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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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Three hunters posing with harvested bull elk and compound bow in forest. Elk Hunting

Hunting Public Land Elk? Forget 300-Inch Bulls and Just Have Fun

By Jace Bauserman— June 13, 2024

The 300-inch curse has plagued piles of public-land hunters chasing elk in the West. Here’s how to set realistic expectations, get it done, and have a blast

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Goodbye to the Divide: The Best Part of Elk Camp Wasn’t the Hunting

By David E. Petzal— June 13, 2024

A hunting camp on a steep and punishing Western ridge was like a home to the author””until it all vanished

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A Texas Aoudad Hunt Can Put Your Long-Range-Shooting Skills to the Test

By Will Brantley— June 13, 2024

A spot-and-stalk sheep hunt in West Texas challenges the author to push his boundaries and try something a little out there

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100 best Public-Land Hunts: Colorado

By Scott Bestul— June 13, 2024

Tamarack Ranch State Wildlife Area Location: northeast Colorado Size: 10,696 acres ZIP: 80751 “There’s room to roam, and some very”¦

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6 Tips for Baiting and Bowhunting Fall Bears

By Ben Romans— June 13, 2024

A do-it-yourself guide to attracting fall bruins

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650-Pound Black Bear Is One of Largest Killed in Virginia

By Ben Romans— June 13, 2024

Patrick Coffey was originally in pursuit of deer on a large Virginia farm last month””what he ended up tagging is”¦

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“Grizzly” Could be the Most Ridiculous Bear Movie of All Time

By Ben Romans— June 13, 2024

The trailer for “Grizzly,” a new movie that producers dubbed a horror-survival film, hit YouTube last week. While the flick”¦

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New “Backcountry” Movie Portrays Black Bear as Bloodthirsty Killer

By Ben Romans— June 13, 2024

Some critics are saying that Backcountry, a new film released two weeks ago, “does for the woods what Jaws did”¦

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South Carolina Hires Feral Hog Killers, Local Hunters Protest

By Kristen A. Schmitt— June 13, 2024

In an effort to control the escalating feral hog population, South Carolina has contracted three hog removal professionals in a”¦

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Spot the Fake: Two Videos of Bears Chasing Cyclists

By Kristyn Brady— June 13, 2024

One YouTube user went to a lot of trouble recently to doctor a GoPro video of his bike ride so”¦

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