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high schooler east texas youth record buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

High Schooler Tags Enormous East-Texas Buck That Should Set a New State Record

The 14-year old freshman shot the buck while hunting with her dad in the middle of a rainstorm

Author Walking down Quien Sabe Glacier
Adventure

The Way Up: What It’s Like to Bag Your First Peak

A first mountaineering trip introduces a backpacker to the world of peakbagging

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Survival Skills

How to Tie a Slip Knot

Put a handy loop at the end of a rope in seconds with this simple knot

Bus 142 as a hunting camp.
Moose Hunting

Long Before the ‘Into the Wild’ Bus Became a Tourist Deathtrap, It Was My Dad’s Hunting Camp

The “magic bus” was a well-known hunting camp used by many Alaskans. A trip to the museum where it’s being restored helped my family revisit a piece of our past

ok bowhunter years long quest for GLT
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Ends 3-Year Quest for 180-Class Oklahoma Buck

“It was like a dream watching him walk in. Like it was just us and nothing else even existed”

hunter in western mountains
Wildlife Management

Colorado Sportsmen Fight Back Against Proposed Mountain Lion and Bobcat Hunting Ban

As Colorado’s conservation groups face a “trophy hunting” ban, media becomes the battleground

An illustration of a deer heart and a fixed blade knife.
Deer Hunting

6 Wild-Game Rituals That Are About Much More Than the Meat

These wild game traditions are a salute to our hunting and fishing heritage

big pile of animal teeth
Wildlife Management

An Inside Look at the Wildlife Lab That Ages 10,000 Animals Every Month

For decades Matson’s Laboratory has helped state agencies manage all kinds of wild game species by aging teeth. Now, the lab is noticing a growing customer: hunters

M1 Garand
Semi-Automatic Rifles

The M1 Garand, the Greatest Generation’s Service Rifle

Every shooter recognizes America’s classic service rifle, but few really know it. Here's our guide to the M1 Garand

Two women hike across a mountain stream.
Gear

The Best Women’s Waterproof Boots, Tested and Reviewed

Whether you’re hunting or hiking, these boots will keep your feet warm and dry

Grant woods buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Dr. Grant Woods on What Hunters Should Know About the Rut, Weather, and Deer Activity

Forget about moon phases and focus on the weather conditions that give you an advantage as a hunter

wyoming proposal unlimited elk permits for ranchers
Wildlife Management

Lawmaker Proposes ‘All-You-Can-Kill’ Elk Permits for Wyoming Ranchers

The proposal would allow a private landowner dealing with overpopulated herds to purchase a $20 tag and take an unlimited number of cow elk

minnesota wolf with whitetail fawn
Wildlife Management

Where Northwoods Wilderness Is Lost, Wolves Kill More Fawns

A new study concludes that wolves like to hunt whitetail fawns where humans have cut timber, made roads, and built homes

oklahoma bowhunter massive whitetail opening day
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Oklahoma Bowhunter Tags a 230-Inch, 30-Point Buck on Opening Day

The nearly 230-class buck was taken on a small, 40-acre parcel of private land

We reviewed the best coyote traps for 2023.
Hunting Gear

The Best Coyote Traps of 2026

Catch more coyotes and improve your predator management with these coilspring foothold traps

alabama velvet buck
Trophy Deer

Bowhunter Tags 16-Point Buck Still in Velvet, Could Be an Alabama State Record

Joby Newman passed on 30 other deer, including 10 bucks, before the velvet giant showed up in mid October

grayling fishing reopens michigan
Wildlife Management

Grayling Fishing Returns to Michigan After a Nearly 100-Year Absence

Thanks to years of stocking and restoration efforts, Michigan anglers can finally target Arctic grayling once again

buck with red, bulging eyes
Wildlife Management

A Landowner Killed This Bug-Eyed Buck in South Carolina. What Was Wrong With It?

The buck appeared to be blind and didn't move when approached by the landowner in his vehicle

idaho record steelhead
Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Idaho Fly Fisherman Lands New State-Record Steelhead

The giant 41-inch fish is the second state record to come from the Clearwater River this month

Freddy Krueger and a whitetail buck are facing off in a hunter's worst nightmare.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Freddy Krueger Bucks: The Deer That Haunt Our Nightmares

Fear, panic, and dread are all part of a good haunting in the whitetail woods