Mountains

By Joe Subolefsky

ohio buck and hunter
Hunting

Ohio Hunter Tags Massive Drop-Tine Buck by Skipping Opening Day

By Tony Kalna, Jr.

Second Grader Tags the Big Buck Her Dad Had Been Hunting for Months
Hunting

Second Grader Tags the Big Buck Her Dad Had Been Hunting for Months

By Bob McNally

Bison walks through snow in Yellowstone National Park
Hunting

Hunters Will Help Reduce Yellowstone Bison Herd by Up to 900 Animals in Montana

By Dac Collins

Illinois Public Land Bowhunter Takes Fourth Giant Buck From the Same Tree
Hunting

Illinois Public Land Bowhunter Takes Fourth Giant Buck From the Same Tree

By Bob McNally

Spartan Ascent Tripod w Browning XBolt
Gear

Spartan Precision Ascent Tripod Review: A Versatile and Durable Tool for Mountain Hunters

By Tyler Freel

tracking deer
Hunting

How to Track Deer: Fresh Tracks in the Big Woods

By Hal Blood, Ralph Stuart

Whitetail Deer Cartridge Shoot-Out: .30-30 Win. vs. .243 Win. vs. .30-06 Springfield
Guns

Whitetail Deer Cartridge Shoot-Out: .30-30 Win. vs. .243 Win. vs. .30-06 Springfield

By Ron Spomer

girl's first buck
Hunting

10-Year-Old Girl Takes 14-Point Buck—Bigger Than Her Dad’s Best

By Bob McNally

A schoolteacher from Oklahoma tagged a great buck this fall.
Hunting

Oklahoma Teacher Tags Buck That Resembles a Deer Her Brother Killed (But Bigger)

By Bob McNally

Buck caught on Utah trail camera
Gear

Utah Revisits Proposed Ban on Game Cameras During Hunting Season

By Dac Collins

Cory Craft had three chances at this buck.
Hunting

An 18-Point, 199-Inch Georgia Giant Couldn’t Escape Gun Season

By Bob McNally

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

How ‘Whitetail Adrenaline’ Proved Stalking Mature Bucks Is a Legitimate Game

By Alex Robinson

Beka Garris and her daughter shoot a recurve bow.
Hunting

Bloodlines: How One Bowhunter’s Decision Is Shaping the Way Three Generations Hunt

By Beka Garris

Elk hunts involving non-residents stirred controversy this elk season.
Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

A collection of hunting gear
Hunting

The Best Deals on Deer Hunting Gear

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

This Dad and His Twin Boys Tagged Three Missouri Bucks on the Same Day
Hunting

This Dad and His Twin Boys Tagged Three Missouri Bucks on the Same Day

By Bob McNally

whitetail buck and hunter montana
Hunting

Whitetail Deer Hunting Montana’s Milk River Is Overrated—Until It Isn’t

By Andrew McKean

This Kansas Buck scored more than 200 inches.
Hunting

Bowhunter Arrows 220-Inch, 18-Point Buck on His 90-Acre Farm in Kansas

By Bob McNally

Michigan DNR recovered nine poached bucks from a rural barn.
Hunting

Michigan Man Charged With Poaching Nine Bucks Faces $60,000 Fine

By Bob McNally

Tony Kalna's big 25-point Missouri buck
Hunting

A Bleak Missouri Deer Season Gives Way to Giant 25-Point Buck for Father and Son

By Tony Kalna, Jr.

Wisconsin DHS is asking hunters to wear a mask while field-dressing deer.
Hunting

Wisconsin Health Officials to Hunters: “Wear a Mask While Field-Dressing Deer”

By Joe Genzel

Ryan Watkins shot this buck 10 days after his buddy.
Hunting

Kentucky Farm Produces Two 13-Point Bucks in 10 Days

By Bob McNally

Will coyote bounties save mule deer?
Hunting

Nevada Considers Coyote Bounties to Increase Mule Deer Populations

By Joe Genzel

5 Maine Whitetails That Weighed Over 200 Pounds in 2021
Hunting

5 Maine Whitetails That Weighed Over 200 Pounds in 2021

By Bob Humphrey

Acorns are a favorite natural browse for whitetails
Hunting

The 2021 Deer Harvest Is Lagging in the Northeast. Biologists Blame Weather—and Acorns

By Dac Collins

whitetail doe
Hunting

What All Hunters Need to Know About Coronavirus in Whitetails

By Andrew McKean

Pennsylvania Public Land Hunter Kills a Massive 205-Inch Drop-Tine Buck
Hunting

Pennsylvania Public Land Hunter Kills a Massive 205-Inch Drop-Tine Buck

By Bob McNally

Video: Yellowstone Tourist Gets Charged by a Bull Elk and Trips as He Runs Away
Hunting

Video: Yellowstone Tourist Gets Charged by a Bull Elk and Trips as He Runs Away

By Joe Genzel

The Meadows buck scored 210 inches.
Hunting

Oklahoma Bowhunter Passed on 190-inch Buck to Kill an Even Bigger Record Whitetail

By Bob McNally