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butchering deer

9 Expert Butchering Tips to Make Processing Wild Game Easier

By Alex Robinson, Natalie Krebs

The author testing the new Vortex Crossfire rifle scope.

We Tested Vortex’s New Budget-Friendly Rifle Scopes

By Andrew McKean

A yellow painting of a hunter caught between two bull elk in the woods.

I Got Caught Between Two Giant, Rutting Bull Elk with Nothing But My Hawken

By Jim Tschetter

Testing the Tract budget rifle scope

4 Affordable Rifle Scopes We Trust

A freshwater drum fisherman.

Quick Strike Podcast: The Most Underrated Fish in America Will Beat the Hell Out of You

A sheep hunter slips and falls as he decides he can't make it to the sheep.

I Finally Drew a Bighorn Sheep Tag. I Was Too Out of Shape to Fill It

By John F. Lane, as told to Charles Elliott

A painting of a bull elk beside a cow elk on a hill

I Shot the Wrong Bull. It Was Still the Best Day I Ever Spent in the Woods

By Charles Elliott

An illustration of a sow grizzly defending her cub against a giant brown bear.

Grizzly Bear Hunting

We Stalked a Cannibal Brown Bear That Was Trying to Kill a Cub

By Leon Francisco

A man gets thrown from his horse with a covered wagon

My .30-30 Winchester Is Better Than Your Fancy Rifle

By Francis H. Ames

An illustration of fox squirrels

Small Game Hunting

My Perfect Hunt Is Sneaking Up on Fox Squirrels — Barefoot

By Charles Elliott

Testing binoculars at the 2025 Outdoor Life optics test.

12 Best Binoculars, Our 2025 Optics Test Winners

By Andrew McKean

A vintage illustration of hunters in red check.

Mule Deer Hunting

There Were 38 Other Public-Land Hunters Camped by Me. I Tagged a Buck Anyway

By Chester Chatfield

Alex Robinson packs out sheep with one of the best hunting backpacks.

Backcountry Hunting Gear

The Best Hunting Backpacks, Chosen by the Editors

An illustration of a little bush plane in front of big mountains

My Wife and I Crashed Our Plane While Sheep Hunting. It Was Worth It

By Aubrey Taylor, as told to Hiram Savage

Bandit of the Elk Trail hunt

I Went Elk Hunting with a Wyoming Outlaw

By Outdoor Life

The Texas Rig Explained in 90 Seconds

By Derek Horner

The author tests the best concealed carry guns of the year

Concealed Carry Guide: Guns, Holsters, Ammo, and Accessories

The best crossbows were tested head to head.

Bow Hunting Gear

The Best Crossbows, Accuracy and Speed Tested

By Scott Einsmann

The author tests the best spinning reels for bass

The 8 Best Spinning Reels for Bass of 2025

By Derek Horner

We tested the best camping cots.

The 6 Best Camping Cots We’ve Tested

By Nate Kennedy, Laura Lancaster

A pheasant hunter setting out.

Upland Bird Hunting

Where to Hunt Pheasants: The 4 Best States for DIY Hunters

By Natalie Krebs

The new Leupold VX-5HD Gen 2 riflescope

First Look: Leupold VX-5HD Gen2 Rifle Scopes

By Andrew McKean

A big fluke caught aboard a flounder party boat operated by the Big Mohawk.

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Become a Party Boat Flounder Pounder

An illustration of an electronic rifle

My 3 Wild Predictions About Rifle and Shotgun Technology Didn’t Exactly Come True

By Jim Carmichel

Best thermal clip on sights

The Best Thermal Clip-On Sights

By Andrew McKean

Three Black Bears in Montana

We Rented a Forest Service Cabin for Our Fishing Trip. We Spent the Weekend Battling Problem Bears

By Leon Copenhaver

falconer releases goshawk into the air in dry grassland

Photos: This Hunter’s Falconry Demands Discipline, Stamina, and a Pack of Bird Dogs

Photos by Nick Kelley, Story by Natalie Krebs

A painting of a mako shark feeding on a fish

Tales from the Mako Shark Fishermen Who Make Captain Quint Look Like a Rookie

A bull moose flings a hunter into the air in an illustration

I Was Nearly Killed in a Freak Moose Attack. Then My Buddies Abandoned Me

By Clint Buckmaster, as told to Jim Rearden

Where to Hunt for Deer OTC

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Where to Hunt Deer: The 5 Best Whitetail States for DIY Hunters

By Alex Robinson, Derek Horner

An illustration of an American alligator about to attack a black Lab retrieving a duck.

Before They Were Delisted, American Alligators Were the Original Grizzly Bears

By Frank Sargeant

A hunter in a Hawaiian shirt raises a shotgun with crows, geese, and pigeons in the background.

The 4 Best Bird Hunts of Summer

By Will Brantley, Brian Lovett

An illustration of Jim Jordan shooting a running giant buck with a lever action.

