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Senator Mike Lee on senate land sale

Public Lands & Waters

Hunters Now Have a Real Chance to Defeat the Public Land Sales Bill. Here’s Why

By Andrew McKean

A photo of a boat crew posing with a 596-pound blue marlin

Saltwater Fishing

Researchers Were Shocked by What They Found Inside This Giant Blue Marlin

Two fishermen in a canoe on blue water in an old photo

Bluegill Fishing

Pork Rinds Are My Secret Weapon for Summer Bluegills

By Byron W. Dalrymple

bent fishing hook

8 Sneaky Reasons You Keep Losing Big Fish

A cow moose stands in a thicket of willows.

Fisherman Shoots and Kills Charging Moose in Wyoming

covery of quail flying

Nash Buckingham on the Most Memorable Wingshots of His Career

By Nash Buckingham

Anglers hold up a rare moonfish caught in Florida waters.

Saltwater Fishing

‘It’s the Equivalent of Seeing Bigfoot.’ Anglers Catch Incredibly Rare Moonfish in Florida

A black bear falls out of a tree in this illustration

Black Bear Hunting

I Wanted to Hunt Black Bears with My Bow. My Guide Didn’t Trust Me

Washington Wildlife commissioners colluded with anti-hunting organizations.

Wildlife Management

Podcast: Sportsmen’s Alliance Uncovers “Bad Government on Steroids” Within Washington Wildlife Commission

By Alex Robinson

A tent set up in a Colorado campground.

Public Lands & Waters

Colorado Campground Bans Tents After Black Bear Swats One with Kids Inside

We previewed AllTrails Peak membership.

AllTrails Now Has Custom Routes, a “More Scenic” Selection, and Community Heatmap

By Laura Lancaster, Ashley Thess

A sport fishing boat on the water billows black smoke and flames.

Saltwater Fishing

Anglers Rescued After Tournament Boat Catches Fire 50 Miles Off North Carolina Coast

By Alice Jones Webb

A Maryland bowfisherman with a world-record snakehead.

Maryland Man Arrows a World-Record Snakehead on a Charter Trip

A big marlin jumps out of the water over a boat.

Saltwater Fishing

My Outboard Died — Just as We Hooked Up with a Giant Marlin

Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life's fishing editor, holds up a snakehead.

Quick Strike Podcast: Don’t Make These Common Snakehead Mistakes

The Louisiana flag next to dollar bills.

Wildlife Management

Former Director of Louisiana Fish and Wildlife Agency Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges

A bear attacks a deer hunter wearing a blue shirt.

After He Was Mauled by a Brown Bear, a Hunter in Alaska Survived for 3 Days in the Woods

By Hoyt Barnett

A German shepherd chases a wolf in Yellowstone.

Photos: German Shepherd Jumps Out Car Window to Chase a Wolf in Yellowstone

A surprised looking hunter with a giant Missouri deer.

After My Dad Died, I Hunted Our Farm One Last Time — and Killed the Best Buck of My Life

By Andrew McKean

A close-up of an old Remington Model 742 Woodsmaster

How My Father’s Remington Model 742 Woodsmaster Helped Raise Two Generations of Hunters

By Alice Jones Webb

A bull elk looks across grassy plains.

Policy & Legislation

More Details Emerge Around the Public Land Sale Bill — and It’s Worse Than You Think

By Andrew McKean

Coho salmon swimming upriver to spawn.

Climate & Environment

We Had a Workable Plan to Recover the Northwest’s Salmon Runs. The Trump Administration Just Shut It Down

This Pennsylvania Father Is Raising Three Girls Who Love Hunting as Much as He Does

Big Game Hunting

This Pennsylvania Father Is Raising Three Girls Who Love Hunting as Much as He Does

By Alice Jones Webb

A high school angler with a rainbow trout; a biodegradable lure fresh out of a mold.

This Angler Won His Science Fair for Biodegradable Fishing Lures. Now He’s Selling Them

Hunters in red buffalo check

Grizzly Bear Hunting

After 25 Years of Big Game Hunting, All I Wanted Was to Tag an Elk

Illustrated and written by Bob Kuhn

Three wolf pups run along a dirt road.

Wildlife Management

Colorado Confirms Multiple Wolf Pup Sightings

By Natalie Krebs

An Idaho bowfisherman holds up a giant grass carp.

This Idaho Record Carp Was So Big It Broke the Bowfisherman’s Arrow

BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS, MINNESOTA- SEPTEMBER: Outdoor enthusiasts travel by canoe through several of the hundreds of fresh water lakes that make up the Boundary Waters in September of 2019 in the northern woods of Minnesota. Motor boats are banned in this protected area of the Superior National Forest wilderness. Environmentalists are worried that recent permits given to mines on the edge of the Boundary Waters might threaten the pristine waters of the region. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Policy & Legislation

Trump Administration Moves to Kill Boundary Waters Protections, Make Way for Proposed Mine

hunter on top of boulder, holding turkey and gun

Before We Learned to Call Turkeys in Close, We Hunted with Rifles

Your public lands sign

Public Lands & Waters

Senate Proposes Selling Up to 3 Million Acres of Public Land

By Andrew McKean

Senator Mike Lee on senate land sale

Policy & Legislation

The Senate Is Considering Selling Public Land. It Could Be About 2 Million Acres

By Andrew McKean

A Minnesota angler with a bigmouth buffalo.

