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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 2026, 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, 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

Climate & Environment

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

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)

Policy & Legislation

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.

Policy & Legislation

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

By Andrew McKean

Bears Ears National Monument

Public Lands & Waters

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

By Andrew McKean

Bears Ears National Monument

Policy & Legislation

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

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

By Andrew McKean

A BLM usage sign in an OHV area.

Public Lands & Waters

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

By Andrew McKean

The best scope rings for your rifle

The Best Scope Rings of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

We tested the Tract Toric UHD 1-8x24.

The Best Budget LPVOs of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Two of the best binoculars for hunting being tested

The Best Binoculars for Hunting, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Testing the best binoculars for bird watching

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

By Andrew McKean

conservation tax leakage

Bow Hunting Gear

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 2026, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

The author tests two of the best rangefinders for hunting.

The Best Rangefinders for Hunting, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Great scopes under $200

7 Great Scopes Under $250, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Lion Hunting Ban Qualifies for Colorado’s November Ballot

By Andrew McKean

hunter education

Hunter Recruitment

A Digital Revolution in Hunter Education

By Andrew McKean

An American flag flying above the front range ofColorado

Public Lands & Waters

This Independence Day, Celebrate the Gift of Public Land

By Andrew McKean

A hunter in the snow looks at his phone.

Hunting Regs Are Too Complicated. This New Hunting A.I. Is Trying to Fix That

By Andrew McKean

A hunter in blaze orange looks at a dead deer from a distance

Public Approval for Hunting and Recreational Shooting Continues to Decline in the U.S.

By Andrew McKean

Wildlife Management

Anti-Hunting Groups Are Running a Paid Signature Campaign to Ban Cougar Hunting in Colorado. Conservation Orgs Launch “Decline to Sign” Effort

By Andrew McKean

argentina red stag

Big Game Hunting

Hunting Wild Red Stag in Argentina During the Roar Is a Lot Like Elk Hunting the Rut — But Better

By Andrew McKean

State Department Alleges Yantai IRAY Provided Thermal Scopes to Russia. It’s Unclear If Sanctions Will Disrupt U.S. Thermal Market

By Andrew McKean

montana mule deer

Wildlife Management

Montana Raises Record Funds for a Coveted Mule Deer Tag — Through a Public Raffle

By Andrew McKean

Mallards resting on an NWR

Policy & Legislation

Proposed Rule Could Curb Predator Control and Planting Grains for Waterfowl in Refuges. Hunting Orgs Now Wonder, Is USFWS Turning Against Duck Hunters?

By Andrew McKean

Pronghorn antelope in Wyoming.

Climate & Environment

Why Is the New BLM Rule So Controversial?

By Andrew McKean

Leupold RX-5000

Backcountry Hunting Gear

First Look: The New Leupold RX-5000 Laser Rangefinder

By Andrew McKean

hunting dog german wirehaired pointer lies in the grass

Killing Cricket: Putting Down Your Dog Is Never Easy — Nor Easy to Explain

By Andrew McKean

A dark gray and white Wyoming wolf crosses a snowy road.

Activists Are Defining Hunters by One Wyoming Man Who Tortured a Wolf. What Are Actual Hunters Doing About It?

By Andrew McKean

The Maven B.7 fit in the palm of your hand.

The Best Compact Binoculars, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

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