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A land for sale sign in the Western U.S.

Policy & Legislation

A Sneaky Way Lawmakers Can Sell Your Public Land, and 3 Other Things Insiders Won’t Say on the Record

By Christine Peterson

An illustration of fox squirrels

Small Game Hunting

My Perfect Hunt Is Sneaking Up on Fox Squirrels — Barefoot

By Charles Elliott

Rigby Highland Stalker on Zebra Skin

This Stunning Rigby Is a Throwback to the Golden Age of Sporting Rifles

By John B. Snow

An antique telephone that was being used as an illegal fishing device.

Wildlife Management

Two Poachers Were Busted Using This Old-School Outlaw Technique to Shock Catfish

A U-Haul truck on a road; two hunting guide buddies in Maine.

Survival Skills

Two Hunting Guides Driving a U-Haul Helped Catch a Shooting Suspect in a High-Speed Chase

A vintage illustration of hunters in red check.

Mule Deer Hunting

There Were 38 Other Public-Land Hunters Camped by Me. I Tagged a Buck Anyway

By Chester Chatfield

where to hunt hogs

Big Game Hunting

Where to Hunt Hogs: 5 Best States for DIY Pig Hunts

By M.D. Johnson

A doe stands next to its fawn in the forest.

Wildlife Management

Researchers Just Revealed a Disturbing Way Deer Are Getting Chronic Wasting Disease

An hunter harpoons an alligator in Florida.

Predator Hunting

The Backstory to the Most Epic Gator Hunting Video on the Internet

By Kris Millgate

An illustration of a little bush plane in front of big mountains

My Wife and I Crashed Our Plane While Sheep Hunting. It Was Worth It

By Aubrey Taylor, as told to Hiram Savage

night time smallmouth

Smallmouth Bass

Night Fishing Secrets: 4 Species You Should Be Targeting After Sunset This Summer

Wild venison cooking in neon green sauce to represent a story about forever chemicals in wild game meat.

Climate & Environment

Yes, Forever Chemicals Are in Your Wild Game and Fish. You Should Eat (Most of) It Anyway

By Christine Peterson

Three hunters on horseback in Argentina.

Wildlife Management

Argentina’s Biggest Poaching Bust Involved ‘Weapons of War,’ a Live Puma Cub, and an Outfitter Who Tried Fleeing to Brazil

A giant alligator gar hanging on scales; a group of alligator gar fishermen.

This Giant Gar Weighs 20 Pounds More Than the State Record, But It Won’t Qualify

maneater grizzly

We Tracked Down a Killer Grizzly — and It Almost Ended in Tragedy

By Gordon D. Gosling

Largemouth Bass

Gollywompers: A Secret Old Bait for Giant Bass

By Robert E. Price

live bait species

The 6 Best Live Bait Species You Can Catch Yourself

A young angler holds up a double-digit largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

Texas Kid Catches Record Breaking Bass

An angler with a giant brown trout from New Zealand.

Beast of a Brown Trout Caught at Night in New Zealand Is a New World Record

Two catch-dogs strain at their leashes.

Big Game Hunting

11 Wild Photos of the Hog Hunting Dogs from Alabama

By Alex Robinson

A screenshot of a strategic marketing plan about Mexican wolves.

Wildlife Management

New Mexico Governor Fires Wildlife Commissioner After Leaked Emails Between Her and Anti-Wolfers

A professional python removal contractor holds up a bunch of snakes.

Wildlife Management

This Wildlife YouTuber Just Became the First Female to Win Florida’s Python Challenge

By Alex Robinson

mercer bull elk

The Legendary Hunt for the Mercer Bull, One of the Biggest Elk Ever Taken

By Fred C. Mercer

glassing for mountain goats

Big Game Hunting

The Goat Hunt That Almost Killed Me: Chasing Mountain Billies With a Bad Back and Feverish Cameraman

By Scott Haugen

A young angler with the head of a grouper that was eaten by a shark.

Saltwater Fishing

What Can We Do About Sharks Stealing Our Catches? Congress Wants Answers, Too

By Kris Millgate

A black bear walks across a meadow in a national park.

Black Bear Hunting

Florida Commission Unanimously Approves Black Bear Hunt, Despite Anti-Hunting Rhetoric

boundary waters canoe area wilderness

Climate & Environment

Podcast: “This Type of Mine Has Not Been Done Without Polluting.” Why the Boundary Waters Mine Is a Bad Trade

By Alex Robinson

duck poaching bust

Wildlife Management

The Ducklegger War: How an Undercover Agent Busted a Massive Ring of Market Hunters and Waterfowl Bootleggers

A rock with the word "HELP" scrawled on it.

Survival Skills

Missing Man Found in Canadian Wilderness After Scrawling ‘HELP’ on Makeshift Rock Shelter

big trout small flies

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Giant Trout on Tiny Flies

A winning team celebrates onboard after a billfish tournament.

Saltwater Fishing

13 Epic Photos from the Fishing Tournament that Pays Million-Dollar Checks (and Where an NBA Legend Finished Second)

A wake boat in surf mode kicks up a big wave.

