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Conservation

Why Not Legalize All Corner Crossing in the West?

By Alex Robinson, Dac Collins

Brown bear research
Hunting

LaVern Beier: The Bear Man of Southeast Alaska

By Bjorn Dihle

collage of bolt-action rifles
Guns

The Best Bolt-Action Rifle Bargains

By Outdoor Life Writers

Cinnamon colored wild turkey
Hunting

Tennessee Hunter Takes Rare Cinnamon-Colored Gobbler

By Bob McNally

Fewer hunters bought licenses this year, but it was only a slight decline
Conservation

Hunting License Sales Saw a Slight Decrease in 2021

By Keegan Sentner

Bull elk in Montana.
Hunting

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

By Andrew McKean

Black bear hunting.
Hunting

Growing Black Bear Populations Could Mean a Bear Hunting Boom in America

By Christine Peterson

Mossberg 940 Pro Turkey.
Guns

Mossberg 940 Pro Turkey Review

By Alex Robinson

Grizzly bear hunting used to be allowed in B.C. but is no longer.
Hunting

British Columbia Outfitters Seek Class-Action Suit Challenging Grizzly Bear Hunting Ban

By Wade Thiel

Turkey hunter finds a sloth skull.
Hunting

West Virginia Turkey Hunter Discovers Giant Sloth Skull That’s at Least 11,000 Years Old

By Bob McNally

Two gear team members, lifelong backpackers, went on their first hunting trip and came back with a few notes.
Gear

Two Backpackers Got Dressed for a Turkey Hunt

By Laura Lancaster, Samantha Silverman

A strutting turkey.
Hunting

How in the Hell Do You Miss a Turkey?

By Adam Moore

crossbow turkey hunt
Hunting

Opinion from a Trad Bow Hunter: Crossbows are Ideal for Getting Little Kids into Hunting

By Beka Garris

Thirteen Yards in One Second: Why You Can Never Outrun a Charging Bear
Survival

Thirteen Yards in One Second: Why You Can Never Outrun a Charging Bear

By Tyler Freel

Elk in wyoming
Hunting

Wyoming Has Too Many Elk in Parts of the State, Taskforce Considers Private-Land Tags

By Wade Thiel

Even on posted private property hunters can retrieve their hunting dog in Virginia.
Hunting

Virginia Property Owners Are Suing to End a Hunter’s “Right to Retrieve” Their Dogs

By Wade Thiel

Thick trees in the fog
Survival

When a Lost Kid Wanders into Your Hunting Camp

By Nick Fasciano

A lab retrieves a duck.
Hunting

How to Take Good Photos of Your Dog

By Bill Buckley

Pennsylvania whitetail buck.
Hunting

Two Researchers Ran an Experiment to Test Hunters’ Beliefs on Deer Movement, Weather, and Moon Phase. Here’s What They Found

By Jessica Dixon, Jorge Santiago-Blay

A strutting tom.
Hunting

Fanning and Reaping Turkeys Is Challenging and Fun. Banning It Won’t Solve Our Turkey Population Decline

By Natalie Krebs

Jesse Reising is a congressional candidate from Illinois
Hunting

Illinois Congressional Candidate Runs Campaign Ad Showing Himself Hunting, Despite Not Having a Hunting License

By Wade Thiel

Turkey fanning should be banned.
Hunting

The Case for Banning Reaping and Fanning Turkeys

By Cameron Weddington

Deer tags in western states are being cut due to drought and disease.
Conservation

Utah, Wyoming, and Oregon Are Cutting Big Game Tags Due to Drought Conditions. Will Other States Follow?

By Keegan Sentner

The Model 12 was designed by T.C. Johnson
Guns

10 Classic Shotguns Every Wingshooter Should Own

By Joe Genzel

Wyoming game and fish killed 1200 pheasants
Hunting

Wyoming Game and Fish Kills 1,200 Pheasants to Prevent an Avian Flu Outbreak

By Wade Thiel

North Dakota to cut 8,000 deer tags this coming season
Hunting

North Dakota Eliminates 8,000 Whitetail Tags for 2022 Season, Thanks to EHD

By Wade Thiel

Turkey hunting sights.
Hunting

The Best Sights for Turkey Shotguns: Scopes vs. Red Dots vs. Open Sights vs. Beads

By Alex Robinson

Josh Powell managed to take a near record wild turkey in Virginia this Spring season.
Hunting

Virginia Hunter Tags Near-Record Turkey With Six Beards and Two Broken Spurs

By Wade Thiel

A grizzly steps out from behind a tree into a meadow.
Survival

Are Grizzly Attacks Really on the Rise?

By Natalie Krebs

Frank Glaser's Story Will Wolves Attack A Man?
Survival

Will Wolves Attack a Man? A Story from the Archives

By Frank Glaser, as told to Jim Rearden, introduction by Tyler Freel

The short-beard tom.
Hunting

The Mystery of the Short-Bearded Tom

By Gerry Bethge

Giant interior grizzly
Hunting

The Spirit Bear: Monster Interior Grizzly with a Recurve Bow

By Tyler Freel

A black bear broke into a car in Connecticut.
Hunting

Watch: Giant Connecticut Black Bear Breaks into a Car, Won’t Exit the Vehicle

By Wade Thiel

Two-year-old tom turkeys.
Hunting

Two-Year-Old Toms Are the Bad Boys of the Spring Turkey Woods. Here’s How to Hunt Them

By Michael Pearce

A wild turkey in D.C. is attacking people along a river trail.
Hunting

At Least Six Government Agencies Are Trying to Track Down the Wild Turkey That’s Attacking People in D.C.

