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A Missouri bowhunter with a buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

College Kid Plays Hooky and Arrows a Huge Missouri Buck with 3 Main Beams

After a few close encounters with the unusual buck, Harley Whitaker skipped classes so he could make his final move on the deer

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

The Deer Hunting Gear We Trust

The deer hunting gear we've throughly tested

Colorado officials stand over a wolf crate in the dark.
Wildlife Management

US Fish and Wildlife Director Calls Out Colorado Wolf Program. Could the Next Release Be Stopped? 

A letter from the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tells the state to "cease and desist" its plan to import another 15 gray wolves from Canada

A hunter in a blaze orange Outdoor Life rooster hoodie holds up a pheasant for a Lab.
Merch

Outdoor Life Merch Drop: Rooster Hoodies Are Here

We’ve got a classic blaze orange and a practical black hoodie for chasing pheasants all season long

ANWR coastal plain
Climate & Environment

Trump Administration Opens the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Drilling

The Department of the Interior will begin selling oil and gas leases this winter. It also announced plans to build a road in another of Alaska's national wildlife refuges

A pair of mallards prepare to land.
Hunting

‘AI Told Me Duck Season Was Open,’ and Other Reasons Officials Are Warning Hunters Not to Rely on AI

In the last week, two state fish-and-game agencies have issued warnings about the untrustworthiness of AI for up-to-date hunting and fishing regs

A gambel's quail sits ona. log in the evening sunshine.
Quail Hunting

The Time Jack O’Connor Trespassed, Killed a Quail in a Lady’s Yard, and Somehow Still Got Hunting Permission

The suprising golden days of Gambel's quail hunting, as experienced by our former shooting editor

An older yellow Lab returning with a wild rooster.
Hunting Dogs

I Learned One of Life’s Most Important Lessons from My First Bird Dog

All gun dogs are remarkable in their own way. But you only get one first bird dog in this world, and Tuco changed mine

The new state-record sow black bear in Maine.
Black Bear Hunting

Maine Guide Snares a New State-Record Black Bear

Zack LaFreniere spent nearly a week monitoring a bait site in Penobscot County before tagging what’s now the heaviest sow ever taken in the state

Two fishermen filming themselves on the river.
Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

These Salmon Fishermen Just Demonstrated the Absolute Dumbest Way to Get a Ticket

Two Washington men were livestreaming numerous salmon fishing violations. Then a game warden tuned in

An illustration of a man kneeling in the snow over a fire.
Wilderness Survival

This One Stupid Decision Nearly Cost Me My Life on a Maine Deer Hunt

When I started tracking my deer, I didn't realize my hunting buddies would soon be tracking me

Federal hatchery workers load fish into a truck.
Public Lands & Waters

2,000 Federal Public-Land Employees Could Lose Jobs Amid Shutdown

"There will be serious impacts to public lands," says a former staffer at the Bureau of Land Management

An illustration of Alaskan settlers seeing caribou in the early 1900s.
Big Game Hunting

The Craziest Thing This Legendary Frontiersman Ever Saw in Alaska

Garmin Striker 5CV Ice Fishing Bundle
Fishing Gear

Save $150 on a Garmin Striker 5cv Ice Fishing Bundle

Get this ice fishing fish finder bundle for only $300

Freel with black bear
Bear Hunting

Stop Shooting Bears Here; Hunter Education Has Failed Us on Bear Anatomy

Many hunters treat a bear like a whitetail deer when it comes time to shoot. Here's why that's a big mistake

A bowhunter with a rare piebald buck taken in Ohio.
Deer Hunting

‘Just Like Clockwork.’ Ohio Bowhunter Tags a Rare Piebald Buck He’d Been Seeing On Trail Cams for Years

Spencer Hartings had been watching "Ghost" on trail cameras long enough to figure out the deer's pattern, and he waited for everything to line up to make his move

A few portraits of a young hunter who was killed by lightning
Survival

Lightning Claims the Life of Another Hunter, This Time in Louisiana

National weather experts say it's the fifth lightning-related incident involving hunters this fall

A huge muskie caught on the fly
Pike and Muskie Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Tips for Targeting Muskies on the Fly

Ready to jump into chasing these elusive predators with the long rod? Getting started is easier than you think

A shooter shooting an SBE3 shotgun with a banish 12 can.
Guns

The Banish 12 Shotgun Suppressor, Tested and Reviewed

The Banish 12 is a niche offering for waterfowlers that reduces noise and recoil

Polish anglers kneel behind a massive Wels catfish.
Catfish Fishing

Watch: Polish Anglers Say This Enormous Catfish Is a New World Record

The two anglers claimed to have caught the giant Wels catfish during a fishing tournament in Poland