More from Andrew McKean (Page 2)

The best thermal scopes were tested in Texas while coyote hunting

The Best Thermal Scopes, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

The new Leupold VX-5HD Gen 2 riflescope

First Look: Leupold VX-5HD Gen2 Rifle Scopes

By Andrew McKean

Best thermal clip on sights

The Best Thermal Clip-On Sights

By Andrew McKean

Public land advocates rallied against mike lee's provisions to sell public land

Public Lands & Waters

Breaking: Mike Lee’s Public Land Sale Plan Is Dead

By Andrew McKean

Mike Lee is still trying to sell public land

Policy & Legislation

Mike Lee Shoves Another Bad Land Sale Provision into the Senate’s Final Budget Bill

By Andrew McKean

Your public lands sign

Public Lands & Waters

Public Land Advocates: Mike Lee’s New Land Sale Plan Is ‘Just a Different Pile of Dog Sh*t’

By Andrew McKean

Senator Mike Lee public land sales

Policy & Legislation

Breaking: Mike Lee’s Plan to Sell Public Lands Fails to Pass Budget Rules. He Promises to Try Again

By Alex Robinson, Andrew McKean

Senator Mike Lee on senate land sale

Public Lands & Waters

Hunters Now Have a Real Chance to Defeat the Public Land Sales Bill. Here’s Why

By Andrew McKean

A surprised looking hunter with a giant Missouri deer.

After My Dad Died, I Hunted Our Farm One Last Time — and Killed the Best Buck of My Life

By Andrew McKean

A bull elk looks across grassy plains.

Policy & Legislation

More Details Emerge Around the Public Land Sale Bill — and It’s Worse Than You Think

By Andrew McKean

Your public lands sign

Public Lands & Waters

Senate Proposes Selling Up to 3 Million Acres of Public Land

By Andrew McKean

Senator Mike Lee on senate land sale

Policy & Legislation

The Senate Is Considering Selling Public Land. It Could Be About 2 Million Acres

By Andrew McKean

The arctic national wildlife refuge

Climate & Environment

While Public Land Advocates Celebrate House Bill Victory, Several Troubling Provisions Were Passed

By Andrew McKean

A composite image of Ryan Zinke and some quotes about the public land sale

Policy & Legislation

House Republicans Kill Provision to Sell Public Lands

By Andrew McKean

Houses with mountains in background.

Policy & Legislation

Public Land Sales Proposal Could Advance at 1 A.M. Tomorrow

By Andrew McKean

The best rifle scopes

The Best Rifle Scopes of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

A composite image of Bruce Westerman and Melonie Stansbury

Public Lands & Waters

Here’s Why the Federal Land Sale Bill Is a Bad Idea, and Horrible Legislation

By Andrew McKean

The Best Rimfire Scopes of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

The Best Rimfire Scopes of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

The best thermal monoculars and binoculars were tested in South Texas.

The Best Thermal Monoculars and Binoculars of 2025, Field Tested

By Andrew McKean

Freel shoots ATACR best long range riflescope

The Best Long Range Rifle Scopes, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

A house bill has earmarked federal public land for sale

Policy & Legislation

An Amendment to Sell Thousands of Acres of Public Land in Nevada and Utah Just Slipped into a House Budget Bill

By Andrew McKean

The sun sets on a perfect September day of paddling and fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

Climate & Environment

House Committee Weighs Budget Bill That Would Allow Boundary Waters Mine, Approve Ambler Road, and Mandate Massive Coal Leases

By Andrew McKean

an alabama turkey taken with help from a trail camera

How to Use Trail Cameras for Turkey Hunting

By Andrew McKean, Alex Robinson

nocpix thermal photo

Congress Investigates Chinese Thermal Optics Provider for Suspected Weapons Sanctions Evasion

By Andrew McKean

A bull elk stands on a hill side

Policy & Legislation

Idaho Hunters Want Restrictions on Drones, Thermals, and Cellular Trail Cams

By Andrew McKean

A buck pronghorn antelope

Antelope Hunting

Antelope Numbers Are Dropping. That’s Why Two Hunters Are Launching the North American Pronghorn Foundation

By Andrew McKean

A velvet-racked buck makes the most of the growing season.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

What Are the Keys to Managing for Bucks with Bigger Antlers?

By Andrew McKean

Grizzlies in the rain

Wildlife Management

Researchers Just Said California Could Support Up to 1,700 Grizzly Bears

By Andrew McKean

The new Zeiss SFL 10x50

First Look at the New Zeiss SFL 50 Binoculars in 8×50, 10×50, and 12×50

By Andrew McKean

The new Leupold BX-4 Range 10x42 HD Gen2 at the range.

First Look: Leupold BX-4 Range HD Gen 2 Binocular

By Andrew McKean

Black hills utah

Policy & Legislation

Congress Is Seriously Considering Public Land Sales as Part of Its New Budget

By Andrew McKean

A grizzly in Wyoming.

Wildlife Management

This Former Game Warden Could Be the New USFWS Director. Here’s His Record on CWD, Wolves, and Grizzlies

By Andrew McKean

Corner crossing ruled legal in Wyoming.

