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A snakehead caught in Virginia by the author.

If I Were Czar of the Department of Natural Resources, Here’s What I Would Fix

By Scott Einsmann

A hunter with buck fever runs after a deer.

I Get Buck Fever, and I Like It

By Jack O'Connor

A hunter and his dog kneel behind a crowd.

Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It

A smallmouth bass on the rocks.

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

professional bass angler on a boat catching a fish

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.

Remembering Bill McRae, the Godfather of Modern Sporting Optics

By Andrew McKean

Houses with mountains in background.

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

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

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

By Natalie Krebs

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

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

no trespassing sign

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

A whitetail buck lying in a cut field.

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.

Hunting Mentors Are Great. You Still Need to Hunt Alone

By Christine Peterson

An Italian fly angler high-sticks.

Euro Nymphing Is Ruining Fly Fishing

hunting dog german wirehaired pointer lies in the grass

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.

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

By Andrew McKean

fishing from shore

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

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

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

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

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

By Andrew McKean

Trash Fish or Treasure? The Value of Black Drum, Bonita, and Mahi Depends on Where You Fish for Them

A bird hunter walks across the North Dakota prairie

Why Do I Hunt? The Answer to Hunting’s Toughest Question

A fisherman wearing 3D goggles holds up a bass.

Watch: YouTuber Syncs Apple Vision Pro with LiveScope

A bass pro fishes from his bass boat.

Elite Series Angler Riles the Industry by Sharing ‘the Truth’ About Professional Bass Fishing

By Derek Horner

Is Joe Rogan Good for Hunting?

By Alex Robinson

Chesapeake channa

Chesapeake Channa Might Be the Most Delicious Freshwater Fish of All Time

The Accufire OMNIS is a new digital spotting scope that represents the shift toward digital optics.

The Next Generation of Digital Smart Optics Promises to Replace Traditional Scopes and Binoculars

By Scott Einsmann

Would Banning Doe Harvests Help Save Northwoods Deer Hunting?

By Alex Robinson

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

Welcome to the New, Uncertain Era of DIY Sheep Hunting

cooper's hawk on a branch

Kentucky Lawmaker Wants to Legalize Killing Hawks Because One Snatched His Constituent’s Cat

forward facing sonar

The Unwinnable Battle Over Forward-Facing Sonar

big lake trout in water

Winter Fishing: The 3 Hottest Bites When the Weather Gets Cold

snake river dams underwater salmon

Breach or Die: It’s Time to Free the Lower Snake River and Save Idaho’s Wild Salmon

Why Walleye Are a Problem in Idaho

lindsay thomas deer hunting

Hunt Trophy Does, Turn Off the Damn Phone, Befriend Your Neighbors, and Make Deer Hunting Fun Again

By Alex Robinson

A Tlingit fishing hook.

Conserving Our People’s Subsistence Culture Means Retracing It

By Heather Douville

learning to hunt

How Long Should You Hunt “Unsuccessfully” Before Giving Up?

worm in costco salmon

Worms in Costco Salmon Spark Unwarranted Outrage. (Because Eating Wormy Fish Is Fine)

arby's big game burger

I Tried Arby’s Venison-Elk Burger, the Chain’s Latest Stunt to Sell Farmed Game Meat to Hunters

Why Mechanical Broadheads Are Still the Best Option for Most Deer Hunters

By Alex Robinson

shallon lester bozeman montana

Famous YouTuber Who Left NYC for Bozeman Embodies Everything That’s Wrong with Big Sky Country

Turrets will help you be more accurate with your rifle.

Adjustable, Custom Turrets Are the Hot Trend. Here’s How to Use Them On Your Riflescope for Better Accuracy

A vintage photo of a family turkey hunt.

Newsflash: Women Have Been Hunters as Long as Hunting Has Existed

Joe Cermele with a fat striped bass standing on a boat.

There’s No Shame in Catching Striped Bass with Bunker

Shed Hunter Finds $10,000 Mule Deer Antler, One of Five Hidden Across the West

harvest vs kill

Harvest or Kill? Which Term Should Hunters Use?

cruise passengers banned for fishing

Passengers Who Caught Fish Aboard Carnival Cruise Ship Receive Lifetime Ban

game boy fishing sonar

The Original Nintendo Game Boy Was Compatible with Sonar for Fishing?

Mitch Rompla buck

Mitch Rompola Buck: The True Backstory on Why the Deer Was Never Entered as a World Record

By Richard P. Smith

most expensive fish to eat

$50 a Bite? Why One of the Most Expensive Fish to Eat Is Totally Overrated

tizi eats great white

How to Cook a Great White Shark (And Get in Serious Trouble For It)

tongass national forest

A Local Perspective on the Return of the Roadless Rule in Southeast Alaska

Grandpa Jimmy's Ice Hole Trap, deployed on the ice.

Introducing Grandpa Jimmy’s Ice Hole Trap … Yet Another New Ice Fishing Gadget

Electro-Optics Will Take Over Hunting—and More Lessons from Testing the Year’s Best Optics

By Andrew McKean

Will U.S. Waters Ever Be Managed as Trophy Carp Fisheries?

barracuda fishing

More Freshwater Anglers Should Try Barracuda Fishing

duck lures and rat baits

Are Duck, Rat, and Snake Lures Legit or Gimmicks?

Want to Honor Our Military Veterans? Take Them Hunting

By Russell Worth Parker

There Should Be Horror Movies About Pike and Muskies

duck hunting video

Lessons We Can Learn from the Viral “I Own the F*cking Land” Video

By Alex Robinson

Don’t Aim for a Deer’s Head

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

hunting by moon phase

Why I Hunt the Whitetail Rut by Moon Phase—and You Should Too

By Michael Hanback

fly fishing for pike

Let’s Get Real About Catching Pike on the Fly

The Tactacam XB has the best picture quality.

Is Hunting with Cellular Trail Cameras Fair Chase or Cheating?

By Alex Robinson