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In 1949, New York asked the National Rifle Association for help to improve hunter safety afield. The four-hour course that followed was a “pioneer effort” that has saved lives ever since. Today, no one can imagine American hunting without hunter education as a prudent rite of passage.

Looking to tag a really big bruin? Here are the best states to do so.

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

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.

Deer-hunter harvests tallied crossing the Mackinac Bridge have consistently reflected Michigan's Upper Peninsula gun-harvest trends for 62 years.

The new Springfield Model 2020 Waypoint bolt-action hunting rifle is built to deliver the accuracy and performance expected from a custom-grade rifle, featuring a premium carbon-fiber stock, the option of a stainless steel or carbon fiber barrel and an impressive .75-MOA accuracy guarantee.

More than 45 years after gray wolves were first listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Trump Administration and its many conservation partners have announced the successful recovery of the gray wolf and its delisting from the ESA.

Any big-game hunt should incorporate a comprehensive plan to extract the meat in any weather or terrain. Sometimes that’s easier said than done, especially when it’s extremely hot or a bull dies in a precarious position. Here’s how to keep the bounty of the hunt clean, dry and cold.

Check out the best hunts sent in by our members in 2020.