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How to Take Better Trophy Photos

Close out of Candy Crush and realize that in your hands you hold one of the best cameras for making fabulous trophy photos. Study your smartphone’s camera modes and remember these tips to make memories that hold up forever.

Photos: Monkeying Around

This one might need a double take. A trail camera in Doughterty County, Ga., captured an unusual critter: a rhesus macaque monkey hanging onto a game feeder, indulging in a free corn meal. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and locals are all scratching their heads as to where it came from.

Photos: Colorado Elk with Leupold and Browning

Digital Managing Editor Shawn Skipper recently had the chance to join Leupold Optics, Browning and Browning Ammo in southeastern Colorado to hunt bull elk. You can get an inside look at his trip with this photo gallery.

Photos: Inside the Leupold Optics Academy

Digital Managing Editor Shawn Skipper recently had a chance to tour the Leupold Optics Academy in Madras, Oregon. Get an inside look at his trip with this gallery.

Photos: The Leupold Optics 'Wall of Shame'

These scopes have seen better days.

Submit Your Photos to Members' Best Now!

There's not much time left! Submit your favorite trophy shots now.

Submit Your Photos Now for Members’ Best 2018!

Send us a photo and a 100-word description of when, where and how you filled your tag by March 1, and we’ll run the top entries in the American Hunter magazine this June.

Submit Photos for Members' Best 2016 Now

All right readers, it’s trophy-shot time! It’s that special time of year when we request proof of your hunting prowess.

Photos: Snow Goose Madness in South Dakota

Associate Editor Jon Draper and Digital Managing Editor Shawn Skipper recently returned from a spring snow goose hunt in South Dakota. Get an inside look at their hunt with this gallery.

Submit Your Photos Now for Members’ Best 2019!

Send us a photo and a 200-word description of when, where and how you filled your tag by March 1, and we’ll run the top entries in the American Hunter magazine this June—your photo might even make the cover!

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