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A color illustration of a white horse plunging into a river with a packtrain panicking behind him.

The Smartest Packhorse We Ever Had Was Also a Complete Menace

By Dolores Brown

A sheepshead with its human-like teeth is notoriously difficult to hook.

The 5 Hardest Fish to Hook

Two polar bears outside a seaside community in Alaska.

‘Bear-dar’ Developers Say the New AI Tech Is Already Helping Prevent Polar Bear Conflicts in the Arctic

A hunter with buck fever runs after a deer.

Big Game Hunting

Yes, Jack O’Connor Got Buck Fever. He Didn’t Let It Bother Him

By Jack O'Connor

A gray wolf recovers from darting.

Policy & Legislation

Colorado Wolf Opponents Now Say Prop 114 Never Passed, Claiming Election Fraud in Appeal to USFWS

The author holds a largemouth bass caught in a laydown

How to Fish a Laydown for Giant Bass and Panfish

By Derek Horner

An illustration of a man gesturing madly at a bigger yacht during a storm

Why Every Boat Owner Threatens to Buy a Bigger One, According to McManus

By Patrick F. McManus

Meat in a big standing freezer

Wild Game Recipes

How to Save Your Wild Game When the Power Goes Out

By Jack Hennessy

Angler holding up a large bowfin in the Florida Everglades.

How to Catch Feisty Bowfins in Rivers and Tidal Systems

By David Graham

An invasive tegu lizard hiding in the grass.

Wildlife Management

Invasive Lizards the Size of Dogs Are Spreading in Georgia, Officials Warn

A orangish original hand-drawn illustration of a blindfolded man sitting at the base of a tree with a big African lion in front of him.

Improve Your Hunting Skills by Strategically (and Carefully) Depriving Your Senses

By Andrew McKean

Kristine Fischer with a nice largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

How to Never Lose Another Giant Bass Again

By Kristine Fischer

A 12-year-old angler with a state-record rainbow trout.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Angler Unseats Her Sister’s Steelhead Record While Fishing Alongside Her

A woman and man pose with their day's catch, a 225 pound black marlin and a sailfish, caught on the fishing boat Calan in waters near Acapulco, Mexico in 1954 as onlookers stand by.

Saltwater Fishing

I Drove 4,500 Miles to Mexico and Haggled My Way onto a Fishing Boat for $34

By Michael R. French

Jack O'Connor, reclining in the grass while taking a break on a hunt.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Took Jack O’Connor on His Last Hunt

By Jack Atcheson Sr., as told to Jim Zumbo

Old magazine illustration of cougar leaping at hunter

The Truth About Cougar Attacks on Humans, From an Officer Who Investigated Them

By John Lesowski

An illustration of a teen running from a grizzly bear

How My Guide’s Quick Thinking Saved a Kid from an Enraged Grizzly Bear

By Jules Ashlock

A green illustration of a man rescuing reptiles from the inside of an overturned trailer.

My Father Died from a Snakebite. I Expect I Will Too, One Day

By Paul E. Allen

Full-color oil painting by Bill Johnson. Helicopter descending toward a burning mountainside, viewed from below with man crouching over radio equipment in foreground; lookout building visible through smoke and flames in background.

Natural Disaster Survival

I Stayed on My Job as Fire Lookout Until I Was Completely Surrounded by Flames

By Rod Diederick, as told to Eric Collier

An angler holds up a massive brown trout in Idaho.

She Missed a Day of Fishing, Then Caught a ‘Megalodon’ Brown Trout. It Should Break the Idaho Record

A fisherman holds up a snakehead.

These Are the 10 Most Underrated Freshwater Fish

BOCA CHICA BEACH, TEXAS - MAY 22: The SpaceX Starship V3 is seen docked at a launch pad at Starbase on May 22, 2026 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s reusable rocket company has spent more than $15 billion on its Starship program, according to filings tied to its initial public offering (IPO) on the U.S. stock market. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Public Lands & Waters

SpaceX Made a Public Land Swap Deal with USFWS. Now Environmental Groups Are Suing

By Natalie Krebs

The right to hunt and fish is under petition in colorado to become a ballot measure.

Anti-Hunting Groups Keep Losing in These States. That’s No Accident

By Luke Hilgemann

An illustration of Jim Carmichel shooting offhand with an eland in the background.

Jim Carmichel Picks His Favorite Hunting Rifles

By Jim Carmichel

A gray wolf photographed in

Wildlife Management

Wyoming’s Wolves May Be Bigger, But That Doesn’t Mean They’re ‘Superwolves’

By Natalie Krebs

A crew of tournament anglers hoist up a nearly 1,000-pound marlin.

Nearly 1,000-Pound Blue Marlin Breaks Tourney Record, Nets Almost $900K (and Counting)

A man paddles toward a bull moose

Fred Bear Didn’t Question His Bow on His First Moose Hunt. He Questioned Himself

A fly fisherman standing in a river in Colorado.

Public Lands & Waters

Meet the Stream-Access Renegade Authorities Were Too Scared to Arrest

Elk grazing in Wyoming

Policy & Legislation

BLM Grazing Overhaul Would Give Ranchers More Grass and Perks, But Could Force Elk Off Public Range

By Andrew McKean

A photo illustration of Sen. Mike Lee who introduced an amendment to roll back the Roadless Rule.

