Headline Hunter with J.R. Absher

A Colorado man who appeared on the taping of a reality television program was witnessed in possession of a museum-grade antique firearm that was identified as being stolen from a private collection.

The quest for trophy bucks is one that’s shared by millions of avid American hunters, but recent advances in genetic science may raise serious questions about modern game-management practices and ethics—and the future of deer hunting as we know it.

A Michigan county sheriff says his new program will attempt to convince youthful first offenders that crime doesn’t pay by equipping them with shovels, gloves and reflective vests and dispatching them to county roads to remove the unfortunate furry victims of Buick bumpers and Goodyear radials.

It’s an epic story of sibling infighting, bitter family disagreements, prolonged court hearings, incarceration, twists, turns and high-finance judgments—and it all pivoted around an unusually massive trophy deer.

Thanks to legislation signed last week by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, hunters in The Sooner State no longer need special permission to shoot white or piebald deer during the regular hunting seasons.

As politicians and their strategists gear up for November’s General Election, prospective voters can be assured they’ll hear plenty of lip service given to issues such as the economy, gas prices, taxes, the national debt and jobs in America.

With the myriad hunting, conservation and environmental organizations competing for dollars and memberships these days, it’s often difficult for the average sportsman to know who’s worthy of support, and who to avoid.

In recent years, it’s been proven through dozens of youth hunting programs across the country that mentoring is an effective and successful method of introducing new hunters and firearms users to a lifetime of enjoyment in the outdoors.

There are few things that rile hunters more than reports about persons who thumb their noses at wildlife laws and shoot big-game animals out of season or otherwise illegally. In a hunter's eyes, the one thing that's worse than a poacher is a habitual poacher.

Animal rights groups and a landowner with spaghetti noodles for a spine have combined to put a halt to a southern California city’s plans to snare and kill coyotes that have been threatening its residents and their pets.