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A close-up of a gray wolf in the woods.

Wildlife Management

Wisconsin Duck Hunter Shoots, Kills One of Five Gray Wolves That Surrounded His Blind

A backyard view of a lake in Pennsylvania.

Policy & Legislation

Lawsuit Accuses Pennsylvania Officer of Snooping on Private Property, Seeks to Limit Powers of the Fish and Boat Commission

A brown trout caught on a fly.

Diaries from The One Fly, the Strangest Fishing Contest in America

A mule deer in the trees.

Wildlife Management

A Blind Mule Deer Tested Positive for the Plague in Idaho

compound bow setup

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Ideal Compound Bowhunting Setup for Whitetails

By Alex Robinson

An angler holds up a giant smallmouth bass.

‘I Wasn’t Going to Kill That Bass.’ Tournament Angler Releases New State-Record Smallmouth

An old illustration showing two coonhounds fighting with a raccoon in a river.

Wheeler’s Baptism: A Hound Dog’s First Real Raccoon Hunt

striped bass fly fishing

Striped Bass Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Catching Striped Bass on the Fly, from Shore Is Easier Than You Think

A hunter with a buck in velvet.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Mississippi Hunter Arrows 200-Plus-Inch Velvet Buck on Her 2-Acre Property

Wisconsin DHS is asking hunters to wear a mask while field-dressing deer.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

35 Deer Hunting Tips to Read Before This Season

By Alex Robinson

Three riders on the edge of a big canyon.

Mule Deer Hunting

Carmichel Hunts Mule Deer in the Legendary Arizona Strip

By Jim Carmichel

A group of hunters with a bighorn ram.

11-Year-Old Kid Becomes Youngest Hunter to Harvest a Bighorn Ram in Wyoming

A pile of illegally harvested catfish.

Wildlife Management

Catfish Trafficking Ring Busted in the South Allegedly Smuggled Trophy Cats into Pay Lakes and Across State Lines

A hooked marlin jumps behind a sportfishing boat.

Fly Fisherman Lands Pending World-Record Marlin After 3-Hour Battle

continental divide trail

Hiking the Continental Divide Trail: Embrace the Brutality

By Jac Mitchell

A family of grizzly bears feeds on an elk carcass hanging from a tractor.

Hunter Criticized for Letting Grizzlies Feed on Elk Carcass Didn’t Do Anything Illegal, Officials Say

How to catch mahi mahi closer to shore.

Saltwater Fishing

How to Catch Mahi Mahi Inshore

A BLM usage sign in an OHV area.

Public Lands & Waters

The Largest and Least-Funded Public-Land Agency in America Is Finally Getting Backup

By Andrew McKean

‘Godzilla’ Snapping Turtle Is So Huge Virginia Officials Established a New Record Category

A bunch of lionfish on a table.

Wildlife Management

‘I Didn’t Even Try,’ Says Florida Diver Who Speared 915 Lionfish to Win Annual Tourney

Whitetail Deer Hunting

How Many Does Should You Shoot This Season?

By Josh Honeycutt

how to call elk

How to Call Elk: Advanced Tips and Tactics

By Chad Schearer, James Brandt

Three European anglers hold up a massive common carp.

Polish Fisherman Catches ‘Unimaginable’ World-Record Sized Carp

A black and blue and white illustration of a hunter getting caught in floodwaters with a plane in the background.

Come Wolves and High Water: When a Fly-In Moose Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival

By Jerry Valentine, as told to Ben East

single pin vs multi pin

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Single Pin vs Multi Pin Bow Sights for Deer Hunting: Here’s What Bowhunters Need to Know

By Alex Robinson

A closeup of a pheasant's tail feathers.

Upland Bird Hunting

The Breaths of Birds: What Hunting Taught Me About Life and Death

By Dave Simonett

A smallmouth bass on the rocks.

Wildlife Management

$100,000 Fine for Releasing a Smallmouth Bass in Canadian River: Do Mandatory Catch-and-Kill Orders Actually Help Population Control?

Blue illustration of an old cowboy roping a jaguar.

