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hog hunting
Big Game Hunting

Hog Hunting: A Beginner’s Guide

Here are the hog hunting basics you need to know in order to bring home the bacon

the loop knot
Fishing

How to Tie a Loop Knot

Give your lures and flies more action with this often overlooked connection

how to start a fire
Survival Skills

How to Start a Fire: The Ultimate Guide to Modern Fire Building

Our survival expert breaks down how to start a fire quickly and easily, no matter the conditions

where to shoot a deer
Deer Hunting

Where to Shoot a Deer

Here's our ultimate guide to shot placement on deer

how long can you survive without food
Wilderness Survival

How Long Can You Survive Without Food?

While the answer varies slightly person to person, choices before and during a survival situation make all the difference

Ice Fisherman with a catch
Fishing Gear

The Best Ice Fishing Fish Finders of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

The best ice fishing fish finders locate fish below the ice and help you properly present lures

One of the best trolling motors.
Fishing Gear

Minn Kota Trolling Motors on Sale: Options from $100 to $3,000

Save hundreds on trolling motors during Bass Pro Shops' Marine and Boating Sale

An angler scans using a side-imaging fish finder
Fishing Gear

Bass Pro Shops Marine Sale: Deals on Fish Finders and Trolling Motors

Save a few hundred to a few thousand dollars on trolling motors and fish finders

The author shoots one of the best long range rifles.
Precision Rifles

The Best Long Range Rifles

I’ve tested dozens of long-range rifles over the years. These are the most accurate for hunting, competition, and for shooters on a budget

A largemouth bass caught on a texas rig
Largemouth Bass

How to Fish a Texas Rig: A Complete Guide on Baits, Tactics, and More

Everything you need to know to catch bass with this weedless technique

A USFS firefighter.
Public Lands & Waters

Feds Fire 4,400+ Public-Land Employees, Including Forest Service Workers, National Park Staff

“What is going on is an attempt to make it so that our public land management can’t accomplish the goals we all want, in order to make it easier to divest these lands”

Longnose gar record Maryland
Freshwater

‘We Kept Fishing.’ Angler Breaks Maryland Longnose Gar Record Twice in 20 Minutes

The fisherman had previously held the state record until 2020, too

A man on a rocky beach holding a large striped bass
Baits, Lures, & Flies

The Best Bait for Striped Bass of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

You can catch stripers on these best baits for striped bass from North Carolina to Maine

Two fishermen rescue driver from drowning.
Bass Fishing

‘I Knew We Had to Get Him Out.’ Tourney Fishermen Rescue Elderly Man Trapped Inside Sinking Car

The two Louisiana men were fishing a local bass tournament when they spotted a sedan floating in the water

The Woodhaven Ninja Ghost Mouth Call
Hunting Gear

The Best Turkey Mouth Calls of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

Expert turkey hunters from all across the country give their picks for the best turkey mouth calls

The Best Red Dots for Turkey Hunting of 2025, Tested and Reviewed
Hunting Gear

The Best Red Dots for Turkey Hunting of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

These top red dots promise sure shots in the turkey woods

Federal Terminal Ascent and Remington Tipped Core-Lokt
Rifle Ammo

The Best .308 Ammo for Hunting for 2025, Tested and Reviewed

The .308 Winchester is still one of the top all-around hunting cartridges out there. Here's a look at some of the best hunting ammo you can get for it

Testing the best spinning reels under $100
Fishing Reels

The Best Spinning Reels Under $100 of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

We tested the best spinning reels under $100 by using them to catch everything from 1-pound crappie to 40-inch muskie.

A bear swipes at a hunter and his hounds
Black Bear Hunting

My Buddy and Our Hounds Were No Match for the Ghost-Town Grizzly of Old New Mexico

Strange tracks in the mud of an abandoned silver-mining camp led these two cougar hunters on one of the wildest trails they ever trod

Moose in Rocky Mountain National Park
Wildlife Management

Rocky Mountain National Park Has Too Many Moose

“Moose will go gangbusters, rapidly increasing. We want to keep them at objective numbers so they don’t exhaust the resource and crash”