By Wade Thiel

Hunters Who Challenged Wyoming Corner Crossing Rules Found “Not Guilty” of Criminal Trespassing
Conservation

Hunters Who Challenged Wyoming Corner Crossing Rules Found “Not Guilty” of Criminal Trespassing

By Alex Robinson

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is home to waterfalls and scenic vistas, along with 40 miles of river, 100+ miles of trails, and 70,00 acres of huntable land.
Conservation

Pennsylvania’s Largest Sportsmen Federation Opposes Reclassification of Delaware Water Gap as National Park and Preserve

By Wade Thiel

Pronghorn are being negatively impacted by drought and disease in wyoming.
Hunting

Wyoming Cuts 11,300 Pronghorn, Mule Deer Tags Due to Drought and Disease

By Wade Thiel

Brister invented this tow behind pattern board.
Guns

Three Things We Know About Shotgunning Thanks to the Legendary Bob Brister

By Joe Genzel

virginia whitetail doe
Hunting

The Senate Just Introduced the CWD Act, Which Would Secure $70 Million for Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Prevention

By Wade Thiel

A whitetail deer herd killed by lightning.
Hunting

Lightning Strike Kills Herd of Deer, a Wild Story from the OL Archives

By Alex Robinson

A big bear paw from an Alaska bear.
Hunting

The Real Story Behind the Infamous “Alberta Grizzly”

By Tyler Freel

Hunting wild hogs in Georgia.
Hunting

Diehard Hog Hunter Kills a Giant 350-Pound Wild Boar in Georgia

By Bob McNally

Granola bar cut up on an Alaska map of Dall sheep country
Hunting

Stranded in Sheep Country with Bugs, Bears, and No Food

By Tyler Freel

A new report from onx shows the scale of the corner crossing debate.
Conservation

More Than 8 Million Acres of Public Land in the West Is “Corner-Locked” and Inaccessible to Hunters

By Keegan Sentner

The Benelli M1 Super 90 was one of the best shotguns ever built.
Guns

Benelli M1 Super 90: A Classic Duck Hunting Shotgun

By John Gordon

This Mule Deer Has Cutaneous Fibromas, and It’s Freaking Out Residents in Colorado
Hunting

This Mule Deer Has Cutaneous Fibromas, and It’s Freaking Out Residents in Colorado

By Natalie Krebs

Montana fixing hunting permit draw error
Hunting

A Glitch Kicked 2,400 Elk and Deer Applicants Out of Montana’s Permit Draw. FWP Says They’re Fixing It

By Bob McNally

A coyote hide in a washing machine.
Hunting

How to Clean a Coyote Hide in Your Washing Machine

By Tyler Freel

Snowstorm on the prairie pothole region
Hunting

Could North Dakota’s 30 Inches of “Duck Snow” Save Your Duck Season?

By Keegan Sentner

red wolf and whitetail deer
Conservation

Could Red Wolves Actually Improve Deer Populations and Hunting in the Southeast?

By Christine Peterson

state-record bighorn Texas
Hunting

Sheep Hunter Tags a Pending State-Record Desert Bighorn in West Texas

By Dac Collins

Turkey hunting relationships.
Hunting

Hunting Creates Bonds Between Friends and Family Like Nothing Else Can

By Beka Garris

shooting a 44 Mag.
Hunting

Bear Gun Shootout: 10mm vs .44 Mag.

By John B. Snow

Martha Williams on grizzly bears.
Conservation

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

By Andrew McKean

Two Wyoming teens with their turkeys before they head to prom.
Hunting

Hunting Buddies Double Up on Wyoming Gobblers Just in Time for Prom

By Natalie Krebs

More Than 1,500 Pheasants, Quail, and Ducks Euthanized as Texas Confirms Bird Flu Outbreak at a Commercial Game Bird Operation
Hunting

More Than 1,500 Pheasants, Quail, and Ducks Euthanized as Texas Confirms Bird Flu Outbreak at a Commercial Game Bird Operation

By Dac Collins

The bull elk known as Kahuna, photographed by Dawn Wilson in 2021.
Hunting

Poacher Steals Skull, Antler from Carcass of Famous Bull Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park

By Keegan Sentner

mule deer hunter
Hunting

A High Schooler’s Perspective on “Trophy Hunting”

By Iris Mckean

pheasant hunt
Hunting

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

By Andrew McKean

whitetail buck
Hunting

Minnesota Lawmakers Consider Cracking Down on Captive Deer Farms as Chronic Wasting Disease Continues to Spread Nationally

By Keegan Sentner

Winchester Bismuth is one of the best loads in waterfowl.
Guns

Shotshell Review: Winchester Bismuth Waterfowl Loads

By Joe Genzel

Coyote hunting contests could be banned.
Hunting

Coyote Hunting Contests Would Be Banned on Federal Land If Congress Passes the Bill It Introduced This Week

By Keegan Sentner

Fred Bear Stone sheep art
Hunting

The Best Shot I’ll Ever Make: Fred Bear’s World-Record Stone Sheep, From the Archives

By Fred Bear, as told to Byron W. Dalrymple, introduction by Tyler Freel