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A Philadelphia fisherman lays next to a huge catfish he caught.

Catfish Fishing

Philly Fisherman Catches Huge Flathead from Pedestrian Bridge. He Says It Weighed More Than the State Record

Two researchers remove a Burmese python from the water.

Wildlife Management

A Bobcat (Probably) Decapitated a Giant Python in the Everglades. That’s a Good Thing

Two depredating wolves caught on trail camera in Oregon.

Wildlife Management

Colorado Officials Euthanize ‘Chronic’ Problem Wolf That Was Killing Livestock

A group of bass boats on the water in the fog.

A Team Won Thousands in a Bass Tournament. Then Their Checks Bounced

A look at the destruction caused by the 2025 Ice Storm in Michigan.

Climate & Environment

A Massive Ice Storm in the Midwest Destroyed Millions of Acres of Public Forest. Here’s What Happens Next

Up-close shots of a limited-edition Morgan Wallen album being sold at target.

Sportsmen Know the Fishing IDs Sold with Morgan Wallen’s New Album Aren’t Real Licenses. But Some of His Fans Don’t

Two Ohio game wardens stand next to two sets of antlers seized during a poaching investigation.

Wildlife Management

The Two Game Wardens Who Cracked the CJ Alexander Poaching Case Finally Get to Tell Their Side of the Story

A buck stands in the trees

Alabama Is Auctioning Off 5-Year Hunting Leases on Some of Its Public Land

A trail cam picture of a buck in a field.

A Hunting Personality Is Suing a Game Warden, Claiming Bogus Bait Charges Ruined His Reputation

A boot company is selling gator hunts

Predator Hunting

This Texas Boot Company Is Charging $5K for Cowboy Boots. The Fee Includes a Gator Hunt

A kayak angler moves across a large lake.

Kayaker Dies During California Fishing Tournament, Cause of Death Under Investigation

Montana national guardsmen land a helicopter.

Montana National Guard Under Investigation After Allegedly Using a Helicopter to Steal Shed Antlers

A buck lays down on a Wisconsin deer farm.

Wildlife Management

Minnesota Banned New Deer Farms in Order to Slow CWD. Now Farmers Are Suing

Thousands of salmon stacked up in a creek in Alaska.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Viral Video of Epic Salmon Run Is a Glimpse of What the Old Timers Still Talk About

A grizzly bear crosses the road

Wildlife Management

Proposal to Keep Grizzlies on the Endangered Species List Is ‘Ludicrous,’ Say Western Lawmakers

A commercial fisherman stands next to a huge bull shark.

Fisherman Catches a Jaw-Dropping Bull Shark That Would Have Obliterated the State Record

An angler in Oregon holds up a big spotted bass.

This State-Record Bass Won’t Make the Books Because Oregon Doesn’t Recognize It as a Game Fish

A state-record longear sunfish caught in Mississippi.

Panfish Fishing

Lure Maker with Several State Records to His Credit Catches Two Record Sunfish on Back-to-Back Days

A Michigan angler with a fat smallmouth bass.

Smallmouth Bass

‘Bowling Ball’ Smallmouth Caught in Michigan Was Busting at the Seams

Two strutting toms next to a hen turkey.

If Turkey Populations Are Struggling, Why Do We Still Shoot Hens in the Fall?

A UK angler holds up a fat common carp.

Giant Carp Caught in European Pay Lake Could Break the Unofficial World Record … Again?

Two hunters walk into the foothills.

Public Lands & Waters

Too Much Public Land Is ‘Landlocked’ by Private Property. This New Program Is Helping Hunters and Anglers Access It

A pronghorn antelope, crawls under a barbed wire fence.

Wildlife Management

Coloradans Just Tore Down a Bunch of Barbed Wire Fencing to Help Wild Game

The Best Fly Reels, Tested and Reviewed

A turkey hunter with a banded gobbler she killed in Oklahoma.

‘Never in a Million Years.’ Turkey Hunter Tags Banded Gobbler in Oklahoma

Two anglers in a bass boat look toward an oncoming storm.

Natural Disaster Survival

We Fished Through a Tornado Until It Flipped My Boat. I Only Survived by the Grace of God

Brian Johnson, as told to Dac Collins

An angler holds up a trophy bass caught in Chicago.

‘I Wasn’t Seeking Glory.’ Smallmouth Bass Caught in Chicago Was Just an Ounce Shy of the State Record

A fishing guide holds up a pending state-record bighead carp.

This Fishing Guide Probably Just Broke His Own State Record with a Massive Bighead Carp

turkey vision 1

Turkey Vision: Here’s What Hunters Should Know About How Wild Turkeys See

Two Ohio game wardens with the award they received from the Pope and Young Club in April.

Wildlife Management

Ohio Game Wardens Who Busted CJ Alexander Honored with Pope and Young Award

Spearfishing for walleye on the great lakes

Shooting Walleyes in the Great Lakes Is Growing Because of This Spearfisherman

A gray wolf released in Colorado

Wildlife Management

Coloradans Who Oppose Wolf Reintroduction Can’t Agree on How to Try Ending It

An american alligator basks in the sun.

Bit By a Gator? It’s Your Own Dang Fault, Scientists Say

A tournament bass angler holds up a fish; a man sits for a photo.

