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Public Lands & Waters

Trump Cuts 2 Popular Utah National Monuments by 90 Percent — About 3 Million Acres

By Christine Peterson

A lone canoeist on a lake in the Boundary Waters.

Public Lands & Waters

The Forest Service Has Closed the Most Popular Wilderness Area in America Due to Wildfire Danger

By Alex Robinson

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Survival Skills

11 Outdoor Survival Skills You Can (and Should) Teach Your Kids

By Christine Peterson

walleye fishing

Walleye Fishing

These Giant Walleyes Are Tracked By Advanced Tech and a Fanatical Fishing Culture

Black Bear Hunting

It Took Me 10 Years to Tag a Bear With My Bow, But It Was Well Worth the Wait

By Bob Degenhardt

Bluegill Fishing

Meet the “Slab Queen” Who Is on a Mission to Grow (and Catch) the Next World-Record Bluegill

Minnesota record bluegill

Bluegill Fishing

Giant Bluegill Breaks Minnesota State Record. It’s the Second Time This Lake Has Produced a Record Panfish This Year

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Hunter Recruitment

This Controversial Hunter Recruitment Program Buys Pheasants from Prisons. Now Bird Planting Could Expand to Federal and Private Lands

By Andrew McKean

A lone mule deer buck stands on a snowy ridge.

Wildlife Management

The Long Campaign to Criminalize Hunting and Fishing With Out-of-State Funding Should Trouble Outdoorsmen

By Kris Millgate

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Bluegill Fishing

Fly Fishing for Bluegills: Here’s How to Get in on the Best Bite of Summer

thelon paddle trip

I Missed My Father’s Funeral to Take My Daughter on the Paddle Trip of a Lifetime

Big Game Hunting

Jack O’Connor in Africa: The Locals Nicknamed Me ‘Old Man Who Can’t Hit Pala Pala.’ And They Were Almost Right

By Jack O'Connor

Freel Chest X-Ray

Wilderness Survival

How to Not Die in the Backcountry, According to the Trauma Surgeon Who Saved My Life

hand holding a loligo squid

Saltwater Fishing

Jigging for Squid Is the Ultimate Night Fishing Party

By Matthew Every

The author with a big smallmouth bass caught using FFS

Smallmouth Bass

3 Tips for Targeting Wolf-Packs of Smallmouth Bass with Forward-Facing Sonar

By Derek Horner

white bear british columbia

Black Bear Hunting

Our First (and Last) Hunt for the Rare White Bear of British Columbia

By Howard Shelley

fishing ontario

Smallmouth Bass

We Took a Family Camping Trip In This Border Country Wilderness and Had the Best Fishing of Our Lives

By Alain Wood Prince

A striped bass caught from the surf.

Striped Bass Fishing

How to Read the Surf and Catch More Fish from the Beach

alligator florida

There Have Been 3 Horrific Alligator Attacks In Florida Recently. Here’s One Expert’s Theory on Why

largemouth bass

Largemouth Bass

In the 1990s, a Bizarre Cult Formed Around Catching the Next World Record Bass

By Jim Matthews