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Policy & Legislation

Congress Is Seriously Considering Public Land Sales as Part of Its New Budget

By Andrew McKean

A large herd of elk graze in a farmer's field in Wyoming.

Wildlife Management

Wyoming Ranchers Are Getting Paid to Let Elk Graze Their Land

By Alice Jones Webb

How to Fish a Swim Jig: A Complete Guide on Rigging and Setups

By Derek Horner

Coolers, buckets, and bags full of dead fish seized from poachers.

Wildlife Management

Oregon’s 7-Hour Fishing Season Ends with 2,500 Pounds of Illegally-Caught Smelt Seized by Police

A large tom wild turkey of an unknown age walks through a meadow.

No, You Can’t Really Age Adult Turkeys. Here’s Why

By Alice Jones Webb

A bull elk grazes in a field.

Big Game Hunting

Deer and Elk Hunters in Washington State Can No Longer Hunt Over Bait

used wood-stocked guns on a rack.

Use the ‘Rule of Why’ to Help You Buy a Used Gun at a Fair Price

By Jim Carmichel

An illustration of two hunters climbing through fallen deadfall

Wilderness Survival

I Was Lost for 6 Days with No Food or Fire in the Idaho Backcountry

By Warren Garde

A USFWS employee runs an airboat across Tule Lake.

Policy & Legislation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Rehire Fired Employees with Backpay

A sweeping view of the Grand Canyon

Policy & Legislation

Hundreds of Elected Officials Out West Urge Feds to Protect Public Lands

By Alice Jones Webb

Podcast: You’re Not Calling Turkeys Aggressively Enough, and More Tips From Shane Simpson

By Alex Robinson

A grey wolf moves across a winter landscape.

Wildlife Management

Wolves Ranged into 14 Colorado Counties Even as Petition to Halt Reintroduction Advances

A velvet mule deer rack and other antlers seized by Utah wildlife officials.

Wildlife Management

Poached Bucks Up for Auction in Utah, Along with Hundreds More Skulls and Hides

A bowhunter in white draws on a bighorn

I Arrowed the World-Record Bighorn with a $25 Sheep Tag

A bush plane on snow; a wrecked plane in a frozen lake.

Wilderness Survival

Alaska Bush Pilot Community Rallies to Find, Rescue Family Whose Plane Crash-Landed on Frozen Lake

A mountain lion stands on a pine tree branch.

As Cougar Sightings Continue in Oklahoma, Lawmakers Are Moving to Set a Hunting Season

By Alice Jones Webb

Two turkey hunters on a rock watch a flock fly away

During the Wild West of Turkey Hunting, My Buddy and I Stalked Birds with Rifles

Secret Lures: 9 Crossover Baits That Are Overlooked and Underrated

An eight-year-old angler holds up a big blue catfish.

Catfish Fishing

2nd Grader Catches Catfish That’s ‘Bigger Than Anything My Mom or Dad Ever Caught’

A still image showing a drone operator using a drone to help rescue a deer.

Wildlife Management

Watch Police Use a Drone to Rescue a Doe and Two Fawns from an Icy Lake

A vintage illustration of turkey camp.

I Have to Come Clean About My Turkey Hunt

By Hooding Carter

A grizzly in Wyoming.

Wildlife Management

This Former Game Warden Could Be the New USFWS Director. Here’s His Record on CWD, Wolves, and Grizzlies

By Andrew McKean

An American shad on a hook in the water

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch American Shad from Shore

A flock of mallards and a lone pintail on a river in winter.

Waterfowl Hunting

Kansas Gov. Vetoes Bill to Limit Nonresident Waterfowlers to Hunting Just 3 Days a Week

A herd of caribou trotting across the tundra.

Wildlife Management

Alaska Officials Push to Continue Culling Grizzly Bears to Save Caribou

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of a kid holding up a big bass

Smallmouth Bass

The Unmaking of an Ozark Stream, and One Last, Giant Bass with My Grandpa

By Larry Dablemont

Freel with bull elk

What Really Matters When Picking a Hunting Rifle or Cartridge

an illustration of a bear dragging a dead cow by hunters.

Mule Deer Hunting

The Worst (and Best) Hunters I’ve Ever Guided

An angler holds up a massive largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

Texas Crappie Angler Hooks Same Giant Bass from the Same Dock 2 Years Apart

By Alice Jones Webb

Two workers look over an open-pit mine.

Public Lands & Waters

New Executive Order Aims to Make Mining the Primary Use of Public Lands at ‘As Many Sites As Possible’

A trail cam's perspective of an eagle attacking wild turkeys.

Incredible Trail Cam Pics Show a Golden Eagle Dive-Bombing and Killing a Wild Turkey

A tournament angler holds up a lake-record spotted bass.

Tourney Angler Catches Record Spotted Bass on Final Day of Competition

An illustration of a buffalo hunter resting his rifle on shooting sticks

Big Game Hunting

Jack O’Connor’s Ode to the Humble Rifle Rest

By Jack O'Connor

A biologist kneels beside a gray wolf.

