More from Andrew McKean

A trail camera ban and other tech will affect record book eligibility for Boone and Crockett.
Big Game Hunting

Boone and Crockett Says the Use of Smart Riflescopes, GPS-Enabled Tech, and Trail Cams That Transmit Images In Real Time Isn’t Fair Chase

By Andrew McKean

A bighorn sheep nursery is being planned for a private ranch in Utah.
Big Game Hunting

In Utah, a Desert Bighorn Sheep “Nursery” Planned for Private Ranch

By Andrew McKean

montana elk
Big Game Hunting

Montana Elk Management Showdown: Proposal Could Burn Public-Land Hunters Who Have Waited Years to Draw a Tag

By Andrew McKean

whitetail buck and hunter montana
Big Game Hunting

Whitetail Deer Hunting Montana’s Milk River Is Overrated—Until It Isn’t

By Andrew McKean

whitetail doe
Big Game Hunting

What All Hunters Need to Know About Coronavirus in Whitetails

By Andrew McKean

Jim_Zumbo_why_we_hunt
Guns

Black Rifles, Reputations, and Redemption: What Really Happened to Jim Zumbo

By Andrew McKean

sigsauer riflescope
Gear

The Best New Riflescopes for Hunting 2021, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Pair of hands holding black binoculars
Binoculars

Binocular Reviews: Zeiss Victory RF 10×42

By Andrew McKean

Leica Geovid binocular
Binoculars

Leica Geovid 3200.COM Rangefinding Binocular

By Andrew McKean

wolf in the snow
Conservation

Interior Department Suggests Wolves May Need Federal Protection

By Andrew McKean

Six tripods in a field
Gear

The Top New Tripods for Hunting

By Andrew McKean

Vortex Viper HD
Binoculars

Vortex Viper HD 8×42 Binocular Review

By Andrew McKean

wolf in the snow
Conservation

Feds Back Away From Relisting Wolves. Montana Approves Baiting and Night Hunting

By Andrew McKean

The Vortex Fury HD AB 5000 ranges, spots and calculates ballistics.
Binoculars

Vortex Fury HD 5000 AB Rangefinding Binocular Review

By Andrew McKean

Person holding Bushnell Forge Binoculars
Binoculars

Bushnell Forge 10×42 and 10×30: Hunting Binoculars Review

By Andrew McKean

wolf hunting
Hunting

Bounties, Petitions, and Politics: Why the Wolf War Is Only Getting More Extreme

By Andrew McKean

Green binoculars sitting on top of a rock
Binoculars

Vortex Razor HD 10×42 Binocular Review

By Andrew McKean

Bushnell AR 1-8x24 riflescope on a white background.
Gear

The 17 Best New Versatile Riflescopes Put to the Test

By Andrew McKean

There will be fewer ducks in the fall flight this year.
Climate & Environment

Duck Hunters Should Expect to See Older and Fewer Ducks This Fall

By Andrew McKean

A pair of binoculars for hunting
Binoculars

Hunting Binoculars Review: Swarovski SLC 15×56

By Andrew McKean

P&Y is trying to reinvent itself.
Big Game Hunting

Pope & Young Club Reinvents Itself to Appeal to Younger, More Diverse Bowhunters

By Andrew McKean

Republicans Call on Biden to Withdraw His Pick to Run the Bureau of Land Management
Conservation

Republicans Call on Biden to Withdraw His Pick to Run the Bureau of Land Management

By Andrew McKean, Natalie Krebs

NWTF and Turkeys for Tomorrow both hope to address wild turkey population issues.
Conservation

Trouble in Turkey Country: Can Two Conservation Orgs Help Declining Populations?

By Andrew McKean

Hunting4Connections is a dating site for outdoor enthusiasts, including hunters and anglers.
Hunting

Hunting4Connections Is Kind of Like Tinder for Outdoorsmen and Women

By Andrew McKean

David Chipman is Biden's pick for the ATF.
Guns

22 Conservation and Gun-Rights Groups Oppose President Biden’s Pick for ATF Director

By Andrew McKean

Sara Parker Pauley with a spring turkey
Conservation

Q&A: New President of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Talks About an Evolving Conservation Model

By Andrew McKean

Montana roosters in a field.
Hunting

Montana Proposes Pen-Raised Pheasants as a Hunter Recruitment Tool

By Andrew McKean

The military has its own ammo production plant and rarely uses civilian ammo plant capacity for its munitions.
Ammo

Is the Military Really Buying Up All the Civilian Ammo?

By Andrew McKean

A hunter kneeling beside the new world-record bull elk.
Big Game Hunting

The Hunt for the New World-Record Archery Elk

By Andrew McKean

Public shooting ranges across the US receive federal funding.
Conservation

Do Sanctuary Gun Laws Disqualify States from Receiving Federal Wildlife Management Funds?

