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A speared sturgeon from lake winnebago.
Ice Fishing

Giant Sturgeon Speared on Lake Winnebago Is One of the Biggest of All Time

The giant, 100-year-old fish outweighed the young man who speared it

Teddy Roosevelt bear hunting.
Black Bear Hunting

President Teddy Roosevelt’s 1904 Colorado Bear Hunt, According to His Guide

An account of Theodore Roosevelt's three-week bear hunt in Colorado, as written by his guide and published in three 1905 issues of Outdoor Life

Old rimfires still make good squirrel guns.
Rifles

Classic .22 Rimfires That Still Make Great Squirrel Hunting Rifles

These vintage rifles aren’t pricey, and they're plenty capable of killing foxtails and grays

A woman holding a large bass on the water
Baits, Lures, & Flies

Best Spinnerbaits

The best spinnerbaits will help you catch bass in a variety of conditions all year round. These are our expert’s picks

Hunting dogs and coyote snares.
Coyote Hunting

Do We Need to Better Regulate Coyote Trapping in Order to Save It—and Save Our Bird Hunting Dogs?

Across the West, snares intended for coyotes sometimes catch bird hunters’ dogs. Can anything be done to reduce conflict between upland hunters and coyote trappers?

Ice fishing mishap.
Ice Fishing

Video: Fisherman Accidentally Drags His Buddy—and Their Shelter—Across the Ice

It's easy to forget to un-hitch a trailer or sled. Just don't do it when it's your ice shanty—and someone is in it

The four boys who died in the N.C. plane crash.
Duck Hunting

8 Duck Hunters Die After Single-Engine Plane Crashes into the Atlantic Ocean

Four adults and four teenagers were returning from a youth duck hunt when their plane plummeted into the coastal waters off North Carolina

Franchis have the same operating system as Benellis.
Semi-Auto Shotguns

Shotgun Review: Franchi’s Affinity 3 Is a Mid-Level Auto-Loader that Functions Like a Premium Shotgun

If you love inertia-driven shotguns, but don’t want to pay for a Benelli, the Affinity 3 is your next best option

african elephant
Conservation

The DNA Technique That’s Identifying Serial Killers Is Helping Track Ivory Poachers

Analyzing DNA from seized ivory is helping investigators and researchers match poached tusks to specific elephant families—and the poachers who targeted them

Penn Slammer IV DX with a grouper on the line
Fishing Reels

Penn Slammer IV DX Review: A Serious Gamefish Reel

The Penn Slammer IV’s upgrades make this awesome reel even better

The Polaris 1000 can perform.
ATVs

UTV Review: Polaris’ Ranger 1000 Premium Is an Ideal Light Duty All-Wheel Drive Machine

This mid-level Ranger can haul firewood, pull trailers, and perform off-road

Bird hearts are a delicacy.
Upland Bird Hunting

Eating Bird Innards: How to Pull, Prepare, and Cook Wild Bird Giblets

Heat up some oil and get the hot sauce ready. It’s time to make the most of wild gamebird gizzards, hearts, and livers

The first GPS collared wolf pup in Colorado.
Conservation

This Is the First Gray Wolf Born and GPS-Collared in Colorado

Wildlife officials darted one of six young wolves that were born in the state in 2021. The pack is Colorado's first known breeding population in roughly 80 years

Smith & Wesson CSX
Handguns

Smith & Wesson CSX Review

Smith & Wesson's new micro 9mm packs up to 13 rounds into a tiny aluminum frame

bear henry via facebook
Wilderness Survival

Missing Person Found After Surviving Nearly Three Months Alone in the Vancouver Island Wilderness

Bear Henry went missing in November while driving into the Vancouver Island wilderness. Now, 74 days later, Henry finally walked out of the woods

An A.H. Fox .410 double gun.
Double Barrel Shotguns

Iconic American-Made Duck Hunting Side-by-Side Shotguns

Before auto-loaders became popular, waterfowlers relied on these four classic doubles

Beretta's latest attempt at a 3-inch semi-auto.
Semi-Auto Shotguns

Shotgun Review: The A300 Ultima Is Beretta’s Latest Attempt to Build a More Affordable Auto-Loader

The Italian gunmaker designed the Ultima after its flagship shotgun, the A400 Xtreme Plus, but at half the price

A big late-season buck in Lousisiana.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Louisiana Coughs Up Another Great Late-Season Buck

Bubba Wiley passed on eight other bucks before taking this stud 11-pointer

The Nutria Rodeo in Venice, Louisiana.
Wildlife Management

Welcome to the Nutria Rodeo: The Most Insane, Bloody, and Fun Conservation Effort in America

For two days in February, more than 200 eager competitors descended on the Mississippi River Delta to remove nearly 2,000 invasive nutria from the Louisiana marsh

Big bass can be harder to find for a kayak angler on larger bodies of water.
Largemouth Bass

How to Catch More Bass on Large Bodies of Water from a Kayak

Tournament angler Kristine Fischer breaks down six of her best methods to catching big bass on big water