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The Nighthawk Custom President is a top-shelf 1911
Handguns

Nighthawk Custom President: A Top-Shelf 1911 in .30 Super Carry

The Nighthawk Custom President in .30 Super Carry is a premium pistol at a premium price—and it's a helluva lot of fun to shoot

Hunting wild hogs in Georgia.
Predator Hunting

Diehard Hog Hunter Kills a Giant 350-Pound Wild Boar in Georgia

Hunter Arun Prakash Ramalingam is obsessed with hunting wild pigs, but this big boar was in a league of its own

Granola bar cut up on an Alaska map of Dall sheep country
Sheep Hunting

Stranded in Sheep Country with Bugs, Bears, and No Food

Weathered in and short on food, two hunters suffer through the hungry side of a fly-in hunt

Kicking a Nightforce ATACS scope across the gravel.
Rifle Scopes

Watch Our Shooting Editor Do Unspeakable Things to His Nightforce ATACR Scope—In the Name of Science

We toss (and kick) a perfectly good precision rifle scope across the range, so that you don't have to

A new report from onx shows the scale of the corner crossing debate.
Public Lands & Waters

More Than 8 Million Acres of Public Land in the West Is “Corner-Locked” and Inaccessible to Hunters

A recently published report by the mapping company onX reveals how much public land is corner-locked in the American West

The Biggest Panfish of All Time
Panfish Fishing

The Biggest Panfish of All Time

We rounded up the IGFA’s world-record panfish. Yeah, you’re going to need a bigger pan

A muzzle brake sealed with electrical tape
Hunting Rifles

Does Muzzle Tape Actually Affect Rifle Accuracy?

We shot groups with four different hunting rifles to prove that tape over your muzzle won't impact rifle accuracy

The Benelli M1 Super 90 was one of the best shotguns ever built.
Shotguns

Benelli M1 Super 90: A Classic Duck Hunting Shotgun

Benelli’s M1 Super 90 should be on every old-school duck hunter's list of shotguns to own

This Mule Deer Has Cutaneous Fibromas, and It’s Freaking Out Residents in Colorado
Mule Deer Hunting

This Mule Deer Has Cutaneous Fibromas, and It’s Freaking Out Residents in Colorado

Colorado Parks and Wildlife checked in on a mule deer that’s got a bad case of deer warts

Testing the best gear for backpacking with a toddler
Camping Gear

Best Kids’ Backpacking Gear: The Items You Need to Keep Your Toddler Happy in the Backcountry

After a summer of backpacking with our 2 year old, here are my family’s must-have pieces of gear

A coyote hide in a washing machine.
Coyote Hunting

How to Clean a Coyote Hide in Your Washing Machine

When you've got no other option, running bloody, dirty hides through the washing machine is a surprisingly easy fix

timney's glock trigger
Shooting Gear

Timney Glock Trigger Upgrade: The Alpha Competition Series Will Improve Your Pistol’s Performance

The Alpha Competition triggers from Timney are a quick way to turbocharge your Gen3, Gen4, or Gen5 Glock

A woman in a kayak holding a best kayak fishing net
Fishing Gear

Best Kayak Fishing Nets

Our picks for the best kayak fishing stow easy and land fish

red wolf and whitetail deer
Wildlife Management

Could Red Wolves Actually Improve Deer Populations and Hunting in the Southeast?

As controversy over red wolf introductions continues to percolate in the Southeast, a group of researchers and locals argue that the predators are actually helping game species thrive

Turkey hunting relationships.
Deer Hunting

Hunting Creates Bonds Between Friends and Family Like Nothing Else Can

The best times I've ever had with my dad were spent in the woods

A row of the best camping mugs
Camping Gear

The Best Camping Mugs of 2025

Keep your coffee warm all morning with one of the best camping mugs

shooting a 44 Mag.
Bear Hunting

Bear Gun Shootout: 10mm vs .44 Mag.

We settle the 10mm vs 44 Mag. debate—and wreck our hands in the process

Illinois Man Sentenced to a Year in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Illegal Sturgeon Fishing in Kentucky
Conservation

Illinois Man Sentenced to a Year in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Illegal Sturgeon Fishing in Kentucky

The poacher committed a federal crime when he harvested the eggs and sold them to a caviar distributor in another state

Martha Williams on grizzly bears.
Climate & Environment

Martha Williams, the New Director of USFWS, Talks Grizzly Bears, Hunting on Refuges, and the Challenge of Getting More Americans Outdoors

Our hunting and conservation editor sits down with the new head of the USFWS to try to get some answers

Light trigger weights make shotguns easier to shoot.
Shotguns

A Lighter, More Consistent Shotgun Trigger Pull Can Make You a Better Shot

Most shotgun shooters don’t give the weight of their trigger much consideration. Here's why you should start paying attention