"With a bullet loaded into the chamber I poked my head back up over the ridge. The goat was still there, and it hadn't sensed our presence. I watched that goat for what seemed like hours-I still couldn't tell how big its horns were, but I knew it was a shooter."

In reality, it doesn't take a lot to fool sheep...but it takes a lot to get near one.

The basics on the best gear for sheep.

The best tools for the job in sheep and goat country.

With their superior sense of smell, big game animals like sheep are masters at using the wind to alert them of any danger that might be looming.

Although many elk hunters end their seasons once the rut has passed, some of the best hunting doesn't begin until the winter snows arrive in full force.

"I was deeply grateful for this magnificent animal. In the years to come, this trophy would be the spark to rekindle memories of long trails that weave along mountain ridges...and the wood smoke that hovers over frosted ground."

North American Hunting Club member Nancy Oja recalls her long trip north to fish and hunt Canadian moose.

In 2005 I was in the 5th grade when my grandfather told me he’d take me elk hunting if I made my school’s honor roll. Elk hunting was something I’d always wanted to do, and I wanted to go so badly I not only made the honor roll for the quarter, I made it all year!

Hunting hot-weather elk can be an exercise in finesse.