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Hunting tips and in-depth stories on hunting for deer, turkeys, waterfowl, big-game and more.

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A hunter kneels by a whitetail deer and holds its head by the antlers.
Hunting

3 Jaw-Dropping Bow Season Bucks That Scored Over 200 Inches

A black bear walks across a meadow in California, where a bear hunting ban has been proposed.
Hunting

The Proposed Bear Hunting Ban in California Is a Threat to All Hunters

A perfectly cooked medium-rare venison steak on a cutting board.
Hunting

The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Perfect Wild-Game Steaks

A hunter kneels behind a deer and holds its head up by the antlers.
Hunting

Oregon’s Columbian White-Tailed Deer Was Endangered Until 18 Years Ago. Now, a Closely Regulated Hunt Celebrates the Species’ Recovery

By Andrew McKean

A hunter holds up a shed deer antlers.
Hunting

Ohio Hunter Finds a Massive 233-Inch Deadhead Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

A hunter holds up a large turkey.
Hunting

The King of the Turkey Slam

By Brian Lovett

Luke Kjos takes aim with the new Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 20-gauge.
Guns

First Look: Benelli’s Super Black Eagle 3 Is Now Offered in 20-Gauge and 3-Inch 12-Gauge

By Natalie Krebs

A hunter sits next to a whitetail deer and holds its head by the antlers.
Hunting

Get Inside a Buck’s Core Area Without Spooking It

By Josh Honeycutt

Guide Jimmy Reel in the rags on a Texas snow goose hunt.
Hunting

5 Old-School Snow Goose Tactics That Still Work Today

By John Gordon

Putting the SX4 to the test on Texas ducks.
Hunting

We Had Rob Roberts Customize a Winchester SX4 into the Ultimate Waterfowl Hunting Shotgun

By Joe Genzel

Two hunters kneel behind a deer and hold its head up by the antlers.
Hunting

The 20 Commandments of Deer Camp

By Josh Honeycutt

A hunter kneels beside a whitetail deer.
Hunting

The Biggest Antlered Does You’ve Ever Seen—Including a 200-incher

By Josh Honeycutt

Late-season is one of the best times to be in the woods.
Hunting

Right Now is The Best Time to Be a Public-Land Small-Game Hunter

By Joe Genzel

A large nontypical buck trophy on a black background.
Hunting

Maine’s Mystery Buck: The Obscure Tale of Maine’s 110-Year-Old, Non-Typical Record Whitetail

By Bob Humphrey

Shooting coyotes in close to the decoy is addictive.
Hunting

How to Call More Coyotes into Shotgun Range

By Joe Genzel

A hunter kneels behind a whitetail deer in the snow.
Hunting

After Being Barred from the Family Deer Camp, Beginner’s Luck with a 215-Inch Iowa Buck

By Tony Kalna, Jr.

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Hunting

When Lessons Learned in the Wild Find Their Way into Regular Life

By Bjorn Dihle

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Guns

Half of a Gun, and a Life Lesson, On Christmas Morning

By Wade Hull, as told to Jordan Hull

Hunter beside dead bear and bow
Hunting

Hunting Giant Alaska Black Bears with Old-School Recurve Bows and Sidelocks

By Tyler Freel

Greenhead mallard in Oklahoma.
Hunting

Our Obsession with Greenheads Is Ruining Duck Hunting as We Know It

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel

A mountain hunter carries a fresh bull elk skull into a snowy clearing.
Hunting

Married to the Game: Becoming a Great Hunter Means Living in the Moment

By Aram von Benedikt

A whitetail buck in the snow with a traditional bow and pink arrows resting on its side.
Gear

This Recurve Bow Is Hunting Its Way Across the Country, and Keeping the Spirit of Fred Bear Alive

By Beka Garris

The velvet antlers of a doe.
Hunting

The 22-Point, World-Record Doe

By Tony Kalna, Jr.

a black and white sketched image of a man and woman hunter holding hands
Hunting

Hunting Can Ruin Your Marriage. Or Make It Stronger

By Christine Peterson

A trail camera photo of a buck at night.
Hunting

Cracking the Mystery Behind Missouri’s Year of the Giant Buck

By Tony Kalna, Jr.

Two hunters kneel behind a whitetail deer.
Hunting

Deer That Never Encounter Humans: How to Shoot a Reclusive Buck

By Gerry Bethge

A group of hunters walk through rustling leaves into a tree line.
Hunting

These December Deer Drive Tactics Will Save Your Season

By Tom Keer

A bundle of rabbits next to arrows.
Hunting

How to Soap-Tan a Rabbit Hide

By Beka Garris

A hunter walks up on a downed whitetail deer in a field.
Hunting

7 Rules You Must Follow to Punch Your Big-Game Tag on Public Land

By Aram von Benedikt

A hunter kneels beside a whitetail deer and holds its head up by the antlers.
Hunting

A 204-inch Iowa Bow Buck For The Ages

By Doug Howlett

You don't have to summit 10,000-foot mountains to kill wild game out West.
Hunting

7 Myths About Hunting Western Big Game That Easterners Need to Know

By Jordan Budd

The author (Andrew McKean) glasses for deer on his home property in north-central Montana.
Hunting

Close To Home Adventures: Life on the Prairie

By Andrew McKean

A hunter kneels behind a fallen whitetail deer.
Hunting

You Can Shoot a Giant 46-Point Buck (Even When You Do Everything Wrong)

By Doug Howlett

A hunter holds a whitetail deer antler.
Hunting

Is Ohio the New Best Whitetail Hunting State?

