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We tested the latest handheld thermal units to suit a wide range of use cases and budgets

Keep your feet dry on your next hike or backpack with one of these protective kicks

I address common misconceptions about bullet penetration, shotgun balance and fit, rifle trajectory, and more

"It hurts. But I know I caught it. I know I weighed it. Even though it might not ever be in the actual record book”

From long hikes to riverside swims, we put a slew of dog collars to the test to see which ones are best built for outdoor adventure

“We had to treat it like we were marlin fishing”

Conservation officers opened a poaching investigation after a man was spotted trying to subdue a wounded turkey in a cemetery

I was tired of getting cornered by blowhards at the boat ramp and deer camp, so I resolved to one-up them

"I almost feel awkward when I call the game warden at this point ... He's like, 'Oh, it's this guy again.'"

“Doing the right thing means more to me than having that buck on a wall”

The Turkish photographers posted a video criticizing subsistence hunters after they were stopped from venturing onto an ice floe during a hunt. They later removed the video and apologized after a swift backlash from locals

A fisherman shared photos — and few details — about this smallie he caught on a crankbait over the weekend

I put 17 pairs of socks from the likes of Darn Tough, Smartwool, and Farm to Feet to the test

If you're having a frustrating season, troubleshooting one — or more — of these common issues could help you find success

We tested the best car boosters just in case your vehicle's battery dies in the boonies

As wildlife biologists keep working to understand turkey population declines, more fall hunts could be closed

The new crop of precision rifle scopes is long on features, with excellent reticles and the best turrets we’ve ever seen

A turkey hunt with my old man is guaranteed to break out into scraps and squabbles. It’s also a hunt I look forward to every year

British angler David Knock caught the massive fish from a private lake in Hungary — the same place where another (or possibly the same) world-record sized common carp was caught in the fall

I was fighting two opponents: the rheumatic fever that racked my body, and the giant cat that was hunting herdsmen and their livestock