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An ice fisherman holds up a $100,000 check.

Ice Fisherman Catches $100K Pike Just Before the Buzzer in Local Derby

An old cowboy ropes a California grizzly bear

Wildlife Management

When Grizzlies Ruled California

By George Laycock

An oregon man was sentenced for poaching elk and mule deer

Wildlife Management

Serial Poacher Somehow Gets a Lifetime Hunting Ban for the Third Time

By Natalie Krebs

Florida black bear hunt proposed

Wildlife Management

Florida Is Finally Considering a Black Bear Season Again

By Natalie Krebs

Cartridges 225 winchester

Why Some Rifle Cartridges Fail

By Jim Carmichel

Morel mushrooms growing in moss

Foraging & Gardening

How to Find More Morel Mushrooms This Spring

By Gary Garth, Matthew Every

An illustration of a flock of turkeys

A White-Bearded Gobbler Ruined My Turkey Hunting Streak and Gave Me a Case of the Yips

By Larry Dablemont

A BLM firefighter works a line.

Policy & Legislation

Federal Judge Rules Firing Public-Land Workers Was Illegal, Agrees It ‘Will Inflict Immediate, Foreseeable Harm’ to Habitat and Wildlife

A Massachusetts teenager holds up a state-record bass.

‘That Ain’t No Crappie.’ Watch This 13-Year-Old Catch a State-Record Largemouth Bass Through the Ice

A pod of hippos in a river in Colombia.

Wildlife Management

Hundreds of ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Are Terrorizing Colombia. This Biologist Has Agreed to Help Track Them Down

A polar bear stalks a man

I Canoed the Northwest Passage Solo. The Arctic Nearly Killed Me — Twice

By Tony Dauksza

A whitetail doe stands in the shadows.

Wildlife Management

Texas Wardens Uncover Black-Market Whitetail Breeding Ring that Smuggled ‘Ghost Deer’

A covey of quail rises

Learning How to Hunt Quail, One Face Plant at a Time

By Charles Elliott

A tournament angler holds up a heavyweight largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

‘I Knew Right Away It Was a Big, Big Fish.’ Tourney Angler’s Huge Largemouth Ties League Record for Heaviest Bass Ever Weighed

Maggie the magnificent

Maggie Was a Goofy, Distractible Mutt, and the Best Lion Dog I Ever Hunted Behind

By Frank C. Hibben

The author releases a smallmouth bass caught on a neko rig.

Largemouth Bass

Neko Rig: A Complete Guide on Rigging, Setups, and How to Fish It

By Derek Horner

A commercial fishing boat at sea.

Saltwater Fishing

Man Pretending to Be Captain Arrested After Stealing $8-Million Fishing Boat with the Crew Still Aboard

Four hog trappers with a pile of 41 wild pigs.

Wildlife Management

Hog Trappers Removed 41 Destructive Feral Pigs in One Go. Here’s How They Did It

A public land sign with a pumpjack in the background.

Public Lands & Waters

How Seriously Should We Take the Sale of Federal Lands? Very Seriously, Experts Say

By Andrew McKean

sea duck hunters

Podcast: I Nearly Died on a Duck Hunt

By Alex Robinson

An angler holds up a white crappie caught in Utah.

Crappie Fishing

Utah Angler Who Broke State Crappie Record Says He’s Already Caught an Even Bigger One

Australian angler Paul Barning, who was lost at sea, holds up a flag.

Tournament Angler Pulled Overboard by Giant Shark Remains Lost at Sea

A fisherman fights a hammerhead

A Hammerhead Busted My Kayak, Then Took Me for a Sleigh Ride. I Was Rescued by Sheer Luck

A nice winter flounder

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: The Lost Art of Winter Flounder Fishing

Two aerial photos showing anglers landing blue marlin.

Saltwater Fishing

Watch: Anglers Toss Rod Overboard So They Can Land Two Blue Marlin at Once

A grouper bitten by a shark.

Saltwater Fishing

Nearly Half of All Florida Anglers Are Losing Fish to Sharks, Study Shows

A sled dog team falls through thin ice in an illustration

Wilderness Survival

I Didn’t Trust My Sled Dog. My Poor Judgement Nearly Killed Us All

By Angus Franklin MacIver

An ice fisherman holds up a fat yellow perch.

Panfish Fishing

‘Easily the Biggest I’ve Ever Caught.’ How This Ice Fisherman Caught His PB Jumbo Yellow Perch at Mille Lacs

Poll: 65 Percent of Westerners Oppose Giving States Control of Federal Land

Public Lands & Waters

Poll: 65 Percent of Westerners Oppose Giving States Control of Federal Land

By Christine Peterson

A bass angler holds up three fish caught on one rig.

How to Fish an Alabama Rig: A Complete Guide

By Derek Horner

A bear snarls in an illstration.

Grizzly Bear Hunting

A Grizzly Killed Two Bears, Then Charged Me Next. He Should Have Been a World-Record

By Ace Demers, as told to Tom Stacer

The pending world-record cobia caught in Australia.

