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Boise Bears

Hard hikes through Idaho's wilderness challenged the author during a Western bear hunt. Can he rebound to finish what he started?

5 Splurge-Worthy Items for Hunting Success

Did buying an affordable hunting rifle leave you with a surplus in your hunting budget this year? Here are five ways to spend that extra cash that will make you more successful in the field.

Why Having a Hunting Partner Keeps You Afield

Hunting buddies provide more than a laugh and a hand at camp. Studies show they are a driving force behind our desire to go afield.

Gear Guide 2017: Element Busters

It’s the late season. In some areas it’s beyond cold, in others, just beyond nasty. You need clothing that will fight for your right to stay in the field because you know regrets are made the second you give up the frost for a warm cup of coffee.

Deer on the Other Side of the World

Here’s why some hunters will go all the way to New Zealand to experience what we already know.

Member's Hunt: You Don’t Always Have to Call ’Em to Kill ’Em

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Dennis Rackers of Crown Point, Ind.

12 Tips for the Rut

During the rut, the bucks themselves may not always know where they will be next, so how can you expect to know? Luck will always play a role in your success, but when you play the odds and focus on those things that are predictable, luck will find you a whole lot sooner.

An Accidental Elk

Finding a bull in the Centennial State shouldn’t be hard—not when Colorado boasts the largest elk herd in North America. But the elk don’t always cooperate.

Adventure: A Lamb in Pursuit of Sheep

A hunt-of-a-lifetime comes down to the last day in Alaska’s Brooks Range.

Have Gun, Will Hike for Food

A backpack hunt in northwestern Namibia affords the author and his party an up-close-and-personal view of life in the bush.

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