Big Game

Skinning a deer isn’t rocket science, but many hunters struggle with the task. Here’s how to skin a deer quickly without getting hair on the meat.

A massive scientific study from Auburn University sheds light on how whitetail bucks pattern hunters and then change their movement patterns around food plots.

Some highly successful big-buck hunters believe that moon position — not to be confused with moon phase — can be a significant factor in whitetail deer movement.

Woman arrested for interfering with bear hunters.

Whitetail bucks change their behavior during pre-rut, rut and post-rut, so you must adapt your game plan, too.

Use these seven no-fail hunting tips to make the most of your time afield during the whitetail rut.

Instead of throwing your pumpkin in the trash after Halloween, you could feed it to a whitetail, or even a moose.

Hunters in the Mountain State faced a bumper mast crop that decreased bear movement.

You’ve heard the advice, “You can’t kill ‘em from the couch.” Here’s why that philosophy is likely hurting your chances of killing a mature whitetail buck.

When the terrain allows, glassing is the best way to find and pattern big game without altering them.

Roger Raglin has been producing hunting content for nearly 35 years, and his enthusiasm for the great outdoors is second to none.

Two hunters in Montana face off with an aggressive grizzly bear that’s trying to claim their kill.

Drawing a coveted tag for desert bighorn sheep is very difficult, but it might be the easiest part of actually killing a ram with a bow.

A multi-year research project studies sarcoptic mange, a skin disease, in Virginia's black bear population.

Bowhunting is a lifetime sport — just ask 80-year-old archer Bob Delaney.

Oftentimes it’s the whitetail bucks you didn’t kill that you remember the most.

A woman bowhunter in pursuit of whitetails in North Dakota has an unexpected visitor to her ground blind.

Mature whitetail bucks are different than other deer — especially in how they deal with hunting pressure.

The author pursues a wary, old 3x3 whitetail buck with a massive body.

Do you skip bowhunting whitetail deer on those days when the wind is blowing 25 mph or more? If so, that could be a mistake.

Here’s what the author has learned after a lifetime of hunting elk on government ground.

According to Jeff Sturgis of Whitetail Habitat Solutions, the key component to a mock scrape is a vine tied in correctly as a licking branch.

When it comes to pursuing whitetails, the No. 1 reason hunters fail to punch a tag is because of poorly planned entry and exit routes.

Public land whitetail hunters must think differently than their private land counterparts when it comes to capturing decent images of bucks — and avoiding trail cam theft and vandalism.

Summer is prime time for cooking outdoors. Here’s how to grill the perfect venison steak.

Wildlife professors and researchers from the Mississippi State University Deer Lab reveal study results about whether some whitetail bucks are nocturnal.

Bears are showing up in new areas of the Bay State.

Anglers in Saskatchewan film a hungry black bear as it climbs a tall tree and then grabs an eaglet from the nest.

Combo hunts for various big game species might sound like a great idea, but really think it through before booking such an adventure.