Big Game

Hunters have argued forever over which gun is “the best” for whitetail. Here are tips from an expert on how to pick a good deer gun.

This mega gear empire started by Will Primos continues to innovate, with a slew of standout, new-for-2011 products.

After a 15-year wait, Bowhunting World reader Joe Pinheiro realizes a dream.

As the Mississippi River continues to flow over its banks to levels not seen in more than 70 years, Southern cities continue to be flooded at record-high depths. How will all this water affect ducks and duck hunters?

Take the following True or False quiz. If you answer all five correctly, make room for more trophies to hang on your den wall. Answer less than three correctly, and you might want to think about taking up fishing.

A turkey hunting adventure in the Great White North.

This Adrenaline-pumping game recreates a live hunt to help sharpen your skills during the off-season.

The offseason is the time to hone your archery skills. Don''t miss the buck of a lifetime because you didn''t.

Joel Turner, two-time champion of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation/Leupold World Elk Calling Championship, shares a few of his tried-and-true tactics for calling in elk.

This whopper whitetail fell to a savvy hunter on the last day of bow season. Lesson learned: It’s (almost) never too late!

Mark Land of Muzzy poses with his 7 foot, 6-inch alligator gar that weighed an impressive 230 pounds—Land’s personal best and the largest of several outsized gar taken on the same summer trip.

Two monster whitetails establish new record-book benchmarks in the Badger State.

Sure, their cute and fuzzy, but these menacing rodents can leave your vehicle broken-down when you least expect it.

Who knows how to pick great gear? People whose livelihoods depend on it—pro shop retailers. Come along as the Archery Business Dealer Advisory Board weighs in on some of the best new gear of 2011.

We know that deer see differently than humans do, but can they see in the dark?

Whether it’s guns or camo or a new ATV you’re after, you’ll find reviews of all the best products on the market in the pages of Whitetail Journal’s May/June Buyer’s Guide.

Ever thought of heading into town for outstanding deer hunting?

Predators are occupying an increasing diversity of habitats, and barns are one such domain.

Camo clothing is big business these days, but is it really necessary or even useful?

Defeating a game animal’s ‘6th Sense’ with a cutting-edge clothing system aimed at helping bowhunter success rates soar.

Pack one of these replaceable-blade wonders along and you’ll never again worry about losing your edge in the field.

With its origins in game supplements and attractants, this innovator’s well-rounded line also includes high-quality game and action cams.

What do you do when a buck prefers the open areas to the woods beneath your stand? You hit the ground.

If there is a new frontier in bow engineering for 2011, it has to be designs that address the related issues of cam lean and torque. They make bows just a little easier to tune and a little more forgiving than the models that preceded them.

Whether the situation is serious or just a minor inconvenience, your ability to improvise while deer hunting will make all the difference.

One bowhunter’s unique approach to rattling.

I found what Big Green refers to as a “masterpiece of game-dropping performance that will load any camp’s meat pole with unrivaled efficiency” to be quite the shooter.

Our author spent three days with a seasoned turkey guide in the gobbler-rich habitat of Noxubee County, Miss. If you’d like to step up your springtime success, try the same.

Some of the greatest extreme whitetail hunts can be found south of the border, hunting the Coues deer of Mexico and the Southwest.