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We tested the best hiking daypacks.
Camping Gear

Camping and Hiking Markdowns at REI: Up to 50% Off

Upgrade your camp kit or hiking fit on a budget

A big marlin jumps out of the water over a boat.
Saltwater Fishing

My Outboard Died — Just as We Hooked Up with a Giant Marlin

Our boat was only a few feet longer than the fish

Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life's fishing editor, holds up a snakehead.
Freshwater

Quick Strike Podcast: Don’t Make These Common Snakehead Mistakes

You can’t enjoy fish tacos if you overlook the three rules of successful dragon slaying

The Louisiana flag next to dollar bills.
Wildlife Management

Former Director of Louisiana Fish and Wildlife Agency Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges

Former LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet was indicted for his alleged role in a kickback scheme involving a wildlife commissioner and a contractor who ran the state's online hunter ed courses

A bear attacks a deer hunter wearing a blue shirt.
Animal Attacks

After He Was Mauled by a Brown Bear, a Hunter in Alaska Survived for 3 Days in the Woods

We tested the best folding electric bikes.
Gear

The Best Folding Electric Bikes of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

Whether you're cruising or commuting, these e-bikes fold up for easy storage and transport

A German shepherd chases a wolf in Yellowstone.
Animal Attacks

Photos: German Shepherd Jumps Out Car Window to Chase a Wolf in Yellowstone

"It was a stare down for a hot second"

old magazine illustration of man, dog, dead bear in woods
Cougar Hunting

Hunting Cougars with Ben Lilly, the Last of the Mountain Men

Ben Lilly spent a lonely lifetime pursuing predators on foot and with his hounds. Our writer joined him for one last hunt

A surprised looking hunter with a giant Missouri deer.
Trophy Deer

After My Dad Died, I Hunted Our Farm One Last Time — and Killed the Best Buck of My Life

The author returns to Missouri to say farewell to his childhood home, and to his late father

A close-up of an old Remington Model 742 Woodsmaster
Hunting Rifles

How My Father’s Remington Model 742 Woodsmaster Helped Raise Two Generations of Hunters

Bought the year I was born, my daddy’s Woodsmaster killed countless deer and it still shoots straight

A bull elk looks across grassy plains.
Policy & Legislation

More Details Emerge Around the Public Land Sale Bill — and It’s Worse Than You Think

Opponents say that creating affordable housing by selling public land is a red herring. Conservationists are mobilizing a campaign to stop the land grab

Coho salmon swimming upriver to spawn.
Climate & Environment

We Had a Workable Plan to Recover the Northwest’s Salmon Runs. The Trump Administration Just Shut It Down

“It was one of the first times that we had a collaborative effort where people agreed to come together — nobody’s hand was forced, there wasn’t a judge or a court insisting on this”

Christensen Arms Evoke rifle
Hunting Rifles

Christensen Arms Evoke: An Excellent (And Affordable) All-Purpose Hunting Rifle

The new Evoke is the best new hunting rifle under $1,000

This Pennsylvania Father Is Raising Three Girls Who Love Hunting as Much as He Does
Big Game Hunting

This Pennsylvania Father Is Raising Three Girls Who Love Hunting as Much as He Does

“They kind of hog the shots at the beginning of the season, but once I get their tags filled, I can start hunting for myself”

A high school angler with a rainbow trout; a biodegradable lure fresh out of a mold.
Freshwater

This Angler Won His Science Fair for Biodegradable Fishing Lures. Now He’s Selling Them

"We did get out during trout season here in Pennsylvania ... and the trout were hammering them"

Hunters in red buffalo check
Grizzly Bear Hunting

After 25 Years of Big Game Hunting, All I Wanted Was to Tag an Elk

I'd been fortunate enough to hunt all over North America, but I'd never had any luck with elk. And between the charging grizzlies and falling goats, this backcountry trip started to go the same way

Tactacam Reveal Ultra trail camera
Deer Hunting Gear

First Look at the New Tactacam Reveal Ultra

We tested Tactacam's newest trail camera

Three wolf pups run along a dirt road.
Wildlife Management

Colorado Confirms Multiple Wolf Pup Sightings

One rancher says the Copper Creek Pack, which has a history of hunting and killing livestock, is raising pups just a quarter mile from his cattle

REI Half dome set up by an alpine lake
Camping Gear

REI Half Dome 2 Plus: One Tent to Rule Them All

I took the latest version of REI's flagship tent into the field to see if it lives up to its reputation

An Idaho bowfisherman holds up a giant grass carp.
Freshwater

This Idaho Record Carp Was So Big It Broke the Bowfisherman’s Arrow

"The fish went crazy and shattered my arrow. And I couldn't use my bowfishing reel because the carp was too strong"