More from Bob McNally
![An Oklahoma angler with giant flathead catfish.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/oklahoma_trotline_catfish_near_record_11.jpg?w=720)
‘Holy Moly!’ Massive Flathead Caught on Trotline Is Just Shy of State Record ‘Holy Moly!’ Massive Flathead Caught on Trotline Is Just Shy of State Record
By Bob McNally
May 30, 2024
![Alabama angler holds snook.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/alabama_snook_record.jpg?w=632)
Alabama High Schooler’s First Snook Should Set a New State Record Alabama High Schooler’s First Snook Should Set a New State Record
By Bob McNally
May 17, 2024
![A giant bluefin tuna is hauled onto a dock.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/florida_bluefin_tuna_largest_ever_caught_2.jpg?w=576)
Giant, 888-Pound Tuna Is the Largest Ever Caught off Florida Coast Giant, 888-Pound Tuna Is the Largest Ever Caught off Florida Coast
By Bob McNally
April 26, 2024
![record lake trout](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/John-Stamas-Mass.-laker-record.jpeg?w=581)
Watch: Massachusetts Angler Catches Potential Record Lake Trout from Shore Watch: Massachusetts Angler Catches Potential Record Lake Trout from Shore
By Bob McNally
April 15, 2024
![Jeffrey Forester holds a Georgia record rock bass.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/jeffrey_forester_rock_bass.jpg?w=685)
Georgia Angler Sets State’s First Rock Bass Record Georgia Angler Sets State’s First Rock Bass Record
By Bob McNally
April 12, 2024
![A Missouri angler with a bighead carp.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/missouri_record_bighead_carp_side_x_side.jpg?w=713)
Missouri Man Catches Likely World-Record Carp, Turns It into Fertilizer Missouri Man Catches Likely World-Record Carp, Turns It into Fertilizer
By Bob McNally
March 25, 2024
![A West Virginia angler holds up the new state-record bowfin.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/west-virginia-record-bowfin.jpg?w=720)
College Student Catches State-Record Bowfin on Her Second Cast of the Day College Student Catches State-Record Bowfin on Her Second Cast of the Day
By Bob McNally
March 21, 2024
![An alligator caught by an angler in Tennessee.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/tennessee_teen_catches_gator_stuns_warden_3.jpg?w=720)
Tennessee Teen Catches Gator on a Swimbait, Stuns Game Warden Tennessee Teen Catches Gator on a Swimbait, Stuns Game Warden
By Bob McNally
March 20, 2024
![fisherman throwing a cast net](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/12/Day-on-the-bay-scaled.jpg?w=675)
The Best Cast Nets of 2024, Tested and Reviewed The Best Cast Nets of 2024, Tested and Reviewed
By Bob McNally
March 15, 2024
![A young angler holds up a huge Texas largemouth.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/young_angler_lunker_bass_texas_history_2.jpg?w=648)
11-Year-Old Lands 13-Pound Bass, Makes Texas History 11-Year-Old Lands 13-Pound Bass, Makes Texas History
By Bob McNally
March 11, 2024
![Lynn Bumgardner with his record yellow perch.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/record_yellow_perch_kentucky.jpg?w=800)
Tennessee Fisherman Catches Kentucky State-Record Perch Tennessee Fisherman Catches Kentucky State-Record Perch
By Bob McNally
March 8, 2024
![An angler holds up a smallmouth bass in a parking lot.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/indiana_smallmouth_bass_record_feature.jpg?w=630)
Huge Smallmouth Bass Caught in Indiana Should Break 32-Year-Old State Record Huge Smallmouth Bass Caught in Indiana Should Break 32-Year-Old State Record
By Bob McNally
March 7, 2024
![A teenager kneels with a fat tiger trout held in his hands, an dholds the fish by his tailgate.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nathan_smith_state_record_tiger_trout-copy.jpg?w=700)
West Virginia Teen Lands New State-Record Tiger Trout That Barely Fit in the Net West Virginia Teen Lands New State-Record Tiger Trout That Barely Fit in the Net
By Bob McNally
February 28, 2024
![A fisherman holds up a fat rainbow trout caught from a creek in Maryland.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/maryland_rainbow_trout_record.jpg?w=603)
Fat Rainbow Trout Caught from Historic Creek Shatters Maryland State Record Fat Rainbow Trout Caught from Historic Creek Shatters Maryland State Record
By Bob McNally
February 14, 2024
![A white crappie caught in Kansas.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/05/kansas_record_crappie_1.webp?w=802)
Kansas Angler Catches New State-Record Crappie Kansas Angler Catches New State-Record Crappie
By Bob McNally
February 7, 2024
![Watch: Net-Wielding Thief Steals Live Tarpon from Indoor Pond at Bass Pro Shops](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/tarpon_thief_bass_pro_shops.jpg?w=740)
