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A composite image of Ryan Zinke and some quotes about the public land sale

Policy & Legislation

House Republicans Kill Provision to Sell Public Lands

By Andrew McKean

A large alligator covered in green algae

An Alligator Is Targeting Paddlers in Florida, So Officials Closed the Waterway

By Alice Jones Webb

A man holds up the giant blue catfish record.

Catfish Fishing

This Same Blue Catfish Just Broke the West Virginia State Record — for the Third Time

An illustration of a paddler standing face to face with a grizzly bear

Wilderness Survival

I Faced Off with a Grizzly Alone, and in the Middle of Nowhere

By Alann B. Steen

A boot company is selling gator hunts

Predator Hunting

This Texas Boot Company Is Charging $5K for Cowboy Boots. The Fee Includes a Gator Hunt

A vintage black and white photo of a man darting a bear from a helicopter.

Public Lands & Waters

16 Incredible Vintage Hunting and Fishing Photos from an Alaska Wildlife Refuge

By Natalie Krebs

Houses with mountains in background.

Policy & Legislation

Public Land Sales Proposal Could Advance at 1 A.M. Tomorrow

By Andrew McKean

A Virginia angler with a slab black crappie.

Crappie Fishing

Slab Virginia Crappie Just Misses World-Record Status Due to a Technicality

A big cubera snapper

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Beat Monster Fish with Mind Control

A canal in florida not far from where a pacu was caught

Watch: Florida Man Catches Unofficial State-Record Pacu from a Canal, Where Neighbors Feed It Daily

By Alice Jones Webb

A kayak angler moves across a large lake.

Kayaker Dies During California Fishing Tournament, Cause of Death Under Investigation

striped bass fishing

Striped Bass Fishing

Use Glide Baits to Catch Giant Saltwater Stripers and Snook

Cougar jumping on a man

The Game Warden Asked Us to Track One Lion. We Found Four in Two Days

An illustration of a boy hunting cranes

Wilderness Survival

I Was the Youngest Duck Poacher in Saskatchewan

Big Game Hunting

I Hunted Feral Camels In the Australian Outback

By Scott Haugen

A Utah duck hunter and his Lab out on the water.

Survival Skills

This Happened to Me: I Nearly Drowned, Then Froze to Death, on My Duck Dog’s First Hunt

By Chad Incorvia

A crowd gathers to watch a man weigh muskies in an illustration

Pike and Muskie Fishing

The Most Insane 12 Days of Muskie Fishing in Wisconsin History

By Gordon MacQuarrie

A buck lays down on a Wisconsin deer farm.

Wildlife Management

Minnesota Banned New Deer Farms in Order to Slow CWD. Now Farmers Are Suing

A dumpster and trash cans flipped over by grizzly bear.

Wildlife Management

Yellowstone Officials Kill Grizzly Bear That Was Flipping Over 800-Pound Dumpsters

By Kris Millgate

prespawn smallmouth

Smallmouth Bass

The Best Way to Catch Pre-Spawn Smallmouth Bass? Slow Play a Jerkbait

A collage of two turkey hunters, a strutting turkey, a Dodge Ram truck, and a gas station.

Video: Mark Drury Gets His Truck Stolen During a Turkey Hunt

By Alice Jones Webb

Thousands of salmon stacked up in a creek in Alaska.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Viral Video of Epic Salmon Run Is a Glimpse of What the Old Timers Still Talk About

controversial bucks

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 5 Most Controversial Trophy Bucks in Recent History

By Alex Robinson

A collection of 3D printed baits.

Largemouth Bass

This Texas Fisherman Is 3D Printing Duckling Brood Lures — and Catching Bass on Them

By Alice Jones Webb

Montana national guardsmen land a helicopter.

Montana National Guard Under Investigation After Allegedly Using a Helicopter to Steal Shed Antlers

A grizzly bear crosses the road

Wildlife Management

Proposal to Keep Grizzlies on the Endangered Species List Is ‘Ludicrous,’ Say Western Lawmakers

A composite image of Bruce Westerman and Melonie Stansbury

Public Lands & Waters

Here’s Why the Federal Land Sale Bill Is a Bad Idea, and Horrible Legislation

By Andrew McKean

an old photo of a bass fisherman unhooking a fish

Largemouth Bass

How a Dollar-Store Bag of Balloons Saved Our Bass Fishing Trip

A commercial fisherman stands next to a huge bull shark.

Fisherman Catches a Jaw-Dropping Bull Shark That Would Have Obliterated the State Record

A big state-record black crappie

Crappie Fishing

‘I Panicked,’ Says West Virginia Fisherman Who Just Caught the New State Record Black Crappie

A dark colored grizzly bear resembling a black bear stands in brush.

Wildlife Management

Idaho Hunter Self-Reports Bear Identification Error After Mistaking a Grizzly for a Black Bear

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of a grandpa and his grandson sitting by the fire looking at a shotgun

9 Old Wives Tales That Masquerade as Shooting Lore

By Jim Carmichel

An angler in Oregon holds up a big spotted bass.

This State-Record Bass Won’t Make the Books Because Oregon Doesn’t Recognize It as a Game Fish

A man holds up a big largemouth bass for his elderly mother.

