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Black Bears, Ponytails, and Close Encounters

In Alberta, hunters like to hold out for big bears. It’s another thing entirely to hold out for a color-phase bear when coal-black, record-book bruins climb into your lap.

In Defense of Life or Property: Do Bears Warrant a Warning Shot?

A lifetime in the backcountry of the Last Frontier has provided the author with some front-row views to what it takes to stand your ground against a bear that may or may not be bent on harm.

Shoot in 'The Zone' To Conquer Buck Fever

“Buck fever” is often spoke of as something to be avoided, but this hunter’s-high is what keeps us coming back. Learn these techniques to manage the thrill.

Know-How: Lessons From The Rut

The rut is here, so perhaps it’s time to throw caution to the wind. Deer don’t act normal, and neither should you.

Familiar Ground

After years away from the game, the author rediscovers the highs and lows of bowhunting. But only a rifle in his hands delivers redemption.

Could We Replace Deer Hunting?

Are deer just another game species, or would their disappearance destroy hunting as we know it? Two studies reveal how much emphasis hunters place on deer, and what would happen if deer hunting ceased to exist.

Field Test: Remington Model 870 DM Magpul

Field Editor Brian McCombie had the opportunity to put the new Remington Model 870 DM Magpul to the test on a recent Texas whitetail/hog hunt.

Are Eastern Cougars Breeding?

Until someone runs over Bigfoot, no roadkill will equal the fame achieved by a 3-year-old male cougar that got SUV’d in June 2011 near Milford, Conn., on the Wilbur Cross Parkway.

45th Annual SCI Show Opens in Vegas Today

Nearly 20,000 hunters will hit the scene for a true “Super Bowl” of hunting shows.

Be An Apex Predator

If football is a game of inches, then hunting is a chase of split-seconds.

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