Read the latest articles from Outdoor Life (Page 215)

Bull elk kills cow in Smoky Mountains
Elk Hunting

Photos: Rutting Bull Kills Cow Elk in Great Smoky Mountains

A wildlife photographer captures the violent encounter between a cow elk and a rutting bull, fresh from a fight, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Polaris Sportsman 850 in the snow
ATVs

ATV Review: Polaris Sportsman 850 Ultimate Trail Edition

The Sportsman 850 is a heavy, powerful machine with a smooth ride

You can outfit your own ice fishing camp.
Ice Fishing

How to Set Up a Winter Ice Fishing Camp

With a tent and other minimal supplies, you can build your own mobile ice fishing camp. Here's how to create your own this winter

Stopping a Grizzly with a 220 Swift and Other Legendary Frank Glaser Tales
Animal Attacks

Stopping a Grizzly with a 220 Swift and Other Legendary Frank Glaser Tales

The .220 Swift was Frank Glaser's favorite rifle for all things except grizzly bears, but at times it had to handle them too

frank glaser outdoor life story
Wolf Hunting

Tracking Frank Glaser: Alaska’s Wolf Man

Frank Glaser was a wolfer, an adventurer, and an Alaskan legend. The author follows his boot prints into the wilderness

A silver porgy fish on the dock of a boat
Fishing Reels

Daiwa BG Review: Good Luck Finding a Better Reel at This Price

The Daiwa BG spinning reel is one of the best $100 spinning reels for serious saltwater use

Elite EnVision at full draw
Bow Hunting Gear

Elite EnVision Review: Customizable and Accurate

The 2022 Elite EnVision is built with accuracy, not speed, in mind

RemArms began shipping the 870.
Pump Shotguns

Shotgun Review: RemArms Remington 870 Express

RemArms has begun shipping the new 870, but is it as good as the original Express? We put it up against one of the best pump shotguns of all-time

A man in a kayak wearing a red jacket holds a large fish
Fishing Reels

Daiwa Fuego LT Review

The Daiwa Fuego LT is one of the best spinning reels under $100

Spartan Ascent Tripod w Browning XBolt
Backcountry Hunting Gear

Spartan Precision Ascent Tripod Review: A Versatile and Durable Tool for Mountain Hunters

The Spartan Precision Ascent Tripod is packed with features. It even doubles as a pair of trekking poles

Minimum hunting age requirements are arbitrary and
Hunter Recruitment

We Need More Lifelong Hunters? Get Rid of Hunting Age Minimums

If we’re so concerned with hunter recruitment, we need to help kids from hunting families get hooked on hunting sooner with apprentice and mentor licenses—at a minimum

The same baits will work on river and lake smallmouths.
Smallmouth Bass

How to Catch Smallmouth Bass in Moving Water

River current will dictate where you’ll find more smallies

Whitetail Deer Cartridge Shoot-Out: .30-30 Win. vs. .243 Win. vs. .30-06 Springfield
Hunting Rifles

Whitetail Deer Cartridge Shoot-Out: .30-30 Win. vs. .243 Win. vs. .30-06 Springfield

Three of the most revered deer-hunting rounds in a head-to-head-to-head comparison

A rifle with a plastic cleaning tube in the bore, the bolt removed, a spray bottle of solvent, and a tupperware on a green felt pad.
Hunting Rifles

The Best Cleaning Routine for Your Hunting Rifle Is Also Easy

This fast, simple cleaning procedure will get you back in the field without screwing up your rifle

11 Tough, Purpose-Built Waterfowl Shotguns
Waterfowl Hunting

11 Tough, Purpose-Built Waterfowl Shotguns

Pro-style waterfowl shotguns offer custom features right out of the box. Here are some of the best

Browning has been extremely consciences of making sure its shotshells pattern well out of its guns.
Semi-Auto Shotguns

Shotgun Review: The New Browning Maxus II

Browning’s flagship gas-operated autoloader has slimmed down and become a more shooter-friendly shotgun

The 28-gauge has returned to duck hunting.
Duck Hunting

The 28-Gauge Shotgun Can Kill Ducks as Effectively as a 12-Gauge (At Modest Ranges)

The advancement of non-toxic shot has brought the 28-gauge back to the duck blind

A near world-record shovelnose sturgeon, caught and released in Illionis.
Record Fish

Illinois Shovelnose Sturgeon Is Nearly a World Record—If DNA Test Confirms the Species

A pair of Rock River anglers boated a sturgeon for the record books, nearly surpassing the world IGFA mark

Nolan Sprengeler and Kevin Kray with the possible state-muskie.
Pike and Muskie Fishing

Minnesota Angler Catches Potential State-Record Muskie on Last Trip of the Season

After years spent "chasing the Queen," Nolan Sprengeler and his friends finally found her last Monday

Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 Shotgun Review
Semi-Auto Shotguns

Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 Shotgun Review

The SBE 3 has proven itself from day-one under some of the harshest hunting conditions imaginable