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A 7-year-old hunter and her dad with a bear, turkey, and buck.

Hunting

7-Year-Old Earns a Pennsylvania ‘Triple Trophy’ After Tagging a Black Bear, Buck, and Gobbler This Fall 7-Year-Old Earns a Pennsylvania ‘Triple Trophy’ After Tagging a Black Bear, Buck, and Gobbler This Fall

By Natalie Krebs

mountain lion on a rock

Conservation

Coloradans Vote Down a Big Cat Hunting Ban in a Massive Win for Hunters and Conservationists Coloradans Vote Down a Big Cat Hunting Ban in a Massive Win for Hunters and Conservationists

moose sniffs barrel

Hunting

Video: Bull Moose Sniffs Hunter’s Rifle Barrel Video: Bull Moose Sniffs Hunter’s Rifle Barrel

By Richard P. Smith

Mountain lion meat on a plate.

Hunting

Yes, Hunters Eat Mountain Lion Meat. Here’s How to Prepare It Yes, Hunters Eat Mountain Lion Meat. Here’s How to Prepare It

By Christine Peterson

A hunter and his dog kneel behind a crowd.

Conservation

Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It

new jersey bear

Hunting

Bowhunter Shoots Massive 770-Pound Record Black Bear in New Jersey Bowhunter Shoots Massive 770-Pound Record Black Bear in New Jersey

Hunting Black Bears with a 6.5 Creedmoor

Hunting

Hunting Black Bears with the 6.5 Creedmoor Hunting Black Bears with the 6.5 Creedmoor

By Derek Horner

Blue illustration of an old cowboy roping a jaguar.

Hunting

I Roped a Wild Jaguar in Old Mexico I Roped a Wild Jaguar in Old Mexico

Six alligator hunters hold up a 14-foot gator.

Hunting

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

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

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

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

Hunting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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