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duck lures and rat baits
Baits, Lures, & Flies

Are Duck, Rat, and Snake Lures Legit or Gimmicks?

Are all these trendy critter baits truly productive, or just for quacks?

6.8 western cartridge
Hunting Rifles

6.8 Western Cartridge Review

We've tested the 6.8 Western at the range and in the field over several big game hunts across the country. Here's how it stacks up

deer hunting opening day
Whitetail Deer Hunting

20 Deer Hunting Tips for Opening Day

Opening day is here. It's time to put the odds in your favor and transform your luck-based sit in the woods into a bona fide hunting plan

Wolves in New York
Wildlife Management

Wolves in New York? Here’s What a Comeback Might Look Like

The wolf killed in New York state last year got hunters, wildlife managers, and environmentalists talking

Two hunters kneel behind a large buck in the woods.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Where to Hunt Deer in the Big Woods

The big woods seem limitless. Deer are few and far between. There are, however, some ideal spots where you can ambush a big buck

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Animal Attacks

Hunter Impales Charging Brown Bear with an Ice Axe

"I just swung the ice axe as hard as I could, and I felt it sink in all the way to the handle"

The Winchester 1984 is one of the best .30-30 lever actions.
Hunting Rifles

A Lever Action .30-30 Winchester Is Still One of the Best Deer Hunting Rifles (and Here’s Why)

The .30-30 is still one of America's great whitetail deer hunting cartridges

Mathews Phase 4 Tested and Reviewed
Bow Hunting Gear

Mathews Phase 4 Tested and Reviewed

The Mathews Phase 4 has a new limb design that helps make it the nicest shooting compound bow we've ever reviewed

Lindell Richey's giant 200-inch Greene County, Georgia, buck.
Trophy Deer

Georgia Deer Hunter Accepts Last-Minute Hunt Club Invite, Shoots a Massive 200-Inch Buck

Lindell Richey normally deer hunts with his dogs, but agreed to sit in a treestand earlier this month

best tasting fish
Freshwater

The Best Tasting Fish Species You’ve Probably Never Eaten

We all love walleye and flounder, but it’s time to expand your palate

group of male hunters standing over a deer
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bond of Brothers: Military Vets Find Healing in the Hunt

Our military veterans are still fighting old injuries, PTSD, and the drudgery of civilian life—all in the shadow of an opioid crisis. But in the deer woods of New England, some are finding a new way forward

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Hunter Recruitment

Want to Honor Our Military Veterans? Take Them Hunting

Help bring military veterans and the hunting community together this fall

yellow Lab
Hunting Dogs

Why British Labs Just Might Take Over American Bird Hunting

The polite and capable British Labrador is coming to a duck marsh or pheasant field near you—whether you like it or not

How to Sight in a Rifle
Rifle Scopes

How to Sight in a Rifle

Follow our ultimate guide on how to sight in a rifle and avoid frustration at the range

whole alligator inside python
Wildlife Management

Watch: Researchers Find a Whole Alligator Inside an 18-Foot-Long Burmese Python

A team of scientists was performing a necropsy when they pulled the five-foot gator out of the snake

5 Things All Bowhunters Should Know About Broadheads
Bow Hunting Gear

5 Things All Bowhunters Should Know About Broadheads

These are the lessons learned after torture testing 23 top broadheads

best rut stands
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 10 Best Stand Locations for Hunting the Rut

The rut is the most exciting time to hunt—if you're sitting in the right spot. Here are our picks for the top stand locations for the rut

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Policy & Legislation

In Washington State, Hunters May No Longer Be “Necessary to Manage Wildlife”

An emerging wildlife war has its first skirmish this week in Spokane, where a reformist group is looking to deprioritize hunting and hunters

Old Town Sportsman AutoPilot 120 Tested and Reviewed
Fishing Gear

Old Town Sportsman AutoPilot 120 Tested and Reviewed

This kayak offers a host of features, and all of them are designed to make fishing more efficient

banjo minnow
Baits, Lures, & Flies

3 Made for TV Lures That Changed How We Fish

These baits may not have gotten a lot of respect, but they led the way for many lures we now love