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

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sharpen broadheads

Gear

How to Sharpen Broadheads How to Sharpen Broadheads

By Drew Conover

where to shoot a deer

Hunting

Where to Shoot a Deer Where to Shoot a Deer

By Alex Robinson, Brian McCombie

Two old school hunters drag out a mule deer

Hunting

McRae in Montana: Two Botched Shots and One Chance at Redemption on Mountain Mule Deer McRae in Montana: Two Botched Shots and One Chance at Redemption on Mountain Mule Deer

How to call ducks and geese.

Hunting

Goose Hunting Tips and Tactics Goose Hunting Tips and Tactics

By Joe Genzel, Alex Robinson

A young buck paws at the ground and feeds on acorns.

Hunting

Red Oak vs White Oak Trees: What Every Deer Hunter Should Know Red Oak vs White Oak Trees: What Every Deer Hunter Should Know

By Alice Jones Webb

Erik Barber tests the best climbing sticks

Gear

The Best Climbing Sticks of 2024, Tested and Reviewed The Best Climbing Sticks of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

The author climbs a tree using the Trophyline Hyperlite climbing sticks

Gear

Trophyline HyperLite Climbing Sticks Review: Ultralight or Ultra Hype? Trophyline HyperLite Climbing Sticks Review: Ultralight or Ultra Hype?

Early-Season Teal Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried (But Should)

Hunting

Early-Season Teal Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried (But Should) Early-Season Teal Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried (But Should)

Gear

The Best Duck Hunting Waders of 2024 The Best Duck Hunting Waders of 2024

By Joe Genzel, Alex Robinson

Gear

Ravin R18 Range Test and Review: An Ultralight and Compact Crossbow With a Truly Bizarre Design Ravin R18 Range Test and Review: An Ultralight and Compact Crossbow With a Truly Bizarre Design

By Alice Jones Webb

A CWD-detection dog identifies a CWD-positive sample.

Conservation

Dogs Are Really Good at Detecting Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows Dogs Are Really Good at Detecting Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows

By Natalie Krebs

Finding doves is critical to a good hunt.

Hunting

Dove Hunting Ultimate Guide: Tips and Tactics for Bagging More Birds Dove Hunting Ultimate Guide: Tips and Tactics for Bagging More Birds

By Brad Fitzpatrick, Joe Genzel, Michael Pearce

Four bullets in a line

Guns

The Best 10mm Ammo of 2024, Tested and Reviewed The Best 10mm Ammo of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

The author prepares to punch a release aid

Hunting

Punching a Release Aid Is Accurate, But Don’t Do It Punching a Release Aid Is Accurate, But Don’t Do It

By Scott Einsmann

A brown bear turns to look at something.

Survival

Hunter Survives Brown Bear Attack and a Gunshot Wound on Kenai Peninsula Hunter Survives Brown Bear Attack and a Gunshot Wound on Kenai Peninsula

By Alice Jones Webb

A bowhunter shoots a bull elk.

Hunting

Watch: Utah Officials Reject Elk Hunter’s Claim that a Sheriff’s Deputy Stole His Bull Illegally Watch: Utah Officials Reject Elk Hunter’s Claim that a Sheriff’s Deputy Stole His Bull Illegally

Archery gear on wood.

Hunting

Podcast: The Bowhunting Gear That Actually Matters Podcast: The Bowhunting Gear That Actually Matters

By Scott Einsmann

Mallards and pintails

Hunting

Mallard Numbers Are Up This Year, Plus Duck Hunters Might See a 3-Pintail Limit Next Season Mallard Numbers Are Up This Year, Plus Duck Hunters Might See a 3-Pintail Limit Next Season

By Natalie Krebs

Victory RIP TKO hunting arrows

Gear

Victory RIP TKO Review: The Goldilocks Hunting Arrow Victory RIP TKO Review: The Goldilocks Hunting Arrow

best bird hunting guns

Guns

The Best Shotguns for Bird Hunting of 2024 The Best Shotguns for Bird Hunting of 2024

By Colton Heward, Alex Robinson

The Hollywood Cemetery buck compared to the James Walters buck.

Conservation

Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges for 24 Years After Famous ‘Hollywood Buck’ Turns Up Dead on Facebook Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges for 24 Years After Famous ‘Hollywood Buck’ Turns Up Dead on Facebook

By Natalie Krebs

Mountain Lion atop a Rocky Outcrop Looking Ahead into the Trees

Conservation

A Big Cat Hunting Ban Would Cost Colorado More Than $60 Million, Study Shows A Big Cat Hunting Ban Would Cost Colorado More Than $60 Million, Study Shows

An illustration of a pair of bull moose fighting in the snow.

Hunting

A Bull-Moose Brawl and Meat-Packing Sled Dogs: A Mountain Man’s Last Hunt Before Winter A Bull-Moose Brawl and Meat-Packing Sled Dogs: A Mountain Man’s Last Hunt Before Winter

Fox hunters in the UK.

