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A photo of Brayden Shaw with his potential world-record bighead carp.

Kentucky Teen Arrows Potential World-Record Bighead Carp with a Busted Arrow

By Natalie Krebs

A largemouth bass in a net with a swimbait in its mouth.

Largemouth Bass

Serious Bass Anglers Should Know When to Fizz Fish. Here’s How to Do It Safely

By Kristine Fischer

A fire in Idaho

Climate & Environment

We’re Having Our Worst Wildfire Season Year in a Decade, and It’s Probably Going to Get Worse

By Natalie Krebs

A big brown trout on the hook at night.

How I Discovered the Best Time to Catch Monster Brown Trout Is at Night

Two hunters and a band of rams run from an avalanche

Natural Disaster Survival

My Client Was Finally in Position on Our Sheep Hunt. Then the Avalanche Struck

By Eric Collier

glide baits for bass

Largemouth Bass

How to Fish Glide Baits: The Trendiest Way to Catch a Giant Largemouth Bass

An illustration of a man lost in the woods running in front of a mirage station wagon

Wilderness Survival

My Buddy and I Got Lost on a Wilderness Hunt. I Survived, But He Didn’t

By Guy Beauregard

silhouette of two canoeists paddling across lake mostly in darkness

Before Graduation, My Buddies and I Canoed 600 Miles Through the Canadian Wilderness. We Almost Didn’t Make It

Illustrated swordfish leaping out of the water

Saltwater Fishing

I Was All Alone When I Fought an 11-Foot Swordfish from My 17-Foot Boat

By Earl Gustkey

Wild boar grazing and digging up mud in a California County Park

Wildlife Management

Feral Hogs Can Spread CWD. So Why Are These States Still Transporting and Importing Them?

By Natalie Krebs

A walleye in a fishing net.

Crappie Fishing

Minnesotans Are Harvesting 80 Million Pounds of Fish — More Than Twice the DNR Estimate. Has Forward-Facing Sonar Lead to Over Harvesting?

By Alex Robinson

A man in tweed shooting a shotgun against a sky

Double Barrel Shotguns

How to Be an Insufferable Shotgun Snob, According to Jim Carmichel

By Jim Carmichel

A NWR sign tilting in front of an area closed

Public Lands & Waters

Here’s Where the Trump Administration Plans to Open Hunting, Fishing Opportunities on Refuge and Park Service Lands

By Andrew McKean

A snakehead caught in Virginia by the author.

These Invasive Dragons Are the Ultimate Gamefish. Here’s How to Catch Them

By Scott Einsmann

A man nets a fish out of a boat on the buffalo in an old color photograph.

Old-School Float Tips for Targeting River Smallmouth

By Hank Bradshaw

An angler with a huge lake trout from Lake Superior.

This Guide on Lake Superior Has Helped Break the Minnesota Lake Trout Record Four Times in a Row

A photo illustration of human remains found in a creek.

Human Remains Were Found on My Deer Hunting Property. Here’s What Happened Next

By Natalie Krebs

A close-up of death cap mushrooms.

Foraging & Gardening

Officials Beg Californians to Stop Picking Wild Mushrooms Amid Record Number of Poisonings

images of fishing in Vietnam during the Vietnam War

Saltwater Fishing

We Fished Enemy Territory During the Vietnam War

By Fitzhugh Turner

A fly fisherman on a stream in Oregon.

Policy & Legislation

Radical Initiative to Ban Hunting and Fishing in Oregon Is One Step Closer to Making the Ballot