Due to anticipated severe weather, the Arkansas Big Buck Classic scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday has been rescheduled for Feb. 6-8.

College senior Micah Belt spent an extra day visiting his family in the town of McAlester, Oklahoma. That’s because his dad, Lloyd, had convinced him to try for a massive whitetail buck he’d recently ...

This story, “Murphy’s Pride,” originally ran in the May 1989 issue of Outdoor Life. In the fireplace, a log burned through and set off a fusillade of sparks as it plunked between the andirons. Murphy ...

The peak of the rut might be behind us, but deer season is far from over. In fact, late-season hunting brings its own set of challenges and opportunities. As bucks wind down from their breeding frenzy ...

The author with her Wisconsin buck; Morgan Altfillisch, a 10-year-old hunter, puts her hands on her first deer. I had my rifle loaded by 5:45 a.m. on Wisconsin’s opening morning. I was warm from the ...

A game camera took a nice photo of the buck that Willy Johnston wanted, but camera bucks seldom turn up during a hunt. This buck was an exception, and Johnston, who is accustomed to the greyhound-size ...

Mississippi leads the nation in harvesting mature bucks (three years or older), with 80% of harvested bucks meeting this criteria. Hunters in Mississippi are selective, allowing younger deer to mature ...

The story below is an updated version of a story that originally published in 2024. Pennsylvania buck have been growing older and bigger for most of the 21st century, allowing more hunters to join the ...