More from Andrew McKean

The author tests the best value rangefinder binocular, the Sig Kilo 6K
Binoculars

Best Rangefinder Binoculars, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Public lands could close to hunting with the government shutdown.
Conservation

Conservation Groups Ask to Keep Public Lands Open as Government Shutdown Looms

By Andrew McKean

mountain lion hunting ban Colorado.
Conservation

Mountain Lion Hunting Ban Filed in Colorado

By Andrew McKean

The Best Rangefinders for Bow Hunting.
Bow Hunting Gear

The Best Rangefinders for Bow Hunting of 2024

By Andrew McKean

Kids learn archery in school programs.
Conservation

Senators Introduce Bill to Block Biden Administration’s Hunter Ed ‘Defunding’ Policy

By Andrew McKean

The interpretation of new law has led to a freeze on outdoor education at schools
Conservation

How the “Biden Administration Defunds Hunter Education” Non-Story Became a Massive Story

By Andrew McKean

The best long range rifle scopes
Gear

Best Long Range Rifle Scopes of 2022

By Andrew McKean

The Vortex Razor HD compact spotting scope is light and packable.
Gear

The Best Compact Spotting Scopes, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

The best spotting scopes for better visibility.
Gear

The Best Spotting Scopes of 2022

By Andrew McKean

colorado wildlife management
Conservation

Colorado Adds 3 Animal Rights Professionals to Its Wildlife Commission

By Andrew McKean

A grizzly bear in the Yellowstone ecosystem.
Bear Hunting

The Clock Is Ticking as the Feds Grapple with Delisting Grizzly Bears

By Andrew McKean

hunting approval rating
Conservation

Survey: Public Approval for Hunting Drops Sharply

By Andrew McKean

Person using skinning knife
Gear

The Best Skinning Knives of 2024

By Andrew McKean

Gray wolves in the Great Lakes.
Conservation

Hunting Groups Petition Feds to Delist Wolves in Great Lakes Region

By Andrew McKean

Mule deer in mule deer habitat
Conservation

Why I Sued the Governor

By Andrew McKean

man with black bear carcass
Bear Hunting

The Ex-Communist Bear Baiter of Dore Lake

By Andrew McKean

utah swan hunting proposal 1
Conservation

Some Hunters Target Trumpeter Swans. Utah Wants to Stop It Before All Swan Hunting Gets Shut Down

By Andrew McKean

packtrain of hunters
Big Game Hunting

The Ghost of Greyback Ridge

By Andrew McKean

The author used a thermal scope to take this hog.
Gear

The Best Thermal Cameras, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

A silhouetted Spanish ibex stands on a cliff edge.
Big Game Hunting

El Macho: A Crossbow Hunt for Spanish Ibex

By Andrew McKean

ice boom
Climate & Environment

Are Floating Ice Barriers the Cause of Lake Erie’s Deteriorating Fishery?

By Andrew McKean

black bear in washington
Conservation

Lawsuit Seeks to Bar Controversial Washington Wildlife Commissioner from Service

By Andrew McKean

rifle shells
Ammo

Here’s What the Ammo Shortage Revealed About the Industry

By Andrew McKean

cessna control panel up close
Big Game Hunting

This Happened to Me: I Flew a Plane with Zero Training

By Andrew McKean

grizzly bear montana
Bear Hunting

Montana Legislators, Don’t Blow Our Best Chance to Delist Grizzly Bears

By Andrew McKean

mule deer bucks
Big Game Hunting

The $725K Mule Deer Tag: Auction Tags Set All-Time Record at Western Hunt Expo

By Andrew McKean

hunter with large mule deer
Big Game Hunting

Mexico’s 200-Inch Mule Deer Are Legendary. That Doesn’t Make Them Easy to Kill

By Andrew McKean

Iguana hunters in Puerto Rico.
Conservation

Hunting the Invasive Iguanas of Puerto Rico

By Andrew McKean

Leupold's new rangefinding binocular
Binoculars

Leupold BX-4 Range HD First Look

By Andrew McKean

thermal unit clip on
Gear

European Hunters Are Switching to Thermal Optics. The Trend Is Coming to America Next

By Andrew McKean

electro optics
Gear

Electro-Optics Will Take Over Hunting—and More Lessons from Testing the Year’s Best Optics

By Andrew McKean

Wolf pack in german
Conservation

After EU President’s Pony Is Killed by a Wolf, Europe Considers Easing Protections for Wolves

By Andrew McKean

A giant farmland buck.
Big Game Hunting

Hunting Whitetails From the Ground Makes for a Lifetime of Close-to-Home Adventures

By Andrew McKean

cow elk
Conservation

In Washington State, Hunters May No Longer Be “Necessary to Manage Wildlife”

