Deer Hunting

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A surprised looking hunter with a giant Missouri deer.
Hunting

After My Dad Died, I Hunted Our Farm One Last Time — and Killed the Best Buck of My Life

By Andrew McKean

hunter leads horse, carrying dead mule deer, down a steep sidehill
Hunting

Carmichel in the Backcountry: A Packtrain Pileup, Quick Shooting, and a Trophy Buck

By Jim Carmichel

A buck stands in the trees
Hunting

Alabama Is Auctioning Off 5-Year Hunting Leases on Some of Its Public Land

By Dac Collins

A deer eats an apple
Hunting

Tennessee Legalizes Baiting During Deer Season — for an Extra $50 Fee

By Alice Jones Webb

A trail cam picture of a buck in a field.
Hunting

A Hunting Personality Is Suing a Game Warden, Claiming Bogus Bait Charges Ruined His Reputation

By Dac Collins

controversial bucks
Hunting

The 5 Most Controversial Trophy Bucks in Recent History

By Alex Robinson

Cody Kabus returned a trophy-class buck to the rightful Wisconsin hunter
Hunting

A Wisconsin Bowhunter Killed the Biggest Buck He’d Ever Seen. Then He Gave It to Another Hunter

By Alice Jones Webb

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Hunting

Wisconsin Claims Record Deer Populations and High Harvests, But CWD Trouble Looms

By Alex Robinson

A hunter packs out a buck; a busted ankle injured during the hunt.
Survival

I Fell in a Hole While Packing Out My Buck in a Storm. This Old SOS Trick Saved Me

By Kubie Brown

An illustration of a giant nontypical Ohio buck
Hunting

I Killed Ohio’s Biggest Nontypical Buck on My First Deer Hunt

By Chester Veach, with Bill Thomas

A velvet-racked buck makes the most of the growing season.
Hunting

What Are the Keys to Managing for Bucks with Bigger Antlers?

By Andrew McKean

The Brunk buck
Hunting

How I Still-Hunted the Second Biggest Buck Ever Tagged in Missouri

By Jeffrey A. Brunk

A shoulder mount on display at an outdoor show in Wisconsin.
Hunting

This 49-Point Buck Was Promoted as a New State Record. Critics Say It Was Pen Raised

By Dac Collins

Two whitetail shoulder mounts hang on a white wall.
Hunting

30 Years Later, Kansas Officially Certifies 200-Inch Archery Buck as the New State Record

By Natalie Krebs

Tevis McCauley arrested
Hunting

Tevis McCauley, the Infamous Kentucky Whitetail Heaven Outfitter, Has Been Arrested as a ‘Fugitive from Justice’

By Natalie Krebs

an illustration of a bear dragging a dead cow by hunters.
Hunting

The Worst (and Best) Hunters I’ve Ever Guided

By Victor Mack

shed hunting
Hunting

10 Underrated Spots to Find Shed Antlers

By Josh Honeycutt

Horace Hinkley stands beside his heavy maine buck
Hunting

The Controversy of the Hinkley Buck, the Heaviest Deer Ever Killed in Maine

By Horace R. Hinkley

A woman in a blue and black illustration rides a horse, the outdoor life girl
Hunting

The Story of a $10 Bet, and the 1,000 Mile Horseback Ride That Changed My Life

By Ben East

A whitetail deer's head peeking over tall grass in a field.
Hunting

How to Find an Affordable Deer Hunting Lease

By Alex Robinson