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An ice fisherman with a 49-inch muskie caught through the ice in Vermont.
Pike and Muskie Fishing

This Angler’s First Muskie Nearly Spooled Him. It’s the Biggest Caught in Vermont in Decades

"I finally managed to grab her and just squeak her through the hole and onto the ice. I was in complete disbelief”

PSA Easter Sale
Rifle Scopes

The 18 Best Deals of the Palmetto State Armory Easter Sale: Optics, Guns, Ammo, and Accessories

PSA's Easter Sale features great deals on products from Beretta, Vortex, Eotech, Holosun, Magpul, and Smith and Wesson

Cans of spam on the shelf
Freshwater

The Best Bait You Can Buy at the Dollar Store

These affordable dollar-store items will absolutely out-fish more expensive live bait

Knives on sale during Amazon's Big Spring Sale
Knives

The 7 Best Deals on EDC Knives from Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

We found deals on everything from tough outdoor blades to an OTF auto

A bunch of poisonous or toxic plants silhouetted on a sludge-green background.
Foraging & Gardening

These Are the 12 Most Dangerous Plants Hiding in Plain Sight. How Many Can You Identify?

A survivalist expert and master naturalist shares some tips on the kinds of plants to avoid and how to identify them properly

An aerial view of an ice-fishing derby in Saskatchewan.
Walleye Fishing

An Ice Fisherman Was Booted from a Canadian Walleye Derby Over Cheating Accusations. There Was $100,000 on the Line

The disqualified fisherman was reportedly in first place, and entered just one of two walleye caught during the entire derby

A color illustration of a game warden firing warning shots at a man stumbling in front of a car.
Wildlife Management

The Night a Wisconsin Game Warden Took One Last Call

What started out as a routine stakeout for midnight walleye poachers turned into a high-speed car chase that ended officer Bob Markle's 30-year career

We tested the Olight Baton 3.
Gear

Amazon Big Spring Sale: High-Lumen Olight Flashlights at Low Prices

Olight EDC flashlights are on sale for insanely good prices

Giant Hogweed in a river bed
Foraging & Gardening

‘My Face Started Peeling.’ This Weed Is 20 Feet Tall, Causes Chemical Burns, and Might Be in Your Local Woods

Sap from this toxic plant can cause blindness and painful, sun-activated burns that last for months. Here’s what to look for

Group of nightcrawlers in soil.
Freshwater

How to Catch Nightcrawlers for DIY Live Bait

Never run out of bait again with these three easy nightcrawler collection methods

A composite photo of an angler with three trophy bass.
Bass Fishing

‘My Adrenaline Was Pumping.’ Bass Guide Makes Texas History with Two 13-Pounders in One Day (and Three This Month)

“I set the hook and she jumped just 20 feet from my boat, and I saw she wasn’t hooked well"

Dustin Jone DD Adams award call.
Turkey Hunting

Podcast: How to Choose a Pot Call, According to a Champion Turkey Caller

We talked to champion turkey call maker and caller Dustin Jones to get his no-nonsense advice on choosing your next friction call

Bowtech’s Flagship Carbon Bow is Now 50% Off at Lancaster Archery Supply
Bow Hunting Gear

Bowtech’s Flagship Carbon Bow is Now 50% Off at Lancaster Archery Supply

Get a flagship carbon bow with a crazy smooth draw cycle for half-off

turkey van tour
Turkey Hunting

Video: I Turkey Hunt Out of a Van for 3 Months Every Spring. Welcome to the Turkey Van Tour

Roy Holdford, better known as "Curl," devotes three months every year to chasing wild turkeys around the country

A bass guide holds up a 13-pound largemouth.
Largemouth Bass

Texas Guide Catches His Second 13-Pound Bass in Two Weeks

"Our top five bass this morning weighed 57 pounds, and we're going back after lunch to see if we can catch some more"

A buck in velvet eats mushrooms in the woods
Wildlife Management

Mushrooms Are a Deer’s Secret Favorite Food. Here’s How to Easily Grow a Mushroom Food Plot

A little plot of wine cap mushrooms just might be the easiest and cheapest deer attractant to grow in the woods. Here's how to do it

A table with green felt with Bark River Knives laid out on top of it.
Survival

Michigan Knifemaker Closes Shop After Admitting to Using Chinese Steel and Labeling It USA-Made

The company's owner, Mike Stewart, announced the closure on social media and took full responsibility for the deceptive practice

An illustration of loggers throwing a rope to rescue swimmers.
Survival

We Risked Everything for the Best Fishing of Our Lives — and It Almost Cost Us

At first, my buddy Fred wouldn't tell us where he was catching such big trout and salmon. Then he let us in on the secret, and all hell broke loose

Ruger says Beretta Holding is trying to seize control of its company.
Guns

Beretta Quietly Became the Largest Shareholder of Ruger. Now the American Gunmaker Is Warning of a Takeover

After Beretta Holding acquired nearly 10 percent of Ruger, the two companies have entered an openly hostile fight that will culminate in a shareholder vote this spring

Wild hogs from above
Wildlife Management

Georgia Goes All-Out on Wild Hog Control by Legalizing Drones, Relaxing License Rules

The Peach State is the latest to pass a law allowing the use of drones for locating feral pigs