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Ryan Callaghan behind a spotting scope
Policy & Legislation

Outdoor Life Podcast: Is Ryan Callaghan the Optimist Our Public Lands Need?

The incoming leader of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers talks public lands, conservation, and what's at stake for sportsmen across the country

A hunter with a big Oklahoma buck.
Trophy Deer

Oklahoma Hunter Tags His Biggest Buck Yet — from the Ground

After a shoulder injury and kidney surgery, this hunter had to give up his vertical bow for a crossbow

cheap deer gear
Deer Hunting Gear

Cheap Deer Hunting Gear That Actually Works

If you’re deer hunting on a budget, then you need to check out these seven key gear items

An illustration of a hunter in a blue jacket leaning out a barn window to shoot a deer.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Drove 180 Miles to Hunt Deer. The Biggest Buck of My Life Lived Behind My Barn

After working hard to track deer on public land in northern Michigan, I threw in the towel and went home

a rutting bull moose stands in a river
Moose Hunting

I Spent 12 Days Trapped with a Moose Guide Who Wouldn’t Give Up

Trophy bull moose live in the continent's wettest, coldest places, and if you want to hunt them, expect to suffer and wait, and then celebrate one of hunting's greatest trophies

A Tennessee game warden with trophy bucks confiscated from a poacher.
Wildlife Management

‘Penitentiary Poacher’ Busted for Killing Trophy Bucks at a Tennessee Prison

The 53-year-old poacher pleaded guilty to illegally taking three trophy bucks that had a combined gross score of more than 490 inches

A hunter and his buddy with a big Missouri buck.
Deer Hunting

Louisiana Bowhunter Drives 9 Hours North to Tag a Giant Buck After a Rainstorm

"I had him patterned on camera, and I knew he'd show that evening because it quit raining midday"

The Organ Mountains National Monument in New Mexico.
Public Lands & Waters

Former New Mexico Congressman (and Supporter of Public-Land Transfers) Picked to Lead the BLM

The nominee, Steve Pearce, has a record of supporting public-land transfers, according to those who knew him in New Mexico

Montana’s Warmwater Slam

Montana’s Warmwater Slam

A hunter with a Pennsylvania buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Tracked a Buck for 36 Hours to Find a Game Warden Had Already Taken the Antlers

"It was an emotional rollercoaster"

Field Tested: Awarding Outdoor Life’s Best Gear of 2025
Gear

Field Tested: Awarding Outdoor Life’s Best Gear of 2025

We tested thousands of products and these are the best of the year

A gray wolf stands in a river in Minnesota.
Wildlife Management

Feds Say They Won’t Craft a Nationwide Wolf Recovery Plan, Opening the Door to Delisting

The recent announcement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service includes a statement that providing federal protections for gray wolves is 'no longer appropriate'

A record striped bass on a measuring board; an angler holds up a big striper.
Freshwater

Perch Fisherman Catches a State-Record Striped Bass on Light Line

George Bruggeman might have been undergunned with 8-pound test, but he still managed to land a 37-plus pound fish

More Fishing Gear Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards
Fishing Gear

More Fishing Gear Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards

A mule deer buck in the desert with a sunrise.
Mule Deer Hunting

I Passed on the Biggest Mule Deer of My Life

In the Sonoran Desert, only a persistent few hunters will earn a glimpse of the desert's Holy Grail: a 30-inch Grande. Fewer still will make their split-second shot count

More Hunting Gear Winners from our 2025 Field Tested Awards
Hunting Gear

More Hunting Gear Winners from our 2025 Field Tested Awards

The best gear for hunting everything from whitetails to prairie chickens

More Optics Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards
Optics

More Optics Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards

The award winners from our 2025 optics tests include everything from budget binos to advanced thermal scopes

More Archery Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards
Bow Hunting Gear

More Archery Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards

The award winners from this year's archer gear tests.

A bowhunter admires a big Iowa buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Public-Land Hunter Says This Huge Iowa Buck Is ‘the Pinnacle of His Bowhunting Life’

Cody Huhn had been tracking the buck since July. He missed his first shot in October but kept at it until he got another opportunity

A teen whose face is blurred out sits behind a domestic turkey that he killed during turkey season.
Turkey Hunting

Teen Charged with Felony for Killing a Turkey on His Family Property Found Not Guilty

The judge’s verdict wraps up a 6-month legal saga in Harris County, Georgia, where the teenager shot his first gobbler on his family's property in April. Within days, however, the teen was accused by his former high-school teacher of knowingly shooting her pet bird