Big Game Hunting(Page 3)

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

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A deer hunter with a big Illinois buck in CRP grass.
Hunting

Illinois Crossbow Hunter Stalks a 195-Inch Buck Through a Cornfield

By Bob McNally

An illustration of a boy and a buck face to face.
Hunting

Looks That Kill: Using a Deer’s Curiosity to Your Advantage

By J. Frank Dobie

A hunter with a buck in front of a red shed.
Hunting

Watch: Wisconsin Bowhunter Arrows 14-Pointer on Public Ground He’s Hunted for 30 Years

By Bob McNally

A bowhunter sitting crosslegged in a field beside a big buck
Hunting

Veteran Climbs Out of Tree, Stalks and Arrows 19-Point Kansas Buck on Army Land

By Bob McNally

Side-by-side photos of a black bear approaching a fresh deer carcass and then dragging it into the woods.
Hunting

Video: Hunters Watch a Black Bear Steal Their Deer Without Putting Up a Fight

By Katie Hill

A buck scent checks a doe.
Hunting

The 15 Best Spots for Hunting the Peak Rut, Ranked

By Josh Honeycutt

A hunter touches a dead deer on the back..
Conservation

Q&A: How New Deer Hunters Think About Guns, Butchering, Old-School Hunters, and Their First Kill

By Natalie Krebs

A youth hunter with his first buck.
Hunting

7-Year-Old’s First Deer Is a Heavy 14-Pointer That Came in to a Decoy

By Bob McNally

Two hunters, one in blaze orange, kneel behind a dead doe.
Conservation

Podcast: How to Help New Hunters Shoot Their First Deer

By Natalie Krebs

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Hunting

Should You Harvest Does During the Rut?

By Derek Horner

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Survival

I Nearly Froze to Death When Our Argo Sank in the Middle of an Arctic River

By Scott Haugen

Two hunters pose with a pronghorn antelope.
Hunting

A Gold Star Son Learns the Hunting Lessons His Father Left Behind

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of a woman carrying a mule deer skull through the yellow aspens.
Hunting

My First Buck Was the Biggest Typical Mule Deer Ever Taken with a Bow. I Almost Discarded the Antlers

By Bill Barcus as told to Lee Kline

A Missouri hunter with a buck in the back of a UTV.
Hunting

‘I Thought I’d Fall Out of the Tree.’ Missouri Hunter Tags Her Biggest Buck Yet

By Bob McNally

A gray wolf walks in front of an elk herd.
Hunting

The Return of Wolves to Colorado Will Change Elk Hunting There. Here’s How

By Dac Collins

A deer hunter with a 30-point buck.
Big Game Hunting

Ohio Teen Tags Monster 30-Point Buck from the Ground

By Bob McNally

hunter hanging a tree saddle platform on a tree
Hunting

The Pros and Cons of Mobile Hunting the Rut

By Josh Honeycutt

A 7-year-old hunter and her dad with a bear, turkey, and buck.
Hunting

7-Year-Old Earns a Pennsylvania ‘Triple Trophy’ After Tagging a Black Bear, Buck, and Gobbler This Fall

By Natalie Krebs

whitetail rut
Hunting

101 Best Deer Hunting Tips For the Rut

By Michael Hanback

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Gear

The Best Gifts for Deer Hunters

By Alex Robinson

A bowhunter with a big Missouri buck.
Hunting

Alabama Bowhunter Scores Big Again with a 14-Point Drop Tine Missouri Buck

By Bob McNally

A hunter with buck fever runs after a deer.
Big Game Hunting

I Get Buck Fever, and I Like It

By Jack O’Connor

iowa whitetail
Hunting

Podcast: Secrets for Tagging a Mature Buck (and Not Totally Blowing It)

By Alex Robinson

A buck in a field during the rut.
Hunting

When and How to Use a Grunt Tube to Call in Deer

By Charles J. Alsheimer, Michael Hanback, Natalie Krebs

Hunter poses with his bow and a large drop tine buck with 13 points.
Hunting

Ohio Hunter Arrows Remarkable ‘Droop’ Tine Buck

By Alice Jones Webb

Jeremy Wynn buck
Hunting

Illinois Bowhunter Tags 2 Giant Bucks on a Small Private Property and Public Ground

By Bob McNally

moose sniffs barrel
Hunting

Video: Bull Moose Sniffs Hunter’s Rifle Barrel

By Richard P. Smith

An illustration of the ahrens buck
Hunting

The Mystery of the Ahrens Buck, a World-Record Whitetail That Vanished

By Mark LaBarbera, Stephanie R. Boyle

HUnting with hounds
Hunting

After a Failed Compromise, Virginia Landowners Will Now Push for a Full Ban on Deer Hunting with Hounds

By Natalie Krebs

Two bucks fighting on a hillside while a smaller buck watches in the background.
Hunting

How to Rattle in a Buck: A Science-Based Guide to Rattling Tactics

By Alice Jones Webb

Ohio bowhunter kneels next to a buck.
Hunting

Bowhunter Gets a Second Chance at a Massive Ohio Buck

By Bob McNally

Giant Drop Tine Deer That Made Whitetail Hunting History
Hunting

Giant Drop Tine Deer That Made Whitetail Hunting History

By Josh Honeycutt

Iowa buck
Hunting

Iowa Bowhunter Jared Mills Captured One of the Best Self-Filmed Whitetail Hunts of All Time

