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an alabama turkey taken with help from a trail camera

How to Use Trail Cameras for Turkey Hunting How to Use Trail Cameras for Turkey Hunting

By Andrew McKean, By Alex Robinson

nocpix thermal photo

Congress Investigates Chinese Thermal Optics Provider for Suspected Weapons Sanctions Evasion Congress Investigates Chinese Thermal Optics Provider for Suspected Weapons Sanctions Evasion

By Andrew McKean

A bull elk stands on a hill side

Big Game Hunting

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

Big Game Hunting

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

By Andrew McKean

Grizzlies in the rain

Researchers Just Said California Could Support Up to 1,700 Grizzly Bears 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 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 First Look: Leupold BX-4 Range HD Gen 2 Binocular

By Andrew McKean

Black hills utah

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

By Andrew McKean

A grizzly in Wyoming.

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

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

By Andrew McKean

national wildlife refuge USFWS employee

As Trump Attempts to Reform Federal Government, Hunters and Anglers Face ‘Unintended Consequences’ 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 The Best Binoculars, 24 Premium to Budget Options Tested

By Andrew McKean

A public land sign with a pumpjack in the background.

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

By Andrew McKean

Man holds binoculars up.

Big Game Hunting

How to Adjust Binoculars Properly How to Adjust Binoculars Properly

By Bill McRae, By Andrew McKean

The Best Hunting Tripods of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Hunting Tripods of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean, By John B. Snow, By Tyler Freel

Wayne Carlton bugles in the aspens.

Big Game Hunting

Remembering Wayne Carlton, the Hunter Who Revolutionized Wild-Game Calling 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 FFP vs SFP: Understanding First-Focal Plane and Second-Focal Plane Riflescopes

By Andrew McKean

Big Game Hunting

The Ultimate Guide to Elk Hunting The Ultimate Guide to Elk Hunting

By Jace Bauserman, By Andrew McKean

Testing the best spotting scopes side by side.

The Best Spotting Scopes of 2025, Tested and Reviewed 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 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.

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

By Andrew McKean, By Natalie Krebs

A road with public land BLM sign

Here’s What Hunting and Conservation Groups Are Asking of the Trump Administration 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 First Look at the New Leupold VX-6HD Gen 2

By Andrew McKean

A herd of Roosevelt elk in Washington.

With Increasing Influence from Anti-Hunters, Washington’s Wildlife Commission Is Now ‘Dysfunctional,’ According to a University Report 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 The Best LPVO Scopes, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Sandhill cranes coming in for a landing

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

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

By Andrew McKean

Four deer lit up with a thermal on a prairie.

Big Game Hunting

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

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

By Andrew McKean

Snowy Alaska range

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

By Andrew McKean

A blacktail buck in velvet.

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

Feds Propose Listing the Monarch Butterfly Under the Endangered Species Act Feds Propose Listing the Monarch Butterfly Under the Endangered Species Act

By Andrew McKean

A gray wolf stalks its prey in Europe.

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

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

Big Game Hunting

An Old-School Western Mule Deer Hunt, in Memory of Two Midwestern Dads 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 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 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 First Look: Nikon’s 12×25 Image Stabilized Binocular

By Andrew McKean

Climate & Environment

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

By Andrew McKean

Climate & Environment

Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners

By Andrew McKean

MANKATO, MN. - OCTOBER 2015: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Landwehr and U.S. House Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party First District Congressman Tim Walz posed for a group photo at the dedication of the newly enlarged O.A. Vee Memorial State Wildlife Management Area near Mankato, Minn., as part of the Governor's Pheasant Opener, Friday, October 10, 2015. (Photo by Glen Stubbe/Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)

Harris-Walz Campaign Launches Coalition of Hunters and Anglers as It Tries to Appeal to Rural Men Harris-Walz Campaign Launches Coalition of Hunters and Anglers as It Tries to Appeal to Rural Men

By Andrew McKean

A buck pronghorn is an animal that would benefit from the National Grasslands Act.

The Long-Awaited Grasslands Conservation Act Is Finally Introduced in Congress The Long-Awaited Grasslands Conservation Act Is Finally Introduced in Congress

By Andrew McKean

Bears Ears National Monument

Sportsmen’s Groups Will Challenge the Ban on Recreational Shooting at Bears Ears National Monument Sportsmen’s Groups Will Challenge the Ban on Recreational Shooting at Bears Ears National Monument

By Andrew McKean

Bears Ears National Monument

Final Bears Ears National Monument Plan Bans All Recreational Shooting on 1.3 Million Acres of Federal Land Final Bears Ears National Monument Plan Bans All Recreational Shooting on 1.3 Million Acres of Federal Land

By Andrew McKean

Cow elk jump over a barbed wire ranch fence.

Big Game Hunting

Film: Public-Land Elk Hunters and Ranchers Can Be Good Neighbors. Here’s How Film: Public-Land Elk Hunters and Ranchers Can Be Good Neighbors. Here’s How

By Andrew McKean

A bull elk raises his head near a feeding cow.

Big Game Hunting

Should Idaho Restrict Hi-Tech Hunting Gear? State Officials Want to Know Should Idaho Restrict Hi-Tech Hunting Gear? State Officials Want to Know

By Andrew McKean

A BLM usage sign in an OHV area.

The Largest and Least-Funded Public-Land Agency in America Is Finally Getting Backup The Largest and Least-Funded Public-Land Agency in America Is Finally Getting Backup

By Andrew McKean

The best overall budget rifle scope of 2023

The Best Rifle Scopes Under $500, Tested and Reviewed The Best Rifle Scopes Under $500, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

The best scope rings for your rifle

The Best Scope Rings of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Scope Rings of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

We tested the Tract Toric UHD 1-8x24.

The Best Budget LPVOs of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Budget LPVOs of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Two of the best binoculars for hunting being tested

The Best Binoculars for Hunting of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Binoculars for Hunting of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Testing the best binoculars for bird watching

The 7 Best Binoculars for Bird Watching, Tested and Reviewed The 7 Best Binoculars for Bird Watching, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Bill McRae holds up a resolution wheel.

Remembering Bill McRae, the Godfather of Modern Sporting Optics Remembering Bill McRae, the Godfather of Modern Sporting Optics

By Andrew McKean

conservation tax leakage

Bow Hunting Gear

Some Foreign Hunting and Fishing Gear Manufacturers Aren’t Paying Required Conservation Taxes Some Foreign Hunting and Fishing Gear Manufacturers Aren’t Paying Required Conservation Taxes

By Andrew McKean

Testing the best binocular harnesses in Montana.

The Best Binocular Harnesses of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Binocular Harnesses of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

The author tests two of the best rangefinders for hunting.

The Best Rangefinders for Hunting of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Rangefinders for Hunting of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Great scopes under $200

7 Great Scopes Under $250, Tested and Reviewed 7 Great Scopes Under $250, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

The author tests the best hunting scopes.

The Best Hunting Scopes: 18 Modern and Versatile Options The Best Hunting Scopes: 18 Modern and Versatile Options

By Andrew McKean

Lion Hunting Ban Qualifies for Colorado’s November Ballot Lion Hunting Ban Qualifies for Colorado’s November Ballot

By Andrew McKean

hunter education

A Digital Revolution in Hunter Education A Digital Revolution in Hunter Education

By Andrew McKean

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