By Andrew McKean

Calling in a tom is as good a way of celebrating Earth Day as any.
Conservation

This Earth Day, Let’s Celebrate the Messy Side of Nature

By Andrew McKean

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Big Game Hunting

An Elk Is Born

By Andrew McKean

Elk-Country Gobblers
Hunting

Elk-Country Gobblers

By Andrew McKean

The Mine-Shaft Lion
Cougar Hunting

The Mine-Shaft Lion

By Andrew McKean

Shoot-on-Sight Wolves?
Hunting

Shoot-on-Sight Wolves?

By Andrew McKean

Lead Ban Proposed
Ammo

Lead Ban Proposed

By Andrew McKean

Aimpoint’s Big Bet
Gear

Aimpoint’s Big Bet

By Andrew McKean

Browning’s New Line of Ammunition Gets First Test in Wyoming
Ammo

Browning’s New Line of Ammunition Gets First Test in Wyoming

By Andrew McKean

Mountain Lion Alert!
Animal Attacks

Mountain Lion Alert!

By Andrew McKean

Spend 4th Grade Outdoors: Obama’s National Access Plan Includes Natural-Resource Curriculum
Conservation

Spend 4th Grade Outdoors: Obama’s National Access Plan Includes Natural-Resource Curriculum

By Andrew McKean

New Land and Water Conservation Fund Plan Omits Critical Public-Land Acquisition
Conservation

New Land and Water Conservation Fund Plan Omits Critical Public-Land Acquisition

By Andrew McKean

A Waterfowler’s Late-Season Guide to Effective and Ethical Pass-Shooting
Hunting

A Waterfowler’s Late-Season Guide to Effective and Ethical Pass-Shooting

By Andrew McKean

Deadfall Buck
Big Game Hunting

Deadfall Buck

By Andrew McKean

Anti-wolf activist charged with elk poaching
Conservation

Anti-wolf activist charged with elk poaching

By Andrew McKean

Giant in the Mist
Hunting

Giant in the Mist

By Andrew McKean

map of montana private land
Conservation

Locked Up: Nearly a Third of Montana’s Private Land Is Leased to Hunting Outfitters

By Andrew McKean

Endangered Grizzlies
Hunting

Endangered Grizzlies

By Andrew McKean

My New Rule for Deer Season: No More Banking Bucks
Big Game Hunting

My New Rule for Deer Season: No More Banking Bucks

By Andrew McKean

Paradise Valley
Fishing

Paradise Valley

By Andrew McKean

Super Vision: Premium Optics vs. Budget Glass
Gear

Super Vision: Premium Optics vs. Budget Glass

By Andrew McKean

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Gear

Q&A with Mark DeYoung: ATK Spinoff Company Vista Outdoor Consolidates Major Sporting Brands

By Andrew McKean

Montana Grand Slam: The Elk Trail
Big Game Hunting

Montana Grand Slam: The Elk Trail

By Andrew McKean

My New Year’s Wish: Stop the Silly Talk of Selling Public Land
Conservation

My New Year’s Wish: Stop the Silly Talk of Selling Public Land

By Andrew McKean

Leupold Vendetta 2 Bow-Mounted Rangefinder
Bow Hunting Gear

Leupold Vendetta 2 Bow-Mounted Rangefinder

By Andrew McKean

New Rangefinder: SIG KILO2400ABS
Gear

New Rangefinder: SIG KILO2400ABS

By Andrew McKean

A Muletail Buck?
Big Game Hunting

A Muletail Buck?

By Andrew McKean

Gear Review: Slumberjack Carbine Hunting Pack
Camping Gear

Gear Review: Slumberjack Carbine Hunting Pack

By Andrew McKean

Duck Hunting and Fishing Canada’s Northwest Territories
Duck Hunting

Duck Hunting and Fishing Canada’s Northwest Territories

By Andrew McKean

Optics Test ’09
Gear

Optics Test ’09

By Andrew McKean

Build Your Own Optics: Maven Offers Totally Customizable Binoculars
Binoculars

Build Your Own Optics: Maven Offers Totally Customizable Binoculars

By Andrew McKean

Hunter scoping a hunt with binoculars in the sunset
Hunting

A Gentleman’s Wager on Kodiak Island

By Andrew McKean

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Bear Hunting

Grizzly Giant!

By Andrew McKean

Is it Time to Better Regulate Captive Deer Operations?
Conservation

Is it Time to Better Regulate Captive Deer Operations?

By Andrew McKean

OL Heading to First-Ever ‘National Whitetail Summit’
Big Game Hunting

OL Heading to First-Ever ‘National Whitetail Summit’

By Andrew McKean