Cobia That ‘Acted Like Four Bags of Cement’ Stands to Crush Current World-Record by 40 Pounds

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Beginner’s Guide to Timber Stand Improvement: How to Manage Your Woods for Deer and Other Wildlife

By Josh Honeycutt

An illustration of a man helping rescue an ice fisherman in a boat.

Wilderness Survival

My Fishing Buddies and I Got Trapped on an Ice Floe. One of Us Didn’t Make It

By Robert E. Houle

Wayne Carlton bugles in the aspens.

Remembering Wayne Carlton, the Hunter Who Revolutionized Wild-Game Calling

By Andrew McKean

The 1903 Springfield compared to the

America Has Always Had a Love Affair with Its Service Rifles

By Jim Carmichel

an illustration of a Mako shark jumping into the back of a boat

7 Unbelievable True Fishing Stories of Record Catches, Wild Fights, and One Pissed-Off Shark

By Paul M. Liikala

An illustration of a bedded pronghorn with president teddy Roosevelt lying in the brush behind it

Public Lands & Waters

President Teddy Roosevelt Conserved Millions of Acres of Federal Lands. It Was His Greatest Legacy

By Jim McCafferty

Saltwater Fishing

A Beginner’s Guide to Surf Fishing

when do crappie spawn

Crappie Fishing

How to Use Forward-Facing Sonar to Catch Crappie: Settings, Modes, and Mounts Explained

By Chad Morgenthaler

A USFS firefighter.

Public Lands & Waters

Feds Fire 4,400+ Public-Land Employees, Including Forest Service Workers, National Park Staff

By Christine Peterson

Longnose gar record Maryland

‘We Kept Fishing.’ Angler Breaks Maryland Longnose Gar Record Twice in 20 Minutes

Two fishermen rescue driver from drowning.

‘I Knew We Had to Get Him Out.’ Tourney Fishermen Rescue Elderly Man Trapped Inside Sinking Car

A bear swipes at a hunter and his hounds

Black Bear Hunting

My Buddy and Our Hounds Were No Match for the Ghost-Town Grizzly of Old New Mexico

By Frank C. Hibben

Moose in Rocky Mountain National Park

Wildlife Management

Rocky Mountain National Park Has Too Many Moose

By Kris Millgate

A Maryland angler holds up a yellow perch.

‘Big as a Yellow Submarine.’ Yellow Perch Caught in the Tidewater Breaks 46-Year-Old Maryland Record

A mountain lion feeding on a dead deer.

Policy & Legislation

Wyoming Lawmakers Tried to Declare Open Season on Mountain Lions. Local Houndsmen Shut It Down

By Christine Peterson

viper vortex red dot

Vortex Viper Red Dot Review: The Ultimate Shotgun Red Dot for Easy Mounting

By Alex Robinson

A close-up of a Gore-Tex label on a rain jacket.

Gore-Tex Used ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Its Gear and Lied to Customers About It, ‘Greenwashing’ Lawsuit Alleges

A crystal pot call on a limb hanger turkey

Podcast: A Pot-Call Masterclass with Matt Van Cise, the Turkey Calling GOAT

By Scott Einsmann

A bass angler holds up three fish caught on one rig.

‘What Do I Do Here?’ Watch Angler Catch 19 Pounds of Bass on a Single Cast

A porta-potty blind and a haybale blind.

Wildlife Management

Texas Game Wardens Are Too Smart for Porta-Potty Poachers and Hay-Bale Blinds

By Phil Bourjaily

An HK pistol with proof marks on it.

Why Most Guns Don’t Blow Up

By Jim Carmichel

A boy holding a shotgun illustrated with a man in a hat and a turkey tail.

My Grandpa Ditched Me on My First Turkey Hunt. I Was Nine

A Wisconsin angler stands next to a lake sturgeon in a truck bed.

Near-Record Sturgeon Pulled Through the Ice Was So Big It Took Two Spears to Land

A Florida panther is collared and looked over by wildlife biologists.

Wildlife Management

This Florida Panther Is the Fattest Cat Ever Captured in the State

An ice fisherman kneels with a fat catfish on the ice.

Catfish Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Monster Catfish Through the Ice

A wolf in the snow in Wyoming

Policy & Legislation

A Bill That Would’ve Outlawed Running Over Wolves, Coyotes with Snowmachines Failed in Wyoming

By Christine Peterson

A Florida poacher busted for killing a protected tundra swan.

Wildlife Management

Florida Man Who Shot a Tundra Swan in Front of Birdwatchers Gets Lifetime Hunting Ban

A croc in a boat tried to attack two men.

Predator Hunting

Carmichel in Zimbabwe: The Croc That Wouldn’t Croak

By Jim Carmichel

sheefish alaska

Ice Fishing for Giant Sheefish in the Arctic Is a True Winter Adventure

By Scott Haugen

Hiker wears a value ultralight backpack.

Starlink and T-Mobile Just Made a Super Bowl Announcement That Could Redefine Backcountry Communications

By Laura Lancaster

A dog defends his owner from a bear.

My Dog Saved My Life in a Brown Bear Attack

An angler holds up a giant bass in Austin, Texas.

Record Largemouth Caught in Downtown Austin Is the Biggest Bass (So Far) of the 2025 Texas ShareLunker Season