Big Game

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.

The good, the bad — and the ugly — whitetail clients who occupy a permanent spot in one longtime outfitter’s memory.

A Colorado man was arrested by CPW officers on suspicion of illegally killing three black bears.

With the clock ticking down on a southwest Texas scimitar-horned oryx hunt, it was do or die on the final morning.

Private landowners take advantage of more hunting tags in the Natural State’s two-week season.

Professional bass angler Gerald Swindle is a diehard deer hunter, and in this video he explains why. It’s not about killing an animal.

Believe it or not, the primary reason you were unsuccessful at killing a big buck this whitetail season is because you were hunting with a dull ax.

When it comes to rare encounters in the whitetail woods, this one must rank very near the top.

The author has changed his mind when it comes to avoiding sanctuaries during the whitetail rut. Here’s why.

Some of the best whitetail movement transpires when the temperatures plummet. If you’ve never hunted in brutally cold weather, here’s a glimpse at what it’s like.

If the whitetail rut comes and goes, and you still have an unpunched tag, don’t put away your bow and sulk.

Creeping up salmon streams in the fall bowhunting huge brown bears in southeast Alaska is not for the faint of heart.

A hotel security guard was lucky to escape with only scratches after being swatted to the ground by a huge black bear in an Aspen, Colorado, hotel kitchen.

A hunter waits for a bedded muley to stand, and finally it does, offering a broadside shot. But what happens next is far from clear.

The author has had close calls with many memorable big game animals, but only one keeps him awake at night — a whitetail named Big Tobey.

During firearm whitetail season, a fisherman is out in his canoe on a lengthy float trip when he hears a distant gunshot. You won’t believe what happens next.