Public Lands & Waters

Appeals Court Rules That Corner Crossing Is Legal in at Least Six States

By Andrew McKean

national wildlife refuge USFWS employee

Policy & Legislation

As Trump Attempts to Reform Federal Government, Hunters and Anglers Face ‘Unintended Consequences’

By Andrew McKean

Best binoculars being tested in Montana

The Best Binoculars, 24 Premium to Budget Options Tested

By Andrew McKean

A public land sign with a pumpjack in the background.

Public Lands & Waters

How Seriously Should We Take the Sale of Federal Lands? Very Seriously, Experts Say

By Andrew McKean

Man holds binoculars up.

How to Adjust Binoculars Properly

By Bill McRae, Andrew McKean

The Best Hunting Tripods of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean, John B. Snow, Tyler Freel

Wayne Carlton bugles in the aspens.

Remembering Wayne Carlton, the Hunter Who Revolutionized Wild-Game Calling

By Andrew McKean

We tested the best long range rifle scopes.

FFP vs SFP: Understanding First-Focal Plane and Second-Focal Plane Riflescopes

By Andrew McKean

The Ultimate Guide to Elk Hunting

By Jace Bauserman, Andrew McKean

Testing the best spotting scopes side by side.

The Best Spotting Scopes of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Doug Burgum is sworn in as DOI secretary

Climate & Environment

North Dakota Governor and Retired Software Exec Doug Burgum Confirmed as Interior Secretary

By Andrew McKean

A herd of mule deer, likely about to bolt.

Policy & Legislation

Trump’s Order to Pause Federal Grants Causes Chaos in the Conservation World

By Andrew McKean, Natalie Krebs

A road with public land BLM sign

Policy & Legislation

Here’s What Hunting and Conservation Groups Are Asking of the Trump Administration

By Andrew McKean

The new Leupold VX-6HD Gen 2

First Look at the New Leupold VX-6HD Gen 2

By Andrew McKean

A herd of Roosevelt elk in Washington.

Wildlife Management

With Increasing Influence from Anti-Hunters, Washington’s Wildlife Commission Is Now ‘Dysfunctional,’ According to a University Report

By Andrew McKean

The Best LPVO Scopes, Tested and Reviewed

The Best LPVO Scopes, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Sandhill cranes coming in for a landing

Wildlife Management

In Wisconsin, Home of the Sandhill Crane Recovery, Legislators Are Now Considering a Hunt

By Andrew McKean

A red rock canyon on Utah's BLM land.

Public Lands & Waters

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Utah’s Public-Lands Lawsuit

By Andrew McKean

Four deer lit up with a thermal on a prairie.

Policy & Legislation

Survey: Idaho Big-Game Hunters Would Ban Drones and Thermals, But Keep Most Other Tech

By Andrew McKean

DVX Night Storm X1 Review: A Night Vision Binocular for Under $300 That Actually Works

By Andrew McKean

Three wolves stand together on the top of a snowy hill.

Wildlife Management

Podcast: Wolves Will Be Delisted, Public-Land Transfer Attempts Will Fail, and Other 2025 Predictions

By Andrew McKean

Snowy Alaska range

Policy & Legislation

Congress Passes Two Outdoor Bills That Include Better Shooting Range Access, Implications for Lead Tackle

By Andrew McKean

A blacktail buck in velvet.

Wildlife Management

The New Blacktail Deer Foundation Aims to Conserve These Underrated Deer Subspecies

By Andrew McKean

Boone and Crockett Club have declared javelina as a new trophy big game species.

Big Game Hunting

Boone and Crockett Accepts Javelina as the Continent’s Newest Trophy Species, the First Addition in Nearly 25 Years

By Andrew McKean

A monarch butterfly on thistle.

Policy & Legislation

Feds Propose Listing the Monarch Butterfly Under the Endangered Species Act

By Andrew McKean

A gray wolf stalks its prey in Europe.

Wildlife Management

European Union Relaxes Protections for Livestock-Killing Wolves as Shepherds, Others Demand Action

By Andrew McKean

A map of Montana showing checkerboarding and inaccessible state lands.

Public Lands & Waters

1.5 Million Acres of Montana State Trust Land Is Inaccessible, New Map Shows

By Andrew McKean

The author tested the new Zeiss V8 NA while hunting antelope and whitetails.

First Look at the New Zeiss V8 NA 2.8-20×56

By Andrew McKean

Two hunters sit and pose in the bed of a truck next to a mule deer.

Mule Deer Hunting

An Old-School Western Mule Deer Hunt, in Memory of Two Midwestern Dads

By Andrew McKean

We compared the Polaris Ranger and the General by testing them for months.

Polaris Ranger XD 1500 vs Polaris General XP 1000 Ultimate

By Andrew McKean

A dirty suppressor with its baffles out for cleaning.

Suppressor Bill Introduced in Congress Would Eliminate Legal Gray Area of Modular Cans, Cleaning Baffles

By Andrew McKean

The new Nikon Image Stabilized binocular

First Look: Nikon’s 12×25 Image Stabilized Binocular

By Andrew McKean

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