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An illustration of a duck hunter paddling in a windswept lake.
Duck Hunting

Why Duck Hunters Die

Sometimes the worst weather conditions make for the best duck hunts — and the most dangerous situations

Shaun Ing with a big catfish caught in the UK
Catfish Fishing

Landing This 8-Foot Catfish, Possibly the Largest Ever Caught in the UK, Was Like ‘Walking 12 German Shepherds’ at Once

“Even an hour into the fight, the fish was still taking line and we were all wondering, ‘When is this going to end?’”

Three wolves stand together on the top of a snowy hill.
Wildlife Management

Podcast: Wolves Will Be Delisted, Public-Land Transfer Attempts Will Fail, and Other 2025 Predictions

Our hunting and conservation editor makes some bold predictions about what outdoorsmen and conservationists can expect in the new year

A rancher walks across a snowy prairie past a carcass of a dead cow killed by a wolf.
Wildlife Management

Ranchers Submit $582K Bill for Colorado Wolf Damages, Which Could Drain the State’s Depredation Fund Entirely

The amount, requested last week by three ranchers in Grand County, far exceeds CPW's depredation budget. Days after the request, federal officials announced that the wolf from the Copper Creek pack that died in September had been shot

A young boy in a blaze orange hat poses with a large black bear.
Black Bear Hunting

Sixth Grader Tags Nearly 600-Pound Black Bear While Hunting with His Grandpa

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