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Montana’s Warmwater Slam

Montana’s Warmwater Slam

A hunter with a Pennsylvania buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Tracked a Buck for 36 Hours to Find a Game Warden Had Already Taken the Antlers

"It was an emotional rollercoaster"

Field Tested: Awarding Outdoor Life’s Best Gear of 2025
Gear

Field Tested: Awarding Outdoor Life’s Best Gear of 2025

We tested thousands of products and these are the best of the year

A gray wolf stands in a river in Minnesota.
Wildlife Management

Feds Say They Won’t Craft a Nationwide Wolf Recovery Plan, Opening the Door to Delisting

The recent announcement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service includes a statement that providing federal protections for gray wolves is 'no longer appropriate'

A record striped bass on a measuring board; an angler holds up a big striper.
Freshwater

Perch Fisherman Catches a State-Record Striped Bass on Light Line

George Bruggeman might have been undergunned with 8-pound test, but he still managed to land a 37-plus pound fish

More Fishing Gear Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards
Fishing Gear

More Fishing Gear Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards

A mule deer buck in the desert with a sunrise.
Mule Deer Hunting

I Passed on the Biggest Mule Deer of My Life

In the Sonoran Desert, only a persistent few hunters will earn a glimpse of the desert's Holy Grail: a 30-inch Grande. Fewer still will make their split-second shot count

More Hunting Gear Winners from our 2025 Field Tested Awards
Hunting Gear

More Hunting Gear Winners from our 2025 Field Tested Awards

The best gear for hunting everything from whitetails to prairie chickens

More Optics Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards
Optics

More Optics Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards

The award winners from our 2025 optics tests include everything from budget binos to advanced thermal scopes

More Firearm Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards
Guns

More Firearm Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards

The award winners from this year's gun tests.

More Archery Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards
Bow Hunting Gear

More Archery Winners from Our 2025 Field Tested Awards

The award winners from this year's archer gear tests.

A bowhunter admires a big Iowa buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Public-Land Hunter Says This Huge Iowa Buck Is ‘the Pinnacle of His Bowhunting Life’

Cody Huhn had been tracking the buck since July. He missed his first shot in October but kept at it until he got another opportunity

A teen whose face is blurred out sits behind a domestic turkey that he killed during turkey season.
Turkey Hunting

Teen Charged with Felony for Killing a Turkey on His Family Property Found Not Guilty

The judge’s verdict wraps up a 6-month legal saga in Harris County, Georgia, where the teenager shot his first gobbler on his family's property in April. Within days, however, the teen was accused by his former high-school teacher of knowingly shooting her pet bird

An illustration of Frank Glaser falling down dogs.
Adventure

The Day My Sled Dogs Took On a Grizzly — and Won

I headed into a box canyon after the biggest bear I've ever seen

A view of the village of Kipnuk after Typhoon Halong.
Moose Hunting

Alaskan Officials Extend Moose Seasons in Areas Still Reeling from Devastating Typhoon

The extensions are meant to help subsistence hunters who were displaced or otherwise impacted by Typhoon Halong

Hand-knapped stone points on handmade arrow shafts.
Survival Skills

Why I Keep Choosing Bushcraft Over Modern Convenience

Primitive skills still have a place and a purpose in our modern world

A dead buck that was infected with EHD.
Deer Hunting

When EHD Hits Deer Paradise a Hunter Is Left to Make Sense of the Devastation

Blue-tongue disease wiped out the author's deer herd — then his mom died

A bowhunter with an 8-point buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Tags His Target Buck After Watching It for 6 Years on Trail Cameras

"The stand didn't have a seat. So, for two hours I stood there, hoping I'd see the buck we called 'Wideload'"

A collection of hated worms
Trout Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Trout Flies We Love to Hate (But Keep Using)

If you’ve got beef with any of these patterns, the problem is you – not the bugs

Krebs admires her bull before getting to work.
Hunting Gear

The Best Gifts for Hunters of 2025 

Any hunter would be happy to see these gear items under the tree