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Follow Field & Stream's big game hunting coverage featuring elk, moose, bear, and mule deer stories. Our editors share expert tactics for western hunting, mountain hunting strategies, and compelling narratives from serious big game pursuits. Learn from experienced hunters about shot placement, field judging, backcountry skills, and the challenges of pursuing North America's largest game animals.

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Bull elk with massive antlers standing in aspen forest, magazine article titled Elk of a Lifetime Elk Hunting

F&S Classics: Elk of a Lifetime

By Bob Brister— June 13, 2024

The elk was called Caribou because of his huge, odd antlers””the kind of bull most hunters only see in their dreams

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To Bag a Bull Elk, You Have to Find it First. Here’s How

By Jace Bauserman— June 13, 2024

Elk aren’t tricky animals to kill. What makes elk hunting so tough, regardless of what weapon you’re using, is finding them

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A Spot-and-Stalk Hunting Adventure for Public-Land Pronghorns in Wyoming

By Colin Kearns— June 13, 2024

Two buddies set up camp for a D.I.Y. antelope hunt that starts off fast and goes out with a bang

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Is The Cape Buffalo Really a Monster?

By David E. Petzal— June 13, 2024

Classic safari stories have transformed the Cape buffalo into a four-legged fiend. But drawing from his own hunting experience, the author calls into question our fear of this animal

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Comic strip panels depicting a hunter tracking and aiming at elk in snowy mountains. Elk Hunting

The Coldest Elk Hunt of My Life

By Keith McCafferty— June 13, 2024

Two brothers question their sanity during an elk hunt in the Crazy Mountains in sub-zero temperatures

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Vintage hunting magazine spread featuring The Lazarus Bull elk hunting article with wilderness photos Elk Hunting

The Lazarus Bull

By Warren Page— June 13, 2024

This week’s F&S Classics is an adventure tale of a mighty bull elk that fell for a spell””before coming back to life

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It’s Official: New World-Record Antelope from New Mexico

By Phil Bourjaily— June 13, 2024

Trophy hunter Mike Gallo’s pronghorn scoring 96 4/8 Boone and Crockett points has been certified as the new B&C world”¦

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Bull caribou with large antlers walking across colorful autumn tundra with mountains behind. Big Game Hunting

Want to Get Away From It All? Go Caribou Hunting

By David E. Petzal— June 13, 2024

For those looking for a genuine, wilderness escape, a caribou camp in Canada’s far north is about as remote as it gets

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Magazine spread titled An Improbable Elk Hunt featuring woman in camouflage holding rifle Elk Hunting

F&S Classics: An Improbable Elk Hunt

By Susan Casey— June 13, 2024

The author had never held a rifle or killed so much as a squirrel. Could David E. Petzal get her ready for the toughest big-game hunt in North America? An adventure in hunter education

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8 Big Game World Records Hunters May Never Break

By Steven Hill— June 13, 2024

The reasons some Boone and Crockett entries have stood the test of time, and why three other top scores may soon be bested

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