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A painting by Diane Ford of Bethesda, Md., has been selected as the winner of the 2021 California Duck Stamp Art Contest.

Shed elk antler hunting is popular as a pastime and a business—mainly because sheds are found in some of the most picturesque country on the continent, and their sale delivers dollars. But make no mistake, it is hunting. Heed our man’s advice, based on experience, for a successful spring outing.

While searching for a big buck’s discarded headgear this spring, you can accomplish other missions in your deer-hunting woods. Shed hunts can also be used for trail-cam updates, treestand maintenance, herd and habitat inventory and even a “bedroom check” of the deer population’s most tight-knit haunts.

With its immediately recognizable profile, sheer reliability and impeccable reputation, “The Rifleman’s Rifle” has served hunters the world over for more than 80 years.

A good wingshooter mounts the gun, focuses on the target with both eyes and pulls the trigger in one smooth motion so the shot pattern strikes the target where the shooter expects the target to be. Here’s how to practice all that so you look—and shoot—like a natural.

Here are four tips for hunting big bachelor bulls after the rut from finding where they are, to taking up their track and making a final approach.

Hunting woodcock in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom is a gentleman’s endeavor made even more regal by the use of classic double-barrel shotguns with friends who aren’t afraid to let them bark.

Is the author’s lucky vest strong enough armor to protect him from further misfortune?

Understanding how elk utilize terrain directs you to great ambush sites, but not spooking them is just as important. Here’s how to avoid being detected, and what to do if you are.