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Suppressors on rifles. The Hearing Protection Act was stripped from the senate budget bill
Guns

Silencer Deregulation Plan Fails in the Senate

As expected, the provision to do away with Form 4s and $200 tax stamps has been disqualified from the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill 

Man wakeboards in front of mountains.
Gear

Everything Is on Sale at Overton’s

Lake life comes at you fast: Save money at Overton's until July 7th

Here's how to set up your mountain bike suspension.
Gear

How to Set Up Mountain Bike Suspension

There's an order to rigging up your bike for off-road riding

record whitefish
Freshwater

North Dakota Angler Breaks 40-Year Record With This Giant Missouri River Fish

unkown munitions tikka t3x custom build
Hunting Rifles

The Ultimate Tikka T3x, A Custom Rifle from Unknown Munitions

Unknown Munitions is taking one of the most popular factory hunting rifles and giving it some serious upgrades

Paddlefish that swam 925 miles
Freshwater

Bowfisherman Shoots Paddlefish That Swam Nearly 1,000 Miles from South Dakota to Kentucky

After it was tagged by biologists, the spoonbill doubled in weight and likely traveled through seven states

A man wearing sun glasses holds up a massive common carp.
Carp Fishing

Tournament Angler Smashes Connecticut Record with 58-Pound Carp from Lake Zoar

“It’s a mammoth of a carp”

An illustration of a big bull walking toward a hunter.
Moose Hunting

Stories from Minnesota’s First Ever Moose Hunt

Nearly 100 percent of Minnesota hunters punched their moose tags during the state's first modern season in 1971. They still had to work for it

food plot
Whitetail Deer Hunting

29 Reasons Why Your Food Plots Suck

Food plotting is hard work and can be expensive. So don’t mess it up with these mistakes

Tyler Freel was able to listen to safely music on the range with the Walker’s Silencer BT 2.0.
Shooting Gear

Save More Than $100 on Electronic Ear Pro (11 Deals)

Everything from budget over-ear protection to high-end bluetooth ear pro is on sale

A collection of images of the Richard Waters buck, which was presented as a fair-chase buck.
Trophy Deer

‘I’m Stupid, Yes,’ Says Wisconsin Man Who Tried to Claim a 49-Point High-Fence Deer Was a State Record

An investigation finds that Richard Waters lied about a set of 306-inch deer antlers he submitted to a hunting expo this spring. It turns out they were a deadhead from a deer farm

The Shimano Vanford is one of the best all-around fishing reels
Fishing Reels

The Best Fishing Reels of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

We tested baitcasting and spinning reels for bass, panfish, trout, and saltwater

Side-by-side images of poacher Karl Studer posing with mule deer.
Wildlife Management

Helicopter Poacher Involved in Black-Market Tag Scheme Gets $180K in Fines, Lifetime Hunting Ban

A low-flying helicopter in Idaho helped tip off wildlife officers to a sprawling poaching scheme

The best compound bow of 2025, the PSE Mach 33 DS
Bow Hunting Gear

The Best Compound Bows of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

After shooting hundreds of arrows through nine of the top bows, we selected a unanimous winner

Bowhunter and archer PJ Reily holds the PSE Mach 30 compound bow at full draw.
Bow Hunting Gear

2024 Bow Test

The winner of this year's bow test weighs 3.5 pounds and averaged 2-inch groups at 50 yards

Your public lands sign
Public Lands & Waters

Public Land Advocates: Mike Lee’s New Land Sale Plan Is ‘Just a Different Pile of Dog Sh*t’

The new provision would put up to 1.225 million acres of public land on the auction block

Catching bass on frog baits.
Bass Fishing

How to Catch Bass on Frog Baits

Here’s our ultimate guide for catching big bass on frogs

A big old tree in Tongass NF.
Policy & Legislation

USDA Revokes Roadless Rule Nationwide to Increase Logging Efforts

While the agency says building more roads will help timber sales and wildfire mitigation, agency records show that 90 percent of human-caused wildfires happen within half a mile of a road

The author applies Ever Calm, one of the best deer attractants to a tree.
Deer Hunting Gear

The Best Deer Attractants of 2025

Expert whitetail hunters discuss their go-to attractants

Senator Mike Lee public land sales
Policy & Legislation

Breaking: Mike Lee’s Plan to Sell Public Lands Fails to Pass Budget Rules. He Promises to Try Again

The current version of Utah Senator Mike Lee's provision to sell public lands is likely dead. But he promises to introduce a new draft