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Hunting

Don’t Aim for a Deer’s Head

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

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Hunting

The Biggest Nontypical Whitetails of All Time

By PJ DelHomme

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Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

velvet bucks
Hunting

Monster Velvet Bucks from Kentucky and Tennessee

By Josh Honeycutt

Jonathon Stuart and his 2022 whitetail buck
Hunting

Kentucky Bowhunter Tags Tall-Antlered Buck

By Katie Hill

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Hunting

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

By Alex Robinson

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Hunting

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

By Adam Moore

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Hunting

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

By Michael Hanback

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Hunting

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

By Derek Horner

Bowhunter from a treestand.
Hunting

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

By Katie Hill, Alex Robinson

Paul Martens with his mule deer buck.
Hunting

Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion

By Katie Hill

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Hunting

Crossbow Hunter Tags 175-Inch East Tennessee Buck in Velvet

By Josh Honeycutt

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Hunting

Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch

By Dac Collins

World record whitetail buck
Hunting

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?

By Brad Fitzpatrick

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

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

By Katie Hill

The Tactacam XB has the best picture quality.
Hunting

Is Hunting with Cellular Trail Cameras Fair Chase or Cheating?

By Alex Robinson

Taylor Nield tagged a 190-inch mule deer buck in Idaho on Aug. 26.
Hunting

Idaho Bowhunter Gets a Second Shot on a 190-Class Velvet Buck with Family’s Help

By Katie Hill

A whitetail buck dunks his head underwater on trail camera to eat.
Conservation

Trail Cam Video Shows Georgia Whitetail Eating Corn Under Water

By Katie Hill

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Hunting

A High-Profile Deer Biologist Had His Instagram Account Deleted … for Posting About Competitive Shooting?

By Andrew McKean

John Cassimus harvested a 300-pound whitetail in Alberta this week.
Hunting

Bowhunter Tags Huge 300-Pound Alberta Whitetail

By Katie Hill

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Conservation

Study That Suggests Chronic Wasting Disease Can Infect Humans May Be Flawed, According to Top Researchers

By Andrew McKean

Luke Resop MSU graduate student putting a GPS collar on buck 140 in Mississippi.
Conservation

This Buck Swims Across the Mississippi River and Back Every Year During an 18-Mile Migration

By Wade Thiel

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Hunting

Oregon Bowhunter Tags an Old Warrior Muley Buck on Opening Weekend

By Dac Collins

Lee Ellis shot a 190 2/8-inch velvet buck in Tennessee.
Hunting

Suburban Bowhunter Tags 190-Inch Velvet Buck on Opening Day

By Katie Hill

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Hunting

When a Shark Attacks a Deer Hunter, From the Archives

By Phil H. Moore

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Hunting

Idaho Bowhunter Tags Monster Nontypical Buck on Opening Day

By Dac Collins

This Utah hunter has mastered how to chase big velvet mule deer bucks.
Hunting

Here’s What It Takes to Bowhunt Giant Mule Deer Bucks in Utah’s High Deserts—in August

By Katie Hill

A Desert Deer Hunt Gone Wrong, From the Archives
Survival

A Desert Deer Hunt Gone Wrong, From the Archives

By George H. Gibson

5 Things I Learned About Calling Deer from Expert Hunters
Hunting

5 Things I Learned About Calling Deer from Expert Hunters

By Adam Moore

Wyoming whitetail season.
Hunting

Deer Hunting Season 2022 Forecast: A State-by-State Guide

By Brian Lovett

Maple hills farms
Conservation

More Than 300 Deer to Be Killed at Deer Farm Infected with Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin

By Kristen A. Schmitt

Whitetail buck vs bull.
Hunting

Deer Attack Videos: Whitetails Fight Bulls, Gore Rams, and Stomp Hawks

By Bob McNally

Indiana Is Now the Top Trophy Whitetail State. Here’s Why
Hunting

Indiana Is Now the Top Trophy Whitetail State. Here’s Why

By Natalie Krebs

Deer hunters dragging a buck.
Hunting

How to Get Into Shape for Deer Hunting (and Avoid Heart Attacks and Injuries This Season)

