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![An Open Letter to Secretary Zinke](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/77IO3KQNW2DR4HZXNQM7IPZ5JA.jpg?w=961)
Conservation
An Open Letter to Secretary Zinke
![Hunting Public-Land Tahr in New Zealand](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/NADMZW3MJU3PVYDTOXCRPNGD5Y.png?w=600)
Big Game Hunting
Hunting Public-Land Tahr in New Zealand
![New Zealand hunting](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/6H7AH3ME5RRWKU75Y3AUOOAH5U.jpg?w=675)
Conservation
Fact-Checking the Debate on Federal Land Transfer
![Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke and Outdoor Life Editor Andrew McKean](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/I7XFQY5TPH67SP2OYDVYGEX54Y.jpg?w=590)
Conservation
Ryan Zinke Named Secretary of the Interior
![Donald Trump interview](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/N3VK22SS7MBO6O7FXXBA3265BQ.jpg?w=616)
Conservation
Q&A: Donald Trump on Guns, Hunting, and Conservation
![Q&A with Public Land Access Warrior Randy Newberg](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/3R3C2XZCQLRFDFX3IW3WNA474E.png?w=300)
Conservation
Q&A with Public Land Access Warrior Randy Newberg
![One Veteran’s Story: I Fought for Public Land](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/7Y42RCSNZ7BCT7FYDU365TGNSY.jpg?w=723)
Conservation
One Veteran’s Story: I Fought for Public Land
![DIY Backcountry Hunt: How to Plan and Execute Your Public-Land Adventure](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/UJC5VOKZ2QDNJ377G7VXYEDV5I.jpg?w=661)
Backcountry Hunting Gear
DIY Backcountry Hunt: How to Plan and Execute Your Public-Land Adventure
![How Public Funds Benefit Shooters](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/WQXZRNV5W523IEOK6ZA45ZRMSU.jpg?w=545)
Conservation
How Public Funds Benefit Shooters
![HSUS Petitions For Lead Ammo Ban on Public Lands](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/UZVFWBZ2J2NK52A7GPY3S5U74Y.jpg?w=600)
Conservation
HSUS Petitions For Lead Ammo Ban on Public Lands
![New Bison War: Should Buffalo Be Reintroduced to the West?](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/TXUP4NSNZYNNHLCG6HUVYLHORA.jpg?w=327)
Big Game Hunting
New Bison War: Should Buffalo Be Reintroduced to the West?
![Where to Hunt: Guide to the 8 Best Big-Game Hunts in the West](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/FN3L5BN7ONQGARJT5EBZNVTVYE.jpg?w=327)
Big Game Hunting
Where to Hunt: Guide to the 8 Best Big-Game Hunts in the West
![Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Florida](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/UZVFWBZ2J2NK52A7GPY3S5U74Y.jpg?w=600)
Conservation
Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Florida
![Public Land: Hunting and Fishing North Dakota](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/3XYKWA5JOUKSRV3UZ2QAS2JHII.jpg?w=545)
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Public Land: Hunting and Fishing North Dakota
![Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in New Hampshire](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/CQLCF6SRI36MOF6QESPDLVCL5E.jpg?w=545)
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Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in New Hampshire
![Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Mississippi](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/J7CB4VJU7VSHIMPFBV7R3VRMJU.jpg?w=545)
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Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Mississippi
![Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Missouri](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/V3KP4LMB3HWIIJ74DJC7NCROSY.jpg?w=545)
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Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Missouri
![Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Montana](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/UZVFWBZ2J2NK52A7GPY3S5U74Y.jpg?w=600)
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Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Montana
![Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Nevada](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/36FWURLY4HUM3KPAH5B3FREIBM.jpg?w=545)
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Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Nevada
![Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in California](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/UZVFWBZ2J2NK52A7GPY3S5U74Y.jpg?w=600)
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Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in California
![Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Arkansas](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/Z4SJH2FNN5PQB5I7EHUJR4IYHQ.jpg?w=545)
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Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Arkansas
![Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Maine](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/QOGHZPV7Q2IL2A5BCTXN5Y3JHU.jpg?w=545)
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Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Maine
![Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Louisiana](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/IA3SAZGTG5CNPG3SO6BNO2UT2Y.jpg?w=545)
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Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Louisiana
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Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in Virginia
![Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in South Carolina](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/O3L5JZFGO5QEAVUTOJVPIVHWIY.jpg?w=545)
Conservation
Public Land: Hunting and Fishing in South Carolina
![Tell the Senate to Pass the Sportsmen’s Act – NOW!](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/2XZLSYFCQJQDL6CANJJV7CGYB4.jpg?w=327)
Conservation
Tell the Senate to Pass the Sportsmen’s Act – NOW!
![Official GOP Platform: Sell America’s Public Land](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/UZVFWBZ2J2NK52A7GPY3S5U74Y.jpg?w=600)
Conservation
Official GOP Platform: Sell America’s Public Land
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