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Wild venison cooking in neon green sauce to represent a story about forever chemicals in wild game meat.
Climate & Environment

Yes, Forever Chemicals Are in Your Wild Game and Fish. You Should Eat (Most of) It Anyway

But you might want to skip the deer liver — and start releasing some of your favorite fish

Three hunters on horseback in Argentina.
Wildlife Management

Argentina’s Biggest Poaching Bust Involved ‘Weapons of War,’ a Live Puma Cub, and an Outfitter Who Tried Fleeing to Brazil

The ongoing wildlife case is being prosecuted as an organized crime operation with two "kingpins" at its center

A giant alligator gar hanging on scales; a group of alligator gar fishermen.
Freshwater

This Giant Gar Weighs 20 Pounds More Than the State Record, But It Won’t Qualify

The nearly 200-pound gar might not qualify for the Louisiana record books, but it still earned the fishermen who caught it $2,500

maneater grizzly
Animal Attacks

We Tracked Down a Killer Grizzly — and It Almost Ended in Tragedy

A killer grizzly lead us on a search that almost ended in a second tragedy

Bandit of the Elk Trail hunt
Elk Hunting

I Went Elk Hunting with a Wyoming Outlaw

I unknowingly hired an outlaw to guide me to my first Wyoming bull elk. It nearly cost me my life

gollywomper
Largemouth Bass

Gollywompers: A Secret Old Bait for Giant Bass

During the dog days of summer, try this traditional homemade bait

live bait species
Freshwater

The 6 Best Live Bait Species You Can Catch Yourself 

Skip the local bait shop and mix up your approach with these live critters

A young angler holds up a double-digit largemouth bass.
Largemouth Bass

Texas Kid Catches Record Breaking Bass

Bois D’Arc Lake has only been open to fishing since 2024, but it’s already becoming one of the state’s hottest big bass lakes

An angler with a giant brown trout from New Zealand.
Trout Fishing

Beast of a Brown Trout Caught at Night in New Zealand Is a New World Record

"The previous seven nights we had landed some really good fish up to 30 pounds. And when I hooked that fish I knew it was big"

The best thermal scopes were tested in Texas while coyote hunting
Rifle Scopes

The Best Thermal Scopes, Tested and Reviewed

New technology has made thermal optics more capable and cheaper than ever

The best hunting arrow, the Easton 5.0
Bow Hunting Gear

The Best Hunting Arrows, Tested and Reviewed

Whether you want a light and fast arrow or you’re a heavy arrow fan, you’ll find a good option in our lineup of the best hunting arrows

ravin r29x
Gear

10 Best Deals of the Bass Pro Shops Fall Hunting Classic

Deals on trail cameras, shotguns, crossbows, scopes, and more

Two catch-dogs strain at their leashes.
Big Game Hunting

11 Wild Photos of the Hog Hunting Dogs from Alabama

It took Randy Brown a decade of researching, testing, and breeding hog dogs to assemble a pack that perfectly fits his style of pig hunting

bellows gill
Bass Fishing

The Texas Rig Explained in 90 Seconds

Here's everything you need to know to catch bass on a Texas rig

A screenshot of a strategic marketing plan about Mexican wolves.
Wildlife Management

New Mexico Governor Fires Wildlife Commissioner After Leaked Emails Between Her and Anti-Wolfers

The decision to remove Sabrina Pack came the day after emails were published revealing her private communications with ranchers around Mexican wolves

A professional python removal contractor holds up a bunch of snakes.
Wildlife Management

This Wildlife YouTuber Just Became the First Female to Win Florida’s Python Challenge

Taylor Stanberry competed in her first Python Challenge this July, where she hauled in 60 pythons and won the $10,000 grand prize

mercer bull elk
Elk Hunting

The Legendary Hunt for the Mercer Bull, One of the Biggest Elk Ever Taken

"His track was big, but I never dreamed I was on the biggest rack ever shot in this century"

glassing for mountain goats
Big Game Hunting

The Goat Hunt That Almost Killed Me: Chasing Mountain Billies With a Bad Back and Feverish Cameraman

I’d been on hundreds of big game hunts around the world, but this was the most tortuous of them all

Moultrie Edge 3

The Ultimate Trail Cam and Feeder Setup for Hunting and Deer Management

A young angler with the head of a grouper that was eaten by a shark.
Saltwater Fishing

What Can We Do About Sharks Stealing Our Catches? Congress Wants Answers, Too

A new bill that passed the House and is cruising through the U.S. Senate aims to better understand the "taxman" problem and look for potential solutions