By Tony Hansen

A hunter kneels in the snow next to an overturned snowmobile.
Survival

Riding With the Marten Men

By Toby Walrath

A hunter sitting beside a giant double-mainbeam whitetail buck.
Hunting

Two Years After the World-Record Buck, the Cearlock Brothers Are Still on a Roll

By Natalie Krebs

The author's dog Otis with a hard-earned Minnesota rooster.
Hunting

How to Kill Pheasants with Your Wild-Ass Retriever

By Alex Robinson

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Conservation

When to Call the Game Warden

By Tyler Freel

Two hunters by a small creek, showing off their limits of ducks.
Hunting

How to Kill the Smartest, Most Pressured Mallards

By Joe Genzel

A dropped deer in the shades of wild brush.
Conservation

Every Hunter Should Know What the Lacey Act Is, How It Works, and Why It’s On the Books

By Joe Genzel

A close up image of a squirrel on the truck of a tree.
Hunting

How to Hunt Small Game on Public Land During Deer Season (without Pissing Off Whitetail Hunters)

By Joe Genzel

A bowhunter holds the antlers of his archery whitetail buck.
Hunting

The 186-Inch Arkansas Longbow Buck with Seven Lives

By Beka Garris

A hunter kneels behind a dropped whitetail deer.
Hunting

How to Have a Better Deer Season: Learn From Your Mistakes (and Successes) This Season

By Alex Robinson

A Laika hunting puppy walking through the woods.
Hunting

Buy a Hunting Dog that Suits You (and No One Else)

By Joe Genzel

A hunter poses next to a turkey on a rock.
Hunting

How to Hunt a Wild Turkey for Your Thanksgiving

By Gerry Bethge

E-collars do not train obedience, they reinforce it.
Hunting

These E-Collar Mistakes Will Kill Your Gun Dog’s Prey Drive

By Joe Genzel

A hunter sits in a rocking chair, smiling, with a gun in his lap.
Hunting

Granddaddy’s Gun: A Restored Family Shotgun Gets a New Life Training Fine Bird Dogs

By Durrell Smith

A man sits behind a deer and holds its head up by its antlers.
Hunting

5 of the Biggest Bucks Ever Taken in the Northeast

By Bob Humphrey

Still hunting from the ground has its advantages.
Hunting

Bowhunting with a Recurve, and a Toddler

By Beka Garris

A coyote walks through a snowy field.
Hunting

Eat What You Kill…Except When You Don’t

By Tyler Freel

Corey Kloeck with his opening day 10-point buck and gator.
Hunting

Minnesota Hunter Shoots a 10-Point Buck (Then a Gator) on the Whitetail Opener

By Abi Cole

A hunter in camo and jacket holds a gun while walking through an open field. A hunting dog walks beside them.
Hunting

Why I Pick the Most Energetic Puppy in a Litter of Bird Dogs

By Christine Cunningham

A hunter in camo and orange kneels next to a whitetail buck.
Hunting

The Science Behind Deer Movement Can Help You Kill a Good Buck This Season

By Brad Fitzpatrick

A hunter kneels behind a whitetail buck and hold its head up by the antlers.
Hunting

The Biggest Buck of the Season?

By Josh Honeycutt

A hunter kneels next to a whitetail buck.
Hunting

5 Lessons from Texas Deer Camp to Help You Tag Your Western Whitetail

By Joe Genzel

A ringle propped up in the mouth of a grizzly skeleton.
Survival

The Ultimate Solutions to Secure a Remote Hunting Cabin

By Wes Siler

Tyler Sladen found falconry after growing up in the hardcore/punk rock music scene.
Hunting

Upland Bird Hunting Is for Skaters, Punk-Rock Kids, and Everyone Else

By A.J. DeRosa

A group of veteran soldiers grouped together for a hunt.
Conservation

Make This Veterans Day Count and Take a Military Vet Outdoors

By Ken Perrotte

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Guns

Here’s What You Need to Know About Hunting Bullets and Terminal Performance

By Brad Fitzpatrick

A yellow lab with a calf head in her mouth.
Hunting

Hunting with Nellie, a Retriever With Limitless Natural Instincts—and Embarrassingly Little Grace

By Andrew McKean

Illustration of a campfire smoke creating a smoke signal of a deer skull and antlers.
Hunting

Life Lessons from a Mountain Man: “He Taught Me to Hunt. Then He Sent Me on My Way.”

By Aram von Benedikt

Illustration of a man overlooking a field of deer.
Hunting

The Origin Story of Food Plots for Deer Hunting

By Gerry Bethge

A hunter draws back on a compound bow from in the brush.
Hunting

How to Kill Big Bucks in States That Allow Baiting…Without Baiting

By Tony J. Peterson

A smiling young man and woman in camo shirts sit behind a big whitetail buck.
Hunting

The Story of Leaner, a 197-Inch Wisconsin Archery Buck

By Natalie Krebs