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Collection of found hunting items

Bones, Blades, and Bodies: 17 Things We’ve Lost and Found in the Outdoors Bones, Blades, and Bodies: 17 Things We’ve Lost and Found in the Outdoors

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

Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge

Photos: Hunting National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Northwest Photos: Hunting National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Northwest

By Brent Lawrence

waterfowl hunting from kayak

Sea Duck Hunting in Cold Bay, Alaska Sea Duck Hunting in Cold Bay, Alaska

By John B. Snow

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

Acorn-flour pancakes

How to Grind Acorns into Flour (and Make Pancakes Out of It) How to Grind Acorns into Flour (and Make Pancakes Out of It)

By Jamie Carlson

Carrying canada goose decoys

4 Hardcore Hunting Tactics to Take More Canada Geese 4 Hardcore Hunting Tactics to Take More Canada Geese

By Alex Robinson

Black bear checks a field edge

How to Decode a Black Bear’s Body Language How to Decode a Black Bear’s Body Language

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

Waterfowl hunter jumpshooting ducks

5 Rules for Jump Shooting Ducks 5 Rules for Jump Shooting Ducks

By Alex Robinson

Trio of ringbills flushes from a small marsh

How to Hunt Puddle Divers This Duck Season How to Hunt Puddle Divers This Duck Season

By Tom Carpenter

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

A drake mallard dropping into a spread.

5 Tips to Take More Mallards This Duck Season 5 Tips to Take More Mallards This Duck Season

By Tom Carpenter

reverse seared venison backstrap

How to Cook Venison Backstrap Perfectly with a “Reverse Sear” How to Cook Venison Backstrap Perfectly with a “Reverse Sear”

By Jamie Carlson

Group of toms on a field edge

4 Tips for Busting Fall Flocks Without a Turkey Dog 4 Tips for Busting Fall Flocks Without a Turkey Dog

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

beagle hare rabbit dog

7 Hunting Breeds That Make Great Rabbit Dogs 7 Hunting Breeds That Make Great Rabbit Dogs

By Tom Carpenter

A limit of blue grouse

3 Reasons You Should Use Light Loads for Upland Bird Hunting 3 Reasons You Should Use Light Loads for Upland Bird Hunting

By John Haviland

Offhand Shots: Shooting Magic Offhand Shots: Shooting Magic

By Joe Arterburn

Hundreds of Canada geese on Kansas lake

6 Early-Season Duck and Goose Scouting Tips from a Master Waterfowler 6 Early-Season Duck and Goose Scouting Tips from a Master Waterfowler

By Natalie Krebs

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

arkansas waterfowl mallard duck hunting

Your Countdown Calendar for the Opening Day of Duck Season Your Countdown Calendar for the Opening Day of Duck Season

By Alex Robinson

Hunter butchers elk Montana

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

By Toby Walrath

moving decoys to another location

5 Problems with Your Duck Decoy Spread, and How to Fix Them 5 Problems with Your Duck Decoy Spread, and How to Fix Them

By Tom Carpenter

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

Bluewing Teal Drake Flushes for secluded water

3 Early-Season Teal Hangouts, and How to Hunt Them 3 Early-Season Teal Hangouts, and How to Hunt Them

By Tom Carpenter

whole meat jerky

A Recipe for Smoking Wild Venison Jerky A Recipe for Smoking Wild Venison Jerky

By Jamie Carlson

Here’s What You Need to Know About the PETA Facebook Photo Frame Here’s What You Need to Know About the PETA Facebook Photo Frame

By Alex Robinson and Natalie Krebs

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

squirrel hunting calls

4 Calls That Actually Work for Hunting Squirrels 4 Calls That Actually Work for Hunting Squirrels

By Jarrod Spilger

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

college student resident hunting fees affordable

These States Are Granting Students Temporary Residence for Cheaper Hunting Licenses These States Are Granting Students Temporary Residence for Cheaper Hunting Licenses

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

laurel holding shotgun hunting turkey

Guns for Women: Field Testing the Weatherby Camilla Rifle and Syren XLR5 Waterfowler Shotgun Guns for Women: Field Testing the Weatherby Camilla Rifle and Syren XLR5 Waterfowler Shotgun

By Laurel Holding

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

How Two Senators, a Swiss Philanthropist, and Secretary Zinke Could Unlock America’s Only Inaccessible Wilderness How Two Senators, a Swiss Philanthropist, and Secretary Zinke Could Unlock America’s Only Inaccessible Wilderness

By Alex Robinson

5 Ways to Kill Your Hunting Dog 5 Ways to Kill Your Hunting Dog

By Andrew McKean

hunting dog blood tracker

15 Tips and Tactics for a Better-Hunting Bird Dog 15 Tips and Tactics for a Better-Hunting Bird Dog

By Alex Robinson

Cooking lake trout

2 Easy Recipes for Smoked Lake Trout 2 Easy Recipes for Smoked Lake Trout

By Jamie Carlson

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15 Celebrity Outdoorsmen 15 Celebrity Outdoorsmen

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

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

black duck, duck species, types of ducks

A Waterfowler’s Top 10 Favorite Duck Species A Waterfowler’s Top 10 Favorite Duck Species

By Bill Buckley

Chronic Wasting Disease

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

american bullfrog

A Beginner’s Guide to Gigging Frogs A Beginner’s Guide to Gigging Frogs

How to Make a Bola for Small Game Hunting How to Make a Bola for Small Game Hunting

By Tim MacWelch

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

Stir-Fry Recipe

A Recipe for Venison Pepper Steak Stir-Fry A Recipe for Venison Pepper Steak Stir-Fry

By Jamie Carlson

Buckmasters lawsuit

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

Valkyrie Archery Blood Eagle

Top 10 Traditional Archery Broadheads Top 10 Traditional Archery Broadheads

How to Make Your Own 3-D Archery Range How to Make Your Own 3-D Archery Range

6 Reasons Why You Should Hunt Black Bears

6 Reasons Why You Should Hunt Black Bears 6 Reasons Why You Should Hunt Black Bears

By Clay Newcomb

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)

map tactics for calling gobblers

How to Double-Team a Gobbler by Calling with a Buddy How to Double-Team a Gobbler by Calling with a Buddy

Hunting Dog Training: Your Pup’s First Year Hunting Dog Training: Your Pup’s First Year

By Scott Linden