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A sketch of two mule deer running

Mule Deer Hunting

My Stepson and I Tagged Out at the Same Time. My Buck Was One of the Biggest Ever Taken in Colorado

A Texas angler weighs a huge bass in a tackle shop.

‘It’s a Powerful Thing.’ Texas Fishing Guide Lands Another Lunker Bass, Sets a New Lake Record

An entry sign in the Superior National Forest.

Policy & Legislation

The Forest Service Wants to ‘Streamline’ How Your Public Lands Are Managed by Giving You Less Opportunity to Comment

milo hansen with his big buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Milo Hanson, the Saskatchewan Farmer Who Tagged the Biggest Buck of All Time, Dies at 81

By Andrew McKean

Two photos of rams.

Back When Odds of Drawing a $10 Desert Bighorn Tag Were 1 in 7, My Wife Enlisted Me as Her Guide

By Robert V. Broadbent

An illustration of an eastern mountain lion.

Wildlife Management

An International Group Wants to Reintroduce Mountain Lions in Vermont. State Officials Say Not So Fast

A Texas angler with a huge largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

‘So Big She Couldn’t Even Jump.’ 76-Year-Old Angler Lands Potential Lake-Record Bass While Practice Fishing for a Tournament

A photo of a wild roosted turkey on a yellow background.

Podcast: NWTF’s Top Researcher Explains the Turkey Decline

By Andrew McKean

A male white-tailed deer with antlers, Odocoileus virginianus, walks across a field in Indiana. High quality photo

Policy & Legislation

Indiana Lawmakers Move to Abolish Natural Resources Commission, Allowing Regulations to Be Made Without Oversight

By Andrew McKean

A huge florida black bear

Black Bear Hunting

Anti-Hunters Tried to Hijack Florida’s Black Bear Season, But Officials Say the Hunt Was a ‘Success’ Anyway. Here’s the Harvest Data

By Kris Millgate

An illustration of hogs in Hawaii fighting a hog dog.

Big Game Hunting

Wild Hogs Nearly Killed Me, My Buddy, and His Dog Deep in the Jungle of Hawaii. It Was the Most Fun I’ve Ever Had

By Lyman Nichols Jr.

A photo of a wade fisherman with a big trophy sea trout.

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: If You Want a 30-Inch Speckled Trout, Go South. Way South

A bison grazes with snow flurries.

Policy & Legislation

‘Affirmative Action for Cattle.’ Tribes Challenge Fed’s Plan to Revoke Bison-Grazing Leases on Public Land

Drake wadsworth with a big bass

Largemouth Bass

‘Like I Hooked a Semi-Truck.’ Tournament Angler Lands Personal Best Bass, Despite Forgetting His Net

A hunter in a cowboy hat with a revolver is charged by a mountain lion leaping out of a tree

Predator Hunting

I Spent a Decade Chasing the Deadliest Livestock Killer in Utah’s History

By Frank Miniter

An annoyed doe looks into the camera.

I Started Hunting a Few Years Ago, and My Family Doesn’t Exactly Support It — Yet

‘Jaws Full of Serrated Teeth Wider Than Steak Knives.’ 3 Wild Shark Fishing Stories from Old-School Captains

Here’s Why Hunters Should Share the Wild Game We Harvest

By Shane Mahoney

Big Game Hunting

Hunting African Game with a .500 S&W Magnum

By John B. Snow

Two anglers on a flats boat in Florida.

Policy & Legislation

‘These Are Billionaire Executives Looking to Silence Public Criticism.’ Proposed Florida Law Would Limit Conservationists from Disparaging the Sugarcane Industry

Helicopter Video Shows Officers Rescuing Duck Hunters Trapped in a Frozen River

By Alex Robinson

An Idaho angler with a big Yellowstone cutthroat trout.

College Student Kicks Off the New Year with a State-Record Cutthroat Trout Through the Ice

ice fishing spears

7 Killer Photos of the Coolest Custom Ice Fishing Spears You’ll Ever See

Two California hunters with a mule deer buck.

Wildlife Management

Hunters and Non-Hunters Decry New Plan to Eradicate Mule Deer from Catalina Island

By Kris Millgate

A group of fisherman with a huge Atlantic halibut.

Huge Halibut Caught Through the Ice in Quebec Is a New Scientific Record

lever action rifle

Make Your Lever-Action Rifle More Accurate with These Tips and Shooting Techniques

A Polar Bear Tried to Eat My Neighbor — and Other Close Calls With Nanuq in Alaska’s High Arctic

By Scott Haugen

coyote hunting lake superior

8 Wild Photos of Coyote Hunting On Lake Superior

A lone bison grazing in Montana.

Public Lands & Waters

Podcast: Here’s Why the Plan to Recover Wild Bison Has Become So Controversial

A big bull elk in Colorado known as Split 5

‘Split 5’ Was One of the Most Photographed Bull Elk from Rocky Mountain National Park. A Hunter Tagged Him This Fall

By Kris Millgate

A collection of reels for maintenance.

Quick Strike Podcast: Definitely Don’t Skip This Easy Winter Maintenance for Your Fishing Reels

Competitors at a Bassmaster Classic event.

