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a pile of morel mushrooms.
Foraging & Gardening

How to Hunt Morel Mushrooms Like Your Life Depends on It

Our survivalists’ guide on the best ways to forage for spring morels

A Swarovski rifle and scope.
Rifle Scopes

The Truth About Riflescope Brightness (And How to Pick the Best Hunting Scope for Low Light)

There’s far more to scope brightness than meets the eye. Here’s what you need to know

Angler holding up a large bowfin in the Florida Everglades.
Bow Hunting Gear

How to Catch Bowfins in Rivers and Tidal Systems

These tactics will help you catch more bowfins in moving water

Man aiming a rifle.
Rifles

This Rifle Training Program Will Make You a Better Shooter in 200 Rounds

An investment in some ammo and a few trips to the range will make you a deadlier (and more ethical) shot this fall

Sous vide goose meat.
Goose Hunting

8 Ways to Prepare Snow Goose Meat

Plus, how to process piles of spring snows quickly and freeze the meat properly

Henry Garden Gun
Shotguns

The Henry Garden Gun is a Handy .22-Caliber Smoothbore

This lever-action shotgun is great for varmints and pests

Two hunters walking through a field towards an antelope.
Big Game Hunting

Jack O’Connor’s Formula For Shooting Game At Long Range

When buck fever runs hot, the MPBR shooting system will help you hit game quickly and instinctively

A feisty silver shad battles boatside.
Freshwater

Fishing the Epic (and Underrated) Shad Run on the Delaware River

Join the ranks of the shad army and do battle with the most important fish in U.S. history

Bowhunter drawing back on a compound bow.
Bow Hunting Gear

10 of the Fastest Compound Bows We Have Ever Tested

Which manufacturer built the fastest bow of all time?

Toe Tags
Waterfowl Hunting

9 Migratory Bird Laws You Didn’t Know

A Q&A with a former duck guide, who broke migratory bird laws, and is trying to make sure you don’t make the same mistakes

child carrying a log in woods.
Survival Skills

11 Outdoor Skills You Can Teach Your Child

During this pandemic, use the time to teach your kids critical outdoor skills

yellowstone buffalo
Public Lands & Waters

Will Yellowstone Park Close to Public Visitation?

The National Park Service is reportedly considering a request from local counties to close Yellowstone during the coronavirus outbreak

Hunter with a merriam turkey.
Turkey Hunting

What’s The Toughest Turkey Subspecies To Hunt?

Four turkey experts weigh-in on which of the major subspecies is the wariest of all.

The 7x57, .284, and 7mm-08 sided by side by side.
Hunting Rifles

The 7mm Showdown: 7×57 vs. 7mm-08 Rem. vs. .284 Win.

Which of these loads will serve you best the next time a deer enters the crosshairs?

Hunter in a field at a woodline.
Public Lands & Waters

Illinois Closed State Lands to the Public Due to COVID-19

Restricting access to public land isn’t the answer to containing a pandemic

group of people tagging a dear with a collar.
Elk Hunting

5 Things Researchers Learn From GPS Collars

Here’s how hunter-funded GPS collaring affects big game management in the West

public land bill
Policy & Legislation

MAPLand Act Would Move Public Land Access into the Digital Age (and Make it Easier to Find Hunting Spots)

Less than 15 percent of Forest Service easements are digitized. That might change soon

mountains
Natural Disaster Survival

An Outdoorsman’s Perspective on Coronavirus Fears

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Kanati Elite Taxidermy
Big Game Hunting

13 Amazing Animal Mounts

Top taxidermy from the Safari Club International Convention

Two hunters with two Missouri turkeys
Turkey Hunting

6 Tips For Hunting Turkeys in Bad Weather

When the weather gets nasty, you should be in the woods chasing toms