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Best solar generators
Gear

The Best Solar Generators of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

We tested the top solar generators side by side to see which models pack the most punch

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Natural Disaster Survival

Outdoor Life Launches New Audio Book: The Wildest Survival Stories of All Time

The "Wildest Survival Stories of All Time" audio book offers 10 close calls from the OL archives

A man hauls on the reins of a falling horse.
Cougar Hunting

We Tracked a Cougar into a Box Canyon Maze. The Cliffs Almost Killed Us and Our Horses

The mountain lion gave our hounds the slip just before dark, leaving us cold, trapped, and turned around

A big Black Lake sturgeon that was caught through the ice.
Ice Fishing

Michigan’s Shortest Fishing Season Lasted Just 17 Minutes This Year, a New Record

Fishermen speared seven sturgeon through the ice, with the biggest weighing 78.3 pounds

A truck bed with 54 dead ducks in it.
Wildlife Management

Poachers Caught with 3X Legal Limit Said ‘This Was More Ducks Than They’d Seen All Season’

Texas game wardens also found roughly 250 lead loads in their possession and around their blind

Rabbit hunters and a beagle watch a guy try to recover a wounded rabbit.
Rabbit Hunting

Hunting Rabbits with My Bad-Tempered Uncle and His Beagle Is Pure Misery. It’s Also Completely Worth It

Chasing cottontails with my uncle and his Beagle requires a thick skin, perfect marksmanship, and no excuses. In return, I get to enjoy the best rabbit hunting I'll ever experience

Two hunters on a cliff edge attempt to haul a mountain goat up.
Big Game Hunting

A ‘Dream’ Hunt for Mountain Goats Means Whitewater, Sheer Cliffs, and Tough Shots

Two buddies set out into the Idaho wilderness for as long as it takes to tag a pair of billies

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Hunting Gear

First Look at the New Sitka VentLite GTX Boots, an all GORE-TEX Knee-High Boot

Sitka’s new hunting boots are lightweight, comfortable, waterproof, and made of Gore-Tex

The Remington 700 Alpha 1 Hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor
Hunting Rifles

Remington 700 Alpha 1 Hunter Review: The Truth About This Mysterious and Scarce Rife

After an exciting launch, the new Remington 700 never seemed to become available — or did it?

Doug Burgum is sworn in as DOI secretary
Climate & Environment

North Dakota Governor and Retired Software Exec Doug Burgum Confirmed as Interior Secretary

Members of the conservation community are "cautious but concerned" about what Burgum's management of federal lands will mean for wildlife, habitat, and outdoorsmen

A woman in green camo holding a shotgun sets up a hen turkey decoy in a bright green grassy clearing.
Hunting Gear

Best Outdoor Clothing Brands Made in the USA

Buying American is more than an investment in quality gear

Mikey Stovall holds a pintail. He was
Duck Hunting

7 Hunting Buddies Died in the American Airlines Plane Crash. They Were Returning from a Duck Hunt

The men were headed home to the D.C. area after a successful week in Kansas

The best camping axes for splitting, chopping, carving, and carrying in the field.
Camping Gear

The 8 Best Camping Axes of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

These best camping axes chopped, split, and carved their way to the top of the heap

A yellow perch pulled through the ice.
Ice Fishing

Tips for Catching Jumbo Yellow Perch Through the Ice

If you know where to look and when to keep moving, you'll be well on your way to filling a stringer with jumbo yellow perch

An illustration of Roy Chapman Andrews shooting a charging boar.
Big Game Hunting

I Faced Man-Eating Tigers, Vicious Wild Boar, and Roaming Bandits in Korea

While collecting specimens for the Museum of Natural History, a hunter from Wisconsin disappears into the Korean wilderness. Somehow, his family gets word that he died in a skirmish with bandits

Two profile shots of Hoka trail runners stacked on top of one another, with the top Hoka cut in half to reveal its innards.
Camping Gear

The Anatomy of a Shoe: What You Need to Know Before Buying Your Next Trail Runner or Hiking Shoe

Here's the scoop on stack height, heel drop, toeboxes, and more

the best polarized sunglasses for fishing
Fishing Gear

The Best Polarized Sunglasses for Fishing of 2025

Cut glare and spot fish with our picks for the top polarized shades

Caribou with antlers feeding on snow-covered tundra with oilfield pipeline in background
Climate & Environment

Trump Orders Resource Development on Alaska Public Lands ‘to the Fullest Extent Possible,’ But May Also Restore Hunting Opportunities

Even as conservationists gear up for renewed battles over places like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Tongass National Forest, Alaskans are hopeful they’ll be able to hunt essential public lands again

A sunset over Holloman Lake.
Waterfowl Hunting

After Record Levels of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Were Found in a New Mexico Lake, Hunters Are Urged to Contact Their Doctors

“Just one gram of duck meat from Holloman Lake exceeded the lifetime exposure limit recommended for humans”

The Civivi Yonder was tested against several of the best edc knives.
Knives

CIVIVI Yonder Review: A Top-Tier, Affordable EDC Knife

The Civivi Yonder costs $60 and is one of the best EDC knives we've tested