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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

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep stands atop a ridge.

$1.3 Million Bighorn Sheep Tag Sets Record for Most Expensive Auction Tag Ever

An illustration of bighorn rams in Oregon.

I Thought My Once-in-a-Lifetime Hunt Was a Bust. Then I Killed the Biggest Bighorn Ever Taken in Oregon

By Windell W. Winterbottom

Predator Hunting

Where to Shoot a Hog

By Mike Dickerson

A split screen of a deer standing in the woods on one side and a man with a rifle raised standing next to a woman on the other

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Watch: Hunter Pops the Question, Then Drops a Deer at 100 Yards

By Alice Jones Webb

A hunter with a 20-year-old Georgia doe.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

This 20-Year-Old Georgia Doe Might Be the Oldest Deer Ever Killed in the State

Model 97 Winchester

Double Barrel Shotguns

Classic American Shotguns, According to Jim Carmichel

By Jim Carmichel

Great Lakes wolves

Policy & Legislation

Wisconsin, Colorado Lawmakers Move to Delist Gray Wolves Across the Lower 48

By Natalie Krebs

A horse with panniers loaded with antlers.

Big Game Hunting

Idaho Now Requiring Nonresident Shed Hunters to Buy a License. Montana, Other Western States Eyeing Similar Changes

By Kris Millgate

A screenshot of Don Jr. or Donald Trump Jr. beside a ruddy shelduck.

Waterfowl Hunting

An Anti-Hunting Politician Accused Donald Trump Jr. of Shooting a Protected Duck in Italy. Here’s the Backstory

By Natalie Krebs

Two hunters walk up a canyon trail.

Policy & Legislation

Wyoming Senators Demand 50 Million Acres of Federal Land. It’s Part of a Coordinated Land-Grab by Western States

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Natural Disaster Survival

Outdoor Life Launches New Audio Book: The Wildest Survival Stories of All Time

By Alex Robinson

A man hauls on the reins of a falling horse.

We Tracked a Cougar into a Box Canyon Maze. The Cliffs Almost Killed Us and Our Horses

By Charles Elliott

A big Black Lake sturgeon that was caught through the ice.

Michigan’s Shortest Fishing Season Lasted Just 17 Minutes This Year, a New Record

A truck bed with 54 dead ducks in it.

Wildlife Management

Poachers Caught with 3X Legal Limit Said ‘This Was More Ducks Than They’d Seen All Season’

By Kris Millgate

Rabbit hunters and a beagle watch a guy try to recover a wounded rabbit.

Hunting Rabbits with My Bad-Tempered Uncle and His Beagle Is Pure Misery. It’s Also Completely Worth It

By Steven Englund

Two hunters on a cliff edge attempt to haul a mountain goat up.

Big Game Hunting

A ‘Dream’ Hunt for Mountain Goats Means Whitewater, Sheer Cliffs, and Tough Shots

Written and Illustrated by Harry S. Lin

Doug Burgum is sworn in as DOI secretary

Climate & Environment

North Dakota Governor and Retired Software Exec Doug Burgum Confirmed as Interior Secretary

By Andrew McKean

Mikey Stovall holds a pintail. He was

7 Hunting Buddies Died in the American Airlines Plane Crash. They Were Returning from a Duck Hunt

By Natalie Krebs

A yellow perch pulled through the ice.

Tips for Catching Jumbo Yellow Perch Through the Ice

An illustration of Roy Chapman Andrews shooting a charging boar.

Big Game Hunting

I Faced Man-Eating Tigers, Vicious Wild Boar, and Roaming Bandits in Korea

By Roy Chapman Andrews

Caribou with antlers feeding on snow-covered tundra with oilfield pipeline in background

Climate & Environment

Trump Orders Resource Development on Alaska Public Lands ‘to the Fullest Extent Possible,’ But May Also Restore Hunting Opportunities

By Natalie Krebs

A sunset over Holloman Lake.

Waterfowl Hunting

After Record Levels of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Were Found in a New Mexico Lake, Hunters Are Urged to Contact Their Doctors

A couple in brown parkas stand in Point Lay, Alaska.

Wilderness Survival

My Wife and I Tried to Walk Home in an Arctic Storm. We Almost Died

By Scott Haugen

A Massachusets hunter with a big buck.

Middle-School Teacher Tags the Biggest Typical Buck Killed in Massachusetts in a Decade

Anti-poaching rangers perform demonstration in Kruger Park.

