Big Game

Keystone State hunters record another high black bear harvest.

Don’t make the mistake of thinking you must shoot just because a whitetail is within range. Many times it’s smart to pass and wait for a better opportunity.

A diehard deer hunter heads into the field as a blizzard hits, hoping for a chance at an ancient whitetail that has eluded him for years.

Shane Simpson is bowhunting during Minnesota’s firearms season, and he kills a mature whitetail buck that recently attacked a 3-D deer target.

A unique Western blacktails hunt provided a proving ground for an affordable, functional long-range rifle and ancillary gear — and a whole new set of hunting skills.

Watch as bowhunters tag three Manitoba black bears at close range, with the largest making the Boone and Crockett record book.

The author puts a two-dimensional Trixie Whitetail Doe from Montana Decoy to the test during the 2021 archery deer season in South Dakota.

It's simple math: More wolves means less big game for Western hunters.

Decoying can be deadly on whitetails, especially when hunters hide with the aid of treestands and ozone generators.

The author thinks back on the 2021 whitetail deer season, and three lessons learned along the way.

Without home-field advantage, you’ll need this public land playbook to make the game-winning call on your away-from-home whitetail hunt.

Private land deer hunters can steer whitetails passed their ambush locations with help of a string-trimmer, mower — and even a snow shovel.

Remi Warren kills a mature moose with his bow, and a cameraman captures video of back-to-back arrows in flight as they exit the animal.

During fall 2021, well-known bowhunter Bill Winke avoided spooking Iowa whitetails after dark and before dawn by sleeping in the woods.

Self-filming whitetail hunts isn’t easy, especially on a dead-calm morning with a big 5x5 spitting distance close.

Pursuing Midwest whitetails changes dramatically after farmers harvest their crops. Here are a few tips on how to fill your tag during the late season.

Slugger Jim Thome experienced many highs during his baseball career, including hitting 612 home runs and being inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame (first ballot!), but tagging this 2021 buck might rival his finest baseball accomplishments.