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A haul of pollock aboard a factory trawler.
Policy & Legislation

This Mind-Boggling Commercial Fishing Practice Is Robbing Alaska’s Anglers

Even as some Alaskans are banned from catching king salmon, trawlers killed and tossed 39,000 last year — along with 4.5 million pounds of halibut, 3 million pounds of herring, and one killer whale. What gives?

The Garmin Echomap Ultra 2 excels at forward facing sonar
Fishing Gear

Early Black Friday Deals on Fish Finders: Save $1,300+ on Garmin ECHOMAP Ultra 2

Save on LiveScope, ice fishing fish finders, and more with these early Black Friday Deals

Jim Carmichel with an elk
Hunting Rifles

3 Rifles to Hunt the World, According to Jim Carmichel

Our former shooting editor hunted all over the globe. Here are his picks for everything from deer to cape buffalo

mallards on private land
Waterfowl Hunting

Copper Wire Thieves ‘Cripple’ Arkansas Duck Waters Just Ahead of Opener

Without working pumps, 20 of 23 impoundments can't be flooded to create seasonal waterfowl habitat

Freel glasses for caribou in the arctic
Hunting Gear

15 Incredible Early Black Friday Deals from Cabela’s

We hunted down the best deals and prioritized them for maximum savings

A bowhunter with a Missouri buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Missouri Bowhunter Tags 180-Class Buck That He Nicknamed ‘Texas Red’

Many men had tried to take him and that many men were — left with unpunched tags

Earl T. McMaster with his big Montana hwitetail.
Duck Hunting

I Shot a Limit of Mallards, then Tagged the No. 4 All-Time Record Buck

After my graveyard shift ended, I decided to go duck hunting. But I brought my rifle — just in case

Joe Cermele with a tautog caught on an ultralight jig.
Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Tautog Like the Cool Kids

Check the broomstick rod at the door and go light for these delicious wreck dwellers

illustration of gunsmith at work
Rifles

How the Kentucky Rifle Turned Frontier Deer Hunters into America’s First Snipers

Rifles brought from Europe were of little use in the American wilderness. So hunters, frontiersmen, and revolutionaries began demanding something new from their gunsmiths

An offshore kayak fisherman with a big yellowtail.
Wilderness Survival

Search for Missing Fishing Influencer Ends 4 Days After Capsized Skiff Found Drifting Off Baja Coast

Searchers found Mikey Rijavec's body five days after the fisherman called in a mayday and four days after they located his skiff

deer hunting
Mule Deer Hunting

These Basic Tools and Tactics Can Make Any Deer Hunter a Better Shooter

You don’t need an expensive rifle or high-end optics to benefit from the lessons and skills learned in long range shooting competitions

A crossbow hunter with a big Kansas buck.
Trophy Deer

Fishing Guide Grunts in This Stud Kansas Buck to 2 Yards

After missing a shot on the same buck last season, Nate Daniels called in the buck to the bottom of his tree stand

A black and white and red illustration of a hunter looking behind him to see a big buck.
Mule Deer Hunting

Old-School Advice for Still-Hunting Whitetail Deer

The best deer hunts combine sitting and stalking. The wise hunter lets his circumstances and the terrain determine how to proceed

A whitetail buck in a grassy field.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Why Trophy Deer Hunting Is a Trap

When deer hunters get too obsessed with antler score, we miss the point

A bowhunter with a huge, 34-point Missouri buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Missouri Bowhunter Ends 3-Year Quest for ‘Cactus Jack,’ a 34-Point Buck

“He was a lot larger last year than this year, with even more sticker points”

nemo electus
Hunting Rifles

Nemo Electus: A New Premium Bolt-Action For Big Game

Built using best-in-class components, and with a price tag to match, the Electus is one of the top performing hunting rifles out there

A sheep hunter in the Maroon Bells
Public Lands & Waters

Federal Public-Land Recreation Generates $350M Daily, Creates More Jobs Than Logging and Mining Combined

A new report quantifies just how valuable outdoor recreation on federal lands is for our nation's economy

A Maine hunter in blaze orange and a green check coat with a nice buck.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘I Laughed, I Cried.’ After 36 Years, North Woods Hunter Finally Tags His First Deer

Stephan White wanted to track and shoot a big woods buck on his own terms. He might be the most patient and persistent hunter on the planet

The best gifts for outdoorsy dads
Gear

The Best Gifts for Outdoorsy Dads

We picked our favorite gifts for dads who love the outdoors

Illustration of a hunter aiming a rifle at a deer in the snow.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

This Legendary North Woods Deer Tracker Is the Last of His Kind

Tracking whitetails in the Northeast might be the most difficult of all hunting pursuits — unless you’re Hal Blood