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Grizzly Bear Hunting

After 25 Years of Big Game Hunting, All I Wanted Was to Tag an Elk

I'd been fortunate enough to hunt all over North America, but I'd never had any luck with elk. And between the charging grizzlies and falling goats, this backcountry trip started to go the same way

Deer Hunting Gear

First Look at the New Tactacam Reveal Ultra

We tested Tactacam's newest trail camera

Wildlife Management

Colorado Confirms Multiple Wolf Pup Sightings

One rancher says the Copper Creek Pack, which has a history of hunting and killing livestock, is raising pups just a quarter mile from his cattle

Camping Gear

REI Half Dome 2 Plus: One Tent to Rule Them All

I took the latest version of REI's flagship tent into the field to see if it lives up to its reputation

Freshwater

This Idaho Record Carp Was So Big It Broke the Bowfisherman’s Arrow

"The fish went crazy and shattered my arrow. And I couldn't use my bowfishing reel because the carp was too strong"

Camping Gear

The Best Ice Packs for Coolers of 2026

Chill your provisions for the long haul with one of these reusable packs

Policy & Legislation

Trump Administration Moves to Kill Boundary Waters Protections, Make Way for Proposed Mine

The move to cancel a 20-year mineral withdrawal near the Boundary Waters was announced in an X post around the same time Congress decided against gutting the protections

Public Lands & Waters

Senate Proposes Selling Up to 3 Million Acres of Public Land

Senator Mike Lee of Utah is pushing to sell up to .75 percent of BLM and USFS lands in up to 12 Western states — all except Montana

Policy & Legislation

The Senate Is Considering Selling Public Land. It Could Be About 2 Million Acres

Budget negotiators are waiting on public-land inventory from Utah Senator Mike Lee, and could introduced a proposal as soon as tonight

Freshwater

Minneapolis Fisherman Lands State-Record Bigmouth Buffalo from a Bridge in the ‘Burbs

"There's just a lot of variables that come into play when you have that heavy current, a bridge, and a big fish hooked on a small jig"

Trout Fishing

My Buddies and I Caught 500 Wild Trout in 3 Days on an Old-Fashioned Canoe Trip

We were in there three days, saw seven moose, and caught hundreds of fish. It was the kind of fishing our grandfathers had known in the 19th century — and we pray that our own grandsons may know something of it in the 21st

Policy & Legislation

The House Kills Its Plan to Open Mining Near the Boundary Waters

Senate Republicans asked the House to strike a provision from its budget bill that would green-light mineral leasing in the Superior National Forest

Moose Hunting

I Ditched a Bogus Outfitter for a Real Wilderness Moose Hunt

A greenhorn's botched trip leads to a series of life-changing hunts in the Canadian backcountry

Sheep Hunting

Texas Adds Aoudad to the List of Animals You Can Hunt from Helicopters

As aoudad numbers continue to grow and compete with native bighorn and mule deer populations, Texas looks to a creative management tool

Wildlife Management

Mountain Lion Kittens Were Finally Photographed in Oklahoma. Skeptics Claim the Cats Have Been Breeding There All Along

State wildlife managers have long said that Oklahoma does not have an established, breeding population of mountain lions. Recent trail camera photos are the "first piece of evidence" that cougars may be breeding there

Survival Skills

If This Search and Rescue Team Can’t Find You, No One Can

This story of more than 100 rescues began when Harold Patrick froze to death on a wilderness moose hunt

Bear Hunting

Giant Grizzly Taken in Alaska Is a New Record, Confirms Boone & Crockett

The old boar was covered in scars, and its teeth were worn to nubs. It's the biggest hunter-harvested grizzly bear to ever make the books

Animal Attacks

Here’s Why Moose Keep Attacking People and Their Dogs in Colorado

One neighbor managed to chase off an irate cow using a fire extinguisher

Wildlife Management

These Snake Trackers Have Removed More than 20 Tons of Invasive Pythons from Florida… and They’re Just Getting Started

The team of wildlife biologists has been honing the art of python tracking for more than a decade. Last winter alone they removed more than 6,300 pounds of the invasive snakes from the Everglades

Big Game Hunting

Hunting Goats in Hawaii Isn’t Especially Hard. It’s Packing Them Out That’s the Problem

When I moved to Lanai to work as a wildlife biologist, I learned just how engrained hunting culture is here