Solving the 65-Year Mystery of the Jordan Buck, the Biggest Whitetail Ever Killed in America

An illustration of a hunter with a caribou bull and a big bull moose.

I Arrowed the World-Record Caribou by Pretending to Be a Tree

By Tommy Frye, as told to Blair A. Peterson

The Hunt for a Record Cape Cod Striper in the suft

Striped Bass Fishing

After a Weeklong Skunking on Cape Cod, We Caught the Biggest Striper Blitz of the Fall

By Frank Woolner

We tested the best packrafts on the water.

The Best Packrafts, River Tested

By Ashley Thess

The Smart Cap on a Toyota Tacoma

The 5 Best Truck Bed Covers, Long-Term Tested

By Scott Murdock, The Editors

Claude Dallas killed two game wardens in 1981.

The Manhunt for Claude Dallas, the Poacher Who Killed Two Idaho Game Wardens and Fled

The essentials to pack in a go bag.

A Packing List for the Ultimate Go-Bag

By Laura Lancaster

A waterfowl production area sign.

Policy & Legislation

Podcast: Are Conservation Groups Spending Our Money Wisely?

By Natalie Krebs

A young white setter on point

I Thought My New Bird Dog Might Be Stolen, But No One Ever Claimed Her. I’m Glad They Didn’t

By H. R. Temple

The Unofficial Guide to the Best (and Worst) Yeti Products

By Laura Lancaster

An illustration of a big sailfish about to spear a man.

Saltwater Fishing

I Was Alone, Adrift at Sea, and Speared by a Sailfish. Then My Troubles Really Started

By Frank Sargeant

A bass hair popper on a log

Quick Strike Podcast: The Old-School Bass Fly That Still Slays

Darton Sequel ST review

Bow Hunting Gear

Darton Sequel 33 ST²: An Innovative and Underrated Compound Bow

By Scott Einsmann

A painting of a goat stands on a mountain

Big Game Hunting

My Mountain Goat Fell Off a Cliff. We Went After Him — and Got Trapped

By Jim Carmichel

illustration of two men in a canoe

I Was Floating One of the West’s Great Trout Rivers. Then the Governor Dropped in on His Helicopter

By Erwin A. Bauer

An illustration of a boy fishing at night with his dad.

Largemouth Bass

Nights Were the Only Time My Dad Had Time to Himself. He Took Me Fishing Anyway

By Jerry Dennis

A leopard stalking in the brush

I Guided Safaris for Years Without Being Mauled. One Day, My Luck Finally Ran Out

An illustration of American journalist professor Alann Steen

I Was Kidnapped by Terrorists and Held Captive for 5 Years. Here’s How I Survived

By Alann B. Steen

22 ARC vs. 22 creedmoor

22 ARC vs. 22 Creedmoor: A 3,000-Round Range Test

An illustration of a boar bowling over dogs and charging hunters

I’ve Been Charged by Bears and Moose. Wild Hogs Are Much, Much Worse

By Charles Elliott

An illustration of a polar bear attacking a man at a wall tent camp

A Polar Bear Attacked Me at Our Research Camp. It Should Have Crushed My Skull

By John Legault

An illustration of a shark attacking an angler's tuna

I Was Fighting a Huge Tuna Near the Bermuda Triangle. Then the Shark Showed Up

An illustration of a bear attacking a man, who is punching back

I Was Mauled Over and Over Again by a Grizzly. I Should Have Died

By Forest H. Young Jr.

Training new recruits

The Guns (and Soldiers) That Won the American Revolution

By Jim Carmichel, Photos by Ken Hoos

We tested the best foam sleeping pads for backpacking.

The Best Foam Sleeping Pads for Backpacking, Trail Tested

By Ashley Thess

Kyle Lybarger tries to call out Alexandra Fasulo for spreading misinformation.

Climate & Environment

One of Conservation’s Rising Stars Called Out a Potential Scammer. Then Came the Death Threats

By Kris Millgate

Illustration of the world-record tiger shark being caught from a pier

The Legendary Shark Fishing Record That’s Never Been Broken

By Donald Millus

spearfisherman views bass through underwater foliage

Saltwater Fishing

Photos: What It Takes to Spearfish for White Seabass, the Gray Ghosts of Southern California

Photos and story by Mike Raabe, as told to Natalie Krebs

An illustration of a hunter with a jammed rifle facing off with a black bear on its hind legs.

Black Bear Hunting

I Was 10 Feet from the Bear I’d Been Tracking All Day. Then My Rifle Jammed

By Carl T. Johnson

Nemo Mongoose on concrete

Nemo Arms Mongoose PCC Review and Full Test

By John B. Snow

A hunter carries a goat on his shoulders

Big Game Hunting

I Hunted Mountain Goats with My Colt Python

By Alfred J. Goerg

An illustration of a buck running up a hill

I Killed the Buck That No Other Pennsylvania Deer Hunter Could

By Raymond E. Miller, as told to Jim Hayes