12-Foot, 60-Year-Old Gator Tagged in South Florida “We’d been trying to get that gator for years,” says Townsend, age 25, who runs Townsend & Sons Everglades Outfitters. “He was a problem because he was smart. He’d killed and eaten some cattle on the ranch, and he had to go. But it wasn’t easy. I guided … Read more
A Traditional Bowhunter’s 3-Year Wait for a 12-Point 170-Class Whitetail Bowhunting mature whitetails requires time, patience, and dedication. Taxidermist Nick Krivoniak took up traditional bowhunting in 2018 after successfully hunting with a compound bow. He wanted to challenge himself and hunt only mature bucks. Over the next few years, he took a wild turkey and … Read more
3 of the Best Midwestern States for Hunting OTC Whitetails This Season Many whitetail hunters stick close to home each season. You’ve likely put in time planting food plots, hanging stands, and checking trail cameras to shoot a good buck. But there are reasons to travel out of state for a fall deer hunt. Crossing … Read more
Minnesota Teen Shoots Once-in-a-Lifetime Bull Middle-school student Ryker Copp shot an impressive bull elk during a special-draw hunt in northwest Minnesota, accompanied by his dad. Ryker and his dad, Jerred, were hunting in Kittson County near the Canadian border, a renowned area for trophy bulls, according to the Grand Forks Herald. Elk tags are obtained … Read more
Why Is Deer Hunting in the Northwoods Declining? Will It Rebound? Stu Osthoff of Ely, Minnesota, first hunted the state’s Arrowhead region in 1978 at age 22. He was impressed by the abundance of big antlers nailed to barns and garages. He settled down locally, got married, and raised a family. Starting in the late … Read more
Pennsylvania Public Land Hunter Kills Massive 205-Inch Drop-Tine Buck John Raubenstrauch took a gang of kids to help recover Spoons. Four years ago, John Raubenstrauch spotted a 10-point buck on a field edge near his home in Elk County, Pennsylvania. He knew the buck was destined to be a dandy and continued to see it … Read more
Tips from The Hunting Public: Locating Big Whitetail Bucks on Kansas Public Land For the third stop of The Hunting Public’s Deer Tour, Ted Zangerle hunted whitetails on Kansas public land with his bow. Zangerle, Keith Robinson, and Aaron Warbritton scouted for several days before the hunt. They focused on agricultural fields like soybeans and … Read more
Dads and Caribou With my boys no longer tiny babies, I decided last minute in July that it was the year for an Alaskan adventure. Because few can drop off the grid for 10-plus days with only a month’s notice, my circle of potential partners was small. But my pal James Barkman was in with … Read more
No Man’s Land: The Hunt for a Giant Kansas Buck THE BUCK we were waiting for appeared just before last shooting light. He emerged from Johnson grass 50 yards away from the blind. I prepared my crossbow and aimed at the buck as he approached us from the side. I took the shot and heard … Read more
Title: A True Moose Hunt Adventure There were two moose on the shore of the lake, both cows. One was an emaciated big old girl, and the other was a smaller, healthier yearling. The older cow was feeding in shallow water near the marshy shore, unperturbed by our canoe approaching. The younger cow, however, remained … Read more