3 Killed, 3 Injured in Boat Wreck at Major League Fishing Tournament

A skull on public land.

Public Lands & Waters

The BLM Public Lands Rule Has Been ‘Marked for Death’

A hiker looks over a lush forest in Oregon.

Public Lands & Waters

Most Americans Want More Public Land, Not Less, Poll Shows

a bobcat stares into a trail camera lens

Wildlife Management

Watch a Bobcat Snatch a Turkey Out of Midair in This Incredible Trail Cam Video

A grizzly bear in Glacier national park looks up in a field of wildflowers.

A Shed Hunter Shot and Killed a Charging Grizzly Bear in Montana

An angler with a 153-pound alligator gar.

This Pending World-Record Gar Is the Heaviest Freshwater Fish Ever Caught on 2-Pound Test

A home on private land in Pennsylvania.

Wildlife Management

Game Wardens Can Surveil Private Land with Trail Cams. But That’s Now Being Challenged in Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court

A flock of mallards and a lone pintail on a river in winter.

Waterfowl Hunting

Kansas Gov. Vetoes Bill to Limit Nonresident Waterfowlers to Hunting Just 3 Days a Week

Kathleen Sgamma testifies in a public hearing.

Public Lands & Waters

Oil-Industry Pick to Lead the BLM Withdraws Amid Revelations She Once Criticized the President

A shoulder mount on display at an outdoor show in Wisconsin.

This 49-Point Buck Was Promoted as a New State Record. Critics Say It Was Pen Raised

Breeder bucks stand inside a pen in Texas.

Wildlife Management

This Bill Would Give Deer Breeders a Free Pass to Ignore Alabama’s CWD Laws

A great white shark surfaces.

Massachusetts Just Banned Most Shark Fishing from Land, Blaming Anglers Who Want ‘That Viral Video’ with a Great White

A charter captain yells at another angler on the water.

Saltwater Fishing

‘You Wanna F-ing Go?!’ Watch Raging Charter Captain Board Kid’s Boat, Threaten to Fight Him

A Mexican wolf stands in tall grass.

Wildlife Management

‘The Situation Is Not Tolerable.’ New Mexico County Declares State of Emergency Over Mexican Wolves Killing Livestock, Pets

Wild horse herd in Wyoming.

Wildlife Management

Feds Planning to Gather Whole Herds of Free-Roaming Horses in Checkerboard Region of Wyoming

Coolers, buckets, and bags full of dead fish seized from poachers.

Wildlife Management

Oregon’s 7-Hour Fishing Season Ends with 2,500 Pounds of Illegally-Caught Smelt Seized by Police

A bull elk grazes in a field.

Big Game Hunting

Deer and Elk Hunters in Washington State Can No Longer Hunt Over Bait

A USFWS employee runs an airboat across Tule Lake.

Policy & Legislation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Rehire Fired Employees with Backpay

A grey wolf moves across a winter landscape.

Wildlife Management

Wolves Ranged into 14 Colorado Counties Even as Petition to Halt Reintroduction Advances

A velvet mule deer rack and other antlers seized by Utah wildlife officials.

Wildlife Management

Poached Bucks Up for Auction in Utah, Along with Hundreds More Skulls and Hides

A bush plane on snow; a wrecked plane in a frozen lake.

Wilderness Survival

Alaska Bush Pilot Community Rallies to Find, Rescue Family Whose Plane Crash-Landed on Frozen Lake

A still image showing a drone operator using a drone to help rescue a deer.

Wildlife Management

Watch Police Use a Drone to Rescue a Doe and Two Fawns from an Icy Lake

Two workers look over an open-pit mine.

Public Lands & Waters

New Executive Order Aims to Make Mining the Primary Use of Public Lands at ‘As Many Sites As Possible’

Football star Travis Hunter holds up a bass.

This Heisman Trophy Winner Would Rather Be Bass Fishing

A tract of public land in the Pahrump Valley in Nevada.

Public Lands & Waters

Plan to Sell Off ‘Underutilized’ Federal Land for Affordable Housing Is Ineffective and Inefficient, Experts Say

A coyote and a badger hunt together

Predator Hunting

Fascinating Trail Cam Videos Show Coyotes and Badgers Hunting Prairie Dogs Together

A Texas lawmaker poses with a whitetail deer.

Wildlife Management

Texas Lawmaker Who Breeds Deer Wants to Abolish the State Wildlife Agency That Regulates Deer Breeders

A smallmouth bass with a sucker lodged in its throat.

Wildlife Management

A New Plan to Flush Smallies Out of the Grand Canyon Seems to Be Working. Some Western Lawmakers Want to Squash It

A photo collage of the new pending world-record bull

The Real Story Behind the Casey Brooks Bull, the Pending World Record Elk

By Natalie Krebs, Dac Collins

Researchers unearth a mammoth tusk in West Texas.

Climate & Environment

‘I Couldn’t Believe It.’ Deer Hunter Finds Prehistoric Mammoth Tusk on West Texas Ranch

A kayak angler's perspective of rescuing dogs from an icy river.

Wilderness Survival

Watch a Kayak Fisherman Save Two Dogs from Drowning in an Icy River

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