Big Game

A woman bowhunter in pursuit of whitetails in North Dakota has an unexpected visitor to her ground blind.

Mature whitetail bucks are different than other deer — especially in how they deal with hunting pressure.

The author pursues a wary, old 3x3 whitetail buck with a massive body.

Do you skip bowhunting whitetail deer on those days when the wind is blowing 25 mph or more? If so, that could be a mistake.

Here’s what the author has learned after a lifetime of hunting elk on government ground.

According to Jeff Sturgis of Whitetail Habitat Solutions, the key component to a mock scrape is a vine tied in correctly as a licking branch.

When it comes to pursuing whitetails, the No. 1 reason hunters fail to punch a tag is because of poorly planned entry and exit routes.

Public land whitetail hunters must think differently than their private land counterparts when it comes to capturing decent images of bucks — and avoiding trail cam theft and vandalism.

Summer is prime time for cooking outdoors. Here’s how to grill the perfect venison steak.

Wildlife professors and researchers from the Mississippi State University Deer Lab reveal study results about whether some whitetail bucks are nocturnal.

Bears are showing up in new areas of the Bay State.

Anglers in Saskatchewan film a hungry black bear as it climbs a tall tree and then grabs an eaglet from the nest.

Combo hunts for various big game species might sound like a great idea, but really think it through before booking such an adventure.

Don’t wait until whitetail season to prep treestands and ground blinds. Do it now and deer will forget the intrusion.

Late in the rut, Jacob Miner rattles in a 190-class Iowa whitetail and then makes a perfect shot with his recurve.

Three bear sanctuaries in North Carolina will be open for limited hunting for the first time in decades due to overpopulation.

Lydia Smith is an artist with a passion for hunting elk and other big game, and this is her first attempt at filming one of her solo adventures.

The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission approved the addition of two new black bear hunting zones during its May meeting.

Man arrested, bear cubs returned to the wild.

You never know what will show up at a black bear bait site, and this Manitoba bowhunter has a lengthy encounter with a big cinnamon-phase bruin with a unique throat patch.

Bowhunters work hard to get within shooting range of big bucks, but sometimes the timing is off by only a few seconds, resulting in frustration.

Trail cams capture interesting moments in the field both day and night. In this case, a cam reveals the moment a whitetail buck sheds both antlers in a split-second.

Deer hunters can rattle for whitetails with real or fake antlers. Which is best?

As hard as it is for this youngster to understand, you shouldn’t bother — or touch — a newborn whitetail fawn, even if it’s bedded in your backyard.

Having a shot opportunity at a massive moose is high on the bucket list of many bowhunters, and this video highlights exactly why.

A spring hunt for Canadian black bears is on just about every bowhunter’s bucket list. Here’s help with sorting through the options.

Alligator hunting has been expanded to Pelahatchie Bay on Ross Barnett Reservoir due to overpopulation.

Montana game officials stop grizzly bear stock-killing spree.

Can a deer give you COVID? Here’s what the latest studies say.