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Photo of an older whitetail buck illustration how long deer live.

How Long Do Deer Live?

In rare cases, wild whitetails can live for 20 years or more. But the average age of deer, especially bucks, depends a lot on the choices hunters make

ByScott Bestul

Jan 13, 2025

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A mountain lion walks across a log in a swampy marsh.

Colorado Beat Back an Outright Ban on Mountain Lion and Bobcat Hunting—What Will Anti-Hunting Groups Target Next?

ByTravis Hall

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Game wardens pose with taxidermy seized during a poaching investigation.

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Family Poaching Ring Busted After Killing at Least 50 "Trophy Class" Bucks in Pennsylvania

BySage Marshall

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Two wolves pictured shortly after release in Colorado.

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A moose walks through a stream in Wyoming.

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ByTravis Hall

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A Poacher in Virginia poses with an illegally-taken whitetail deer.

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Virginia Poacher Who Killed Famous 'Hollywood Buck' Sentenced to Six Months in Jail

ByTravis Hall

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F&S Classics: Bo Whoop Comes Home

ByWill Brantley

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Ringneck pheasant standing in a tan wheat field in fall

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Ringneck Pheasant: “America’s” Gamebird

ByPhil Bourjaily

Aug 19, 2024

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Are Game Wardens Watching You? — Part 3: The Future of Open Fields

ByWill Brantley

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photo of a bull elk eating grass in a summer meadow show what elk eat

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What Do Elk Eat? Top 10 Favorite Foods

ByJace Bauserman

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A rutting whitetail buck follows a whitetail doe through a tan grassy field

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Rut Rundown: The Whitetail, Muley, Elk, and Moose Breeding Seasons Explained

ByScott Bestul

Aug 19, 2024

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