Minneapolis Fisherman Lands State-Record Bigmouth Buffalo from a Bridge in the ‘Burbs

Trout fishermen bump into canoes.

My Buddies and I Caught 500 Wild Trout in 3 Days on an Old-Fashioned Canoe Trip

By Robeson Bailey

Boundary Waters lake

Policy & Legislation

The House Kills Its Plan to Open Mining Near the Boundary Waters

By Natalie Krebs

A large bull moose

I Ditched a Bogus Outfitter for a Real Wilderness Moose Hunt

By William N. Roach

A large herd of aoudad move across the Texas landscape.

Texas Adds Aoudad to the List of Animals You Can Hunt from Helicopters

By Alice Jones Webb

A nighttime trail cam photo of an adult mountain lion with kittens.

Wildlife Management

Mountain Lion Kittens Were Finally Photographed in Oklahoma. Skeptics Claim the Cats Have Been Breeding There All Along

An illustration of a man in the snow

Survival Skills

If This Search and Rescue Team Can’t Find You, No One Can

Two hunter with a record grizzly bear.

Giant Grizzly Taken in Alaska Is a New Record, Confirms Boone & Crockett

A cow moose and a calf walk along the edge of a road.

Here’s Why Moose Keep Attacking People and Their Dogs in Colorado

By Alice Jones Webb

Three python trackers carry a huge snake.

Wildlife Management

These Snake Trackers Have Removed More than 20 Tons of Invasive Pythons from Florida… and They’re Just Getting Started

A hunter climbs up with a goat strapped to his back in Hawaii

Big Game Hunting

Hunting Goats in Hawaii Isn’t Especially Hard. It’s Packing Them Out That’s the Problem

By Lyman Nichols Jr.

A big drop-tine mule deer buck grows his antlers in velvet.

Wildlife Management

11 Fascinating Wildlife Photos from Grand Teton National Park

By Natalie Krebs

kangaroo culling

Big Game Hunting

I Hunted with a Professional Kangaroo Shooter in Australia

By Scott Haugen

Anti-hunters line the street holding signs that protest the Florida bear hunt.

Wildlife Management

Anti-Hunters Will Attempt to Sabotage Florida’s Bear Hunt With This Dirty Tactic

By Alice Jones Webb

An archer clips his release to a bow

Class-Action Lawsuit Accuses the Archery Industry of Price Fixing

By Natalie Krebs

Rainbow fry in a hatchery pond.

Massive Fish Kill at California Trout Hatchery Will Impact Stocking Efforts for Years

An illustration of grizzly hunters

Grizzly Bear Hunting

My Wife Wanted to Hunt Grizzlies, and No One Could Talk Her Out of It

By Ralph Hammer

A red fox dives head-first into a snow bank.

Public Lands & Waters

11 Incredible Wildlife Photos from Yellowstone National Park

By Natalie Krebs

Assorted photos about the American Bass Association check bouncing lawsuit.

Tournament Anglers Say Their Checks Keep Bouncing. Now They’re Suing

Could Tiny, Edible Robots Become the Future of ‘Live’ Bait?

hunter leads horse, carrying dead mule deer, down a steep sidehill

Mule Deer Hunting

Carmichel in the Backcountry: A Packtrain Pileup, Quick Shooting, and a Trophy Buck

By Jim Carmichel

A side-by-side of a grizzly bear on Texada Island in British Columbia.

Wildlife Management

A Group of Rogue Canadians Is Trying to Relocate a Problem Grizzly Against the Government’s Wishes

By Alice Jones Webb

A Philadelphia fisherman lays next to a huge catfish he caught.

Catfish Fishing

Philly Fisherman Catches Huge Flathead from Pedestrian Bridge. He Says It Weighed More Than the State Record

a blue illustration of a man fishing in a storm

My Buddy Caught His Personal Best Bass During a Lightning Storm

By Arthur Grahame

A photo composite of Justin Lee who was charged by a bear

Podcast: What Happens After You Kill a Grizzly in Self Defense

By Natalie Krebs

Two researchers remove a Burmese python from the water.

Wildlife Management

A Bobcat (Probably) Decapitated a Giant Python in the Everglades. That’s a Good Thing

A close-up of hundreds of fat winter ticks on a moose

Vampire Ticks Are Ravaging New England Moose. Hunting Could Help

By Alice Jones Webb

A trout fisherman looks at his buddy catching bait

We Wanted to Fly Fish. The Trout Wanted Live Bait

A pair of spawning bass

Largemouth Bass

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Ethically Target Spawning Bass

Two depredating wolves caught on trail camera in Oregon.

Wildlife Management

Colorado Officials Euthanize ‘Chronic’ Problem Wolf That Was Killing Livestock

A man holds a record common carp

This New State-Record Carp Is the Heaviest Freshwater Fish Ever Caught in Connecticut

By Alice Jones Webb

A truck falls backward over the edge of a cliff

My Dog and I Were Trapped in My Sinking Pickup

A man comes face to face with a rattlesnake

Our Professor Gives Extra Credit for Catching Live Rattlesnakes. That’s How We Stumbled into a Snake Den

By Virgil L. Herin