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A man puts meat through a grinder.
Deer Hunting Gear

The 9 Pieces of Equipment You Need to Be Your Own Butcher

Stop overpaying at the butcher shop and start processing your own wild game with these items

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Rifle Scopes

This Week’s Best Red Dot Deals: Sights for Handguns, Rifles, and Turkey Shotguns

We found 25 deals on red dots from Vortex, Trijicon, Sig Sauer, Leaupold, and Holosun

Many asian swamp eels crawl over each other
Climate & Environment

This Air-Breathing Swamp Eel Is Quietly Taking Over the Florida Everglades

“In a sense, this is an even worse invader than the python. We’re talking about a species that is fundamentally altering wetland production”

A bass angler holds up a huge largemouth at a marina.
Smallmouth Bass

Young Guide Catches a Giant Texas Bass ‘With His Name on It’

O.H. Ivie Lake has produced another colossal largemouth, this time for a young bass guide who was fishing solo this weekend

An illustration of two hunters waving at a plane.
Wilderness Survival

I Was Lost for 10 Terrible Days in the Ontario Wilderness

Hopelessly lost, a hunter and his guide spend more than a week wandering the Canadian wilderness

A barred owl flying in the night.
Turkey Hunting

How to Hoot Like an Owl Using Your Natural Voice

Calling in barred owls and striking up turkey gobbles is surprisingly straightforward if you follow these tips

Testing the best hunting blinds
Bow Hunting Gear

The Best Hunting Blinds of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

We review portable and permanent ground blinds

donated venison in a metal bin
Wildlife Management

Deer Processor Caught Selling Donated Venison Meant for Local Food Pantries

The Ohio DNR's investigation netted 35 people, including the owner of Rod's Custom Deer Processing

The bones of a Canada lynx on a stand in a workshop.
Wildlife Management

Photos: Inside the Oklahoma Taxidermy Shop That’s Supplying Skulls to Museums, Hunters, and Harvard

In Oklahoma’s temple of bone, science meets functional art, and flesh-eating beetles meet body parts from every continent

A color illustration of a bunch of people fishing for a giant tuna fish off the coast of montauk
Tuna Fishing

A Life-Changing Discovery, an Unlucky Fisherman, and the Greatest Tuna Fight of All Time

Harry Alfandre discovered the famous giant-tuna grounds off the coast of Montauk, which triggered a revolution among East Coast big-game fishermen. It's also how he came to tangle with a legendary bluefin

The Best Turkey Calls, Tested and Reviewed
Hunting Gear

The Best Turkey Calls, Tested and Reviewed

Call in a tom this spring with our expert’s pick for the best turkey calls of the year

A bass fisherman holds up a 13-pound largemouth.
Largemouth Bass

Guide Catches a 13-Pound Bass While His Client Was Taking a Break

After nearly 12 hours on the water, the client gave his guide his blessing to target the big fish he'd spotted on sonar

A fly angler with a Jack Crevalle caught ona. fly.
Fly Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Why More Anglers Are Suddenly Obsessed with This Hard-Fighting Fish

This American cousin of the giant trevally will test your strength this spring — without denting your wallet

Testing the best turkey red dots in the field
Hunting Gear

The Best Red Dots for Turkey Hunting of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

These top red dots promise sure shots in the turkey woods

staccato handgun
Concealed Carry

The Best Concealed Carry Guns of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

The OL gun team has tested and carried dozens of concealed-carry guns over the years, these are our top picks

fish fry
Ice Fishing

Video: Never Fillet Bluegills Again, Use This Method Instead

Watch this legendary fisherman catch, clean, and cook up a mess of eater-size gills

A Georgia angler with a big gar.
Freshwater

Guide Catches State-Record Gar While Fishing Solo on His Home Lake

Silas Turner was targeting bass in Lake Blackshear when he spotted the big gar on his sonar screen and cast a jig to it

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Bass Fishing

Angler Arrested at Fishing Tournament for Allegedly Stuffing Bass with Weights

Texas game wardens, who were contacted by tournament staff to investigate, say they found three weights inside the bass' stomach "that showed no signs of erosion"

Two electric bikes for hunting
Backcountry Hunting Gear

The Best Electric Bikes for Hunting of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

American folk hero Buffalo Bill Cody poses with taxidermy deer, antlers, and revolvers against a backdrop, 1871. Note: Image has been digitally colorized using a modern process.
Adventure

I Was the Last Person to Interview Buffalo Bill Cody Before He Died. Here’s What He Said

Shortly before his death in 1917, the soldier, showman, and sharpshooter gave one last interview