Big Game

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?

Hunting over a DSD Posturing Buck decoy, at a range of only 10 yards, Jay Gregory hammers a big Iowa whitetail with his recurve.

18 years after a ground-breaking interview, we reconnect with hunt gear-designing, big-buck specialist Andrae D’Acquisto.

Sit back and escape while watching this iconic video. Ultimately, Fred Bear is hiding behind a 4-foot-diameter boulder on the beach, and the 800-pound bruin slowly walks by at only 7 yards!

Not only will whitetails devour Big & J Legit and Dig It mineral, but they also eat the dirt that has absorbed it.

Most bowhunters spend a lot of money in pursuit of whitetails, yet the vast majority of them don’t own this affordable doe decoy — and that’s a HUGE mistake!

How to take advantage of nasty conditions in the whitetail woods.

Balanced harvest met despite heavy mast crop that officials believe impacted bear movement.

Natural State gator hunters exceed zone quota during successful season, with a higher success rate on public land

When it comes to finding a hunter’s deer or bear, the author has learned time and time again that a tracking dog knows best.

Chances are good you’ve never considered this important timing consideration when rattling big whitetail bucks. Watch and learn.

A few simple oversights can hugely impact your treestand success in the whitetail woods, so follow these tips to get dialed in this fall.

Tips for using scents, calls and decoys to fool rutting whitetail bucks.

Are black bears becoming the next wildlife management problem — like feral hogs?

A perfect whitetail ambush can be ruined in the minutes leading up to legal hunting time.

The rut is a highly anticipated event in every whitetail hunter’s schedule. As you prepare, remember to consider these three sometimes overlooked potential problem areas.