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coyote hunting gear
Hunting Gear

Coyote Hunting Gear: Everything You Need to Get Started

Here's what you need to start hunting coyotes

Vortex Razor HD LHT on the side of a mountain
Rifle Scopes

Vortex Razor HD LHT, Tested and Reviewed

We tested the Vortex Razor HD LHT on a backcountry hunt

biggest bucks
Trophy Deer

The Biggest Whitetail Bucks of 2022

Here’s a look back at some of the most spectacular deer of the year

alex robinson with whitetail buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

What It Took to Kill the Biggest Buck of My Life

True hunting adventures don’t require far-flung destinations or exotic trophy critters, just a little risk and reward

Garmin Alpha 200i
Hunting Gear

Garmin Alpha 200i, Tested and Reviewed

We tested the Alpha 200i and TT 15X collar throughout the fall

six point buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Tags Biggest Six-Point You’ll See This Year

Louie Mozurak knew he'd found a rare whitetail when he saw a giant shed sticking out of a field

Best Mule Deer Cartridges
Hunting Rifles

Best Mule Deer Cartridges

When it comes to choosing the best mule deer hunting caliber, look at rounds from 6mms to the .30s

electro optics
Opinion

Electro-Optics Will Take Over Hunting—and More Lessons from Testing the Year’s Best Optics

Traditional optics are being replaced by integrated circuits, but sporting optics are still among the best and most affordable investments a hunter or shooter can make

ice fishing spears
Ice Fishing

Father-Son Welding Team Builds Killer Ice Fishing Spears

Loren and Scott Hjelle are building some of the coolest ice fishing spears you'll ever see

guns of the old west
Handguns

Guns of the Old West

Here's a look back at 10 iconic firearms and the legendary men and women who shot them

Duck hunter wearing Sitka Hudson jacket in icy bay.
Waterfowl Hunting Gear

Sitka Hudson Jacket: A Hardcore Shell for Waterfowl Hunters

This is the ultimate duck hunting jacket for the most brutal conditions

trophy carp
Carp Fishing

Will U.S. Waters Ever Be Managed as Trophy Carp Fisheries?

Kansas considers management for trophy carp, but do enough anglers actually want it?

Ice fishing for catfish
Catfish Fishing

Ice Fishing for Catfish: Tips and Tactics

Yes, you can catch one of summer's most popular species in the dead of winter

Wyoming poaching bust 100 charges three men
Wildlife Management

3 Men, 100 Wildlife Violations, and $300,000 in Fines: One of Wyoming’s Biggest Poaching Busts Explained

Three nonresidents poached dozens of animals over the last two decades. Now, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is closing their case

How to create a habitable planet within 10 years

How to create a habitable planet within 10 years

If we focus on the right places, we can stave off the worst effects of climate change and biodiversity loss.

how to catch catfish in winter
Catfish Fishing

How to Catch Catfish in Winter

Grab your hat and gloves, because winter is the best time to catch a trophy-class blue catfish

Crazy Mountains land swap proposal Forest Service
Policy & Legislation

Public-Land Hunters Object to Land Swap in Montana’s Crazy Mountains

A proposed land swap would simplify public access and open 22 new miles of trail. But critics say public-land hunters will still lose if the deal goes through

PA dagger bull 1
Elk Hunting

Pennsylvania Crossbow Hunter Tags Biggest Archery Bull in State History

Scoring 446 and 0/8 inches, the "Dagger Bull" crushes the previous state archery record and will go down as the second biggest bull elk ever taken in Pennsylvania

Magnet fishers find guns legal to keep them
Policy & Legislation

As Magnet Fishing Booms, More Guns Are Being Pulled from America’s Waters. Can Magnet Fishers Legally Keep Them?

The answer is more complicated than you might expect

locals riled rare piebald buck poached in PA
Wildlife Management

Pennsylvania Poacher Riles Local Community by Taking Rare Piebald Buck Out of Season

A local hunter said the rare buck was well known, and that there was an "unspoken agreement" in the community to let the deer live