Hunting season started in August for some big game species but the heart of the annual event, the major rifle seasons for deer and elk, are still to come. The buck deer season for most units runs from ...

While hunting in America certainly has its fans and detractors in the United States, it’s hard to ignore how popular it has been since the country was founded. Many of the earliest Americans had to ...

Due to anticipated severe weather, the Arkansas Big Buck Classic scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday has been rescheduled for Feb. 6-8. The Big Buck Classic is a hunting expo that attracts ...

The author has been joining the THP crew for their annual muzzleloader deer drive camp for years. Here's what he's learned ...

RICHMOND — Wildlife biologists with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) have compiled harvest totals for the fall 2025–26 big game hunting seasons.

This story, “Whitetails Make Mistakes,” appeared in the December 1962 issue of Outdoor Life. I’VE BEEN HUNTING deer for close to 40 years, and I can count on my fingers the rack-carrying whitetails I ...

There’s a sweet spot in deer calibers where you get plenty of punch without the kind of recoil that makes you flinch before the shot breaks. Big-bodied whitetails don’t require magnum-level punishment ...

On Nov. 23 at 11 a.m., Mike Waters of East End left me a voice message that I could barely decipher. Waters was barely intelligible because he was hyperventilating over a big buck down. Waters didn't ...

Hunting season is officially in full swing in Colorado. Hunters of grouse and turkeys are now out in the field, as well as bear and sheep hunters and archery hunters for deer, elk, pronghorn, and ...

Colorado hunters and fishers can now apply for new opportunities as Colorado Parks and Wildlife opens up applications for its ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Wildlife Board approved the big game hunting permit numbers for 2025, as well as a few other changes to big game hunting rules in Utah, during its public meeting on May 1.