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A man snaps a young angler's fishing rod in half.
Freshwater

Watch: Irate Homeowner Confronts Boys Fishing Private Pond, Snaps Their $200 Rod

"You're on private property, young man. Get outta here!"

A mountain lion in the trees.
Policy & Legislation

Anti-Hunting Group Gets Enough Signatures to Put a Cougar Hunting Ban on the Colorado Ballot This Fall

If all the signatures check out, another controversial wildlife management decision will be put in front of Colorado voters in November

ugly annealer brass annealing machine
Shooting Gear

The Ugly Annealer Review: A Simple and Adjustable Brass Annealing Machine

For reloaders who are looking for better consistency and longer life from their brass, this annealer is a great tool

mystery bucks
Whitetail Deer Hunting

11 Monster Bucks That Are Shrouded in Mystery

The stories behind these incredible bucks are (mostly) lost to time. Here are the scant details we do know

idaho tiger trout
Trout Fishing

Idaho Angler Lands Record Breaking Tiger Trout

Austin Christensen's giant tiger trout is officially the new Idaho state record

A Humminbird and Garmin fish finder on the deck of a boat.
Fishing Gear

MEGA Live vs LiveScope: What’s the Best Forward Facing Sonar?

At look at two of the top forward-facing sonar systems

.22 LRs vs PCP Air Rifles: What’s Better for Small Game Hunting and Precision Shooting?
Precision Rifles

.22 LRs vs PCP Air Rifles: What’s Better for Small Game Hunting and Precision Shooting?

Have modern high-performance air rifles caught up to the .22 LR? Here's a look at the data

An illustration of a leopard attacking a man while his hat flies off his head.
Big Game Hunting

Roosevelt on Safari: A High-Stakes Leopard Hunt, from the Archives

Sick with a cold and cramped in a makeshift blind, Teddy Roosevelt's grandson returns to east Africa to hunt big cats

An American flag flying above the front range ofColorado
Public Lands & Waters

This Independence Day, Celebrate the Gift of Public Land

Public land is one of the best expressions of personal liberty we have in America

A man in a camo sun shirt and hood works the action of the Marlin Dark Series 1895 45-70
Hunting Rifles

Marlin Dark Series 1895 Review: A Tactical .45/70 Lever Action

The Dark Series Model 1895 is the company's first synthetic stocked big-bore lever action

A 12-year-old catches the new Montana state-record sucker.
Record Fish

‘Bro I’m in Disbelief!’ Watch This Montana 12-Year-Old Catch the State-Record Sucker

“Wade loves the outdoors and wants to be a famous fisherman. He knows all the Montana fish records by heart”

micro ned rig fishing
Bluegill Fishing

Micro Ned Rigs: The Ultimate Bait for Targeting Bluegills and Bass at the Same Time

When you’re fishing for “whatever is biting,” tie on this tiny finesse presentation

A shed hunter looks at mountain lion tracks in the snow.
Animal Attacks

This Happened to Me: I Was Stalked by a Family of Mountain Lions on a Shed Hunt

"With eleven rounds remaining, I started shooting. I didn’t stop until the cat went down and rolled just 10 yards away from me"

The ATF has drastically reduced the processing wait times for suppressors.
Guns

The ATF Cut Suppressor Wait Times from 10 Months to 1 Day. Here’s Why You Can Get a Suppressor Faster

This spring, qualified applicants suddenly started getting unexpectedly fast approvals. This "new normal" has alleviated one major obstacle for lawfully obtaining a suppressor, even as it’s introduced fresh headaches

A grizzly bear eats an elk.
Wildlife Management

Watch: Grizzly Bear Eats a Cow Elk That’s Still Alive

A video captures the end of the line for an elk with two broken legs

the hunting public
Bow Hunting

Video: Heavy Arrow Setups With The Hunting Public Crew (and the Pros and Cons of Shooting Heavy Arrows)

These are the hunting arrow setups that The Hunting Public crew is shooting this season

The Browning Whitetail 1300 sits near a lake.
Deer Hunting Gear

First Look: Browning Whitetail 1300 Hunting Pack

old school bass lures
Largemouth Bass

Quick Strike Podcast: 3 Old-School Bass Lures the “Cool Kids” Hate (and Why You Should Be Fishing Them Now)

These baits may not be trendy anymore, but the bass in your local lakes will still hammer them

Nighthawk Custom .45 ACP Pistol
Handguns

The Best .45 ACP Pistols of 2025

The .45 ACP is one of the most iconic American handgun cartridges. Here are some of the best and most notable pistols chambered for it

A fawn waiting for its mother to return.
Wildlife Management

With the Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease, It’s Now Illegal to Rehabilitate Fawns in Tennessee

Worries over CWD have prompted the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to bar wildlife rehabs from accepting fawns