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Hunting

Photo Gallery: Hunting and Fishing Tattoos, Part II

Wilderness Survival

Murderers in the Wild

The Best Non-Turkey Loads to Hunt Spring Gobblers with This Season
Turkey Hunting

The Best Non-Turkey Loads to Hunt Spring Gobblers with This Season

If the recent ammo shortage has left you without your usual turkey loads, here are some non-turkey hunting shotshells that are just as effective

Two bass anglers with big florida-strain fish.
Largemouth Bass

Arkansas Anglers Can Look Forward to Catching Bigger Bass in a Few Years

Florida-strain largemouth fingerlings will soon be stocked in Lake Ouachita

Spring is the best time of year to make a batch of dandelion jelly.
Foraging & Gardening

How to Make Dandelion Jelly

Right now is the ideal time to make a delicious batch of dandelion jelly

If you're a lefty, shooting a left-handed shotgun will make you a better shot.
Pump Shotguns

The Best Semi-Automatic and Pump Shotguns for Left-Handed Shooters

The market is more limited for left-handed shotgunners, but there are still some good options if you shoot southpaw

A tiger shark feeding on a whale carcass
Shark Fishing

Video: Whale Carcass Attracts Feeding Tiger Sharks and Forces Beach Shutdown in Hawaii

A dead whale attracted a feeding school of sharks near Honolulu

Gray Wolves in Nebraska?  A Genetic Test Reveals One Was Taken By a Coyote Hunter
Coyote Hunting

Gray Wolves in Nebraska? A Genetic Test Reveals One Was Taken By a Coyote Hunter

A large female wolf was taken by a coyote hunter in Uehling

high power rifle gear competition
Competitive Shooting

The Best Rifles and Gear for High Power Shooting

Here’s the equipment you need to get started in across-the-course competition

The .222 died, but it also became the parent case for a variety of now famous rifle cartridges.
Rifle Ammo

The .222 Remington Inspired Some of Today’s Most Popular Rifle Cartridges. Here’s Why It Failed

If you shoot the .223 Rem, .300 Blackout or .204 Ruger, you have the .222 to thank

In all, seven variations of the 32 hit the market with a variety of rib options.
Shotguns

5 of the Best Production Shotguns of All-Time

These double-barrel and semi-auto shotguns are some of the best smoothbores ever built

An angler's gloved hand holds a northern pike, one of Canada's top target species for international tourists.
Fishing

It’s “Too Soon” for Canada to Reopen U.S. Border, Creating Another Uncertain Summer for Fishing Tourism

Remote Canada fishing excursions will likely be off limits again this year, unless surplus Covid-19 vaccines arrive in time

The Proposed Closures of Caribou Hunting on Some Federal Lands Isn’t Based on Population Declines—It’s About Human Conflicts
Wildlife Management

The Proposed Closures of Caribou Hunting on Some Federal Lands Isn’t Based on Population Declines—It’s About Human Conflicts

The DOI’s proposal to temporarily close non-local and non-resident caribou hunting on some federal lands in Alaska, except to qualified subsistence hunters, doesn't seem rooted in herd management goals

Red Snapper Quotas for the Gulf Coast Will Likely Be Restricted, Even After Optimistic Population Estimates
Saltwater Fishing

Red Snapper Quotas for the Gulf Coast Will Likely Be Restricted, Even After Optimistic Population Estimates

Red snapper harvest quotas are likely to be limited again this season

Wolfgang Kratzenberg set the new Kentucky state saugeye record.
Crappie Fishing

Crappie Angler Catches the New Kentucky State-Record Saugeye

A Kentucky crappie angler hooked a 9-plus pound saugeye, breaking a two-year old state record

Botulism, Drought, Ag, and Politics Threaten Water—and Waterfowl—on California Refuges
Waterfowl Hunting

Botulism, Drought, Ag, and Politics Threaten Water—and Waterfowl—on California Refuges

The California Waterfowl Associations is racing to save its state's ducks and geese

sog CCW surrept 36 pack
Concealed Carry

Gear Review: SOG Surrept CS Pack

A new line of covert packs that are ideal for concealed carry

thompson center rimfire 22lr tcr22 rifle
Rifles

Gun Review: T/CR22 from Thompson/Center Arms

An accurate, reliable, and lightweight rimfire rifle in .22 LR

Franchi enters the turkey gun market with the Affinity 3.
Shotguns

Shotgun Review: Franchi’s New Affinity 3 Turkey

Waterfolwers are already familiar with the Franchi Affinity 3, but this new turkey version offers a pistol grip, shorter barrel, and a hooded fiber-optic sight for better accuracy on longbeards

Still hunting from the ground has its advantages.
Hunting

Hunters Need to Be Held Accountable for What They Post to Social Media

What hunters put on social media is viewed—and judged—by non-hunters and anti-hunters alike