By Bob McNally

james johnson buck
Hunting

Podcast: Advanced Trail Camera Strategies for Hunting Mature Bucks

By Alex Robinson

Deer in states like Maine have been found to have high levels of PFAS in their meat.
Hunting

Maine Warns Hunters to Throw Out Deer and Turkey Meat After Tests Reveal High Levels of Forever Chemicals in Some Areas

By Alice Jones Webb

A crossbow hunter with a giant Ohio buck.
Hunting

Ohio Crossbow Hunter Finally Tags 200-Class Target Buck After 8 Encounters in 6 Days

By Bob McNally

A hunter with a buck taken in Virginia.
Hunting

‘I Know He Was with Me.’ Virginia Hunter Tags 20-Point Buck with His Late Father’s Bow

By Bob McNally

colorado whitetail
Hunting

The Biggest Myths and Misconceptions Around Deer Rifles, Cartridges, and Shooting

By Alex Robinson

spooky trail cam photos
Hunting

18 Spooky Trail Camera Photos You Have to See

By Josh Honeycutt

A Minnesota bowhunter with a 12-point buck.
Hunting

Minnesota Bowhunter Shoots a 12-Point, 175-Inch Buck

By Bob McNally

october deer hunting
Hunting

10 Reasons Why Late October Is the Best Time to Tag a Big Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

An Iowa hunter with a giant buck.
Hunting

Iowa Farmer Takes a Break from Combining to Tag a 30-Point Behemoth Buck

By Bob McNally

bronson strickland
Hunting

Podcast: Secrets of GPS Collared Bucks with Dr. Bronson Strickland

By Alex Robinson

kentucky buck
Hunting

Crossbow Hunter Tags Legendary Kentucky Buck in Daniel Boone National Forest 

By Bob McNally

A Wiconsin bowhunter with a 14-point buck.
Hunting

After Years of Waiting and Watching the Buck, Wisconsin Bowhunter Tags 180-Inch Whitetail

By Bob McNally

freel moose taken with 22 ARC
Guns

Video: Moose Hunting With the 22 ARC

By Tyler Freel

Two bowhunters with a buck in Ohio.
Hunting

Bowhunter Recovers 16-Point Buck Using a Clue from Past Trail Cam Photo

By Bob McNally

Ohio bowhunter with a 12-point buck.
Hunting

Ohio Bowhunter Tags Giant Buck with Split Brow Tines off His Friend’s Farm

By Bob McNally

Michael Hunsucker sets up a Dave Smith deer decoy on private land in Iowa.
Hunting

How to Decoy in Deer: Tips from the Pros

By Joe Genzel

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Hunting

How to Hunt Deer During the Pre-Rut

By Josh Honeycutt

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Hunting

Podcast: Tips and Tactics for Hunting Big Woods Bucks, with Brett Joy

By Alex Robinson

Scott Haugen with a buffalo in the water.
Hunting

My Australian Hunting Guide Nearly Lost His Hand to a Massive Saltwater Crocodile

By Scott Haugen

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Hunting

Pennsylvania Crossbow Hunter Tags a Buck for His 101st Birthday

By Bob McNally

A native hunter, Josiah Pinkham, sits in a field of tall weeds and holds a rifle.
Hunting

Q&A with a Tribal Hunter on Storytelling, Taking Photos of Deer, and Family Traditions

By Natalie Krebs

Two bedded does and a big buck are illustrated in a field with a hunter in the background.
Hunting

The End of My 4-Year Stalk for an Indiana Trophy Buck

By Clarence A. Yoder

October lul
Hunting

How to Beat the Dreaded October Lull This Deer Season

By Mark Melotik, Tony Hansen

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Hunting

How to Hunt Swamp Bucks

By Josh Honeycutt

Freel and moose taken with 22 ARC
Guns

Why Small Cartridges Are So Effective for Big Game

By Tyler Freel

A hunter raises a rifle at a giant deer in a red and yellow illustration
Hunting

My Hunt for the First Nontypical Buck Ever Accepted by Boone and Crockett in Tennessee

By Elmer Payne, as told to Jim Turner

The Curt Van Lith buck and the Bill Kontras bucks, illustrated.
Hunting

The Kontras and Van Lith Bucks, Two Record Deer That Changed Bowhunting

By Jeff Murray, Michael Pearce

a nice typical whitetail buck walks across a grassy field
Hunting

10 Odd and Unorthodox Deer Hunting Tips That Actually Do Work

By Josh Honeycutt

Cow elk jump over a barbed wire ranch fence.
Big Game Hunting

Film: Public-Land Elk Hunters and Ranchers Can Be Good Neighbors. Here’s How

By Andrew McKean

The author tested the best elk hunting packs by carrying light and heavy loads in them.
Gear

The Best Elk Hunting Packs, Tested and Reviewed

By Matt Cashell

best trail cameras
Hunting

Podcast: Here’s Why Your Trail Cameras Don’t Work Properly

By Alex Robinson