Big Game

Are you planning a bowhunt for one of the most popular western big game animals – elk, mule deer or pronghorn? Here’s how they’re the same, only different.

Tagging a mature whitetail buck during late-season is usually a challenge, and that’s especially true on public land.

Central Michigan isn’t known as a hotbed for big bucks, but the host of MAD Forager encounters a mature whitetail on public land, and it’s worth checking out.

The rut can cause whitetail bucks to act in unpredictable ways, as this bowhunter learns on a mid-November afternoon.

A brown bear responds to your prey-in-distress call, and now it’s facing you at 12 yards. Decision time!

One great way to obtain permission on private land is to offer to remove a doe — or three — from the deer herd.

Black bears from the neighboring states of Minnesota and Wisconsin are spilling into northeast Iowa — maybe to stay.

This bowhunting video is tough to watch. Period. But it drives home the reason to do everything you can to ensure a quick kill.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources surveys the state’s whitetails by using spotlights. This conservation work is funded by excise taxes paid by archery, firearms and ammunition manufacturers through the Pittman-Robertson Act.

Treestands aren't always the best choice. In fact, ground blinds can keep you hidden and give you a greater advantage. Here’s how to pick a good one and use it effectively.

The quickest way to ruin a whitetail property is with hunting pressure. Here’s a simple and smart way to cut hunting pressure in half without limiting your time in the field.

Bowhunting whitetails on public land is a challenge, and this well-done film takes you through all the single-season highs and lows.

Arrowed in September 2020 in Alberta, the new P&Y Club world record non-typical American elk scored 449 4/8 inches.

Traditional bowhunter Harmon Carson arrowed a huge whitetail buck in his home state of Louisiana, and he captured the entire DIY adventure on video.

Planting your food plot acres in the right mix of cool-season perennials, cool-season annuals and warm-season annuals will give your deer year-round nutrition.

The internet is filled with hunting videos, and it varies from “must-see TV” to a complete waste of time. To help you find something worth watching in your free time, the author reveals five of his favorite lesser-known YouTube hunting channels.

Keystone State bear hunters experienced their 6th best season ever.