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Whitetail Deer Hunting

27 Bad Excuses Why You Didn’t Kill a Buck Last Year

There are plenty of ways to screw up a perfectly good deer season. Don't let one of these hold you back

A motion spinning decoy on the water.
Duck Hunting

The 3 Motion Decoys All Duck Hunters Need on a Calm Day

On a calm day when the water is like glass, these motion decoys will save your hunt

An illustration of a grouse hunter sitting on a porch.
Hunting Dogs

My Dog and I Got Lost in the Grouse Woods. We Found Something I Still Can’t Explain

A wrong turn led to an abandoned homestead — and an encounter that gives me chills to this day

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘His Antlers Grew 40 Inches.’ Kansas Hunter Arrows Massive Nontypical Buck

The veteran Kansas hunter has taken a lot of big bucks, but none quite like this

A whitetail deer makes a scrape on the edge of a field.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Where to Kill a Buck This Weekend: Target These Key Food Sources and Scrapes

Now is the time to fill your tag before the rut pulls your target buck out of his home range

A painting of two bears attacking a guy.
Animal Attacks

They Tell You to Play Dead When a Brown Bear Attacks. I Found Out If It Really Works

After I was flattened and worked over by two brown bears on my moose hunt, I needed 200 stitches

Fisherman Joe Cermele holds up a cow striped bass.
Striped Bass Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Use This Key Baitfish to Catch Your Bass of a Lifetime

Drop a bunker buster on stripers this fall, courtesy of Capt. Eric Kerber

Joey Pendry died three weeks after being attacked by a grizzly.
Animal Attacks

Elk Hunter Dies 3 Weeks After He Was Attacked by a Grizzly

Joey Pendry, who managed to fight off the sow and call for help, has died from complications related to his injuries

A composite image of Ian Stasko and Andrew Porter, elk huntersw ho died in Colorado last month
Wilderness Survival

‘Tragically Unlucky.’ The Real Story of What Happened to the Elk Hunters Who Disappeared in Colorado’s Wilderness

Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko were lifelong outdoorsmen, close buddies, and well-loved by friends and families. So when they fell out of communication during an archery elk hunt in September, searchers from all over did everything they could to bring them home

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Deer Hunting Gear

The Best Cellular Trail Cameras, Tested and Reviewed

These top cell cams make it easier to pattern deer, without spooking them

A buck scent checks a doe.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 9 Best Deer Stand Locations for Hunting the Rut

The whitetail rut will be hitting your deer woods soon. Here's where to hunt through each phase

Skinning a deer in a skinning shed.
Deer Hunting

Don’t Toss Out Your Deer Hides. Here’s What to Do With Them Instead

Turning deer hide into valuable buckskin is easier than you might think

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Hunting Rifles

The .280 Remington Should Have Been a Success. Here’s Why It Wasn’t

The .280 Remington was a terrific flop when it was introduced, but it almost made a comeback under a different name

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Shotguns

Video: We Tested Benelli’s Advanced Impact Barrel Claims

The author did extensive head-to-head testing on the SBE 3 with an Advanced Impact barrel

Toyota trucks

America’s Best-Kept Secret Fishing Detours

A Missouri bowhunter with a buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

College Kid Plays Hooky and Arrows a Huge Missouri Buck with 3 Main Beams

After a few close encounters with the unusual buck, Harley Whitaker skipped classes so he could make his final move on the deer

We tested the best deer hunting gear throughout the year.
Deer Hunting Gear

The Deer Hunting Gear We Trust

The deer hunting gear we've throughly tested

Colorado officials stand over a wolf crate in the dark.
Wildlife Management

US Fish and Wildlife Director Calls Out Colorado Wolf Program. Could the Next Release Be Stopped? 

A letter from the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tells the state to "cease and desist" its plan to import another 15 gray wolves from Canada

A hunter in a blaze orange Outdoor Life rooster hoodie holds up a pheasant for a Lab.
Merch

Outdoor Life Merch Drop: Rooster Hoodies Are Here

We’ve got a classic blaze orange and a practical black hoodie for chasing pheasants all season long

ANWR coastal plain
Climate & Environment

Trump Administration Opens the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Drilling

The Department of the Interior will begin selling oil and gas leases this winter. It also announced plans to build a road in another of Alaska's national wildlife refuges