By Andrew McKean

bighorn sheep on highway
Conservation

The Key to Solving Big-Game Migration Conflicts? Roadkill

By Andrew McKean

Wild turkeys in a roost in Montana.
Conservation

Turkey Federation Gets $50 Million Grant to Battle Wildfires

By Andrew McKean

Shooting range access would prevent people from shooting signs like this one.
Conservation

This Bill Would Put a Public Shooting Range in Every National Forest in the Country

By Andrew McKean

public access
Conservation

If I Were America’s Public Lands Czar, Here’s How I’d Fix Access

By Andrew McKean

grizzly bear
Conservation

Why Congress Must Pass Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

By Andrew McKean

World record whitetail buck
Big Game Hunting

The Milo Hanson Buck: How Long Can the Whitetail World Record Stand?

By Alex Robinson, Andrew McKean, Jim Zumbo

removed from Instagram
Big Game Hunting

A High-Profile Deer Biologist Had His Instagram Account Deleted … for Posting About Competitive Shooting?

By Andrew McKean

lab mouse
Big Game Hunting

Study That Suggests Chronic Wasting Disease Can Infect Humans May Be Flawed, According to Top Researchers

By Andrew McKean

Are thermal scopes and devices fair chase? Boone and Crockett says no.
Gear

Best New Thermal Optics 2021

By Andrew McKean

Maven rangefinder
Gear

The Best New Rangefinders, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

A hunter wears tetra hearing aids during a hunt
Hunting

Will Hunters Finally Start Using Hearing Aids?

By Andrew McKean

Pronghorn antelope in Montana
Conservation

Montana Is on the Brink of Destroying One of Its Most Successful Conservation Programs

By Andrew McKean

Moose tag Wyoming.
Big Game Hunting

Can Wyoming Fix Its Preference Point Problem for Big Game Tags?

By Andrew McKean

Jason Burckhalter and Kurt Dyroff are NWTF's next CEOs.
Conservation

Co-CEOs Will Lead NWTF Into Its Next Half-Century of Conservation

By Andrew McKean

Bull elk in Montana.
Big Game Hunting

“Bulls for Billionaires.” Are Montana’s 454 Permits a Step Toward Privatizing the State’s Elk Herd?

By Andrew McKean

A mule deer hops a fence.
Conservation

What’s Next For Corner-Crossers and What Will the Outcome of the Civil Suit Bring?

By Andrew McKean

Martha Williams on grizzly bears.
Climate & Environment

Martha Williams, the New Director of USFWS, Talks Grizzly Bears, Hunting on Refuges, and the Challenge of Getting More Americans Outdoors

By Andrew McKean

pheasant hunt
Conservation

Will Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Mean Fewer Pheasants This Fall?

By Andrew McKean

mckenzie river map BLM
Conservation

The House Just Passed an Act That Will Make It Easier for Hunters to Find and Access Public Lands

By Andrew McKean

national elk refuge usfws
Conservation

Is USFWS About to Walk Back Its Expansion of Hunting on Federal Land Because of Lead Ammo?

By Andrew McKean

checkerboard public land
Conservation

Want to Understand the Corner-Crossing Issue? Listen to These Podcasts from Randy Newberg

By Andrew McKean

Hunting dogs and coyote snares.
Coyote Hunting

Do We Need to Better Regulate Coyote Trapping in Order to Save It—and Save Our Bird Hunting Dogs?

By Andrew McKean

The EOTech Vudu 1-10x28 FFP scope.
Gear

New Riflescopes from SHOT Show 2022 and Beyond

By Andrew McKean

yukon moose guide
Big Game Hunting

Wild Gifts: Yukon Moose Hunting Guide Curtis LaDue Has a Foot in Both Modern and Ancient Worlds

By Andrew McKean

Hawke Vantage Binoculars
Gear

New Binoculars, Rangefinders, and Thermals from SHOT Show 2022

By Andrew McKean

shot show convention 2021
Guns

The Show Must Go On: Inside the Pandemic SHOT Show, and What’s Next for the Firearms Industry

By Alex Robinson, Andrew McKean

The Bushmaster BA30 rifle at the range.
Guns

First Look: The Bushmaster BA30 Straight-Pull Rifle

By Andrew McKean

The new Umarex Primal 20 gauge airgun.
Guns

First Look: Umarex Primal 20, a 20-Gauge Airgun

By Andrew McKean, Natalie Krebs

The Winchester Xpert bolt-action 22 rifle.
Guns

First Look: Winchester Xpert Bolt-Action .22

By Andrew McKean, Natalie Krebs

hunter graph
Conservation

New Survey Reveals “COVID Bump” Hunters’ Motivations and Impacts

By Andrew McKean