Big Game

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The nice 5×5 mule deer appeared suddenly just before sundown. I was hunkered in a brush blind near a waterhole…»

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It’s hard to believe, but 2012 is coming to a close. You’ve worked your tail off all year setting trail…»

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I didn’t start hunting until I was 31 years old. I figure that cost me at least 10 good years.…»

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As New York Giant All-Pro defensive end Justin Tuck lined up the shot, I confirmed the yardage: “It’s 35 yards,”…»

Trump brothers

By now, you’ve probably heard all the hoopla over Donald Trump’s sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, and the photos of…»

Bowhunting Moose

If you’re anything like us, you’d jump at the chance to head up north for a moose excursion. Just imagine…»

Black bear

Some of the most outspoken, aggressive opponents of hunting cannot be appeased. You can compromise till the cows come home, and…»

Bowhunting Hogs in the Fall

Bowhunting hogs in fall can prove a little bit more of a challenge than any other time of the year…»

Preparing wild game meat

How to prepare wild game, and how serving it and telling wild hunting stories go hand in hand. Someone asked…»

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Bowhunting New Mexico Elk can present all sorts of challenges as Curt Wells discovers on a hunt at the Rio…»

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Are you up for the challenge of  Bowhunting Alaska by yourself?

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Elk. Mere mention of the name to a hunter conjures up images of a sturdy six-point bull, strolling confidently through…»

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I had been climbing for two hours when I spotted the antler tip. A thousand feet below, in the opposite…»

This is the heavy-horned buck I eventually shot in 2010 as he circled the waterhole. (The hunt mentioned at the start and end of the article.)

The temperature was a sultry 95 degrees and I was beat. In the last five hours, the only visible signs…»

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After spending months enduring the sandblasting heat of Afghanistan, whitetail columnist C.J. Winand arranges his military R & R for…»

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One September morning some years back, I rolled out of my sleeping bag, gathered my gear, and under the cover…»

Jeremy Johnson from La Pine, Oregon, arrowed a 5x6 wilderness bull after not only overcoming brutal weather but also the cowardly actions of backcountry thieves.

I define backcountry as rugged, wild, and roadless mountains. The one thing I love about the backcountry is its brutal…»

A dome tent like this will keep two or three elk hunters happy in the backcountry.

Backpacking can be very rewarding if you go about it right, or very defeating if you go about it wrong.…»

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Bowhunter TV personality Dwight Schuh puts the sneak on a bull moose and gets within four yards. As he drops…»

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Bowhunter Editor Curt Wells hunts spring black bear from a ground blind. Shortly after setting up, a nice bruin crosses…»

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Bowhunter TV Cameraman Larry D. Jones drops a great black bear on a spring hunt.

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Bowhunter editor Dwight Schuh and Gear Editor Curt Wells head to moose country to try and arrow a big boss…»

My largest barren ground caribou measured just under 400 record-book inches -- a whopper by any standard.

“Hey Chuck,” my long-time hunting pal Richard Long hissed through the flap of our tiny backpack tent. “Look outside. Quick!”…»

Bowhunting Pronghorn

After six hours of sitting in the blind, a nice pronghorn is harvested despite a bad shot.

Bowhunting Coues Deer

The hunting is tough for Bowhunter Equipment editor Curt Wells as he takes a crack at hunting trophy coues deer.