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Guns

Sorry Conspiracy Theorists, Suppressor Wait Times Are Still Short After the Tax Stamp Went to $0

Late in 2025, with the elimination of the $200 tax on suppressors pending, speculators predicted prohibitively long wait times for ATF paperwork approval. But it’s mostly turned out to be business as usual

Turkey Hunting

Podcast: Underrated Destinations for the Traveling Turkey Hunter

A veteran of six cross-country, public-land turkey seasons, Roy Holdford — better known as Curl Hunts — offers his top picks for DIY states

Largemouth Bass

This California Mega Bass Might Not Qualify as a Record Because of a Weird Technicality

Damian Thao’s personal-best bass, an 18.75-pounder, would easily be a new lake record if not for a state law prohibiting the transportation of live fish

Shotgun Ammo

The Price of TSS Turkey Loads Has Skyrocketed, But Absurd Costs Won’t Kill This Popular Load — Yet

The cost of the premium shotshells has more than doubled since last turkey season. This is how ammo companies are handling the new reality

Bow Hunting Gear

The Best Broadheads for Turkey Hunting of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

Broadhead advice from a hunter who has shot over 100 turkeys with his bow

Optics

The Kite Stabi One Looks Like a Toy, But It’s a Powerful, Stabilized Monocular That Pairs With Your Smartphone

We tested the new Kite Stabi One and its performance was shocking

Bass Fishing

Guide Catches a Monster 16-Pound Bass While Giving His Client a Forward-Facing Sonar Lesson

"I really wanted my client to catch that fish ... But when it came for my lure, there was no way to pull it away fast enough"

Ice Fishing

Iowa Fisherman Skips Super Bowl to Take Kids Fishing, Ends Up Catching a State-Record Crappie

Instead of watching the game, Micaiah Thompson and his friend took a group of kids ice fishing and caught a black crappie for the record book

Bow Hunting Gear

The Best Bow Cases of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

Check out one of these cases before you travel this bow season

Wildlife Management

South Florida’s Newest Invasive Threat Is a 6-Foot-Long Lizard from Africa

"It’s a predatory lizard and they don’t mess around ... They’re more like a python mixed with an iguana"

Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Stop Taking Bad (and Unsafe) Fish Pics on Your Phone

Honor your catch and hook more fish by adopting better photography habits, according to a pro

Black Bear Hunting

I Joined a Horseback Posse to Track Down a Cattle-Eating, Dog-Killing Black Bear

In a scene from the Old West, I saddled up and set out with a group of seasoned bear hunters and their loyal dogs

Sheep Hunting

A Plane Crash, a Car Wreck, and Bogged Horses: How My Wife and I Turned the Worst Hunt of Our Lives into the Best

My wife and I dreamed of a rugged hunt for sheep, goats, bears, moose, and caribou in British Columbia. We didn't bargain for the string of bad luck we soon encountered

Turkey Hunting

This Legendary Turkey Hunter Became the First Person to Tag a Wild Gobbler in Every Canadian Province Where Hunting Is Allowed

As this new film documents, there’s a gobbler rush happening in the wild turkey’s northern frontier

Cougar Hunting

I Interviewed Teddy Roosevelt After His Wilderness Mountain Lion Hunt. Here’s Why His Rifle Had Teeth Marks

Outdoor Life's founder and editor-in-chief caught up with the president-to-be after three weeks in the Colorado backcountry. It turns out Roosevelt was an OL fan

Opinion

Things My Fellow New Yorkers Say When They Find Out I’m a Hunter

It's not often that someone from New York City meets a hunter in their own ranks. When they do, they usually say something like this

Opinion

After Our Editor Saw an Early Screening of ’Bambi,’ He Warned Walt Disney the Movie Was ’the Worst Insult Ever Offered’ to Sportsmen

Outdoor Life urged the filmmaker to make one simple change. Disney didn’t think it was necessary

Hunting Dogs

Quick-Thinking Guide, Volunteer Firefighters Rescue 30 Bird Dogs from a Burning Kennel

The kennel burned to the ground, but not before 30 dogs were freed. A black Lab named Muddy died in the fire, while another Lab is still recovering from fourth-degree burns

Mule Deer Hunting

My Stepson and I Tagged Out at the Same Time. My Buck Was One of the Biggest Ever Taken in Colorado

I couldn't afford a guide or to scout before the season opened, but I had 1 million acres of public land on which to find my mule deer of a lifetime

Bass Fishing

‘It’s a Powerful Thing.’ Texas Fishing Guide Lands Another Lunker Bass, Sets a New Lake Record

Hords Creek Lake is now the 80th public water body in the state to produce a 13-plus-pound largemouth