Big Game Hunting(Page 19)

Big-game hunting tips and tactics for chasing deer, elk, bears, antelope and more.

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muzzleloader riflerifle detail

Gear

9 Essentials to Hunt Like a Mountain Man 9 Essentials to Hunt Like a Mountain Man

By Aram von Benedikt

young buck with velvet antlers

10 Deer Facts Hunters Got Completely Wrong 10 Deer Facts Hunters Got Completely Wrong

safari club international convention antelope taxidermy

SCI Taxidermy: 22 Of The Greatest Mounts You’ve Ever Seen SCI Taxidermy: 22 Of The Greatest Mounts You’ve Ever Seen

By Ralph P. Stuart

deer skull and antlers in green liquid

The Deer Plague: An Inside Look at the Fight to Stop Chronic Wasting Disease The Deer Plague: An Inside Look at the Fight to Stop Chronic Wasting Disease

By Andrew McKean

a deer skull emitting green smoke

Four Things Hunters Should Know About Chronic Wasting Disease Four Things Hunters Should Know About Chronic Wasting Disease

By Andrew McKean

male hunter beside giant buck

Two Hunters Tag Two 200+ Inch Giant Whitetail Bucks Two Hunters Tag Two 200+ Inch Giant Whitetail Bucks

corey memering kneeling next to giant whitetail buck

Michigan Bowhunter Kills 227-inch Monster Whitetail Buck Michigan Bowhunter Kills 227-inch Monster Whitetail Buck

The Family Deer Hunt, Sponsored by onX Hunt

The Family Deer Hunt, Sponsored by onX Hunt The Family Deer Hunt, Sponsored by onX Hunt

By Aram von Benedikt

How to Study Late-Season Scrape Lines to Find Big Bucks

How to Study Late-Season Scrape Lines to Find Big Bucks How to Study Late-Season Scrape Lines to Find Big Bucks

whitetail buck in a field

10 Myths About Hunting Mature Whitetail Bucks 10 Myths About Hunting Mature Whitetail Bucks

a hunter aiming a rifle

Guns

How to Shoot Straight with a Cold Barrel How to Shoot Straight with a Cold Barrel

By John Haviland

one caribou standing alone in a field

The Final Season of Quebec’s Caribou Hunting The Final Season of Quebec’s Caribou Hunting

By Andrew McKean

hunter with an alaskan moose

How to Pack for an Alaskan DIY Float Hunt for Moose How to Pack for an Alaskan DIY Float Hunt for Moose

By Aram von Benedikt

stud mule deer buck crossing flat grasslands

How to Bivy Hunt for Giant Public-Land Mule Deer How to Bivy Hunt for Giant Public-Land Mule Deer

By Aram von Benedikt

bull elk in heavy foliage cover

How to Hunt Public-Land Elk in Dark Timber How to Hunt Public-Land Elk in Dark Timber

deer hunting stand setup illustration

7 Simple Hacks to Make Your Climbing Stand Setup Deadlier Than Ever 7 Simple Hacks to Make Your Climbing Stand Setup Deadlier Than Ever

By Will Brantley

chuck adams with large record mule deer buck

4 Secrets for Bowhunting Big Mule Deer Bucks from Chuck Adams 4 Secrets for Bowhunting Big Mule Deer Bucks from Chuck Adams

hunter tending to three horses

Everything You Need to Know About Hunting with Horses Everything You Need to Know About Hunting with Horses

By Aram von Benedikt

eurasion collard doves with bird shot

The 11 Best Hunts of Summer The 11 Best Hunts of Summer

By Brad Fitzpatrick

scoring trophy buck antlers

5 Things to Know Before Having Your Trophy Scored by the Pope & Young Club 5 Things to Know Before Having Your Trophy Scored by the Pope & Young Club

pvc lightweight game cart

How to Build a Lightweight Game Cart for Hauling Out Deer How to Build a Lightweight Game Cart for Hauling Out Deer

By Brad Fitzpatrick

jack oconner eland winchester model 70

Guns

8 Times Jack O’Connor Wrote About the Winchester Model 70 8 Times Jack O’Connor Wrote About the Winchester Model 70

By Natalie Krebs

jack o'connor's rifles

Guns

Jack O’Connor’s Perfect Model 70 Jack O’Connor’s Perfect Model 70

crazy mountains

Access in the Crazy Mountains and Colorado: When Private Owners Open Public Land Access in the Crazy Mountains and Colorado: When Private Owners Open Public Land

world record ram

The New World-Record Bighorn is a Public Land Success Story The New World-Record Bighorn is a Public Land Success Story

sheep hunting rifle

Guns

The Mossberg Patriot Predator is a Poor-Man’s Sheep Rifle The Mossberg Patriot Predator is a Poor-Man’s Sheep Rifle

By John B. Snow

The Mauser M18 Rifle

Guns

The Mauser M18 Rifle The Mauser M18 Rifle

By John B. Snow

Bruce Beaman and his bull elk

The Old Man and the Millennial The Old Man and the Millennial

Andrew McKean and Nick Ciafardone

It’s Never Too Late to Learn to Hunt It’s Never Too Late to Learn to Hunt

By Nick Ciafardone

Charlie Alshiemer

My Friend Charlie Alsheimer: 1947-2017 My Friend Charlie Alsheimer: 1947-2017

By Craig Dougherty

The Perfect Wyoming Elk Hunt

The Perfect Wyoming Elk Hunt The Perfect Wyoming Elk Hunt

By Alex Robinson

group of late-season does in field-edge woods

3 Tactics for Hunting Wary Does This Winter 3 Tactics for Hunting Wary Does This Winter

Jim Shockey atop a ridge on Vancouver Island

Jim Shockey Goes Home: The Legacy of Modern Hunting’s Most Influential Celebrity Jim Shockey Goes Home: The Legacy of Modern Hunting’s Most Influential Celebrity