Hunting

UK Group Says Hunters Are an ‘Ethnic Minority’ in Need of Protection UK Group Says Hunters Are an ‘Ethnic Minority’ in Need of Protection

The Browning A5 being unloaded at the skeet range

Guns

The Best Shotguns of 2024, Tested and Reviewed The Best Shotguns of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

By John B. Snow

A bird that died of avian botulism.

Conservation

Hundreds of Ducks Dead Amid Reports of Avian Flu and Botulism at Two Critical California Refuges Hundreds of Ducks Dead Amid Reports of Avian Flu and Botulism at Two Critical California Refuges

Hunting

Michigan Makes Youth Hunt and Opportunities for Disabled Hunters Antlerless Only, Faces Heavy Backlash Michigan Makes Youth Hunt and Opportunities for Disabled Hunters Antlerless Only, Faces Heavy Backlash

By Alice Jones Webb

Hunting

The Ultimate Guide to Elk Hunting The Ultimate Guide to Elk Hunting

By Jace Bauserman, Andrew McKean

Six month old Irish Setter Pointer in action during the duck hunting at the Lakeshore.

Hunting

Sportsmen’s Group Sues Feds Over New Dog Import Rule, Says It Will Cripple Breeders in Canada and Europe Sportsmen’s Group Sues Feds Over New Dog Import Rule, Says It Will Cripple Breeders in Canada and Europe

An illustration from Outdoor Life of two bowhunters shooting a bull.

Hunting

My Buddy and I Shot the Same Elk — and It Turned Out to Be the Colorado State Record Bull My Buddy and I Shot the Same Elk — and It Turned Out to Be the Colorado State Record Bull

By Harry E. Troxell III

A pet pig at an animal sanctuary.

Hunting

Hawaiian Hunters Help Turn in Hog-Contest Cheaters Who Stole a Pet Pig Hawaiian Hunters Help Turn in Hog-Contest Cheaters Who Stole a Pet Pig

By Alice Jones Webb

A german shepherd lounging on a porch

Hunting

Minnesota Man Charged with Killing His Neighbor’s Dog While Under Investigation for Poaching Deer and Baiting Bears Minnesota Man Charged with Killing His Neighbor’s Dog While Under Investigation for Poaching Deer and Baiting Bears

By Alice Jones Webb

A wolf walks along the coast of Vancouver Island in B.C.

Hunting

Hunting Outfitter Accidentally Uses Photo of Famous Coastal Wolf on His Website, Receives Threats from Around the World Hunting Outfitter Accidentally Uses Photo of Famous Coastal Wolf on His Website, Receives Threats from Around the World

Team USA wins bronze at the 2024 Olympic Games

Hunting

Team USA Wins Bronze in Archery Mixed Team Team USA Wins Bronze in Archery Mixed Team

By Scott Einsmann

Lee Wooseok shoots for Korea's men's archery team.

Hunting

What Bowhunters Can Learn from Elite Olympic Archers What Bowhunters Can Learn from Elite Olympic Archers

By Scott Einsmann

Hunting

Lion Hunting Ban Qualifies for Colorado’s November Ballot Lion Hunting Ban Qualifies for Colorado’s November Ballot

By Andrew McKean

hunter education

Conservation

A Digital Revolution in Hunter Education A Digital Revolution in Hunter Education

By Andrew McKean

Hunting

I Drew a Rare Archery Elk Tag In Kentucky and the Hunt Was Tougher Than Expected I Drew a Rare Archery Elk Tag In Kentucky and the Hunt Was Tougher Than Expected

A chocolate Lab was beaten by his owner, a 15 year old.

Opinion

3 Teens Arrested After Viral Video Surfaces of a Kid Abusing His Duck Dog 3 Teens Arrested After Viral Video Surfaces of a Kid Abusing His Duck Dog

By Natalie Krebs

A large elk herd on private land.

Conservation

Montana Judge Says Landowners Don’t Have ‘Absolute Freedom’ to Kill Elk, and Allowing Public Hunting Doesn’t Infringe on Their Rights Montana Judge Says Landowners Don’t Have ‘Absolute Freedom’ to Kill Elk, and Allowing Public Hunting Doesn’t Infringe on Their Rights

Testing straight wall scopes

Gear

The 4 Best Scopes for Straight-Wall Cartridges, Tested and Reviewed The 4 Best Scopes for Straight-Wall Cartridges, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

A village gathers around four dead maneating lions

Hunting

My Hunt for the Man-Eating Lions of Matiyani My Hunt for the Man-Eating Lions of Matiyani

By Scott Haugen

Florida outfitter Razzor Ranch hosted fraudulent Osceola turkey hunts

Conservation

Florida Guides Passed Off Pen-Raised Turkeys as Wild Osceolas to Unsuspecting Hunters, Officials Say Florida Guides Passed Off Pen-Raised Turkeys as Wild Osceolas to Unsuspecting Hunters, Officials Say

A pair of Dall sheep illustrated.

