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Lloyd Tanner and MI state-record flathead
Catfish Fishing

Indiana Angler Crosses State Line, Sets Michigan State Record with a 53-Pound Flathead Catfish

Lloyd Tanner pulled the record-breaking catfish out of the St. Joe River

Bristol bay watershed
Wilderness Survival

Klutuk, the Mad Trapper of Bristol Bay

In the early 1900s, the watersheds of Bristol Bay were plagued by a murderous trapper who spent decades on the run

Infinite Outdoors 1
Hunting

An Airbnb Service for Hunting and Fishing? Could It Work?

Infinite Outdoors seeks to connect private landowners with hunters and anglers looking to lease their land by the day

griz kills moose calf Glacier NP
Wildlife Management

Watch: Grizzly Stalks and Kills Moose Calf in Glacier National Park

A graphic video shows the confrontation between a large grizzly bear and a cow moose with twin calves

221 Fireball reloading components
Rifle Ammo

Reloading the .221 Remington Fireball

The .221 Fireball is a well-rounded varmint round that's easy to load and effective out to 250 yards

State record turkey
Turkey Hunting

College Kid’s First Turkey Turns Out to Be a Record Breaker

Emma Dearing's gobbler is the largest recorded tom ever taken in Minnesota

Dall sheep hunt.
Rifle Ammo

Hunting Cartridges That Are Still Available During the Ammo Shortage

These six hunting cartridges still seem to be available on shelves around the country

Missouri K9 busts turkey poachers
Wildlife Management

Missouri K9 Helps Bust Turkey Poachers Who Trespassed and Allegedly Shot at Landowner

The dog used his nose to match spent shotgun casings found at the scene with shotgun shells found in the suspect's hunting vest

The author and Ethan Powell with a double on Merriam's.
Turkey Hunting

What I Learned from Shooting 200 Turkey Loads and One Mountain Longbeard

Pattern work and knowing when to shoot are the most critical components to killing a spring tom

Why My Son’s Name Includes “Hunter”
Hunting

Why My Son’s Name Includes “Hunter”

It isn’t about a love of the outdoors, but rather a means of remembrance

Testing Yamaha's two newest sport ATVs.
ATVs

ATV Review: Testing Yamaha’s YFZ450R and Raptor 700R at Oregon’s Winchester Bay

We put Yamaha’s two newest sport ATVs to the test at a 40,000-acre sand mecca on the Oregon coast

Kanawha Blue Cats
Catfish Fishing

Record-Breaking Streak Continues on West Virginia’s Kanawha River

The Kanawha River system has produced four record fish over the past two years, including the back-to-back state-record blue cats caught this spring

Van Dette with record redear sunfish from Lake Blackshear
Panfish Fishing

Georgia Angler Sets Lake Record with a Giant Shellcracker

Robin Van Dette thought she had a catfish on the line. It turned out to be a record-sized redear sunfish

Woman shooting semi-auto handgun
Handguns

The Best Semi-Automatic Handguns You Actually Might Be Able to Find

These semi-auto handguns are the best carry guns you can buy today

Birds at a bird feeder eating the best bird seed
Gear

Best Bird Seed: Draw the Birds You Want to Your Backyard

Get the birds you want to see at your feeder by choosing the correct seed for the species.

black bear in MN field, USFWS
Animal Attacks

Boy Scout Wakes up With His Leg in a Bear’s Jaws During Recent Campout at New York State Park

The encounter happened only about 30 miles from New York City

whitetail looking over snow covered mountain
Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Hunt Mountain Whitetails

In parts of the West, blocked-off logging roads are gateways to trophy whitetails. Here's how to target them

a fence on blm land
Public Lands & Waters

Why Not Legalize All Corner Crossing in the West?

Millions of acres of public land in the West are "corner-locked" by private lands, but blanket legalization of corner crossing might not the best solution. Here's why

Brown bear research
Grizzly Bear Hunting

LaVern Beier: The Bear Man of Southeast Alaska

The story behind one of the most prominent brown bear researchers in the Last Frontier

The. 243 Win. is the most popular .243 in the world.
Rifle Ammo

13 of the Best Wildcat Centerfire Rifle Cartridges Ever Made

Some of these wildcat cartridges were so good they eventually became factory loads