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A smallmouth bass on the rocks.
Conservation

$100,000 Fine for Releasing a Smallmouth Bass in Canadian River: Do Mandatory Catch-and-Kill Orders Actually Help Population Control?

By Joe Cermele

professional bass angler on a boat catching a fish
Opinion

Forward Facing Sonar Restrictions Hit Pro Bass Fishing, While One Smaller Tour Bans FFS Altogether

By Derek Horner

Bill McRae holds up a resolution wheel.
Opinion

Remembering Bill McRae, the Godfather of Modern Sporting Optics

By Andrew McKean

Houses with mountains in background.
Opinion

Don’t Let Politicians Convince You That Selling Public Lands Is the Solution to America’s Housing Affordability Crisis

By Dac Collins

A chocolate Lab was beaten by his owner, a 15 year old.
Opinion

3 Teens Arrested After Viral Video Surfaces of a Kid Abusing His Duck Dog

By Natalie Krebs

bassmaster
Fishing

Here’s Why Forward Facing Sonar Won’t Be Banned from Professional Bass Fishing

By Derek Horner

Freel with large black bear taken with 6.5 Creedmoor
Opinion

Fudd Lore: 5 of the Worst Myths in Rifle Shooting and Hunting

By Tyler Freel

no trespassing sign
Opinion

Here’s What National Water Access Issues Can Teach Us About Losing Our Favorite Fishing Spots

By Joe Cermele

auction tags
Opinion

Podcast: Why Big-Game Auction Tags Are a Necessary Evil

By Alex Robinson

A whitetail buck lying in a cut field.
Opinion

Don’t Hunt (or Kill Game) If Your Heart Isn’t in It

By Alex Robinson

A Merriam's turkey strutting on a wooded hillside.
Opinion

Hunting Mentors Are Great. You Still Need to Hunt Alone

By Christine Peterson

An Italian fly angler high-sticks.
Opinion

Euro Nymphing Is Ruining Fly Fishing

By Joe Cermele

hunting dog german wirehaired pointer lies in the grass
Opinion

Killing Cricket: Putting Down Your Dog Is Never Easy — Nor Easy to Explain

By Andrew McKean

A dark gray and white Wyoming wolf crosses a snowy road.
Opinion

Activists Are Defining Hunters by One Wyoming Man Who Tortured a Wolf. What Are Actual Hunters Doing About It?

By Andrew McKean

illustration of bozeman with lots of people
Opinion

Can You Blame Hunters for Wanting to Move to Montana? Locals Do

By John B. Snow

fishing from shore
Fishing

Video: “Go Buy a Boat!” How Close Can You Fish to Someone Else Without Being a Jerk?

By Joe Cermele

stocked trout
Fishing

The 4 Anglers You’ll Meet on Opening Day of “Truck Trout” Season

By Joe Cermele

probe fishing
Opinion

Fishing with Bluetooth: Is the Probe a Revolutionary Tool or Just Another Fishing Gimmick?

By Joe Cermele

Next of Gen PLOP 10x50 binoculars with a digital private and public land display.
Opinion

Glassing with Permission Only: Next-Generation Binocular Will Make Users Pay to View Private Land

By Andrew McKean

A man takes a photo of his buddy holding up a fish.
Opinion

Bending Fish and Game Laws? Leave It Off Social Media

By Joe Cermele