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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

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

Deer Hunting Gear

The Best Deer Hunting Gear

The top picks from our gear tests

Hunting Gear

The Best Binocular Harnesses of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

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

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

Camping Gear

The Best Ultralight Tents of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

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

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

Gear

The Best Bear Canisters of 2026, Tested By Us and Bears

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

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

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

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

Small Game Hunting

UK Group Says Hunters Are an ‘Ethnic Minority’ in Need of Protection

"The qualifications for an ethnic group, there are five of them. And we hit every one straight in the bullseye"

Camping Gear

The Best Backpacking Tents, Tested and Reviewed

Sleep soundly on your next backpacking trip in one of our picks for the best backpacking tents

Fishing Gear

The Best Side-Imaging Fish Finders of 2026, According to a Joe and Three Pros

Quickly break down new water with these fish finders

Shotguns

The Best Shotguns of 2023

We tested the best shotguns of the year

Freshwater

Watch: Montana Retiree Catches Pending State-Record Chinook Salmon from His Pontoon

James Fauth brought the massive fish to the boat using a 15-year-old Walmart rod that still had the original line on it

Animal Attacks

Officials Track Down and Kill the Black Bear They Say Attacked a 3-Year-Old Girl in Her Tent

The young girl was sleeping at a private campground in south-central Montana when the attack occurred

Tuna Fishing

Podcast: The Cheapest Way to Catch Tuna

Do you dream of battling yellowfins, bluefins, and bigeyes? There’s no more frugal way to make it a reality than on a party boat

Wildlife Management

Hundreds of Ducks Dead Amid Reports of Avian Flu and Botulism at Two Critical California Refuges

"First and foremost, we want to take care of the birds. But if there’s not more water deliveries later in the summer or the fall, it’s going to be pretty tough to have a hunting program"

The Right Hunting Dog for YOU

It’s a daunting task. But if you’ve done your homework, it’s hard to go wrong.