Wildlife Management

Wake Boats Aren’t Just Eroding Shorelines. They’re Harming Lake Bottoms, Too

smallmouth bass

Smallmouth Bass

Old School Tactics for Catching Fall Smallmouth Bass

Hunter Jim Carmichel in a black hat and red shirt sitting behind a deer.

Myth of the Iron Deer: Our Legendary Shooting Editor Explains Why Simply Choosing a Bigger Cartridge Is a Bad Idea

By Jim Carmichel

A meandering river flowing through a meadow.

Robbing the LWCF Would Hurt America’s Public Lands. Maybe That’s the Point

A group of tournament anglers pose with a big escolar on the scales.

This Record Fish Caught in the Gulf Peeled Off 2,000 Feet of Line Before Anglers Knew It Was Hooked

A cape buffalo in tall grass in South Africa.

The Recent Death of an American Hunter Highlights the Dangers of Cape Buffalo Hunting in Africa

By Kris Millgate

Why the Remington 870 Is Still the Greatest Pump Shotgun (and Why It’s Hard to Find New Models in Stock)

By Phil Bourjaily

Largemouth Bass

Old-School Tips for Catching Giant Bass in Small Ponds

By Anthony A. Ciuffa

A disabled angler and his family out on a fishing boat in the Gulf.

Saltwater Fishing

This Gulf Coast Captain Customized His Boat and Gear So He Could Guide Disabled Anglers

Where to Hunt Ducks: 4 Underrated States for Freelance Waterfowlers

By Alex Robinson

Levi Morgan shoots for his 14th ASA shooter of the year title

Bow Hunting Gear

Podcast: Levi Morgan on Archery Myths and Misconceptions

By Scott Einsmann

Nash Buckingham Once Shot a 25-Black-Duck Limit (and 8 Geese) During the Glory Days of Waterfowl Hunting

By Nash Buckingham

An Arizona angler with a record-sized largemouth bass.

Monster Largemouth Bass Caught in Tournament Should Be a New State Record

.270 winchester ammo

Jack O’Connor on the .270 Winchester vs .30-06 Springfield

By Jack O'Connor

Scarlett Johansson poses for a photo at Cannes Film Festival.

Wildlife Management

The Newest Tool for Hazing Wolves? Scarlett Johansson’s Voice

By Kris Millgate

An NHL mascot turns back to look at a charging bear.

Watch: NHL Mascot Charged by Brown Bear While Fishing in Alaska

world record muskies

Pike and Muskie Fishing

The World-Record Muskie That Turned Out to be a Hoax — and the Investigation That Brought It Down

By John Dettloff

Predator Hunting

The Legendary Cowboy Who Caught More Than 1,000 Wolves With His Bare Hands

By John R. Abernathy as told to Monroe H. Goode

Male lion (panthera leo), Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.

Big Game Hunting

Blondie the Lion Is Already Being Called the “Next Cecil.” Here’s Why That’s a Problem for Lion Conservation in Africa

By Robbie Kroger

A hunter guts a deer in the woods.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

9 Expert Field Dressing Tips That Will Make Gutting a Deer Much Easier

By Alex Robinson

A fisherman with a rare deepwater fish; fisherman's son with another rare fish.

Father and Son Catch Two Bizarre Record Fish on the Same Day

A government contractor in Arizona whose been threatened and targeted by wild horse advocates.

Public Lands & Waters

This Cowgirl Is Tackling Our Wild Horse Problem. Activists Want Her Dead

A Utah hunting guide in the mountains; the guide's pointer.

Survival Skills

After Rolling His UTV, This Man Crawled 11 Hours Through the Mountains with Only His Dog to Guide Him

By Kris Millgate

A wild hog walks across a field.

Everything You Didn’t Need to Know About the DNR Pig Sting at Ted Nugent’s High-Fence Ranch

claycopter target thrower

Upland Bird Hunting

Want to Improve Your Wingshooting This Fall? Change Up Your Summer Training

By Alex Robinson

A pheasant hunter setting out.

Upland Bird Hunting

Where to Hunt Pheasants: The 4 Best States for DIY Hunters

By Natalie Krebs

Podcast: How I Stopped a Charging Griz at 5 Yards (with a 10mm)

A fisheries official reaches into a net filled with stocker rainbow trout.

Stocking Fish Is Getting So Expensive that Kansas Is Slashing Its Trout Season

By Kris Millgate

A black lab near the water ; a dog after recovering from surgery.

Carolina Man Who Saved His Duck Dog from a Gator’s Jaws Says He’d Do It Again in a Heartbeat

A big fluke caught aboard a flounder party boat operated by the Big Mohawk.

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Become a Party Boat Flounder Pounder

An Arizona fisherman with the new state-record redear sunfish.

Giant Redear Sunfish that Fought Like a Bass Is a New Arizona Record

Big Game Hunting

My African Safari Nearly Ended in a Shootout

By Scott Haugen

An illustration of an electronic rifle

My 3 Wild Predictions About Rifle and Shotgun Technology Didn’t Exactly Come True

By Jim Carmichel