Big Game

On many spot-and-stalk bowhunts in the West, the animals bust you time and time again, sometimes never giving you a decent shooting opportunity. On this Wyoming muley hunt, everything comes together for Levi Morgan on stalk No. 1.

A new, interactive feature provides information on the relocation of bears in Big Sky Country.

Rutting whitetails typically don’t stand around and give you lots of time to aim and shoot. To prep for the rut, practice for a shot opportunity of no more than 5 seconds.

Hunters planning a trip to the Evergreen State will see up to a 38 percent increase in license fees.

Here’s how to make the most of your next DIY Hawkeye State bowhunting adventure.

Calling to rutting bull elk can lead to some intense encounters, but this one is crazy!

The author has guided big game hunters around the world, and along the way she’s learned the best ways to pack out animals.

Trekking across remote mountain country with your camp on your back offers a serious hunting edge. Here are some tips for planning a successful bivy adventure.

The author and his two brothers head deep into the mountains of New Mexico for a lengthy DIY elk bowhunt, enduring tough terrain, sporadic action and finally an opportunity with the bull of a lifetime.

A large deer population, high success rates, and the region’s Old West history makes this one of the author’s favorite bowhunting road trips.

Tips for planning DIY bowhunts for spring black bears, early fall mule deer, late-season elk and winter Coues deer.

A big summit and its slopes held two mature mule deer bucks day after day, and the author finally connected with one of them on day No. 8 of his DIY public land Colorado bowhunt.

Many hunters wait until mid or late October until they get serious about pursuing whitetails, but in some scenarios, the early season gives you the best chance for success.

Someone shows you their public land hunting hotspot — should you ever visit it solo?

When it comes to planting mast orchards for deer hunting, it’s hard to beat Chestnut Hill Outdoors’ easy-growing, blight-resistant Dunstan chestnuts.

An alligator tipped a canoe and attacked a Florida woman, who was in the bow, as her husband tried to intervene.

Public land, DIY elk hunts will almost always challenge your mind, body and spirit.

Bowhunting the distinctly American pronghorn can be a real challenge — unless you play it smart.

Calling coyotes is great fun, but calling black bears into your lap takes the game to another level.

Black bear hunters in New York found the most success in the Catskills and western Adirondacks areas and state management units.

The EHD-fense Water Treatment Kit has just been announced, and aquatic biologists say it will protect deer from EHD.

Shocking death is said to be the first known by a black bear in state’s recorded history.

Here’s what influencers and podcasters aren’t telling you.

You probably knew that some hunters have trained their dogs to find whitetail sheds, but did you know that some dogs specialize in finding moose sheds?

The Trump Administration wasted little time putting the brakes on the proposed decision and Congress may be poised to act.

Hunting black bears can be intense, especially when you’re on the ground and multiple bears are circling your pop-up blind!

More than one bowhunter has been surprised to find a backyard 3-D archery target knocked down and even in pieces, and the guess is it was attacked by a live buck. Here’s proof that it can happen.

Never hunted black bears? In the author’s opinion, Manitoba is tough to beat, but be prepared for nasty mosquitoes, too.

A Yukon moose hunt is on the bucket list for many big game hunters, and in this video a father and son share the adventure, one with a bow and one with a rifle.