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Tevis McCauley arrested

Tevis McCauley, the Infamous Kentucky Whitetail Heaven Outfitter, Has Been Arrested as a ‘Fugitive from Justice’ Tevis McCauley, the Infamous Kentucky Whitetail Heaven Outfitter, Has Been Arrested as a ‘Fugitive from Justice’

By Natalie Krebs

A hen turkey pants as it pops its head above green grass.

Can Turkeys Drown in the Rain? Can Turkeys Drown in the Rain?

By Alice Jones Webb

Two turkey hunters run after turkeys

My Buddy Took Me Turkey Hunting, Then Shot My Bird Out from Under Me My Buddy Took Me Turkey Hunting, Then Shot My Bird Out from Under Me

A large tom wild turkey of an unknown age walks through a meadow.

No, You Can’t Really Age Adult Turkeys. Here’s Why No, You Can’t Really Age Adult Turkeys. Here’s Why

By Alice Jones Webb

A bull elk grazes in a field.

Deer and Elk Hunters in Washington State Can No Longer Hunt Over Bait Deer and Elk Hunters in Washington State Can No Longer Hunt Over Bait

A strutting tom turkey in a two track.

Wild Turkeys Are Dumb. Change My Mind Wild Turkeys Are Dumb. Change My Mind

Story by Larry Dablemont, Introduction by Gerry Bethge

Podcast: You’re Not Calling Turkeys Aggressively Enough, and More Tips From Shane Simpson Podcast: You’re Not Calling Turkeys Aggressively Enough, and More Tips From Shane Simpson

By Alex Robinson

A bowhunter in white draws on a bighorn

I Arrowed the World-Record Bighorn with a $25 Sheep Tag I Arrowed the World-Record Bighorn with a $25 Sheep Tag

A mountain lion stands on a pine tree branch.

As Cougar Sightings Continue in Oklahoma, Lawmakers Are Moving to Set a Hunting Season As Cougar Sightings Continue in Oklahoma, Lawmakers Are Moving to Set a Hunting Season

By Alice Jones Webb

Two turkey hunters on a rock watch a flock fly away

During the Wild West of Turkey Hunting, My Buddy and I Stalked Birds with Rifles During the Wild West of Turkey Hunting, My Buddy and I Stalked Birds with Rifles

A vintage illustration of turkey camp.

I Have to Come Clean About My Turkey Hunt I Have to Come Clean About My Turkey Hunt

By Hooding Carter

A flock of mallards and a lone pintail on a river in winter.

Nonresidents Can Kiss Weekend Duck Hunts Goodbye If This Kansas Law Passes Nonresidents Can Kiss Weekend Duck Hunts Goodbye If This Kansas Law Passes

an illustration of a bear dragging a dead cow by hunters.

The Worst (and Best) Hunters I’ve Ever Guided The Worst (and Best) Hunters I’ve Ever Guided

An illustration of a buffalo hunter resting his rifle on shooting sticks

Jack O’Connor’s Ode to the Humble Rifle Rest Jack O’Connor’s Ode to the Humble Rifle Rest

By Jack O’Connor

A turkey hunter and his daughter with an all-white gobbler.

Mississippi Turkey Hunter Tags Rare, Snow-White Gobbler on Opening Day Mississippi Turkey Hunter Tags Rare, Snow-White Gobbler on Opening Day

By Alice Jones Webb

A composite illustration of a caribou hunter

I Just Wanted to Go Caribou Hunting. I Didn’t Expect to Tag the World-Record I Just Wanted to Go Caribou Hunting. I Didn’t Expect to Tag the World-Record

10 Underrated Spots to Find Shed Antlers 10 Underrated Spots to Find Shed Antlers

By Josh Honeycutt

A wild turkey with a drooping snood.

Why Do Turkeys Have Snoods? Why Do Turkeys Have Snoods?

By Alice Jones Webb

A $3,710 Elk Tag? Utah Set to Double Hunting Fees for Nonresidents A $3,710 Elk Tag? Utah Set to Double Hunting Fees for Nonresidents

By Natalie Krebs

Horace Hinkley stands beside his heavy maine buck

The Controversy of the Hinkley Buck, the Heaviest Deer Ever Killed in Maine The Controversy of the Hinkley Buck, the Heaviest Deer Ever Killed in Maine

By Horace R. Hinkley