Hunting

Carmichel in Alaska: An Odd Way to Die on a Sheep Hunt Carmichel in Alaska: An Odd Way to Die on a Sheep Hunt

By Jim Carmichel

Archer draws bow with one of the best bow stabilizers.

Gear

The Best Bow Stabilizers of 2024 The Best Bow Stabilizers of 2024

Conservation

Are Chronic Wasting Disease Fears Making People Quit Deer Hunting? Are Chronic Wasting Disease Fears Making People Quit Deer Hunting?

By Christine Peterson

Yellowstone wolves

Conservation

Yellowstone Park Superintendent Calls for Stricter Wolf Hunting Regulations In Montana Yellowstone Park Superintendent Calls for Stricter Wolf Hunting Regulations In Montana

Jack O'Connor hunting deer in the desert.

Big Game Hunting

Jack O’Connor in Old Mexico: His Luckiest Day of Deer Hunting Ever Jack O’Connor in Old Mexico: His Luckiest Day of Deer Hunting Ever

By Jack O’Connor

You Go I Stay feature story from Outdoor Life

Hunting

Fred Bear in Alaska: Bowhunting a World-Record Brown Bear Fred Bear in Alaska: Bowhunting a World-Record Brown Bear

By Fred Bear, as told to Ben East

The best hunting dogs include English setters.

Hunting

The Best Hunting Dogs for Birds, Big and Small Game, and Tracking The Best Hunting Dogs for Birds, Big and Small Game, and Tracking

By Natalie Krebs, Brian Lynn

A bull moose in velvet.

Hunting

Software Glitch Wrongly Awarded Tags to 738 Hunters in Washington State’s Special Permit Draw Software Glitch Wrongly Awarded Tags to 738 Hunters in Washington State’s Special Permit Draw

A bobwhite quail in South Texas.

Conservation

Texas Bird Hunters Helped Fund a New Drug That’s Saving Wild Quail Texas Bird Hunters Helped Fund a New Drug That’s Saving Wild Quail

An illustration of an Outdoor Life story about a killer grizzly.

Hunting

My Months-Long Hunt for a Cattle-Killing Grizzly, from the Archives My Months-Long Hunt for a Cattle-Killing Grizzly, from the Archives

elk on hillside bugles, standing behind two cedar trees

Hunting

Breaking the Rules to Kill a Bull Elk, from the Archives Breaking the Rules to Kill a Bull Elk, from the Archives

A USFWS biologist with a collared goose.

Conservation

Hunting and Fishing Makes Us Better Environmental Stewards, Study Shows Hunting and Fishing Makes Us Better Environmental Stewards, Study Shows

Hunting

The Sable Curse: Chasing the ‘Prince of Africa’ in the Karoo The Sable Curse: Chasing the ‘Prince of Africa’ in the Karoo

By Scott Haugen

Caribou in Alaska

Conservation

The Federal Government Is Increasing Hunting Restrictions and Limiting Access on Millions of Acres of Public Land in Alaska with These 4 Measures The Federal Government Is Increasing Hunting Restrictions and Limiting Access on Millions of Acres of Public Land in Alaska with These 4 Measures

A grizzly bear in a meadow.

Hunting

Alberta Brings Back Grizzly Hunting, But Only for ‘Problem’ Bears Alberta Brings Back Grizzly Hunting, But Only for ‘Problem’ Bears

The tips of a whitetail buck's full velvet antlers peek above tall grass.

Hunting

The Ultimate Plan for Scouting Deer in Summer The Ultimate Plan for Scouting Deer in Summer

By Michael Hanback

A mountain lion in the trees.

Conservation

Anti-Hunting Group Gets Enough Signatures to Put a Cougar Hunting Ban on the Colorado Ballot This Fall Anti-Hunting Group Gets Enough Signatures to Put a Cougar Hunting Ban on the Colorado Ballot This Fall

By Natalie Krebs

Hunting

11 Monster Bucks That Are Shrouded in Mystery 11 Monster Bucks That Are Shrouded in Mystery

By Josh Honeycutt

An illustration of a leopard attacking a man while his hat flies off his head.

Hunting

Roosevelt on Safari: A High-Stakes Leopard Hunt, from the Archives Roosevelt on Safari: A High-Stakes Leopard Hunt, from the Archives

By Kermit Roosevelt

A grizzly bear eats an elk.

Conservation

Watch: Grizzly Bear Eats a Cow Elk That’s Still Alive Watch: Grizzly Bear Eats a Cow Elk That’s Still Alive

the hunting public

Hunting

Video: Heavy Arrow Setups With The Hunting Public Crew (and the Pros and Cons of Shooting Heavy Arrows) Video: Heavy Arrow Setups With The Hunting Public Crew (and the Pros and Cons of Shooting Heavy Arrows)

By Alex Robinson