Watch: Net-Wielding Thief Steals Live Tarpon from Indoor Pond at Bass Pro Shops Watch: Net-Wielding Thief Steals Live Tarpon from Indoor Pond at Bass Pro Shops
By Bob McNally
February 7, 2024
![A trail camera photo of a buck in Mississippi.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ms_buck_double_rows_tines_2.jpg?w=928)
Hunter Tags 15-Point Buck with Unusual Double Rows of Tines Hunter Tags 15-Point Buck with Unusual Double Rows of Tines
By Bob McNally
February 2, 2024
![A hunter kneels next to a buck he recovered with the help of two blood-tracking dogs.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/mississippi_hunter_reels_in_buck_grunt_call_1.jpg?w=630)
Mississippi Hunter Grunts in 14-Point Drop-Tine Buck Mississippi Hunter Grunts in 14-Point Drop-Tine Buck
By Bob McNally
January 25, 2024
![A crossbow hunter poses with an 11-point buck tagged in Ohio.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/crossbow_target_buck_touch_frostbite.jpg?w=576)
Ohio Crossbow Hunter Gets Her Target Buck Along with a ‘Touch of Frostbite’ Ohio Crossbow Hunter Gets Her Target Buck Along with a ‘Touch of Frostbite’
By Bob McNally
January 24, 2024
![Rowdy Galjour poses with a large whitetail buck.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rowdy_galjour_holyfield_buck.jpg?w=692)
Hunter Makes Surprise Shot on Wary Mississippi Buck During the Rut Hunter Makes Surprise Shot on Wary Mississippi Buck During the Rut
By Bob McNally
January 23, 2024
![An Ohio hunter kneels next to a 13-point buck.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ohio_hunter_puckett_target_buck_1.jpg?w=576)
Hunter Finally Tags 13-Point Buck That He and His Neighbors Kept Missing Hunter Finally Tags 13-Point Buck That He and His Neighbors Kept Missing
By Bob McNally
January 22, 2024
![A kayak angler holds up a state-record crappie caught in Colorado.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/colorado_black_crappie_record_kayak_angler_1.jpg?w=594)
Kayak Fisherman Breaks Colorado Crappie Record Using Forward-Facing Sonar Kayak Fisherman Breaks Colorado Crappie Record Using Forward-Facing Sonar
By Bob McNally
January 17, 2024
![pankey bullwinkle buck](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/pankey_bullwinkle_buck_1.jpg?w=612)
Hunter’s Chase for ‘Bullwinkle’ Buck Ends with 5 Days Left in the Season Hunter’s Chase for ‘Bullwinkle’ Buck Ends with 5 Days Left in the Season
By Bob McNally
January 5, 2024
![ms dwarf buck 1](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ms_dwarf_buck_crop_1.jpg?w=585)
Hunter Tags ‘Dwarf Buck’ the Size of a Labrador Retriever Hunter Tags ‘Dwarf Buck’ the Size of a Labrador Retriever
By Bob McNally
January 3, 2024
![A hunter sits with a nontypical buck in front of a hay bale.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ok_bowhunter_redemption_shot_2feature-e1703091035386.jpg?w=621)
Bowhunter Makes Redemption Shot on Palmated Buck After Missing in November Bowhunter Makes Redemption Shot on Palmated Buck After Missing in November
By Bob McNally
December 20, 2023
![missouri crossbow buck familiar spot 1](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/missouri_crossbow_buck_familiar_spot_1.jpg?w=660)
Missouri Crossbow Hunter Arrows Split-Beam Drop-Tine Buck Missouri Crossbow Hunter Arrows Split-Beam Drop-Tine Buck
By Bob McNally
December 19, 2023
![massive north carolina black bear feature](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/massive_north_carolina_black_bear_feature.jpg?w=720)
This Could Be the Heaviest Black Bear Ever Tagged in North Carolina This Could Be the Heaviest Black Bear Ever Tagged in North Carolina
By Bob McNally
December 18, 2023
![century old deer hunter ray swingle feature](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/century_old_deer_hunter_ray_swingle_feature_1500x1000.jpg?w=675)
Century-Old Pennsylvania Hunter Has Tagged More Than 100 Deer Century-Old Pennsylvania Hunter Has Tagged More Than 100 Deer
By Bob McNally
December 12, 2023
![mississippi thanksgiving buck](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/mississippi_thanksgiving_buck.jpg?w=620)
Mississippi Hunter Harvests Tall 13-Point Buck on Thanksgiving Day Mississippi Hunter Harvests Tall 13-Point Buck on Thanksgiving Day
By Bob McNally
December 10, 2023
![ms middle schooler first buck scores big 1](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ms_middle_schooler_first_buck_scores_big_1.jpg?w=640)
Mississippi Middle Schooler’s First Buck Pushes 180 Inches Mississippi Middle Schooler’s First Buck Pushes 180 Inches
By Bob McNally
December 8, 2023
![SD bowhunter massive palmated buck](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SD_bowhunter_massive_palmated_great_bucks.jpg?w=800)
