Deer hunting the South presents unique habitat challenges that differ from traditional deer country. The abundance of bedding and sheer deer numbers can make for a frustratingly good time. Whether you’re hunting public or privately leased land, the timber market and old-growth forests can be tough...

At the Mule Deer Foundation (MDF), we are blessed to employ some of the nation’s best botanists, ecologists, and biologists. The struggle lies in our ability to communicate the results and scientific relevancy of these staff members' work in a way that is both digestible and actionable for our...

In Colorado, a ballot initiative seeking to ban all hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx in the state has garnered enough signatures to appear on the ballot in November. The initiative (Proposition 127 on the ballot, titled “Prohibit Bobcat, Lynx, and Mountain Lion Hunting”) is the latest in...

Three years ago, a female grizzly attacked and killed David Lertzman on May 4, near Waiparous Village, Alberta. This year, just one week after the elk bow hunting opener near Calgary, Carmelo Silvestro was attacked by the same bear—confirmed by DNA samples obtained by Fish and Wildlife officials...

I’m starting to believe that the reason whitetail hunters leave so many tags unfilled every season is that we expect hunting to be easy, but it almost never is. There is a fuzzy but important delineation between the reality in which we actually hunt and our notion of how a hunt is going to go. This...

This week’s MeatEater Crossword theme is the great outdoors. Can you beat Randall’s score of 346 with a time of 4 minutes, 21 seconds? Let us know in the comments! If you need help, use the assist button (lightbulb icon) on the top right-hand corner of the screen. You can reveal a letter, reveal a...

Korean spicy cold noodles, or bibim guksu, only take 10 minutes to prepare. Because it’s so easy, this recipe is conducive to using leftovers as toppings. I had smoked a duck earlier in the week and had some cucumbers and carrots in the cold bin that needed to be used. And I always keep kimchi on...

As much as I love hunting gear and testing it, there’s no correlation between new purchases and killing a Boone and Crockett caliber deer. Unless maybe that purchase happens to be a large farm in Iowa. Otherwise, anything you can get in stores can’t guarantee you a big buck, or any deer for that...