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Wildlife Management

Chronic Wasting Disease Still Confounds Researchers. But Some Important New Clues Have Emerged

From faster tests to insights into whether the disease could infect humans, here’s what hunters need to know about CWD in 2025

striped bass
Striped Bass Fishing

Last Call For Stripers: How to Catch Striped Bass in Winter

Make the most of your time on the water with these saltwater brawlers before it gets too cold

Two hunters stand in a snowy road with a beagle.
Rabbit Hunting

The Year My Family Skipped Traditional Christmas to Hunt and Fish Was Our Best Yet

We made our Christmas an outdoor holiday packed with snowshoe hare hunting and ice fishing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It was never merrier

Biker wears Poc helmet.
Gear

The Best Mountain Bike Helmets, Trail Tested

Protecting your melon is cool, and so are these helmets

Testing the Hoyt and Mathews whitetail bows
Bow Hunting Gear

Mathews Lift X vs. Hoyt Alpha AX-2: Ultimate Whitetail Bow Shootout

In this in-depth video review, we put the two biggest brands head to head in a whitetail bow challenge

Biker goes off a wooden drop feature.
Gear

The Best Mountain Bike Shoes, Trail Tested

Leave your sneakers at home, and up the power and foot protection for your next ride

Two pieces of golden fried rabbit sit on a white dinner plate next to a pile of mashed potatoes.
Rabbit Hunting

The Best Wild Rabbit Recipes

These delicious dishes are a surefire way to delight your tastebuds

A photo of CJ Alexander with huge Ohio deer with text overlaid.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: What We Should Learn from the Craziest Poaching Case of the Year

The story of the CJ Alexander buck captivated hunters, and even inspired some to donate to his cause. As it turned out, his narrative was a complete fraud

If you can't get access to the field geese are feeding in, you must get under them.
Goose Hunting

How to Hunt Late-Season Canada Geese When You Can’t Get on the X

These tactics will give you a better chance to put more late-season honkers on the game strap

Snowy Alaska range
Policy & Legislation

Congress Passes Two Outdoor Bills That Include Better Shooting Range Access, Implications for Lead Tackle

Both the EXPLORE and ACE acts generally remove barriers to outdoor recreation. The bipartisan bills address issues like relaxed permit requirements for public-land filming and modernized rules that govern rock climbing, backcountry biking, and snowmobiling

breda shotgun
Semi-Auto Shotguns

 Breda B3.5SM Review: The Italian Shotgun You Haven’t Heard of, But Should Know About

This inertia-driven semi-auto is a throwback to the original Super Black Eagle

A hunter with a tall-tined illinois buck.
Trophy Deer

Illinois Hunter Shoots 184-Inch Buck While Sitting in a Lawn Chair

The 24-year-old, who had just a few hours to hunt, planned to shoot the first antlered deer he saw

A blue goose.
Duck Hunting

How to Handle and Freeze Birds You Plan to Mount, According to a Taxidermist

If you’re interested in getting a bird mounted this season, here’s what to keep in mind before and after you shoot it

A man holding a fish on a river
Fishing Gear

The Best Fly Fishing Waders, Tested and Reviewed

Our expert picks the best fly fishing waders to keep you on the water longer

A hunter kneels beside a nice buck
Trophy Deer

Indiana Bowhunter Used a Spreadsheet to Help Kill This 184-Inch Buck

Ethan Bruce managed to pattern the buck, even through the chaos of the rut and rifle season, so he could sit in the right place at the right time

best motion duck decoys
Duck Hunting

The Best Motion Duck Decoys, Field Tested and Reviewed 

I put the top motion decoys through the wringer during a long and rugged duck season

An older whitetail buck, bedded
Whitetail Deer Hunting

9 Ways Old Bucks Behave Differently Than Younger Deer

Mature deer have unique physical traits and distinctive habits compared to younger bucks and even the wariest does. Here's how to recognize the traits that make them tick

Savage M110 Trail Hunter Lite and Tripod
Hunting Rifles

Savage M110 Trail Hunter Lite Review: An Accurate and Affordable Hunting Rifle

This Savage 110 might be the best general-purpose hunting rifle for the money

A trail camera photo of a giant deer.
Trophy Deer

Rookie Crossbow Hunter’s First Buck Is a 200-Class Nontypical Monster

Mark Yoder noticed a nice shoulder mount on a coworker's wall this year, he decided to take up deer hunting

Fred bear stone sheep
Sheep Hunting

Fred Bear Took His World-Record Stone Sheep with the ‘Best Shot I’ll Ever Make’

Sometimes you look back and marvel that a certain shot connected — like this one, on a big Stone ram