By Adam Moore

supermoon over yellowstone
Hunting

The Buck Moon Rises Tonight. Here’s What That Means for Deer Hunters

By Dac Collins

The Best Trail Camera Prime Day Deals 2022
Gear

The Best Trail Camera Prime Day Deals 2022

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

weed sprayer
Conservation

Weed-Killing Chemical Used in Roundup Found in 80 Percent of U.S. Urine Samples

By Alex Robinson

treestand
Hunting

The Best Places to Hang Tree Stands for Bowhunting Season

By Brodie Swisher

Introducing kids to hunting is a delicate business.
Hunting

Some Kids Just Aren’t Meant to Be Hunters. But All Kids Should Get the Chance

By Beka Garris

A whitetail deer in the woods.
Conservation

High Deer Densities and Low Hunter Numbers in the East Could Mean Drastic Changes in Whitetail Management and Funding

By Wade Thiel

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Conservation

Texas Drought Is a Problem for Deer Herds and Antler Growth

By Bob McNally

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Hunting

How to Hunt Early Season Deer

By Alex Robinson, Bob Humphrey, Craig Dougherty, Tony Hansen

New hunters often get questionable hunting advice.
Hunting

The Worst Hunting Advice I’ve Gotten as a New Hunter

By Cliff Cadet

This doe died just feet from and animal hospital on Long Island.
Conservation

New York Public Hunting Area Set to Close After Hunter Shoots Whitetail Too Close to Wildlife Rescue Center

By Joe Genzel

Pennsy Buck Neil Patric Stewart
Hunting

Pennsylvania Hunter Sets New Buckmasters Record With a 190-Class Whitetail

By Kristen A. Schmitt

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Hunting

How to Hunt Mountain Whitetails

By Bill Buckley

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Guns

The Best Bolt-Action Rifle Bargains

By Outdoor Life Writers

Pennsylvania whitetail buck.
Hunting

Two Researchers Ran an Experiment to Test Hunters’ Beliefs on Deer Movement, Weather, and Moon Phase. Here’s What They Found

By Jessica Dixon, Jorge Santiago-Blay

North Dakota to cut 8,000 deer tags this coming season
Hunting

North Dakota Eliminates 8,000 Whitetail Tags for 2022 Season, Thanks to EHD

By Wade Thiel

Pronghorn are being negatively impacted by drought and disease in wyoming.
Hunting

Wyoming Cuts 11,300 Pronghorn, Mule Deer Tags Due to Drought and Disease

By Wade Thiel

virginia whitetail doe
Hunting

The Senate Just Introduced the CWD Act, Which Would Secure $70 Million for Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Prevention

By Wade Thiel

A whitetail deer herd killed by lightning.
Hunting

Lightning Strike Kills Herd of Deer, a Wild Story from the OL Archives

By Alex Robinson

This Mule Deer Has Cutaneous Fibromas, and It’s Freaking Out Residents in Colorado
Hunting

This Mule Deer Has Cutaneous Fibromas, and It’s Freaking Out Residents in Colorado

By Natalie Krebs

red wolf and whitetail deer
Conservation

Could Red Wolves Actually Improve Deer Populations and Hunting in the Southeast?

By Christine Peterson

Turkey hunting relationships.
Hunting

Hunting Creates Bonds Between Friends and Family Like Nothing Else Can

By Beka Garris

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Hunting

Minnesota Lawmakers Consider Cracking Down on Captive Deer Farms as Chronic Wasting Disease Continues to Spread Nationally

By Keegan Sentner

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Hunting

Video: Wildlife Biologists Spot “Rarest of Rare” Melanistic Mule Deer in West Texas

By Dac Collins

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Hunting

Whitetail Deer Are Costing New Jersey Farmers Millions of Dollars Annually

By Keegan Sentner

A Subaru Forester with a deer on the hitch.
Hunting

The Deer Wagon: I Traded My Silverado for a Subaru—and I Don’t Regret It

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

After years of mule deer hunting, the author has realized how adaptable and resilient these animals are.
Hunting

Memoirs of a Mule Deer Hunter

By Jim Zumbo

Massive 23-Point Nontypical Buck Ranks as the Fifth Biggest Whitetail Ever Taken in North Carolina
Hunting

Massive 23-Point Nontypical Buck Ranks as the Fifth Biggest Whitetail Ever Taken in North Carolina

By Bob McNally

Donated venison in Missouri.
Hunting

Missouri Hunters Donated 5,053 Deer Last Season as the State’s Venison Donation Program Celebrates Its 30th Year

By Bob McNally