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Members' Best 2021

Your photos provide not simply a review of your accomplishments and endeavors over the past year, but a revealing snapshot of a nation full of dedicated American hunters.

Boomstick Booners: Incredible Stories of Big Bucks

Gross booners are hard to come by. Here are the stories behind seven of them.

There's No Place Like Kansas

Kansas' almost 46 million acres of farmland provide a plethora of food for the state's whitetail herd, a veritable yellow brick road paved in corn and wheat. Add to that available mast browse and relatively mild winters, and you've got the makings for big-racked bucks. Would all those factors coincide to put a giant in front of the author? Only time in a stand will tell.

5 Worst Places to Deer Hunt in the Late Season

Want to come away with a buzzer-beater buck? Here are five things to not do, along with alternative choices to go with instead.

Early-Season Whitetail Plays

The whitetail opener can be a tale of two vastly different types of deer: Those bucks that can be relatively easy to kill, and those that aren’t. Here are some early-season strategies for both.

An Ode to the 28-Gauge

Thanks to advancements in ammunition and new, moderately priced shotguns, the once-obscure 28-gauge is now a top choice for hunts ranging from pheasants in CRP fields to bagging a trophy tom.

An Ode to the 16-Gauge Shotgun

Holding on for more than a century, the 16-gauge is seeing renewed interest, thanks to an inflow of new shotguns and technological advancements in ammunition and components.

How to Choose the Right Predator Camo

When choosing camo to wear when predator hunting, it’s important to keep in mind what region of the country you’ll be hunting in and what the surroundings will be like during the time of year you’re hunting there.

The Turkey That Nearly Killed Me

A dead gobbler almost gets the final word and provides a stark reminder to never take safety for granted.

6 Reasons to Start Beagling

Chasing bunnies with beagles is an affordable, exciting experience. If you’ve never tried it you should, but be careful—it’s easy to get hooked on hunting with these little hounds.

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