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Mallards and pintails
Duck Hunting

Mallard Numbers Are Up This Year, Plus Duck Hunters Might See a 3-Pintail Limit Next Season

Despite long-term effects of drought in the Prairie Pothole region and declines in certain species, surveyors counted more mallards than 2023 and the most ducks since 2015

Teen holds up large tiger trout.
Trout Fishing

Teen’s First Tiger Trout from His Home Lake Is a New Wyoming Record

Jaxon Krall's fish beats out a record that was set just one year prior on the same lake

Cheap and expensive backpacking tents set up side by side.
Camping Gear

Cheap vs Expensive Backpacking Tents

If you’re going to skimp on the big three, should it be your shelter?

Victory RIP TKO hunting arrows
Bow Hunting Gear

Victory RIP TKO Review: The Goldilocks Hunting Arrow

These arrow shafts aren't too heavy or too light

Testing the best semi auto shotguns.
Gear

The Best Semi Auto Shotguns of 2025

Reviews of top semi autos based on field performance, value, weight, and reliability

best bird hunting guns
Double Barrel Shotguns

The Best Shotguns for Bird Hunting of 2025

This roster of shotguns will fit any upland bird hunter's needs and budget

A kayak angler hooked up with a marlin.
Saltwater Fishing

Watch: Marlin Tows Kayak Angler 11 Miles Across the Ocean in Epic, 5-Hour Battle

Kei Vang says that by the time he cut the line on the fish, he and his two fishing buddies were roughly 20 miles off the California coast

We tested the best cameras for filming hunts.
Hunting Gear

The Best Cameras for Filming Hunts of 2025, According to Pros

Capture the story of your next hunt with one of these top cameras

A grizzly sow walks on dirt with her cubs.
Wildlife Management

Watch: This Is the First-Ever Verified Sighting of a Grizzly Sow and Cubs on Vancouver Island

A photographer records a video of a bear with cubs, which could be a sign that grizzlies are taking up permanent residence on the island

30-30 vs 30-06
Hunting Rifles

30-30 vs 30-06: Comparing Two Granddaddy Rifle Cartridges 

Here's an in-depth look at two of the most classic hunting cartridges of all time

We tested the best deer hunting gear throughout the year.
Deer Hunting Gear

The Best Deer Hunting Gear of 2025

The top picks from our gear tests

Testing the best binocular harnesses in Montana.
Hunting Gear

The Best Binocular Harnesses of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

We ran, crawled, and used a wide variety of optics to help you find your next bino harness

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

While there are specific instances where a small-scale transfer might make sense, the larger idea of selling off federal lands for affordable housing should concern anyone who uses public land

zpacks free zip against mountain backdrop
Camping Gear

The Best Ultralight Tents of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

We took over a dozen ultralight shelters into the field to find the best of the best

The Hollywood Cemetery buck compared to the James Walters buck.
Wildlife Management

Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges for 24 Years After Famous ‘Hollywood Buck’ Turns Up Dead on Facebook

When photos of a well-known nontypical surfaced on Facebook last year, social media sleuths accused a Virginia man of poaching three bucks. Now he's been sentenced with some of the harshest poaching penalties in recent memory

The Franchi Instinct Sideplate cracked on a shooting bench.
Double Barrel Shotguns

The Best Over/Under Shotguns of 2025

From high-end competition guns to affordable trap guns, there’s something for everyone in this roster of O/Us

We tested the best bear canisters.
Gear

The Best Bear Canisters of 2025, Tested By Us and Bears

Protect your grub in bear country with one of these cans certified by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee

Mountain Lion atop a Rocky Outcrop Looking Ahead into the Trees
Wildlife Management

A Big Cat Hunting Ban Would Cost Colorado More Than $60 Million, Study Shows

The biggest impact of a lion hunting ban would be on Colorado’s world-renowned ungulate population and all the hunting opportunities it provides

A kayak fisherman holds up a nice largemouth bass.
Largemouth Bass

Cannibal Bass: What a Problem at an Illinois Fish Farm Can Teach Us About Catching Bigger Largemouths

If you want to catch bigger bass, you need to fish places that have a balanced age structure. Sometimes that means places where it's harder to get a bite

An illustration of a pair of bull moose fighting in the snow.
Moose Hunting

A Bull-Moose Brawl and Meat-Packing Sled Dogs: A Mountain Man’s Last Hunt Before Winter

In this frontier story from the OL archives, the author, his wife, and young son set out in their homemade boat to put up as much meat as they can before winter arrives