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Duck Hunting

What Do Ducks Eat? Here’s What All Waterfowlers Should Know

These food sources are the key to better duck hunting

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Shot the Heaviest Buck Ever Taken in Maine. Then the Controversy Started

It didn't occur to me that the buck might be the heaviest whitetail ever killed at the time — or that so many people would dispute the record

Duck Hunting

6 Sneaky Early-Season Teal Hunting Tactics

Rifle Ammo

Here’s Why Big-Bore Rifles Got So Popular in the Late 90s

The ballistic math never made sense, but that didn't stop American hunters from buying new big-bore rifles

Hunting

High-School Bass Angler Locating Gators with Forward-Facing Sonar Helps Snag a Cannibal Gator

“We saw a huge splash in the middle of a channel, and I could see a dead 7-foot gator being thrown around on the surface by a huge gator”

Whitetail Deer Hunting

13 Massive Drop-Tine Bucks That Made Hunting History

These giant drop-tine bucks are the stuff that deer hunters' dreams are made of

Largemouth Bass

How to Catch Bass During the Dreaded Fall Turnover

Fishing can get tough as lakes turn over, but you can still catch bass with these basics

Public Lands & Waters

EPA to Reopen Comment on Clean Water Act Rewrite That Could Leave 80 Percent of U.S. Wetlands Unprotected

Redefining the waters of the U.S. could strip protections from thousands of miles of tributary streams and an estimated 80 percent of inventoried wetlands

Rifle Scopes

The Best LPVOs of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

We tested a wide range of LPVO scopes for their optical quality and shooting performance

Animal Attacks

The Grizzly That Just Attacked a Montana Dog Walker Had a Deer Cached Nearby

The sow also had at least one young cub with her. Officials ruled it a surprise defensive encounter

Moose Hunting

Bowhunter Tags Likely New Archery World-Record Shiras Moose in Idaho

"We knew he would break the record, but we didn’t know how big he was until we walked up to him"

Moose Hunting

‘Looked Like Something Out of Alaska.’ This Idaho Bull Could Be the New All-Time World-Record Shiras Moose

It's also the largest ever killed by a woman

The Price of Twilight

With best-in-class light transmission, Zeiss’s new V3 line extends hunts and enables precise aiming in any condition.

Public Lands & Waters

First AI Data Center Approved on Federal Public Land Hits a Major Roadblock

A judge recently decided that the BLM acted “arbitrarily or capriciously” in approving the data center

Handguns

Hornady’s Night Guard Biometric Safe Unlocks Using the Veins in Your Hand

Facial recognition, RFID, and fingerprints are all common biometric access tools. But for a rapid-access safe, the key is within your hands themselves

Wildlife Management

Watch: Serial Poacher with 174 Violations Is Confronted by Game Wardens. Now There Are Warrants Out for His Arrest

Body camera footage shows a Wisconsin man getting busted for illegal hunting, after wardens investigated him for years

Animal Attacks

“Pray for Strength.” Faith and Friendship Helped This Preacher Survive a Brutal Grizzly Bear Mauling

Two longtime moose hunting buddies were ambushed by a sow grizzly in the Alaskan backcountry

Survival Skills

How to Prevent Altitude Sickness (and What to Do When It Strikes)

Hydration and physical fitness have nothing to do with altitude sickness. Here's how to cope with elevation on your next mountain trip

Hunting Rifles

The Truth About Traditional Hunting Rifles (and New Ones)

We pitted modern rifles against wood-stocked classics

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Here’s What All Deer Hunters Should Know About Acorns and Oaks

Not all oaks and acorns are created equal. Here’s what to look for in the hardwoods this season