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Testing the best broadheads for turkey hunting
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

Testing the Kite Stabi-One stabilized monocular.
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

A Texas bass fisherman with a huge largemouth.
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"

An Iowa fisherman with a black crappie he caught through the ice.
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

The best bow cases on display at an archery shop
Bow Hunting Gear

The Best Bow Cases of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

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

A nile monitor, in its native range. Monitors are one of Florida's problematic invasive species.
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"

A photo of a trout being hefted out of the water.
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

An illustration of a black bear attacking a dog
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

A photo of freeing a horse from muskeg
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

canadian turkey slam
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

archival photo of theodore roosevelt on a hunt in colorado
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

A photo illustration of a deer with the NYC skyline in the back
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

A lobbycard from the 1942 movie bambi
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

Two Labrador retrievers in a dog box.
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

A sketch of two mule deer running
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

A Texas angler weighs a huge bass in a tackle shop.
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

A black and white dog poses with a yellow Halo invisible fence collar.
Gear

The Best Invisible Dog Fences of 2026

We review everything from classic in-ground fences to the latest in GPS fencing

The best value gps dog collar the Sport Dog TEK 1.5 LT.
Waterfowl Hunting Gear

The Best GPS Dog Collars of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

We review the best collars for keeping track of your dog

Halo Collar 5 on two GSPs
Gear

Halo Collar 5 Review: The Collar Every Dog Owner Needs

We tested the Halo Collar 5 to see if it could keep a bird dog safely in his yard

An entry sign in the Superior National Forest.
Policy & Legislation

The Forest Service Wants to ‘Streamline’ How Your Public Lands Are Managed by Giving You Less Opportunity to Comment

The rule would slash the duration of public-comment periods by more than half, among other proposed changes