The World Series of Pro Bass Fishing Is Coming This Fall, Along with the Biggest Payouts in the Sport’s History

Animal rights activists hold a sign that reads "go vegan." Activists in Oregon are pushing for a ballot initiative to ban all hunting, fishing, livestock production.

Policy & Legislation

Animal-Rights Activists Are Attempting a Ban So Absurd That It Would Affect ‘Every Oregonian’

By Natalie Krebs

Photos of a big Manitoba buck

‘This Season It Was My Turn,’ Says Canadian Hunter Who Tagged a 200-Class Buck from Behind a Hay Bale

public land duck hunting

Duck Hunting’s New Reality: It Will Keep Getting Tougher for the Workaday Waterfowler

By Alex Robinson

Lance Clinton fishing rooster caught in Costa Rica.

How Kayak Fishing Saved Lance Clinton’s Life

By Michael R. Shea

Barnes Harvest .223 ammo for deer

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Here’s Why the .223 Remington Is the Most Underrated Deer Cartridge

Whitetail Adrenaline showcases spot-and-stalk tactics for whitetails on public land.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘Whitetail Adrenaline’ Changed Everything We Knew About Hunting Mature Bucks from the Ground

By Alex Robinson

It Took Me Decades to Draw a Bighorn Sheep Tag — But It Was Well Worth the Wait

By Andrew McKean

Composite photos of body cam footage and a group of duck hunters.

Wildlife Management

‘Textbook Rally, Shoot, Kill.’ Game Wardens Catch Waterfowl Guide Rallying Sea Ducks on Video

Wildlife Management

Video: Wildlife Agents Rescue Bighorn Sheep That’s Stuck in Frozen River

By Kris Millgate

hunter with sheep head

Hunting Sheep In the Yukon Has Been a Dream Adventure for Generations. But That Opportunity May Be Fading

By Alex Robinson

Senior staff writer Tyler Freel wears an Outdoor Life revenant hoodie.

Apparel & Knives

Outdoor Life Merch Drop: You Don’t Have to Be Hugh Glass to Snag a Revenant Hoodie

An angler holds up a huge Texas bass.

Largemouth Bass

This Fisherman Just Caught the Same 14-Pound Bass from the Same Dock for the Third Time in 4 Years

max point blank zero

Here’s Why the Maximum-Point-Blank-Range Aiming System Is Flawed

Wisconsin trapper with furs, which will last longer than meat from game.

Climate & Environment

Hunting for Meat Is Widely Accepted. Wearing Fur from the Predators You Hunt and Trap Should Be, Too

A crew in an airboat comes to the aid of a boat locked in river ice.

Natural Disaster Survival

‘Young Guys Think They’re Invincible.’ Duck Hunters Rescued by Airboat After Becoming Trapped in a Frozen River

By Kris Millgate

A hunting rifle with a suppressor on it

Policy & Legislation

South Dakota Is Preparing for Suppressor Deregulation. These 16 States Should Follow Suit

By Natalie Krebs

Two gray wolves

Wildlife Management

Utah Confirms It Killed 3 Gray Wolves for the First Time in 16 Years

By Christine Peterson

A Pennsylvania hunter with a big 10-point buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Hunter Tags a Giant Buck with His Flintlock. It Should Become a New State Record

A man holds up a giant great white shark tale

Watch: We Just Caught and Released a Huge Great White Shark from the Beach

6.8 western cartridge

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Sharpshooter Is Fined $10,000 After Deer Culling Violations

kid on high elevation summit

How Far Should We Push Our Kids in the Outdoors?

By Christine Peterson

A fisherman holds up a nice Great Lakes steelhead.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Secrets of a Great Lakes Steelhead Guru

Kansanans culling jackrabbits during a Dust Bowl rabbit drive.

The Dust Bowl Jackrabbit Drives Were the Darkest Days of Small-Game Hunting in America

By Natalie Krebs

State record yellowfin tuna

‘Those Guys Know How to Fight Fish.’ Florida Angler Lands Louisiana’s Pending Record Yellowfin Tuna

An illustrated collage of scenes from deer hunting.

Mule Deer Hunting

I Watched the Glory Days of Mule Deer Hunting Rise, Then Slip Away. I’m Still Hopeful for What Comes Next

The Seekins SIC

Podcast: The Biggest News, Trends, and Products from SHOT Show 2026

By Alex Robinson

A black and white photo of Jack O'Connor shooting with a sling.

Jack O’Connor Explains Why You’ve Been Using Your Rifle Sling All Wrong

By Jack O'Connor

Ice fishermen stand outside a shanty.

I Got My First Taste of Smelt Fishing on a Frozen Maine River, Where the Party Went Till Midnight

A herd of bison graze on a hillside in Montana.

Policy & Legislation

BLM Says American Prairie’s Bison Can No Longer Graze on Public Lands

A cartridge and a mushroom bullet the Remington 7 Backcountry

The Most Interesting New Ammo from SHOT Show 2026

By Natalie Krebs

A screenshot from body cam footage of a hunter being arrested in South Carolina.

Wildlife Management

Video: A Hunter Was Arrested for Glassing a Dummy Buck During a Poaching Sting. Now He’s Suing the DNR for Abuse of Power

Leupold BX-6 rangefinding binos.

The Leupold BX-6 Range HD Binocular Runs Your Favorite Ballistic Calculator, Drops onX Pins, and More

By Natalie Krebs