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Conservation

Coloradans Vote Down a Big Cat Hunting Ban in a Massive Win for Hunters and Conservationists

The controversial proposition would have opened the door to future hunting bans and taken more decision-making power away from the state’s wildlife management experts

By Dac Collins

Gear Reviews

Guns

Guns

The Best Muzzleloaders of 2024

These muzzleloaders push the envelope of accuracy and performance

By Brad Fenson

Browning A5 20 gauge
Guns

Browning A5 20 Gauge Review: A Light Do-It-All Shotgun with Classic “Humpback” Looks

By Alex Robinson

Rossi LWC 350 Legend
Guns

Rossi LWC Review: We Tested the Cheapest Deer Rifle You Can Buy

By Tyler Freel

The author used the Seneca Dragon Claw, one of the most powerful air rifles, to take this wildebeest.
Guns

The Most Powerful Air Rifles of 2024, Field and Range Tested

By Jim Chapman

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Guns

The Biggest Myths and Misconceptions Around Deer Rifles, Cartridges, and Shooting

By Alex Robinson

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Hunting

Ohio Hunter Arrows Remarkable ‘Droop’ Tine Buck

By Alice Jones Webb

Illinois Bowhunter Tags 2 Giant Bucks on a Small Private Property and Public Ground

By Bob McNally

Video: Bull Moose Sniffs Hunter’s Rifle Barrel

By Richard P. Smith

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Kristine Fischer holds up a big smallmouth bass
Fishing

Record Chaser Teams Up with Local Fishing Legend to Catch Pending World-Record Muskie

By Dac Collins

‘It’s a Miracle You’re Alive.’ I Nearly Drowned Alongside the Coast Guard in a Freak Storm

By Orval C. Johnson

The Best Winter Jackets for Extreme Cold, Tested at 20 Below in Alaska

By Tyler Freel

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Shooting Editor John B. Snow rings steel with a lever-action rifle.
Guns

1791 Gunleather: Affordable Custom Craftsmanship

By John B. Snow

Best Ruger 10/22 Triggers, Tested and Reviewed

By John B. Snow

The Best Concealed Carry Guns of 2024

By Tyler Freel

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A greenhead flying in a gray sky.
Conservation

Colorado’s Wolf Reintroduction Has Cost Taxpayers Double What They Expected When They Voted to Approve it

By Dac Collins

Here’s What a Second Donald Trump Presidential Term Could Mean for Outdoorsmen, Gun Owners, and Conservationists

By Andrew McKean

Grand Teton’s Famous Mother Grizzly 399 Was Killed by a Vehicle

By Alice Jones Webb

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Adventure

Adventure

Testing the iPhone Satellite Messenger: It’s Not Ready for Life or Death Situations in the Backcountry

Like other satellite messengers on the Globalstar network, the iPhone is having trouble sending messages

By Laura Lancaster

Two merino sheep on one side and a herd of alpacas on the other.
Adventure

Merino Wool vs. Alpaca: Battle of the Base Layers

By Alice Jones Webb

Woman wearing the Aarn Mountain Magic 50 Pro with an alpine lake in the background
Adventure

Aarn Mountain Magic 50 Pro Review: Throw Out Everything You Knew About Backpacks

By Laura Lancaster

We tested the best sun hats.
Adventure

The Best Sun Hats of 2024, Field Tested

By Ashley Thess

tara dower
Adventure

Tara Dower Battled Intense Hallucinations, Sleep Deprivation, and 53-Mile Days to Set the Appalachian Trail Speed Record. Here’s How She Did It.

By Laura Lancaster

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Survival

Survival

Alaskan Deer Hunter Mauled by Brown Bear Survives Bite to the Head

The bear was on the hunter in seconds. She had just enough time to drop down and curl into a ball

By Dac Collins

A grizzly bear stands on a hillside in Yellowstone National Park.
Survival

Bowhunter Rescued by Helicopter After He Was Treed by a Grizzly in Montana

By Dac Collins

A black bear sow with two cubs in a field.
Survival

Colorado Man Mauled by a Black Bear Sow with Cubs Inside His Own Home

By Katie Hill

A dead rabbit lays in the snow next to a shotgun.
Survival

How to Skin a Rabbit

By Alice Jones Webb

A mountain lion walks through a Colorado pine forest.
Survival

Colorado Camper Killed Mountain Lion with a Shovel as It Fought His Husky

By Dac Collins

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