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A nice Ohio buck with a unicorn antler.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘I Hadn’t Shot a Deer All Year.’ Hunter Tags Unicorn Buck in the Final Days of Muzzleloader Season

“I’d have been happy just to take a fat doe”

A pair of 7mm Backcountry rounds on an elk antler
Rifle Ammo

Federal 7mm Backcountry, Tested and Reviewed

No one has more trigger time with the new 7mm BC — or more accuracy and velocity data — than our shooting editor. Here’s the full story behind Federal’s innovative high-pressure, high-velocity cartridge

Eighteen large black bass are lined up on the tailgate of a pickup truck along with spearfishing gear.
Wildlife Management

Poachers Caught with 76 Pounds of Illegally Speared Bass in Urban Texas Lake

Game wardens discovered 18 unlawfully taken bass, including several trophy fish over 20 inches long

Bison feed along a spring in the snow.
Wildlife Management

Montana Sues Yellowstone National Park for Having ‘Utterly Failed’ to Manage Its Bison Herd

Citing brucellosis and erosion concerns, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks joined a lawsuit over the growing Yellowstone bison herd. NPS says the park can support a bigger herd, and that hunters and tribal buffalo restoration programs will help control the population

A cleaning table full of pikeminnows; a man fishes from a powerboat.
Freshwater

Pacific Northwest Angler Earned $164K for Catching Pikeminnow, Shattering the Payout Record

Every year, recreational anglers can get paid to harvest Northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Last summer was especially profitable

coyote hunting
Coyote Hunting

How to Hunt Coyotes: A Crash Course in Coyote Hunting Across the Country

Coyote hunting is fun, challenging, and addicting. Here's how to get in the game this winter

Two Irish hunters crawl after curlew in an illustration.
Duck Hunting

I Moved to Ireland, Where Snipe are the Ultimate Game Bird

To a North Dakota boy like me, snipe-hunting still bears the smell of a hoax. To the Irish, they rank above ducks and pheasants

An illustration of a setter on point in the snow.
Hunting Dogs

A Young Pup, an Old Setter, and a Point I’ll Never Forget

The old setter was on his last legs, but he showed true greatness one frigid evening when he pointed quail for a man who was no longer there

Hiking Boots versus Trail Runners: When and Why to Switch
Gear

Hiking Boots versus Trail Runners: When and Why to Switch

Trail running shoes have taken over America’s trails, and for good reason

Gossamer Gear Whisper set up in the woods
Gear

The Gossamer Gear Whisper: The Lightest Tent We’ve Ever Tested

We took the ultralight world’s new favorite tent out on a stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail

Author setting up the best duck decoys.
Waterfowl Hunting Gear

The Best Duck Decoys of 2025

These decoys will have puddle ducks and divers coming in hot

Football players get ready for the snap.
Turkey Hunting

Patriots Hall-of-Famer Caught Turkey Hunting Behind Stadium Says ‘I Hunted that Property Forever’

Matt Light confessed in a podcast that he would get to football practice early during the spring offseason so he could hunt turkeys behind the stadium with his bow

A bowhunter with a giant Rocky Mountain bull elk.
Elk Hunting

Bowhunter with 86 Bulls to His Credit Tags a Pending World-Record Elk

An official scorer gave Casey Brooks' bull a net green score of 480 4/8. It stands to replace both the Pope and Young and the all-time Boone and Crockett world records

Testing the Ravin LR
Bow Hunting Gear

Ravin LR Review: Testing the New Precision Crossbow Out to 100 Yards

We tested Ravin's latest crossbow out to 100 yards

SAR personnel traverse a snowy field in the Gifford Pinchot NF
Wilderness Survival

Two Men Found Dead of Exposure in Washington’s Cascade Range Were Hunting For Sasquatch, Officials Say

The bodies of the two men were found after an exhaustive three-day death search in a remote forested area of Gifford Pinchot National Forest

A hunter with a big Kansas whitetail buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Army Vet Gets His First Whitetail Buck on Last Day of the Season, and It’s a 19-Point Giant

“I didn’t want to look at the buck’s rack. I just wanted to concentrate on putting my crosshairs on his chest”

The Best Hot Tents, Tested and Reviewed
Camping

The Best Hot Tents, Tested and Reviewed

We tested stove-compatible tents from Nortent, Springbar, Seek Outside, and Snowtrekker to see which was the best of the best

a collage of large record-breaking fish held by different anglers
Record Fish

The Biggest Record-Breaking Fish of 2024

We look back at some of the most impressive catches of the year

rooster pheasants
Pheasant Hunting

A Manhattan Legislator Aims to End New York’s Pheasant Stocking Program. Here’s Why All Bird Hunters Should Be Concerned

Without the stocking program, "pheasant hunting opportunities would not exist in New York State"

A scratched up Winchester 94 and some loose rounds lay against some old wooden boards.
Hunting Rifles

Why the Winchester 94 Is (and Always Will Be) My Favorite Deer Rifle

Here's how my grandfather's hand-me-down cowboy gun shaped me as a deer hunter