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bear pistols
Animal Attacks

Podcast: How I Stopped a Charging Griz at 5 Yards (with a 10mm)

Listen to the firsthand account of one of the two Alaskans who used their 10mm pistols to stop a territorial grizzly bear

The new Leupold VX-5HD Gen 2 riflescope
Rifle Scopes

First Look: Leupold VX-5HD Gen2 Rifle Scopes

The redesigned VX-5HD Gen2 features more internal adjustment, competition-grade controls, and the company’s new tool-less custom elevation turret

A fisheries official reaches into a net filled with stocker rainbow trout.
Trout Fishing

Stocking Fish Is Getting So Expensive that Kansas Is Slashing Its Trout Season

Kansas wildlife commissioners voted in June to shorten the winter trout season by a full six weeks, citing the growing cost of the state's stocking program

A black lab near the water ; a dog after recovering from surgery.
Animal Attacks

Carolina Man Who Saved His Duck Dog from a Gator’s Jaws Says He’d Do It Again in a Heartbeat

"And, you know what? If the roles were reversed, and I was the one in the pond needing his help, he would have been the first one to my aid"

A big fluke caught aboard a flounder party boat operated by the Big Mohawk.
Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Become a Party Boat Flounder Pounder

Hot tips from the captain on how to increase your odds of boxing out

An Arizona fisherman with the new state-record redear sunfish.
Freshwater

Giant Redear Sunfish that Fought Like a Bass Is a New Arizona Record

"It was a big sonar mark in deep water that I figured was a smallmouth bass"

african safari
Big Game Hunting

My African Safari Nearly Ended in a Shootout

I had traveled to Zimbabwe to hunt sable. I ended up helping my PH avoid a violent conflict with the locals

An illustration of an electronic rifle
Guns

My 3 Wild Predictions About Rifle and Shotgun Technology Didn’t Exactly Come True

But I was onto something with those rangefinding optics

Glock G20 10mm and DLP grizzly bear
Animal Attacks

These Alaskans Stopped a Charging Grizzly at 5 Yards with Their 10mm Pistols 

When two hunters scouting for moose accidentally walked right into a moose kill, they only had seconds to stop the massive bear that charged straight for them

SCHEELS Camo V2

A Camo Pattern Engineered to Disappear Anywhere

SCHEELS Camo V2 is the most versatile way to blend in

A photo of seized deer mounts
Wildlife Management

5 Men Were Busted for a Trophy-Buck Poaching Ring. They Killed 60-Plus Deer

The men behind a years-long poaching outfit have been sentenced for targeting trophy whitetails in Southern Illinois. All five avoided jail time

Best thermal clip on sights
Rifle Scopes

The Best Thermal Clip-On Sights

These thermal optics turn an ordinary scope into a thermal sight

Three Black Bears in Montana
Trout Fishing

We Rented a Forest Service Cabin for Our Fishing Trip. We Spent the Weekend Battling Problem Bears

Once a bear has broken into a place and found food, there's no going back

A gray wolf trots across a sage flat
Wildlife Management

Colorado Suspends Trapping After a Wolf Tripped a Coyote Trap at a Livestock Operation and Died

Two wolves died in Colorado this spring: One from an apparent mountain lion attack, and the other from injuries sustained from traps designed to protect livestock from coyotes

falconer releases goshawk into the air in dry grassland
Quail Hunting

Photos: This Hunter’s Falconry Demands Discipline, Stamina, and a Pack of Bird Dogs

One of the ­oldest forms of hunting, falconry has evolved into a modern sport with a thousand variations. For this bird hunter, running his goshawk over setters is the dream

A painting of a mako shark feeding on a fish
Shark Fishing

Tales from the Mako Shark Fishermen Who Make Captain Quint Look Like a Rookie

An ode to one of the greatest big-game fish on the planet

A bull moose flings a hunter into the air in an illustration
Animal Attacks

I Was Nearly Killed in a Freak Moose Attack. Then My Buddies Abandoned Me

I had been attacked by a charging moose and suffered shattered ribs. Now, in a driving rainstorm in the black Alaska night, three brown bears moved in for the kill

From Battlefield to Backfield, Trijicon Optics Define ‘Proven’

From Battlefield to Backfield, Trijicon Optics Define ‘Proven’

Trijicon’s double-tough optics are made to perform in any situation.

A free-ranging horse walks across a forest road in Arizona.
Public Lands & Waters

Podcast: Sued, Sabotaged, and Threatened. Meet the Cowboys Caught in the Middle of the West’s Wild Horse Problem

There's a lot of heated debate around free-ranging horses in the West. But it's often workaday Westerners — and not the government — who feel the brunt of this controversy

Where to Hunt for Deer OTC
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Where to Hunt Deer: The 5 Best Whitetail States for DIY Hunters

We outline our favorite states for traveling, DIY whitetail hunters and describe how to find quality opportunities when you get there