Gator Hunting in the Sunshine State
Alligator hunts can provide an opportunity to chase prey that can very much bite back.
Man Smacks Bear with Baseball Bat, Saves Brittany
My dad didn't shoot a pheasant for five seasons when I came of age to hunt; he only cared about getting birds for me. In fact, one day I asked why he even bothered carrying a shotgun anymore.
Going to the Dogs
There are many advantages to running dogs for deer, but there are also some issues.
Late Rut Options
Not all of the hottest whitetail action takes place in November. In several places across the whitetail's southern range, the best rut hunts fall in January.
Hog Hunting U.S.A.
Taking down hogs is one of the fastest growing, most exciting and most necessary types of hunting today. Here are five top locations for the best action.
Surviving With Wolves
Wildlife managers, hunters, trappers and others are creating new frameworks to ensure there is room on the landscape for predators and prey.
Hunting Dinosaurs
Like the fossilized skeletons of its ancestors displayed in the Smithsonian, a 12-foot alligator can be scary even when it’s dead—something that Shooting Illustrated's Adam Heggenstaller learned in person during a gator hunt in Florida.
Mangrove Hogs
What started as a fishing trip became an opportunity tag wild hogs in a Florida swamp for author Ron Spomer.
Teen Kicks Gator, Unsurprisingly Gets Attacked
A Florida teen kicked what he thought to be a log while swimming—and soon found himself at the mercy of an angry alligator.
Wounded and Lost
We don’t like to talk about our misses, or worse, our bad hits—but they happen. If it hasn’t happened to you, you probably haven’t hunted much. What does it feel like? Keith Wood explains.
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