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A composite image of a big bass caught from a little lake in a vintage color film photo
Largemouth Bass

To Catch the Biggest Bass of Your Life, Try Fishing Smaller Lakes

If you search out smaller waters, you'll find overlooked largemouths ready for a fight

fisherman throwing a cast net
Fishing Gear

We Tested the Best Cast Nets for Everything from Menhaden to Glass Minnows

Once you find the right cast net, you'll never buy bait again

A blue illustration of two men in a canoe on the river.
Paddling

We Canoed 200 Miles into the Bush for the Best Walleye and Pike Fishing of Our Lives

We fought 200 watery miles (most of it upstream), portaged 32 times, and swamped the boat. It was all worth it

A grizzly walks in the snow
Animal Attacks

I Was Charged by a Grizzly with Three Cubs. All I Had Was My .38 Special

"I swung the gun up just as the bear's big brown head broke out of the brush four steps from me"

Babe Ruth poses with two other hunters and various dead game animals.
Black Bear Hunting

I Deer Hunted with Babe Ruth. He Tagged a Nice Buck and Wrestled a Cow

"The same eye that could follow the fastest ball to the plate and knock it out of the park is deadly over the sights of his .401 Winchester"

Two color photographs of men bass fishing with dragonfly flies.
Largemouth Bass

Old-School Advice for Catching Giant Bass on Dragonflies

If you're not catching bass on dragonflies, it's because you're fishing them wrong. Here's how to fish it right

Police tape in the woods
Hunting

What Happens After Shed Hunters Find Human Remains

Every year shed and mushroom hunters stumble across the remains of a person in the woods. Those discoveries are just the beginning

Leatherman Alpha and ARC
Knives

Leatherman ARC vs Wave Alpha: I Carried Both for Six Months and There’s a Clear Winner

These are Leatherman's top two EDC multi-tools, and one is clearly better

A man on a rocky beach holding a large striped bass
Baits, Lures, & Flies

The Best Lures and Live Baits for Striped Bass

You'll catch stripers on these baits and lures from North Carolina to Maine

An illustration of a man touching a bear attack victim while his horse stands nearby from outdoor life
Animal Attacks

A Sheep-Killing Grizzly Mauled My Ranch Hand, Who Managed to Crawl a Mile for Help

My sheep herder was working overtime trying to protect our flock from a marauding grizzly when tragedy struck

Federal Plus Peak 6.5 Creedmoor ammo
Rifle Ammo

Federal Plus Peak 6.5 Creedmoor Ammunition Just Killed the 6.5 PRC

This new high-pressure, high-velocity ammunition is poised to change everything

A grizzly bear falls off a cliff in an illustration with a red sky
Animal Attacks

I Was Trapped on a Cliff Edge, Staring Down a Charging Grizzly

A greenhorn and his seasoned buddy get themselves in a tight spot during a hunt in the Alaska wilderness

A collection of photographs of record North American catfish.
Catfish Fishing

These Are the Biggest North American Catfish of All Time

From flatheads to big blues, here's a look at some of the heaviest catfish on the record books

The Best thermal scopes
Rifle Scopes

The Best Thermal Scopes of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

New technology has made thermal optics more capable and cheaper than ever

marshmallows cna make good bait.
Freshwater

These Trusty (and Seriously Weird) Baits Still Have a Cult Following

Sure, you've probably tried corn or marshmallows, but what about harvesting your own wasp larva or soaking a gopher leg?

Elk jumping wood fence in snow covered mountains
Public Lands & Waters

Most Montanans Support Corner Crossing. Some Landowners Are Threatening to Withdraw Existing Access Over It

While public officials condemn corner-hopping as illegal and a lawsuit seeks a court’s opinion in Montana, some sportsmen prefer the gray area of accessing the state’s corner-locked public land

A mule deer buck in the Yukon.
Wildlife Management

A Hunter Killed a Mule Deer in Alaska This Spring. That’s Both Good and Bad News

This is the first time in documented history a mule deer has been harvested in the state

dayventure cooler
Adventure

Pelican Dayventure Backpack Cooler Review: The Coolest Cooler of Summer

The Dayventure is designed with versatility in mind

A composite image of old gun ads from Outdoor Life.
Hunting Rifles

27 Vintage Gun Ads That Introduced Some of America’s Most Iconic Firearms

These advertisements for iconic shotguns, rifles, and pistols document decades of firearms history as they appeared in the pages of Outdoor Life

maximum point blank range
Hunting Rifles

Maximum-Point-Blank-Range: There’s a Critical Flaw in This Classic Aiming Method

This zeroing and aiming method has been used for decades, but it's not nearly as effective as you've been told