Wildlife Management

One of Colorado’s Released Wolves Was Killed by Federal Officials in Wyoming

By Natalie Krebs

A turkey hunter and his daughter with an all-white gobbler.

Mississippi Turkey Hunter Tags Rare, Snow-White Gobbler on Opening Day

By Alice Jones Webb

Football star Travis Hunter holds up a bass.

This Heisman Trophy Winner Would Rather Be Bass Fishing

A composite illustration of a caribou hunter

Big Game Hunting

I Just Wanted to Go Caribou Hunting. I Didn’t Expect to Tag the World-Record

Whitetail Deer Hunting

10 Underrated Spots to Find Shed Antlers

By Josh Honeycutt

A wild turkey with a drooping snood.

Why Do Turkeys Have Snoods?

By Alice Jones Webb

Big Game Hunting

A $3,710 Elk Tag? Utah Set to Double Hunting Fees for Nonresidents

By Natalie Krebs

Horace Hinkley stands beside his heavy maine buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Controversy of the Hinkley Buck, the Heaviest Deer Ever Killed in Maine

By Horace R. Hinkley

A tract of public land in the Pahrump Valley in Nevada.

Public Lands & Waters

Plan to Sell Off ‘Underutilized’ Federal Land for Affordable Housing Is Ineffective and Inefficient, Experts Say

A drake pintail takes off from a NWR in Alaska

Wildlife Management

Several Duck Species Included in ‘Tipping Point List’ as New Report Sounds Alarm Over U.S. Bird Declines

By Alice Jones Webb

Baby wombat hate catches innocent social media users

A Wildlife Photographer Was Wrongly Tagged in the Viral Baby Wombat Post. Then Came the Death Threats

By Natalie Krebs

kayak fisherman tragically dies

Carolina Angler Finds Swamped Fishing Kayak with a Life Jacket Still Strapped to It

By Derek Horner

Anglers with a giant great white shark caught from the beach.

‘I’m Still on Cloud Nine.’ Watch These Surf Anglers Release a Big Great White Shark

By Alice Jones Webb

Corner crossing ruled legal in Wyoming.

Public Lands & Waters

Appeals Court Rules That Corner Crossing Is Legal in at Least Six States

By Andrew McKean

An illustration of a turkey hunter calling turkeys

I Hunted a Gobbler for So Long, I Actually Started to Like Him

A coyote and a badger hunt together

Predator Hunting

Fascinating Trail Cam Videos Show Coyotes and Badgers Hunting Prairie Dogs Together

A Texas lawmaker poses with a whitetail deer.

Wildlife Management

Texas Lawmaker Who Breeds Deer Wants to Abolish the State Wildlife Agency That Regulates Deer Breeders

An illustration of a jake turkey walking in some brush

My Hunting Buddy Swore Foxes Could Call in Turkeys

By Peter Josserand

Michael Beaulieu with a caribou

Wildlife Management

Hunting Influencer Sues B.C. Game Warden for $2.4M Over ‘Obsession’ and Alleged Harassment

By Natalie Krebs

A young cougar kitten hides near a truck tire in the snow.

Wildlife Management

Cougar Kittens Confirmed in Michigan for the First Time in a Century

By Alice Jones Webb

Man holds up a record lake trout in Minnesota

‘All I Do Is Fish Jigs for Lakers.’ Minnesota Man Catches the Pending State Record Lake Trout

Climber wearing a backpack stands in front of a mountain.

How to Climb a Mountain: Expert Tips for Bagging Peaks

By Sean McNally

A woman in a blue and black illustration rides a horse, the outdoor life girl

The Story of a $10 Bet, and the 1,000 Mile Horseback Ride That Changed My Life

A smallmouth bass with a sucker lodged in its throat.

Wildlife Management

A New Plan to Flush Smallies Out of the Grand Canyon Seems to Be Working. Some Western Lawmakers Want to Squash It

A barred owl flies through the trees.

Policy & Legislation

Lawmakers Ask Trump to Stop the $1.3 Billion Plan to Shoot 450,000 Non-Native Barred Owls

By Alice Jones Webb

Everything That’s Wrong With the “Jaws” Fight Scene

A photo collage of the new pending world-record bull

The Real Story Behind the Casey Brooks Bull, the Pending World Record Elk

By Natalie Krebs, Dac Collins

A charter boat captain tosses a striped bass into a dock container.

Striped Bass Fishing

Supreme Court Upholds Tighter Fishing Regs for Striped Bass, Rejecting Pleas from Charter Captains

By Alice Jones Webb

Wildlife Management

‘You Shot Me in the Head and I’m Done.’ Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 4.5 Years After Assaulting Game Warden

Researchers unearth a mammoth tusk in West Texas.

Climate & Environment

‘I Couldn’t Believe It.’ Deer Hunter Finds Prehistoric Mammoth Tusk on West Texas Ranch

national wildlife refuge USFWS employee

Policy & Legislation

As Trump Attempts to Reform Federal Government, Hunters and Anglers Face ‘Unintended Consequences’

By Andrew McKean