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A bunch of sportfishing boats head offshore from Cabo San Lucas.

Saltwater Fishing

The ‘Super Bowl’ of Offshore Fishing Tournaments Is Expanding into Costa Rica The ‘Super Bowl’ of Offshore Fishing Tournaments Is Expanding into Costa Rica

A collage of screenshots from a viral video of ticks swarming a deer.

Wildlife Management

Viral Video of Deer Crawling with Ticks Is Nightmare Fuel. It’s Also a Warning Viral Video of Deer Crawling with Ticks Is Nightmare Fuel. It’s Also a Warning

By Alice Jones Webb

Claude Dallas killed two game wardens in 1981.

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

A bowfisherman holds up a record-sized flathead catfish in Michigan.

Bowfisherman Sticks a State-Record Catfish, Has to Wrestle It Out of the Creek with His Bare Hands Bowfisherman Sticks a State-Record Catfish, Has to Wrestle It Out of the Creek with His Bare Hands

An angler in Idaho holds up a state-record lake trout.

Record Lake Trout Caught in Idaho Is a Sign of a Fishery Reborn Record Lake Trout Caught in Idaho Is a Sign of a Fishery Reborn

A waterfowl production area sign.

Policy & Legislation

Podcast: Are Conservation Groups Spending Our Money Wisely? 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 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

Where to Hunt for Elk: The 3 States That Still Offer Great DIY Hunts Where to Hunt for Elk: The 3 States That Still Offer Great DIY Hunts

By Jace Bauserman

Jay Cutler poses with a common sable antelope he hunted in South Africa.

Antelope Hunting

Former NFL Star Bashed by Anti-Hunters and News Outlets Who Can’t Keep Their Antelopes Straight Former NFL Star Bashed by Anti-Hunters and News Outlets Who Can’t Keep Their Antelopes Straight

By Alice Jones Webb

Mike Kimmel and his dog Otto with a python Otto tracked down.

America’s Most Famous Python Dog Dies Mid-Hunt. But His Bloodline Lives On America’s Most Famous Python Dog Dies Mid-Hunt. But His Bloodline Lives On

By Alice Jones Webb

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

A trail runner heads uphill in the mountains.

Wildlife Management

‘Guess I Gotta Buy a Fishing Permit.’ Trail Runner Stopped in Utah for Not Having a Hunting or Fishing License ‘Guess I Gotta Buy a Fishing Permit.’ Trail Runner Stopped in Utah for Not Having a Hunting or Fishing License

By Kris Millgate

Two backcountry paddlers with a New York record brook trout.

Canoe Tripper Catches Record Trout in the Backcountry, Finds a Creative Way to Preserve It Canoe Tripper Catches Record Trout in the Backcountry, Finds a Creative Way to Preserve It

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

A black carp being harvested in a boat.

Wildlife Management

Want to Make Thousands by Fishing? Arkansas Just Put a Bounty on Black Carp Want to Make Thousands by Fishing? Arkansas Just Put a Bounty on Black Carp

guided fishing trip

How to Book a Guided Fishing Trip, Without Getting Ripped Off How to Book a Guided Fishing Trip, Without Getting Ripped Off