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We tested the Garmin inReach Mini.
Backcountry Hunting Gear

Early Prime Day Deal: Save $150 on a Garmin inReach Mini 2

Save big on this essential piece of backcountry safety gear

A New Jersey diver holds up a winter flounder he speared.
Record Fish

New Jersey Man Spears State-Record Flounder While Diving at a WWII Shipwreck

The winter flounder edged out the standing record by just over an ounce

A FWC staffer holds up a Burmese python cauhgt in Florida.
Wildlife Management

Can You Make a Living Hunting Pythons? We Asked Florida’s Invasive Snake Contractors

With hourly fees and per-snake bonuses, python contractors are helping remove invasive constrictors from the Everglades. Here’s what they make

magazine illustration of man in deep mud
Wilderness Survival

This Duck Hunt Almost Killed Me. That’s Why I’ll Never Hunt Alone Again

The author sets out on a solo duck hunt on Lake Texoma that nearly becomes his last

A Michigan hunter with a black bear.
Black Bear Hunting

This 97-Year-Old Tagged a Bear After Waiting 9 Years to Draw a Tag

“So many people helped me get that bear, and I’m grateful to all of them”

The Kershaw Bel Air
Knives

Best Price I’ve Seen on this S-Tier, USA-Made EDC Knife

This is one of the best EDC knives of all time and I've never seen it sold for a better price

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Elk Hunting

I Shot the Third Biggest Elk of All Time

Clarence Brown shot a massive Alberta bull that was the third biggest on record at the time

mule deer buck
Mule Deer Hunting

The Legend of Old Crooked Horn, the ‘Biggest Buck in Utah’

For years a massive mule deer buck outmaneuvered an experienced group of hunters, and even charged one of their horses

A bowhunter kneels behind a big buck in Wisconsin.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Bowhunter Tags 20-Point Buck While Sneaking into His Stand at Dawn

"About 30 yards from where I was going to enter the woods toward my stand, the biggest buck I’ve ever seen is suddenly looking right at me"

teen hunter Samantha Bartlett with a Pennsylvania bull elk
Elk Hunting

14-Year-Old Becomes the Youngest Hunter to Ever Tag a Bull Elk in Pennsylvania

A limited-draw tag and one perfectly placed arrow make for a memorable father-daughter hunt

A photo of Peyton Huges, who died while kayak fishing, and Texas Game Wardens.
Survival

Officials Recover Body of College Kayak Angler Who Went Missing Ahead of Bassmaster Tourney

Peyton Hughes, a member of the Campbellsville University Kayak Fishing Team, went missing after a day of practice fishing on Toledo Bend Reservoir

A canal in Florida with law enforcement vehicles nearby.
Survival

Two Hunters and Their Dogs Were Killed by Lightning in Florida, Officials Say

The bodies of the two hunters and their two hunting dogs were found along a canal near Lake Okeechobee

A hunter smiles alongside his bird dog after a successful duck hunt.
Hunting Dogs

I Trained My Shelter Dog to Hunt Ducks and Grouse in a Month. He’s a Natural

Just a few weeks into his first bird season, Harley has already fetched up mallards, ruffed grouse, and sharpies

Amazon Lithium cartridge
Hunting Gear

Prime Day: Two Packs of Tactacam Compatible Battery Packs for $35

Power your Tactacam trail cameras for cheap with these rechargeable lithium cartridges

Man dragging deer
Deer Hunting Gear

Stop Dragging Deer. Use These Instead

There's a better way to get your deer out of the woods

A black bear running across a road.
Wildlife Management

Former Grizzly Manager Says This Tech Is the Answer for Hazing Bears, Even on College Campuses

Researchers at the University of Montana say drones are more effective than dogs — and any projectile

Jackery Solar Generator 2000 Plus 500W and Battery Pack
Gear

Early Prime Day: Save $1800 on One of Our Favorite Solar Generators

Save on the best solar generator for home backup during Prime Day

illustration of jack o'connor with big-game animals and rifle cartridge
Rifle Ammo

Podcast: Jack O’Connor Was Right All Along

Outdoor Life’s current shooting editor, John B. Snow, explains how the dean of outdoor writing still looms large of the hunting and shooting world today

Bear 747 in Brooks falls.
Wildlife Management

9 Photos of Alaska’s Enormous ‘Fat Bear Week’ Champs

A 1,400-pound brown bear? Here's a look at the fall feeding habits — and giant proportions — of Katmai brown bears

Freel with an interior Alaska Grizzly
Handguns

I’ve Killed Dozens of Bears. Here’s What Actually Makes a Great Bear Gun

Here are the things that really matter when picking a bear rifle or defensive gun — and why many folks have it all wrong