Largemouth Bass

72-Year-Old Mom Lands Her Personal Best Bass in ‘Absolute Rodeo’ on Mother’s Day

By Alice Jones Webb

A man wrestled a wild turkey in a cemetery in New Hampshire

Wildlife Management

Watch: Man Wrestling a Wild Turkey in Cemetery ‘Not a Good Look,’ Says Investigating Game Warden

By Natalie Krebs

A buddy holds up a stringer of fish to show another man.

How I Learned the Fine Art of Bragging

A state-record longear sunfish caught in Mississippi.

Panfish Fishing

Lure Maker with Several State Records to His Credit Catches Two Record Sunfish on Back-to-Back Days

Cody Kabus returned a trophy-class buck to the rightful Wisconsin hunter

Whitetail Deer Hunting

A Wisconsin Bowhunter Killed the Biggest Buck He’d Ever Seen. Then He Gave It to Another Hunter

By Alice Jones Webb

Polar bear lifts paw walking across kelp

Two Tourists Got Pissed They Didn’t Get to Photograph Polar Bears Because of Native Hunters

By Natalie Krebs

A Michigan angler with a fat smallmouth bass.

Smallmouth Bass

‘Bowling Ball’ Smallmouth Caught in Michigan Was Busting at the Seams

A strutting turkey in green greass

The 7 Biggest Turkey Hunting Mistakes That Will Keep You From Punching Your Tag

By Alex Robinson

Two strutting toms next to a hen turkey.

If Turkey Populations Are Struggling, Why Do We Still Shoot Hens in the Fall?

Tom turkeys spar in a Montana field.

Turkey Hunting with My Dad Is an Exercise in Trying Not to Kill Each Other

By Natalie Krebs

A UK angler holds up a fat common carp.

Giant Carp Caught in European Pay Lake Could Break the Unofficial World Record … Again?

Big Game Hunting

A Tiger Killed 23 Sheep in a Neighboring Village. We Spent Weeks Tracking It Down

By Cyril E. Holland

A Carolina hunter holds up a gobbler; a close-up of a turkey leg with two spurs.

‘Everyone Calls Me Lucky.’ New Turkey Hunter Tags a Double-Spurred Gobbler

Why Does Ammo Keep Getting More Expensive?

By Natalie Krebs

A house bill has earmarked federal public land for sale

Policy & Legislation

An Amendment to Sell Thousands of Acres of Public Land in Nevada and Utah Just Slipped into a House Budget Bill

By Andrew McKean

Two hunters walk into the foothills.

Public Lands & Waters

Too Much Public Land Is ‘Landlocked’ by Private Property. This New Program Is Helping Hunters and Anglers Access It

A blue illustration of two men caught in a strainer when their canoe rammed into a beaver dam.

Wilderness Survival

My Brother and I Are Expert Paddlers. We Nearly Drowned Anyway

By Thomas E. Appel

A large Florida black bear stands in tall grass.

Days Before Florida Considers a Bear Hunt, the State Suffers Its First Fatal Black Bear Attack

By Alice Jones Webb

The sun sets on a perfect September day of paddling and fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

Climate & Environment

House Committee Weighs Budget Bill That Would Allow Boundary Waters Mine, Approve Ambler Road, and Mandate Massive Coal Leases

By Andrew McKean

A deer walks by an arch at Yellowstone National Park.

Wildlife Management

Private Land Is Being Developed in the West. National Park Tourists Would Pay to Help Stop It

By Christine Peterson

Anita Colton euro nymphing.

Quick Strike Podcast: Is Euro Nymphing Right for You?

A child holds up a giant morel mushroom with several huge morels sprawled across a tailgate.

Foraging & Gardening

Young Mushroom Hunter Finds a Giant Morel the Size of His Head

By Alice Jones Webb

A pronghorn antelope, crawls under a barbed wire fence.

Wildlife Management

Coloradans Just Tore Down a Bunch of Barbed Wire Fencing to Help Wild Game

The setup the author used to hunt black bears with a 6.5 Creedmoor

I’ve Become Recoil Shy in My Old Age. Is the 6.5 Creedmoor a Legit Elk Round?

By John B. Snow

An illustration of a charging bear

Grizzly Bear Hunting

I Stalked America’s Most Dangerous Game in the Riskiest Place Possible

By Frank C. Hibben

a man catches a leaping dolphin fish

Saltwater Fishing

No One Would Take Me Fishing, So I Stowed Away on a Commercial Boat

By George Heinold

wisconsin whitetail buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Claims Record Deer Populations and High Harvests, But CWD Trouble Looms

By Alex Robinson

Two Missouri redear sunfish.

Panfish Fishing

‘I’ve Finally Got the Record,’ Says Teen Who Arrowed the New Missouri Redear Sunfish Record

By Alice Jones Webb

A bass ate a snake and surprised a fisherman.

Largemouth Bass

Video: ‘Oh My Jesus!’ Snake Slithers Out of Bass’ Mouth, Shocks Fisherman

By Alex Robinson

A hunter packs out a buck; a busted ankle injured during the hunt.

Wilderness Survival

I Fell in a Hole While Packing Out My Buck in a Storm. This Old SOS Trick Saved Me

An illustration of a bull moose charging a hunter on a horse.

A Dozen Times I Should Have Died While Hunting and Fishing

By Charles Elliott