Hunting(Page 5)

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

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Hunting with the FX DRS Classic
Hunting

FX DRS Classic Review: The Best Looking and Most Ergonomic Air Rifle on the Market

By Scott Einsmann

A hunter with a buck in velvet.
Hunting

Mississippi Hunter Arrows 200-Plus-Inch Velvet Buck on Her 2-Acre Property

By Bob McNally

Wisconsin DHS is asking hunters to wear a mask while field-dressing deer.
Hunting

35 Deer Hunting Tips to Read Before This Season

By Alex Robinson

Three riders on the edge of a big canyon.
Hunting

Carmichel Hunts Mule Deer in the Legendary Arizona Strip

By Jim Carmichel

A group of hunters with a bighorn ram.
Hunting

11-Year-Old Kid Becomes Youngest Hunter to Harvest a Bighorn Ram in Wyoming

By Bob McNally

A family of grizzly bears feeds on an elk carcass hanging from a tractor.
Hunting

Hunter Criticized for Letting Grizzlies Feed on Elk Carcass Didn’t Do Anything Illegal, Officials Say

By Dac Collins

Winchester Model 70
Guns

The Best Deer Hunting Rifles

By John B. Snow

whitetail doe
Hunting

How Many Does Should You Shoot This Season?

By Josh Honeycutt

how to call elk
Hunting

How to Call Elk: Advanced Tips and Tactics

By Chad Schearer, James Brandt

A black and blue and white illustration of a hunter getting caught in floodwaters with a plane in the background.
Hunting

Come Wolves and High Water: When a Fly-In Moose Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival

By Jerry Valentine, as told to Ben East

single pin vs multi pin
Hunting

Single Pin vs Multi Pin Bow Sights for Deer Hunting: Here’s What Bowhunters Need to Know 

By Alex Robinson

A closeup of a pheasant's tail feathers.
Hunting

The Breaths of Birds: What Hunting Taught Me About Life and Death

By Dave Simonett

A small squirrel sits in a tree limb and nibbles on foods.
Hunting

Squirrel Hunting Tips and Tactics

By Johnny Carrol Sain

Blue illustration of an old cowboy roping a jaguar.
Hunting

I Roped a Wild Jaguar in Old Mexico

By Jack Tooker

A view of a doe from a drone.
Hunting

Missouri Hunters Can Now Use Drones to Recover Deer, Turkeys, and Other Game

By Dac Collins

What do elk eat? A lot of fresh and dried grass, like this big bull elk with a mouthful.
Hunting

What Do Elk Eat? Here’s What Every Elk Hunter Should Know

By Alice Jones Webb

dove hunting argentina
Hunting

Here’s What Firing 1,000 Rounds a Day in Argentina Will Teach You About Wingshooting

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of two elk fighting in New Mexcio in the 1970s
Hunting

Bulls of the Mescalero: A Southerner’s First Elk Hunt During the Rut

By Bruce Brady

deer food sources
Hunting

The Most Underrated Food Sources for Whitetail Deer

By Josh Honeycutt

mallards flying in the blue sky
Hunting

Where Are All the Ducks?

By Natalie Krebs

alaska bush plane crash
Survival

The Bush Plane Engine Died Mid-Flight — and Other Close Calls While Flying the Alaskan Wilderness

By Scott Haugen

Man poses with large record alligator
Hunting

Mississippi Alligator Breaks 2 State Records; Could Be New World Record

By Alice Jones Webb

paige pearce bow grip
Hunting

How to Grip a Compound Bow for Better Hunting Accuracy

By Alex Robinson

A Colorado bowhunter with mule deer buck.
Hunting

Velvet Mule Deer Buck from Colorado Could Be a New Archery World Record, but Questions Around the Hunt Remain

By Dac Collins

A close-up of Sitka's pixelated Optifade Cover camo pattern for eastern hunters
Gear

Sitka Optifade Cover First Look: A New Camo Pattern Designed for Eastern Deer and Turkey Hunters

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of a herd of pronghorn antelope.
Hunting

How to Insult Your Western Hunting Guide

By Charles Elliott

vortex viper
Gear

The Best .22 Air Rifles of 2025, Range and Field Tested

By Jim Chapman

early season buck
Hunting

The 15 Secrets to Patterning an Early-Season Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

hunting the west
Hunting

Are You Stoked for Your DIY Western Big Game Hunt? Here’s What the Hunting Podcasts and Influencers Don’t Tell You

By Alex Robinson

Six alligator hunters hold up a 14-foot gator.
Hunting

This Opening-Day Gator Is One of the Biggest Ever Killed in Mississippi

By Dac Collins

An old photo of a hunting guide with a Dall sheep.
Hunting

The Invention of the Grand Slam Killed Sheep Hunting, According to Jack O’Connor

By Jack O’Connor

Hunters in an old stone house they used as a goose blind.
Hunting

The 8 Wildest Duck and Goose Blinds (That Actually Work)

By Joe Genzel

broadhead tuning
Hunting

The Easiest Way to Tune Your Bow for Broadheads

By Alex Robinson

sharpen broadheads
Gear

How to Sharpen Broadheads

By Drew Conover

where to shoot a deer
Hunting

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

By Bill McRae

How to call ducks and geese.
Hunting

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

By Alice Jones Webb

Erik Barber tests the best climbing sticks
Gear

The Best Climbing Sticks of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Erik Barber

The author climbs a tree using the Trophyline Hyperlite climbing sticks
Gear

Trophyline HyperLite Climbing Sticks Review: Ultralight or Ultra Hype?

By Erik Barber

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

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

By Joe Genzel

Sitka waders
Gear

The Best Duck Hunting Waders of 2025

By Joe Genzel, Alex Robinson

Ravin R18
Gear

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

By Natalie Krebs

Finding doves is critical to a good hunt.
Hunting

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 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Tyler Freel

The author prepares to punch a release aid
Hunting

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

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

By Dac Collins

Archery gear on wood.
Hunting

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

By Natalie Krebs

Victory RIP TKO hunting arrows
Gear

Victory RIP TKO Review: The Goldilocks Hunting Arrow

By P.J. Reilly

best bird hunting guns
Guns

The Best Shotguns for Bird Hunting of 2025

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

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

By Dac Collins

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

By Anton Money

Fox hunters in the UK.
Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

The Browning A5 being unloaded at the skeet range
Guns

The Best Shotguns of 2025, 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

By Katie Hill

whitetail doe
Hunting

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

By Alice Jones Webb

elk hunting
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

By Dac Collins

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

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

By Alice Jones Webb