Wildlife Management

Podcast: How to Wage War on Poaching, According to a Former South African General

A herd of mule deer, likely about to bolt.

Policy & Legislation

Trump’s Order to Pause Federal Grants Causes Chaos in the Conservation World

By Andrew McKean, Natalie Krebs

A group of bull elk stand in the snow.

Wildlife Management

Conservation Groups, Hunters Fight Off Bill That Would Have Let Wyoming Landowners Sell Their Big-Game Tags for a Profit

By Kris Millgate

An illustration of a man in a fur lined hood and a growling husky

My Best Sled Dog Tangled with Polar Bears, Hunted Birds, and Saved My Life More Times Than I Can Count

By Frank Dufresne

A pile of dead vultures found in the Gulf.

Wildlife Management

Watch: Fishing Guide Who Rescued Drowning Vultures in the Gulf Says They Must Have Fallen from the Sky

Two guys with a West Coast steelhead.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Tips for Catching West-Coast Winter Steelhead

A mule deer buck in Wyoming.

Wildlife Management

Hunting Big Bucks Year After Year Helps Curb Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows

By Natalie Krebs

A handgun with a removable magazine.

Semi-Auto Shotguns

Colorado Gun Bill Seeks to Ban Semi-Auto Sales, Transfers in the State

By Alice Jones Webb

Crappie Fishing

The Best Baits for Bluegill and Other Panfish

A road with public land BLM sign

Policy & Legislation

Here’s What Hunting and Conservation Groups Are Asking of the Trump Administration

By Andrew McKean

A juvenile steelhead trout from a southern California creek.

Climate & Environment

As L.A. Wildfires Burn, Fish Rescuers Use Buckets, Backpacks to Save 271 of the Last Remaining Steelhead in SoCal Creek

A man shoots the Ruger 10/22

Podcast: New Guns, Ammo, and Trends from the SHOT Show

By Natalie Krebs

A pointing dog on point

How a Feud Between Two Pointers Turned Them into True Quail Dogs

By Charles Elliott

A whitetail buck in the South.

Wildlife Management

Georgia Confirms Its First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease

Two whitetail bucks.

6 Buck Harvest Trends That Deer Hunters Should Know

By Josh Honeycutt

A hunter with a new Browning 825 field on his shoulder examines a ptarmigan.

New Shotguns of SHOT Show 2025

By Natalie Krebs

Two photos of duck hunters after successful mallard hunts.

Survival Skills

Stranded Hunters Survive Freezing Night on the Water by Building a Fire with Duck Decoys in Their Cooler

A family holds up a red snapper caught in the Atlantic Ocean.

Saltwater Fishing

Anglers and Lawmakers Blast Fed’s Proposed Fishery Closure On Florida’s Atlantic Coast

A young Minnesota angler and his dad with a state-record black crappie.

Crappie Fishing

Minnesota Boy Says ‘Yes’ to Fishing with Dad, Catches State-Record Black Crappie

By Alice Jones Webb

New Handguns of SHOT Show 2025

Henry Lever Action Supreme

New Rifles of SHOT Show 2025

A snarling mountain lion leans on a fallen tree.

Neighbors to the Rescue Shoot and Kill Mountain Lion with a Dog In Its Mouth

By Kris Millgate

A large herd of elk congregate at a feedground on a snowy landscape.

Wildlife Management

CWD Discovered at Wyoming Elk Feedground, Raising More Concerns Over the State’s Supplemental Feeding Program

By Alice Jones Webb

A drawing of a fire at a man's feet.

Wilderness Survival

How a Chance Encounter with Another Hunter Saved My Life

Colorado officials stand over a wolf crate in the dark.

Climate & Environment

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Releases Second Batch of Wolves Amid Threats, Rumors, and Growing Controversy

Understanding the 3 Types of Trout Streams (and How to Fish Them)

An illustration of a hunter about to shoot a bull moose.

We Were Charged by a Bull on Our Late-Season Moose Hunt

By Russell Annabel

A canyon in the Chuckwalla Mountains.

Policy & Legislation

A New Bill Would Strip the President’s Power to Designate National Monuments

By Natalie Krebs

A herd of Roosevelt elk in Washington.

Wildlife Management

With Increasing Influence from Anti-Hunters, Washington’s Wildlife Commission Is Now ‘Dysfunctional,’ According to a University Report

By Andrew McKean