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Opinion

After Our Editor Saw an Early Screening of ’Bambi,’ He Warned Walt Disney the Movie Was ’the Worst Insult Ever Offered’ to Sportsmen

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Senior staff writer Tyler Freel wears an Outdoor Life revenant hoodie.
Apparel & Knives

Outdoor Life Merch Drop: You Don’t Have to Be Hugh Glass to Snag a Revenant Hoodie

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A photo of an old elk hunter with a polaroid and an ivory
Hunting

21 Hunters on the Lucky Charms We Never, Ever Hunt Without

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Best Optics of the Year
Binoculars

The 12 Best Optics We Tested This Year

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caribou hunter
Hunting Gear

The 29 Best Hunting Gear Items We Tested in 2025

By The Editors

Field Tested: Awarding Outdoor Life’s Best Gear of 2025
Gear

Field Tested: Awarding Outdoor Life’s Best Gear of 2025

By The Editors

More Fishing Gear Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards
Fishing Gear

More Fishing Gear Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards

By The Editors

More Hunting Gear Winners from our 2025 Field Tested Awards
Hunting Gear

More Hunting Gear Winners from our 2025 Field Tested Awards

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More Optics Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards
Optics

More Optics Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards

By The Editors

Two guys drag a deer out of the brush.
Hunter Recruitment

21 Ways to Recruit New People into Hunting and Fishing

By The Editors

We tested the best deer hunting gear throughout the year.
Deer Hunting Gear

The Deer Hunting Gear We Trust

By Scott Einsmann, The Editors

Testing the Tract budget rifle scope
Rifle Scopes

4 Affordable Rifle Scopes We Trust

By The Editors

Alex Robinson packs out sheep with one of the best hunting backpacks.
Backcountry Hunting Gear

The Best Hunting Backpacks, Chosen by the Editors

By The Editors

The Smart Cap on a Toyota Tacoma
Trucks

The 5 Best Truck Bed Covers, Long-Term Tested

By Scott Murdock, The Editors

A hunter sits beside a dall ram, and looks into a steep alpine basin.
Fishing

The Best Stories of 2024

By The Editors

We tested the best deer hunting gear throughout the year.
Deer Hunting Gear

The Best Deer Hunting Gear

By The Editors

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Hunting

The Best Outdoor Life Covers Through the Decades

By The Editors

A view of trees from inside a tent with the best sleeping bags inside
Camping Gear

The Best Sleeping Bags of 2026

By The Editors

Freddy Krueger and a whitetail buck are facing off in a hunter's worst nightmare.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Freddy Krueger Bucks: The Deer That Haunt Our Nightmares

By The Editors

Teddy Roosevelt bear hunting.
Black Bear Hunting

President Teddy Roosevelt’s 1904 Colorado Bear Hunt, According to His Guide

By The Editors