Read the latest articles from Outdoor Life (Page 322)

Hunter Recruitment

How to Make a Hunter

Here's a look at the ways we're bringing—and failing to bring—folks into the fold.

Guns

Range Reporters

Welcome to Range Reporters, our new video series featuring tours and shoots at the country’s coolest gun ranges.

Turkey Hunting

Deciphering Gobbledygook 17 scenarios in which we know what toms are telling us

Largemouth Bass

Suspended Animation Jerkbaits are free-floating treats for pre-spawn bass

Deer Hunting

Set Up Your Buck Now How to grow big deer, keep them on your land and dictate where they walk

Bear Hunting

Big Bad Bears From an account of lassoing a polar bear to really bad poetry, you won’t believe the stuff about

Smallmouth Bass

Bodacious Brown Bass The biggest smallmouths are vulnerable in pre-spawn

Bow Hunting

Swamp Boars! Maybe the wildest archery hunt in North America

Hunting Rifles

Varmint Rifle Roundup

You don't need to spend big bucks for outstanding accuracy

Deer Hunting

Red Stag April on the 40th parallel is the peak of the rut for deer at the bottom of the world

Baits, Lures, & Flies

15 Bait Rigs That Will Catch Any Fish Anywhere

Improve your bait presentation, and put big fish in the boat with these killer fishing rigs

Conservation

Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges for Life: “The Severity and Level of Indifference for Wildlife in This Case Are Rarely Seen”

After a getting busted for a big-game poaching spree, Colorado man can no longer hunt in 47 states

Record Fish

The Whitefish Record Was Just Broken—Again

No scoffing allowed! Indiana angler shatters the state whitefish record by more than a pound

Shotguns

3 Shotguns That Defined the Early 20th Century (and One That Was an Absolute Blunder)

The iconic Automatic-5 and Winchester Model 12 became two of the longest manufactured shotguns in American history

Foraging & Gardening

6 Most Common Mistakes Rookie Foragers Make

Are you ready to get in on spring foraging season? Don’t make these errors

Wildlife Management

How Tooth Collection Helps Set Future Hunting Regulations

Wyoming biologists have studied more big-game teeth than ever before

Turkey Hunting

The 10-Gauge vs. 12-Gauge Shootout: The 10 Is Still a Long-Range Hammer on Turkeys and Geese

If you need to kill big honkers and spring toms at distance, the 10-gauge shotgun still gets the job done

Goose Hunting

How to Be a Casual (and Ethical) Snow Goose Hunter

Snow goose hunting pushes waterfowling to the extremes, except when it doesn’t

Knives

A Strop is the Best Way To Keep Your Knife Sharp

Keep your hunting blade and broadheads sharper longer by utilizing a strop

Rifle Ammo

The Fall of the .220 Swift

The .220 Swift is still the fastest commercial rifle cartridge in the world. So why didn’t it catch on with North America hunters?