Big Game

Remember that song, "the toe bone's connected to the foot bone," and so on and so on? Well, deer have bones in their hearts and it's a bone connected to nothing.

What to bring to a hot ground blind and how to stay cool as a cucumber when the days are long and the mercury is off the charts.

Here's a basic guide to how deer respond to the heat, along with a broader look at weather patterns and deer behavior.

A new hunting game, "Hunting Simulator," offers a realistic hunt experience complete with maps and scat, but gamers remain skeptical.

You wouldn't ask your kid to play a basketball game with shoes two sizes too big. The same logic applies when buying deer rifles for kids.

In the stomachs of some whitetail deer, hunters find unusual stones known as "madstones." These stones were once said to be capable of curing rabies and snakebites.

Elk eat trees, shrubs and other plant-based foods. They're big fans of wild mushrooms and they love the licks. Licks, you say? Plus, any idea how many pounds of food an 800-pound elk eats in a day?

Children are the future of hunting — but that’s just one reason they should learn how to hunt.

From predation to dumb-luck accidents in the wild, there's a whole list of factors that influence a deer's life span. We break down each to answer the question, how long do deer live?

Do you know how many chambers an elk's stomach has? And what purpose does the "old cow" serve? These answers, along with eight others, can by found among our top 10 elk facts.

More than 245 million surface acres in the U.S. are under BLM management and open to hunters. Much of that is found in the heart of the Rocky Mountain West.

Deer hunters can hunt thousands of acres through special, private land access programs available in some states. And you can do it all for free.

More than 1,900 fatal accidents have been attributed to drivers hitting animals in the road — most due to deer collisions — over the past decade in the U.S.

Want to hunt deer in velvet this year? Here are seven states where pursuing your dream of harvesting a velvet buck can become a reality.

Missing woman lost in wooded bottomland for two days took shelter in deer stands and avoided severe dehydration by drinking pond water.

Get late-season plants for deer in the ground now. They'll attract whitetails after the clover has shriveled and the acorns have been gobbled up.

Hunting by bike can offer several advantages from minimizing scent to a stealthier approach, especially when chasing big game on public land.