By Alex Robinson

Buck hunting illustration

Hunting the Buck of a Lifetime Hunting the Buck of a Lifetime

By Andrew McKean

Andrew McKean and daughter hunting Hawaiian axis bucks

Hunting in Paradise: Chasing Hogs and Deer in Hawaii Hunting in Paradise: Chasing Hogs and Deer in Hawaii

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

deer tracking dogs

Need Some Help Finding Your Deer? Call In a Deer Tracking Dog Need Some Help Finding Your Deer? Call In a Deer Tracking Dog

By Alex Robinson

Buck quartering away

Why You Probably Overestimate a Buck’s Score, and How to Fix It Why You Probably Overestimate a Buck’s Score, and How to Fix It

Pair of bruiser whitetails fight it out

3 Rattling Scenarios to Try This Deer Season 3 Rattling Scenarios to Try This Deer Season

Frank Sullivan buck

This Giant Nontypical Buck Might Be Louisiana’s New State Record This Giant Nontypical Buck Might Be Louisiana’s New State Record

By Andy Crawford

pair of hunters on a timber deer drive

4 Ways to Drive Deer with Just Two Hunters 4 Ways to Drive Deer with Just Two Hunters

15 Ways to Make This Your Funnest Deer Season Ever

15 Ways to Make This Your Funnest Deer Season Ever 15 Ways to Make This Your Funnest Deer Season Ever

Spooked whitetail buck in a field.

3 Reasons Why Spooking a Buck Isn’t Always a Bad Thing 3 Reasons Why Spooking a Buck Isn’t Always a Bad Thing

Iowa bowhunter in treestand during October

A Week-by-Week Guide to Hunting October Whitetails A Week-by-Week Guide to Hunting October Whitetails

How to Scout and Hunt Muleys by Mapping 3 Types of Terrain How to Scout and Hunt Muleys by Mapping 3 Types of Terrain

deer of year buck hunting

Deer of the Year 2017: A Gnarly Non-Typical Ohio Buck Deer of the Year 2017: A Gnarly Non-Typical Ohio Buck

Out of control wildfire idaho

How to Hunt Old Forest Fire Burns for Big Bucks How to Hunt Old Forest Fire Burns for Big Bucks

By Toby Walrath

Hunter butchers elk Montana

5 Rules for Packing Out Elk Meat 5 Rules for Packing Out Elk Meat

By Toby Walrath

whitetail deer flared tail

8 Ways Whitetails Communicate with Their Tails, and What Each Means for Hunters 8 Ways Whitetails Communicate with Their Tails, and What Each Means for Hunters

By Tom Carpenter

elk guide wisdom gear

3 Top Elk Guides Share Their Elk Hunting Tactics and Favorite Gear 3 Top Elk Guides Share Their Elk Hunting Tactics and Favorite Gear

By Brad Fitzpatrick

world record elk hunting steve felix

The New World-Record Archery Elk The New World-Record Archery Elk

velvet buck early season trophy

How to Preserve Velvet Antlers How to Preserve Velvet Antlers

How to Profile and Hunt 4 Different Types of Bucks How to Profile and Hunt 4 Different Types of Bucks

By Frank Miniter

outdoor access huntbnb buck hunting

Why Some Hunters Are Choosing This Alternative to Annual Hunting Leases Why Some Hunters Are Choosing This Alternative to Annual Hunting Leases

hunting trail camera adjust scout

5 Simple Trail Camera Tweaks for Better Buck Photos 5 Simple Trail Camera Tweaks for Better Buck Photos

By Travis Faulkner

7 Secrets for Bowhunting Bull Elk From Two Hunters with a Crazy Success Rate 7 Secrets for Bowhunting Bull Elk From Two Hunters with a Crazy Success Rate

By Tim Christie

Chronic Wasting Disease

Can Fire Slow The Spread of CWD? Can Fire Slow The Spread of CWD?

Hunting Public-Land Tahr in New Zealand

Hunting Public-Land Tahr in New Zealand Hunting Public-Land Tahr in New Zealand

By Alex Robinson

Alone Together Alone Together

By Jarrett Babincsak

Nosler Ballistic tip

Guns

Top 10 Big-Game Bullets Top 10 Big-Game Bullets

By Bryce M. Towsley

whitetail fawn drop rut timing

The Most Accurate Measure of Rut Timing? Fawn Drop The Most Accurate Measure of Rut Timing? Fawn Drop

Buckmasters lawsuit

State of Alabama Files Suit Against Buckmasters State of Alabama Files Suit Against Buckmasters

turkey tracks in red dirt

5 Clues for Tracking Wild Animals Besides Tracks 5 Clues for Tracking Wild Animals Besides Tracks

By Tim MacWelch

Top 5 Shooting Mistakes Hunters Make (And How to Fix Them)

Guns

Top 5 Shooting Mistakes Hunters Make (And How to Fix Them) Top 5 Shooting Mistakes Hunters Make (And How to Fix Them)

New Zealand hunting

Free-Range New Zealand Hunting: An Adventure in Middle Earth Free-Range New Zealand Hunting: An Adventure in Middle Earth

By Andrew McKean