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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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Hunter’s Giant 8×8 Bull Elk Could Break New Mexico State Record

By Travis Hall— June 13, 2024

Ridge Crum’s massive New Mexico elk had an unofficial green-score of more than 436 inches

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Elk Hunting 101: How to Bag Your First Bull

By Jace Bauserman— June 13, 2024

Use this beginner’s guide to help plan your first elk hunt

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The Newbie’s Guide to Drawing a Killer Western Big-Game Tag

By Jace Bauserman— June 13, 2024

Ready for the hunt of a lifetime? With application deadlines coming up soon, let us walk you through the process of applying for and drawing a dream tag

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Want to Arrow the Biggest Bull Elk Of Your Life? Shut Up and Don’t Be Stupid

By Jace Bauserman— June 13, 2024

A herd bull isn’t apt to leave his cows to come see you. So stash the calls and silently slip into bow range

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What Sounds Does a Moose Make? And How to Use Them to Get Your Bull

By Matthew Every— June 13, 2024

Do you know your moose vocalizations? Here’s what they are, what they sound like, and how to use them to call in a trophy bull

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“My God”¦” The Story of the (Unofficial) World-Record Dall Sheep

By Bill Burrows— June 13, 2024

Taking any sheep with a bow is a massive hunting achievement. But when that sheep is a world record, it’s the achievement of a lifetime

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Only in Texas: An Exotic Hunt for Scimitar Oryx

By Will Brantley— June 13, 2024

On a surprisingly tough hunt, the author tags an exotic antelope that barely exists in the wild outside the Lone Star State

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F&S Classics: Any Elk Is a Good Elk

By Ed Park— June 13, 2024

With experience comes the inescapable conclusion that every bull is a trophy

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Think You’re Tough? Try Packing Out a Moose

By Keith McCafferty— June 13, 2024

Why do we push ourselves to the breaking point in the outdoors””and then choose to do it again? Because it’s what we’ve always done

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F&S Classics: Suicide Made Easy

By Robert Ruark— June 13, 2024

No big-game animal elicits fear in a hunter quite like Mbogo””the Cape buffalo

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