Big Game

The author has spent a lifetime pursuing elk, on DIY adventures and fully guided trips. Here, he breaks down the pros and cons of both options.

A complete guide on how to bowhunt whitetails over natural and manmade ponds, as well as buried water tanks.

Using drones to scout and hunt game is unethical, but what about their use to locate a big game animal that has been shot?

Pursuing whitetails on public land is a challenge. Period. But with the right mindset, it can be tremendously rewarding.

Don’t let your deer hunting strategy become as stagnant as the summer air. When whitetails react, you must adapt.

Waiting in ambush is the No. 1 hunting technique for whitetails, but it can also be tremendously effective for mule deer when the conditions are right.

The path you take to and from a treestand or ground blind is critical to your whitetail success.

Chances are good your local whitetails — bucks and does — could benefit from a smart mineral supplement plan.

Tom Nelson punches his 50th black bear tag — and it’s a bruiser!

The odds of drawing a coveted western big game tag have never been lower — and sadly it’s only going to get worse.

The saying “it’s better to be lucky than good” could be used to describe the longbow shot sequence on this big buck in Mississippi.

A proper “thank you” can be critical in obtaining — and keeping — hunting permission on private property.

Pursuing black bears with hounds is a wonderful bowhunting adventure.

Considering a black bear hunt for the first time? Spring or fall? Here are six key differences to consider before booking an adventure.

Black bear hunts over bait can result in some crazy close-range encounters.

Western big game, especially elk, spend much of their time on private ranches, but that DOES NOT mean the landowners own the elk.

You may not be the agronomy envy of your hunting neighbors with food plots, but you still have the power to attract deer to your property with other means. Start now for a fall payoff.

What every hunter should know about blood-tracking dogs.

If you come up empty in the western big game draws but still want to bowhunt out West, here are some alternative ways to put a tag in your pocket.

Wildlife officials in Missouri capped the season harvest at 40 black bears, but hunters killed less than a third despite good conditions.

A father and son share an epic adventure for Yukon moose, and both are shooting traditional wooden longbows.

The whitetail rut is a magical time to be in the woods — especially in Iowa. And you won’t believe the size of this palmated buck, which walks directly under the bowhunter.

The new Bedded Doe Decoy from DSD looks so realistic that in the author’s opinion, rutting bucks won’t stand a chance.

Numbers for all hunting seasons and methods are among the lowest totals in more than 15 years.

When the elk hunting was easier than expected, an affordable new riflescope from EOTECH offered all the light transmission and clarity needed at the moment of truth.

Planning a DIY adventure for Alaska moose is a tremendous undertaking, but these two bowhunters push the limits to a level that must be seen to be believed.

The new deadline is March 9.

In the author’s opinion, the video by Jared Mills of mature whitetail bucks feeding — and fighting! — on January 9th in an unpicked soybean field — during a southern Iowa blizzard — is the best he’s ever seen. And yes, Jared finally arrows the biggest buck.

Ten bears comprised the quota for the limited season in the Pelican State.