Big Game

A Midwest hunter builds his ultimate big-woods deer rifle during the offseason.

Mike Cepeda says he went outside his home after his aunt called him about a deer in the yard. Cepeda says he was watching the deer, which had antlers, approach him when the animal went into attack mode.

Officials believe the deer slipped under a security fence and landed in the tank at the Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority.

The proposal would also make it unlawful to leave out food to feed or attract bears, as well neglecting to take away food or trash that have attracted bears.

If you're chasing bucks on public land, here's some gear that'll make your life easier.

This marks the first time the fatal illness has appeared outside Missouri's northern containment zone.

Biologists in New Hampshire and Maine are teaming up on a five-year study to better understand why moose populations are declining.

Idaho officials say 19 wolves have been killed in northern Idaho in an effort to reduce wolf numbers and increase the elk population.

The goal of the 2015 Summit will be to identify specific strategies, timelines and metrics to address issues impacting deer hunting and management.

The number of Americans who live in a household with at least one gun is lower than it's ever been, and the decline in gun ownership is paralleled by a reduction in the number of Americans who hunt.

The National Park Services says government sharpshooters killed 119 white-tailed deer in the sixth year of a herd-reduction program at Catoctin Mountain Park near Thurmont.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is seeking a contractor to assist in trapping bears, retrieval of carcasses resulting from vehicle collisions and community outreach.

Conventional wisdom says ignore scrapes during peak rut, but that's easier said than done when you see smoking hot sign. Did bucking conventional wisdom work out? You bet!

In a whitetail world dominated by antler size and property management, it feels great to buck the system and chase bucks on public land.

The population of the Jackson Elk Herd is right where wildlife managers want it, but the animals aren't in places where wildlife managers want them.

State officials say no deer killed in a special state-sanctioned hunt in northeast Iowa have tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

A bill that would allow the unlicensed hunting of cougars and other mountain cats in New Mexico cleared a hurdle in the state Legislature.