Nate Matthews leads the way back to the trail after filling his buck tag on a cold morning in 2019. Colin Kearns 2017, Day 4: I had just sat down on a dry, flat rock to rest and take some notes when I ...

WARDENSVILLE, W. Va. — At a time when traditional deer camps are disappearing in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, my family’s 36 gatherings in the mountains of West Virginia only become more precious with ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... At the top of Dutch Mountain on the edge of State Game Lands 66 is Ron Garrison’s camp. His hunting clothes hang outside on a weathered wooden shed. There is ...

Every fall East Texas is buzzing with whitetail deer activities. Deer camps and leases are crowded and full of excitement with high expectations. Many families have been staying at the deer camp since ...

Here in Western New York, as soon as the snow starts to leave the hills and fields, it’s time to hunt for “drops,” or whitetail shed antlers. Back in the day “shed hunting” was reserved for a few of ...

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 ...

Game commissioners voted 6-3 to reject moving the regular firearms season start to the Saturday before Thanksgiving, with ...

BIG FALLS - The eastern sky lightened into bands of pink and orange at dawn Nov. 22, 2025, plenty bright to see wildlife on the move from my elevated perch near Big Falls, Wis. The first animal to ...