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The author tests the new Sig Sauer stabilized spotting scope

The Best Spotting Scopes, Budget to Premium Optics Tested

By Andrew McKean

Trotliner pulls in large blue catfish from white river

Catfish Fishing

24 Fascinating Photos of the Master Catfish Trotliners Who Are Keeping This Southern Tradition Alive

Photographs by Rory Dole, story by Natalie Krebs

A kayak fisherman holds up a false albacore.

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Hammer High-Speed False Albacore Without a (Motor) Boat

A painting of four fishermen leaning over the gunnel of a boat.

Saltwater Fishing

Fishing with the Year-Round, Blue-Collar Party Boaters of New York City

By Peter Kaminsky

An illustration of a man's rifle backfiring into his face.

Grizzly Bear Hunting

I Was 20 Yards Away from a Big Boar Grizzly When My Rifle Misfired — and Blinded Me

By Frank Glaser, as told to Jim Rearden

An illustration of a quail hunter trying to shoot amid a stampede

The Mexican Desert Holds a Surprising Number of Ducks and Quail. Here’s Why

By William J. Schaldach

A painting of wilson's snipe

Waterfowl Hunting

After a 20-Year Closure, I Finally Got to Hunt Snipe Again. They’re Still Impossible to Hit

By Hart Stilwell

A caribou bull in the fall.

Big Game Hunting

I Wrecked My Horse, Knocked My Scope, and Missed a Giant Caribou Bull. It Was Worth It

By Charles Elliott

Testing straight wall scopes

The 5 Best Scopes for Straight-Wall Cartridges, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Wade Tackett holding two crabs

The Bizarre Disappearance of Wade Tackett Still Haunts Southeast Alaska

A blue illustration of bighorns.

I Drew a Rare Desert Bighorn Tag, and Killed One of the Biggest Rams in the State

Bear Adapt 2 HP

Bow Hunting Gear

Bear Adapt 2 HP Review, the Best Budget Bow We’ve Shot

A blue illustration of a big cougar fighting a dog while a scared boy falls nearby

I Faced Off with a Cornered, Wounded Mountain Lion by Myself. I Was 12

By Fred Meyer Schroder, as told to Robert Easton

Pintails flying in a courtship dance.

Wildlife Management

Pintail Numbers Increase, Mallards Are Stable, and Other Takeaways from This Year’s Duck Survey

By Jonathan Olivier

Evaluating the best hunting rifle scopes

The 10 Best Rifle Scopes for Hunting, Tested and Reviewed

By Andrew McKean

Four anglers hold up a giant striped marlin in Oregon.

Saltwater Fishing

We Just Caught a Giant Striped Marlin Off the Oregon Coast. That Almost Never Happens

A photo illustration of four vintage photos scattered on a table.

Mule Deer Hunting

Most of My Buddies Weren’t Tough Enough to Hunt Velvet Bucks at 13,000 Feet

By Charles Elliott

Fisherman Jimmy Fee holds up a bowfin to the camera.

Quick Strike Podcast: This Is the Secret to Catching More Bowfin

A black bear swats a dog out of a tree

Black Bear Hunting

A Black Bear Killed Hundreds of Sheep Over the Years. My Dogs Finally Caught Up with Him

By Carl T. Johnson

A blue illustration of a man bowhunting a mountain goat billy.

Big Game Hunting

Locals Said My Way of Hunting Mountain Goats Was Madness. I Did It Anyway

By Lowell Martin

An illustration of a girl looking down a shotgun while her dad, Tom Kelly, stands beside her.

How Col. Tom Kelly Taught His Daughter to Shoot a Shotgun, and Doves

By Col. Tom Kelly

A man carries a deer on his back

I Hiked Too Far While Hunting Early-Season Deer and Lost My Mind from Heat Stroke

By George H. Gibson

Grading a road in the wilderness.

Policy & Legislation

You Have Just 3 Weeks to Object to the Roadless Rule Rollback, Which Will Affect 45 Million Wild Acres Across the U.S.

By Andrew McKean

An illustration of an iguana jumping on a hunter in Mexico

I Hunted Giant Iguanas in Old Mexico. They’re Tough to Hunt and Good to Eat

By Michael Cramond

A LDWF game warden rescues a child from a rooftop.

Natural Disaster Survival

16 Powerful Photos of the Sportsmen and Game Wardens Who Helped Rescue Hurricane Katrina Survivors

By Natalie Krebs

A vintage illustration of a fisherman fighting a pike in a small raft.

Pike and Muskie Fishing

I Waited 20 Years to Fish This Wilderness Lake. It Was Better Than I Dreamed

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 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 2026

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