1940-1949
Outdoor Life Online Editor
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January 1940 Outdoor Life Online Editor
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July 1940 Outdoor Life Online Editor
Patriotic, Hunting, Fishing

Patriotic, Hunting, Fishing

August 1940
Guns, Dogs, Hunting

Guns, Dogs, Hunting

November 1940
Fishing, Deer

Fishing, Deer

May 1941
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September 1941 Outdoor Life Online Editor
Guns, Dogs

Guns, Dogs

November 1941
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May 1942 Outdoor Life Online Editor
Patriotic, Fishing

Patriotic, Fishing

July 1942
Guns, Patriotic, Hunting

Guns, Patriotic, Hunting

November 1942
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March 1943 Outdoor Life Online Editor
Fishing

Fishing

April 1943
Fishing, Patriotic

Fishing, Patriotic

July 1943
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February 1944 Outdoor Life Online Editor
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March 1944 Outdoor Life Online Editor
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January 1946 Outdoor Life Online Editor
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May 1946 Outdoor Life Online Editor
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September 1946 Outdoor Life Online Editor
Patriotic

Patriotic

January 1947
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March 1947 Outdoor Life Online Editor
Dogs, Hunting, Gamebirds

Dogs, Hunting, Gamebirds

October 1947
Fishing, Camping

Fishing, Camping

May 1949

Bear covers, so prevalent in the beginning years of the magazine, largely disappear in the 1930’s but begin a comeback in the 1940’s that reaches its snarling peak in the next decade. Also in the 1940’s, Outdoor Life becomes the only outdoor magazine shipped overseas to GIs during World War II, and its covers pay tribute to the American soldier and the war effort throughout the war years.

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