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Bow Hunting Gear

Top 8 Deals of Cabela’s Whitetail Sale

Save on rifle scopes, binoculars, broadheads, treestands, ground blinds, and more during Cabela's Whitetail Sale

Big Game Hunting

The .270 Isn’t Powerful Enough? Jack O’Connor Took His on a 30-Day African Safari

"This, I know, is going to drive the lovers of the big bores mad"

Whitetail Deer Hunting

9 Photos of a Surreal Day in the Life of Suburban Deer Hunters

Exploding whitetail herds in suburban Virginia have created a different kind of deer season. And for a pair of diehard bowhunters, nothing — not even urban sprawl — can keep them from the woods

Black Bear Hunting

163K People Just Applied for 172 Florida Bear Tags. A Bunch of Applicants Were Anti-Hunters

One anti-hunting group says it poured $185,000 into the lottery, which would account for nearly 23 percent of the total applications alone

Backcountry Hunting Gear

The Best Hunting Rain Gear, Tested and Reviewed

We put rain gear from Sitka, Kuiu, First Lite, and Forloh in a head-to-head test

Trophy Deer

The Hunt for the Ed Koberstein Buck, a World-Record Contender That Lost After a Scoring Mixup

The hunt for the giant Alberta buck may have been fairly straightforward, but the scoring process proved more complicated

Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Maximize Fillets, with Reed “The Fish Monger” Brand

Hone your fish-cleaning skills — and increase your yield — with some practical tips from the master

Hunting Dogs

6 Incredible Stories About the Greatest Hunting Dogs We’ve Ever Had

An unsinkable runt, the pointer with nine lives, and four more tales of favorite gun dogs

Wilderness Survival

Lightning Strike Killed the Two Missing Elk Hunters in Colorado, Coroner Says

Andrew Porter's fiancé confirmed the cause of death, saying that "he was an experienced outdoorsman, who was in the wrong spot at the wrong time"

Hunting Gear

The Best Hunting Knives of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

We field tested hunting knives that range from large slicers to small, light blades

Policy & Legislation

More Than 99 Percent of Americans Disapprove of Roadless Rule Rollbacks, According to New Analysis

"This is unanimous. Americans are telling the Forest Service: 'Don't do this'"

Mule Deer Hunting

Why You Should Always Talk to the Game Warden, According to Ted Trueblood

With just two days left in our mule deer hunt, we finally get advice on where to find deer. We're just not sure whether to take it

Wilderness Survival

Lost, Hypothermic Hunter Rescued in Colorado Did These ‘Ingenious’ Things, According to the Crew That Found Him

The hunter, who could no longer walk, managed to contact authorities just before his cell phone died

Tuna Fishing

Photos: Meet the Diehard Crews Who Power SoCal’s Offshore Tuna Scene

“Anyone who works in our industry is some kind of crazy"

Big Game Hunting

I Faced Down a Charging Rhino, Just Like My Great-Grandfather, Teddy Roosevelt

We planned to retrace the former president's safari in many ways, but we never intended to recreate this particular nightmare

Animal Attacks

I’ve Lived in Bear Country My Whole Life. Here’s What Happens When Bears Don’t Back Down

Fifty years in the bush have convinced me that every bear is a powder keg, and I've known a few to go off with a roar

Moose Hunting

I Was Nearly Trampled by an Angry Bull Moose

My Canada moose hunt went perfectly to plan — until it didn’t

Knives

The Ultimate Guide to Hunting Knives

Everything you need to know about hunting knives and some of our top recommendations

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Ohio’s EHD Outbreak Worsens as Officials Consider Tag Cuts and Hunters Ask for Even Tighter Restrictions

A proposed rule change would lower bag limits from three deer to two in the three most hard-hit counties. Some hunters say the state should go even further by limiting hunters there to just one antlered tag

Largemouth Bass

Pat McManus Once Sabotaged the BASS Masters Classic 

Outdoor Life sent its resident humorist to cover the 11th BASS Masters Classic. When he returned his only comment was “I hope Ray Scott has a sense of humor”