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We tested the best sun hats.
Gear

The Best Sun Hats of 2025, Field Tested

I wandered the desert in these brimmed hats to find the most protective … and least annoying

An Iowa hunter with a giant buck.
Deer Hunting

Iowa Farmer Takes a Break from Combining to Tag a 30-Point Behemoth Buck

"I begged my dad to take over for me running the combine so I could hunt that afternoon. As it turned out, it was the best gift a father could give his son"

bronson strickland
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: Secrets of GPS Collared Bucks with Dr. Bronson Strickland

Strickland and his team ran GPS collars on 60 bucks over the course of two years. Here’s what they found

Three of the best ruger 10/22 triggers on a bench
Semi-Automatic Rifles

Best Ruger 10/22 Triggers, Tested and Reviewed

If you own a Ruger 10/22, you should check out these trigger upgrades

kentucky buck
Whitetail Deer Hunting

Crossbow Hunter Tags Legendary Kentucky Buck in Daniel Boone National Forest 

The buck green scored 186 inches and was estimated to be 8.5 years old

Kamala Harris
Climate & Environment

Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners

We interviewed conservation leaders, firearms industry representatives, and the Democratic vice presidential candidate on what a potential Harris-Walz administration might look like

tara dower
Trail Running

Tara Dower Battled Intense Hallucinations, Sleep Deprivation, and 53-Mile Days to Set the Appalachian Trail Speed Record. Here’s How She Did It.

Most people need six months to complete the 2,197-mile trail. Dower did it in 41 days.

A Wiconsin bowhunter with a 14-point buck.
Deer Hunting

After Years of Waiting and Watching the Buck, Wisconsin Bowhunter Tags 180-Inch Whitetail

Nicknamed "Cowboy," the old buck was a roamer, and it took a few years to figure out its habits

fall trout fishing
Trout Fishing

Podcast: The “Fall Feed Bag” Is Mostly a Trout Fishing Myth

Yes, trout fishing can be great in the fall, but it's not for the reasons you might think

topwater lures
Saltwater Fishing

How to Catch Saltwater Fish on Topwater Lures

Use these topwater lures and tactics to catch redfish, stripers, snook, and more

freel moose taken with 22 ARC
Rifle Ammo

Video: Moose Hunting With the 22 ARC

No, the 22 ARC isn't the ultimate big-game cartridge, but heavy-for-caliber .22s are more capable than you might think

Two bowhunters with a buck in Ohio.
Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Recovers 16-Point Buck Using a Clue from Past Trail Cam Photo

The buck didn't leave much of a blood trail, but an old trail cam pic gave away one of its bedding areas

Ohio bowhunter with a 12-point buck.
Deer Hunting

Ohio Bowhunter Tags Giant Buck with Split Brow Tines off His Friend’s Farm

Tayler Hahnert had hunted the same farm for eight years without taking a buck. This was his year

Michael Hunsucker sets up a Dave Smith deer decoy on private land in Iowa.
Whitetail Deer Hunting

How to Decoy in Deer: Tips from the Pros

Knowing how and when to use a deer decoy will bring more bucks into bow range

A hunter and his dog kneel behind a crowd.
Policy & Legislation

Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It

A crowd rallied at the Colorado State Capitol Friday to speak out against a ballot measure that represents an existential threat to regulated hunting and sound wildlife science

A pair of mallards dabble bottoms-up in a pond.
Duck Hunting

What Do Ducks Eat? Here’s What Every Waterfowl Hunter Should Know

Know the diet. Find the ducks. Understanding what’s on the menu for wild ducks can vastly improve your waterfowl hunting season

new jersey bear
Black Bear Hunting

Bowhunter Shoots Massive 770-Pound Record Black Bear in New Jersey 

Veteran bowhunter Brian Melvin had been targeting the massive bruin for three seasons

RIA Schofield
Handguns

Smith & Wesson Schofield Revolver: The Gun That Almost Beat the Colt Peacemaker and Led to the .45 ACP

Here's what all shooters should know about the under-appreciated Smith and Wesson Schofield

A grizzly sow and cub in Montana.
Wildlife Management

Montana’s New Grizzly Bear Plan Says It’s Ready to Take Back Management from the Feds

The plan outlines how the state would manage grizzly conflicts, and it calls for a 5-year delay between delisting and any discussion around a grizzly bear hunting season

A trout being held in a net.
Fly Fishing

Denver’s Proposed Fur Ban Could Be a Serious Problem for Fly Shops and Fishermen

Residents of Denver, Colorado, will vote on a citizen-led ballot measure that would ban the trade of all fur and could cripple the local fly-fishing industry