Big Game

See how a trained tracking dog and handler team up to recover a wounded black bear, and learn why blood-tracking dogs are far more fascinating than the name suggests.

Watch elk hunter Beau Brooks demonstrate the chuckling cadence that can make your calling sound far more realistic.

Learn why whitetail bucks seem to vanish before season and discover the scouting and hunting adjustments that can help you track them back down.

Idaho Fish and Game agents euthanized a food-conditioned black bear after it broke into a Swan Valley home and received multiple human-food rewards.

Proper meat care in the backcountry is serious business. Here’s how to do it right so you enjoy the highest quality venison for the table.

Step back in time with rare footage of Fred Bear on a 1950s horseback elk hunt in Wyoming, complete with vintage gear, backcountry adventure, and a thrilling close stalk on a big bull.

A bowhunter’s in-the-field interview is interrupted when two rutting bucks chase a hot doe right into his path.

Kip Adams lays out five smart reasons to tag a doe early, even when heat, hunting pressure, and your own excuses tempt you to wait.

Boone and Crockett has officially verified the Sam Aiuppa typical whitetail at 207 7/8 inches, making it the largest typical whitetail ever taken in the United States.

Learn the real pros and cons of fixed-blade, mechanical and hybrid broadheads so you can choose the most accurate, penetrating and confidence-inspiring setup for your next hunt.

If you’ve planted food plots for whitetails for any length of time, you’ve faced this dilemma: The calendar says you should plant but it’s bone dry. What should you do?

From Wyoming to western Canada, a series of recent encounters — including several fatal attacks — has put a spotlight on the unpredictable nature of black bears.

In the author’s opinion, a grizzly is the most magnificent big game animal in North America.

Early season offers too many windfalls not to exploit.

If you missed one of these popular Bowhunting World stories from last month, here’s your chance to check them out without having to search or scroll.

Why nearby posted land could be your saving grace as a whitetail hunter.

Targeted removal, along with success from local wolf trappers, is believed to help reduce a decline in elk predation.

Thanks to “point creep,” there’s no guarantee you’ll ever draw a coveted tag in a high-demand unit, no matter how many decades that you accumulate points.

Southern Zone black bear harvest is highest recorded since the DEC began monitoring in 1955.

The new season will require a special license, tag and guidelines — including a lottery draw for limited tags.

An activist group is suing Florida state officials regarding the process used for the 2025 bear hunt and any future hunts.

A Minnesota conservation officer responds to a call about a whitetail wandering around in circles with its head stuck in a water softener bag.

Idaho officials say a man acted in self-defense after the bruin attacked during their black bear hunting trip.

Tired of hunting the same old haunts but still need to feed your whitetail addiction? Here’s a look at four very special hunts ready to whet your appetite for adventure.

More than 820 bears were successfully aged thanks to hunters who submitted teeth for harvest data.

Whitetail fawns avoid predators in three key ways, and land managers can use this information — revealed by drones! — in making important habitat decisions.

Beginning deer hunters — and some experienced ones — aim too far back on a quartering-toward whitetail. Here’s how to avoid that critical mistake.

According to well-known hunter Bill Winke, some whitetails are easier to kill than others because they’ve built up a tolerance for daily human activity.

Whitetails are built to survive harsh winters; here’s how they do it.

The whitetail doe shown in this video isn’t in a petting zoo, so why does she react this way?