Policy & Legislation

Senate Republicans Advance ‘Trojan Horse’ to Erase Roadless Rule

A black and white photo of Jack O'Connor packing out a ram on horseback

The Invention of the Grand Slam Killed Sheep Hunting for the Everyman

By Jack O'Connor

Hunters on a mountain top

When People Ask Me Why I Hunt, This Is What I Try to Tell Them

An urchin style bass bait

This Weird Bass Bait Is Fetching Absurd Prices. Here’s Why

By Derek Horner

A bull elk crosses an alpine meadow.

Wildlife Management

New Mexico Hunting Guides Charged in Scheme to Sell Elk Tags to Out-of-Staters

A fisherman fights a hammerhead

A Hammerhead Busted My Kayak, Then Towed Me for Miles. Rescue Looked Grim

An original color painting of a firetower lookout watching the flames of a wildfire

Natural Disaster Survival

A Wildfire Broke Out Just Miles from My Lookout Tower. I Had to Choose: Stay or Evacuate?

By Rod Diedrick, as told to Eric Collier

A landowner along a river holding a gun; heavy machinery working in the river.

Public Lands & Waters

‘I’m Gonna Start Target Practicing.’ New Mexico Landowner Arrested on Felony Charges for Threatening Fishermen at Gunpoint

A composite image of a big bass caught from a little lake in a vintage color film photo

Largemouth Bass

To Catch the Biggest Bass of Your Life, Try Fishing Smaller Lakes

By Charles Elliott

A blue illustration of two men in a canoe on the river.

We Canoed 200 Miles into the Bush for the Best Walleye and Pike Fishing of Our Lives

By Don St. John

A grizzly walks in the snow

I Was Charged by a Grizzly with Three Cubs. All I Had Was My .38 Special

Babe Ruth poses with two other hunters and various dead game animals.

Black Bear Hunting

I Deer Hunted with Babe Ruth. He Tagged a Nice Buck and Wrestled a Cow

Two color photographs of men bass fishing with dragonfly flies.

Largemouth Bass

Old-School Advice for Catching Giant Bass on Dragonflies

By Robert E. Price

Police tape in the woods

What Happens After Shed Hunters Find Human Remains

By Natalie Krebs

An illustration of a man touching a bear attack victim while his horse stands nearby from outdoor life

A Sheep-Killing Grizzly Mauled My Ranch Hand, Who Managed to Crawl a Mile for Help

By Dick Mosher, as told to Ben East

A grizzly bear falls off a cliff in an illustration with a red sky

I Was Trapped on a Cliff Edge, Staring Down a Charging Grizzly

A collection of photographs of record North American catfish.

Catfish Fishing

These Are the Biggest North American Catfish of All Time

By Ken Perrotte

marshmallows cna make good bait.

These Trusty (and Seriously Weird) Baits Still Have a Cult Following

By Byron W. Dalrymple

Elk jumping wood fence in snow covered mountains

Public Lands & Waters

Most Montanans Support Corner Crossing. Some Landowners Are Threatening to Withdraw Existing Access Over It

By Andrew McKean

A mule deer buck in the Yukon.

Wildlife Management

A Hunter Killed a Mule Deer in Alaska This Spring. That’s Both Good and Bad News

By Natalie Krebs

A composite image of old gun ads from Outdoor Life.

27 Vintage Gun Ads That Introduced Some of America’s Most Iconic Firearms

By Natalie Krebs

crayfish for bait

Catch These 6 Live Bait Species to Land More Fish This Summer

A sign with some OHV restrictions

Policy & Legislation

The Trump Administration Will Open More Federal Lands to Off-Road Vehicles. Backcountry Hunters Warn of Overcrowding

By Natalie Krebs

A photo of Brayden Shaw with his potential world-record bighead carp.

Kentucky Teen Arrows Potential World-Record Bighead Carp with a Busted Arrow

By Natalie Krebs

A largemouth bass in a net with a swimbait in its mouth.

Largemouth Bass

Serious Bass Anglers Should Know When to Fizz Fish. Here’s How to Do It Safely

By Kristine Fischer

A fire in Idaho

Climate & Environment

We’re Having Our Worst Wildfire Year in a Decade, and It’s Probably Going to Get Worse

By Natalie Krebs

A big brown trout on the hook at night.

How I Discovered the Best Time to Catch Monster Brown Trout Is at Night

Two hunters and a band of rams run from an avalanche

Natural Disaster Survival

My Client Was Finally in Position on Our Sheep Hunt. Then the Avalanche Struck

By Eric Collier

glide baits for bass

Largemouth Bass

How to Fish Glide Baits: The Trendiest Way to Catch a Giant Largemouth Bass

An illustration of a man lost in the woods running in front of a mirage station wagon

Wilderness Survival

My Buddy and I Got Lost on a Wilderness Hunt. I Survived, But He Didn’t

By Guy Beauregard

silhouette of two canoeists paddling across lake mostly in darkness

Before Graduation, My Buddies and I Canoed 600 Miles Through the Canadian Wilderness. We Almost Didn’t Make It

Illustrated swordfish leaping out of the water

Saltwater Fishing

I Was All Alone When I Fought an 11-Foot Swordfish from My 17-Foot Boat

By Earl Gustkey

Wild boar grazing and digging up mud in a California County Park

Wildlife Management

Feral Hogs Can Spread CWD. So Why Are These States Still Transporting and Importing Them?

By Natalie Krebs

A walleye in a fishing net.

Crappie Fishing

Minnesotans Are Harvesting 80 Million Pounds of Fish — More Than Twice the DNR Estimate. Has Forward-Facing Sonar Lead to Over Harvesting?

By Alex Robinson

A man in tweed shooting a shotgun against a sky

Double Barrel Shotguns

How to Be an Insufferable Shotgun Snob, According to Jim Carmichel

By Jim Carmichel