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Fizzing fish is not complicated.
Largemouth Bass

A Tournament Angler’s Case for Safely Fizzing Bass Before Release

Fizzing is not a controversial practice as long as you know how to properly do it

USFWS studies show the duck crippling rate is one in five birds.
Duck Hunting

Are Duck Hunters Really Losing 1 in 5 Birds? Here’s How We Can Do Better

There’s plenty of debate around crippling rates in waterfowl hunting, but the best duck hunters agree that we can reduce those numbers and put more birds in the bag

Rising Sea Levels Could Mean Trouble for Carolina Seagrasses and Their Fisheries
Climate & Environment

Rising Sea Levels Could Mean Trouble for Carolina Seagrasses and Their Fisheries

Constant high water levels threaten the fragile ecosystems of costal marshes

A man shooting a black air gun in the woods
Gear

Hatsan Invader Review

The Hatsan Invader is a semi-automatic PCP air rifle designed for hunting. Our expert put it to the test

Nebrasak, Wisconsin, and Michigan all have good OTC opportunities.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

3 of the Best Midwestern States for Hunting OTC Whitetails This Season

Getting an itch to extend your season? These three states offer the best over-the-counter tags for whitetails

montana public lands
Public Lands & Waters

Giving Thanks on National Public Lands Day

Let’s take a moment to celebrate the great fortune of public hunting and fishing in America

The Bureau of Land Management Will Move Its Headquarters Back To D.C.
Public Lands & Waters

The Bureau of Land Management Will Move Its Headquarters Back To D.C.

After only two years in the West, the BLM headquarters are moving back to the capitol

An angler's thumb on a baitcasting reel over a body of water
Fishing Reels

How to Cast a Baitcaster

Learn how to cast a baitcaster and avoid backlashes

Barebow archer
Bow Hunting Gear

Barebow Shooters are the Fun-Loving Outcasts of Competitive Archery. But Our Ranks Are Growing

Archers are ditching their sights—and the stodginess of competitive archery—to shoot barebow

moose hunting rifle
Hunting Rifles

The Best Moose Hunting Rifle? Sometimes It’s a Beater, Ruger M77 Guide Gun

New guns and cartridges are great, but sometimes it’s more fun to hunt with an old reliable

Using Bags and Tripods for Long-Range Shooting In Hunting and Competition
Shooting Gear

Using Bags and Tripods for Long-Range Shooting In Hunting and Competition

Practical skills to help you shoot more accurately in the field and in competition

A target pictured through a sight
Bow Hunting Gear

How to Sight in a Compound Bow

Learn how to get your multi-pin or single-pin sight dialed in

tweak a ballistic calculator
Competitive Shooting

How to Fine-Tune Your Dope for Long-Range Shooting

How to tweak a ballistic calculator for ultimate long-range accuracy

There are lots of advantages to a first focal-plane scope.
Rifle Scopes

The Benefits of First-Focal Plane Scopes

If you want to achieve long-range accuracy under field conditions, first-focal plane riflescopes rule

The differences between mils and MOA can be frustrating, but they're each useful in their own way.
Rifles

How to Use MOA and Mil Reticles for Long-Range Accuracy

These sophisticated reticles take time to master, but they’re powerful tools in the long-range shooter’s arsenal

A big, 800-pound Ontario black bear taken by this hunter.
Black Bear Hunting

An Ontario Bowhunter Needed His Backup Rifle to Take This 800-Pound Black Bear

A veteran black bear bowhunter shot this massive bruin with a .300 Win. Mag. after dropping his bow out of the treestand

The author holding a large albacore next to the ocean
Fishing Reels

Penn Clash II Reel Review

The Penn Clash II is the best spinning reel for taming false albacore and wind knots

The massive South Dakota Beadle buck, in the field.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

South Dakota Bowhunter Tags a Giant 218-Inch Nontypical Buck

Michael Beadle has shot plenty of whitetails in his 30-years of bowhunting, but this massive deer is truly a special one

Hatsan FlashPup air rifle review and accuracy test.
Gear

Airgun Review: The Hatsan FlashPup QE

The Hatsan FlashPup: a compact bullpup that punches above its weight class

This 80-pound Arizona flathead catfish was cut up for a fish fry.
Catfish Fishing

Fishermen Catch Arizona’s Would-Be Record Flathead Catfish, Then Fry It

A family fishing trip turned into an unexpected state-record flathead, though the fish will never go down in the recordbooks