Big Game

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.