Bowhunter Tags Double Palmated Buck After Passing It Two Years in a Row Bowhunter Tags Double Palmated Buck After Passing It Two Years in a Row
By Bob McNally
December 6, 2023
![ny redemption buck feature blurred sides](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ny_redemption_buck_feature_VIP_blurred.jpg?w=800)
New York Hunter Gets a Second Chance on This 180-Inch Buck New York Hunter Gets a Second Chance on This 180-Inch Buck
By Bob McNally
December 2, 2023
![bowhunter southern indiana foot plot](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/bowhunter_southern_indiana_food_plot_1.jpg?w=600)
Indiana Bowhunter Overhauls His Hunting Property to Tag 185-Inch Buck Indiana Bowhunter Overhauls His Hunting Property to Tag 185-Inch Buck
By Bob McNally
December 1, 2023
![ohio giant buck two year chase](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/28/ohio_giant_buck_two_year_chess_match-copy.jpg?w=600)
Ohio Hunter Arrows 211-Inch Giant After 2-Year Chase Ohio Hunter Arrows 211-Inch Giant After 2-Year Chase
By Bob McNally
November 28, 2023
![survival knots](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/YNBV4JXAXBRR4HQT3M7NYSILQM.jpg?w=600)
How to Tie a Knot: The 21 Essential Knots You Need to Know How to Tie a Knot: The 21 Essential Knots You Need to Know
By Bob McNally, Tim MacWelch
November 28, 2023
![nebraska bowhunter giant double drop tines feature](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/27/nebraska_bowhunter_giant_double_drop_tines_feature.jpg?w=519)
Bowhunter Tags Giant Kansas Buck with Double Drop-Tines Bowhunter Tags Giant Kansas Buck with Double Drop-Tines
By Bob McNally
November 27, 2023
![ohio bowhunter brother buck](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/22/ohio_bowhunter_brother_buck.jpg?w=600)
Ohio Bowhunter Tags 197-Inch ‘Brother Buck’ on a Small, 50-Acre Property Ohio Bowhunter Tags 197-Inch ‘Brother Buck’ on a Small, 50-Acre Property
By Bob McNally
November 22, 2023
![Bowhunter Tags 19-Point Kansas Buck During Heat Wave](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20/bowhunter_giant_buck_muggy_afternoon_feature.jpg?w=600)
Bowhunter Tags 19-Point Kansas Buck During Heat Wave Bowhunter Tags 19-Point Kansas Buck During Heat Wave
By Bob McNally
November 21, 2023
![bowhunter tags 18 point giant with help from friends](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/14/bowhunter_18_point_giant_help_from_friends.jpg?w=611)
Pennsylvania Crossbow Hunter Tags Giant 18-Point Buck with a Little Help from His Friends Pennsylvania Crossbow Hunter Tags Giant 18-Point Buck with a Little Help from His Friends
By Bob McNally
November 15, 2023
![saskatchewan two for one buck](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/09/saskatchewan_two_for_one_buck.jpg?w=692)
Saskatchewan Hunter Takes ‘Two-For-One’ Buck with a Giant Deadhead Stuck to Its Rack Saskatchewan Hunter Takes ‘Two-For-One’ Buck with a Giant Deadhead Stuck to Its Rack
By Bob McNally
November 9, 2023
![maine record 8 point](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/08/maine_record_8_point_1.jpg?w=600)
Maine Hunter Tags One of the Biggest 8-Points in State History Maine Hunter Tags One of the Biggest 8-Points in State History
By Bob McNally
November 8, 2023
![high schooler east texas youth record buck](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/08/high_schooler_east_texas_youth_record_buck_2-e1699459993161.jpg?w=701)
High Schooler Tags Enormous East-Texas Buck That Should Set a New State Record High Schooler Tags Enormous East-Texas Buck That Should Set a New State Record
By Bob McNally
November 8, 2023
![ok bowhunter years long quest for GLT](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/07/ok_bowhunter_years_long_quest_GLT_1.jpg?w=692)
Bowhunter Ends 3-Year Quest for 180-Class Oklahoma Buck Bowhunter Ends 3-Year Quest for 180-Class Oklahoma Buck
By Bob McNally
November 7, 2023
![crappie poachers over limit](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/02/crappie_in_water.jpg?w=800)
Crappie Poachers Busted with 141 Fish Over Their Legal Limit Crappie Poachers Busted with 141 Fish Over Their Legal Limit
By Bob McNally
November 2, 2023
![oklahoma bowhunter massive whitetail opening day](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/26/oklahoma_bowhunter_massive_whitetail_opening_day.jpg?w=692)
Oklahoma Bowhunter Tags a 230-Inch, 30-Point Buck on Opening Day Oklahoma Bowhunter Tags a 230-Inch, 30-Point Buck on Opening Day
By Bob McNally
November 1, 2023
![south dakota walleye record](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/31/south_dakota_walleye_record.jpg?w=800)
This Walleye Just Broke South Dakota’s 23-Year-Old State Record This Walleye Just Broke South Dakota’s 23-Year-Old State Record
By Bob McNally
October 31, 2023