Predator Hunting

I Roped a Wild Jaguar in Old Mexico

A view of a doe from a drone.

Big Game Hunting

Missouri Hunters Can Now Use Drones to Recover Deer, Turkeys, and Other Game

What do elk eat? A lot of fresh and dried grass, like this big bull elk with a mouthful.

What Do Elk Eat? Here’s What Every Elk Hunter Should Know

By Alice Jones Webb

Hickok45 stands holding a coach gun on a steel target range.

No, YouTube Hasn’t Banned Firearms Content and Sponsorships, at Least Not Yet

An angler lies next to a massive alligator gar.

Alligator Gar Released in Texas Could Be the Biggest Ever Caught by a Woman

Smallmouth on a jerkbait

The Only 8 Lures You Need to Catch Fish, Anywhere

By Kevin Hughes

dove hunting argentina

Upland Bird Hunting

Here’s What Firing 1,000 Rounds a Day in Argentina Will Teach You About Wingshooting

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of two elk fighting in New Mexcio in the 1970s

Bulls of the Mescalero: A Southerner’s First Elk Hunt During the Rut

deer food sources

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Most Underrated Food Sources for Whitetail Deer

By Josh Honeycutt

A herd of elk in the sagebrush.

Wildlife Management

Utah Officials Secretly Culled 170 Elk on Church-Owned Deseret Land

mallards flying in the blue sky

Waterfowl Hunting

Where Are All the Ducks?

By Natalie Krebs

alaska bush plane crash

Wilderness Survival

The Bush Plane Engine Died Mid-Flight — and Other Close Calls While Flying the Alaskan Wilderness

By Scott Haugen

Man poses with large record alligator

Mississippi Alligator Breaks 2 State Records; Could Be New World Record

By Alice Jones Webb

paige pearce bow grip

How to Grip a Compound Bow for Better Hunting Accuracy

By Alex Robinson

A Colorado bowhunter with mule deer buck.

Mule Deer Hunting

Velvet Mule Deer Buck from Colorado Could Be a New Archery World Record, but Questions Around the Hunt Remain

custom glide baits and swimbaits

Baits, Lures, & Flies

Podcast: Would You Cast a $500 Lure?

Biologists fit a GPS collar on a wolf on a tailgate.

Wildlife Management

Colorado Wolf Pack Captured and Relocated to “Secure Enclosure” Following Conflicts with Ranchers

A big velvet iowa deer lying in the grass and with its cape at a taxidermist.

Wildlife Management

Iowa Officials Are Asking for Help After a 214-Inch Buck Got Poached and a New Deputy Botched the Investigation

An illustration of a herd of pronghorn antelope.

Antelope Hunting

How to Insult Your Western Hunting Guide

By Charles Elliott

professional bass angler on a boat catching a fish

Forward Facing Sonar Restrictions Hit Pro Bass Fishing, While One Smaller Tour Bans FFS Altogether

By Derek Horner

A bull moose walks through the brush.

Wildlife Management

Moose Dies of Anthrax Outbreak in Wyoming

KeyMod vs M-LOK: A Deep Dive Into the Best Rail Interface System

A Missouri bowfisherman holds up a record grass carp.

Missouri Bowfisherman Arrows State-Record Grass Carp After Losing It the Day Before

early season buck

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 15 Secrets to Patterning an Early-Season Buck

By Josh Honeycutt

hunting the west

Mule Deer Hunting

Are You Stoked for Your DIY Western Big Game Hunt? Here’s What the Hunting Podcasts and Influencers Don’t Tell You

By Alex Robinson

Six alligator hunters hold up a 14-foot gator.

Predator Hunting

This Opening-Day Gator Is One of the Biggest Ever Killed in Mississippi

An old photo of a hunting guide with a Dall sheep.

The Invention of the Grand Slam Killed Sheep Hunting, According to Jack O’Connor

By Jack O'Connor

Hunters in an old stone house they used as a goose blind.

The 8 Wildest Duck and Goose Blinds (That Actually Work)

broadhead tuning

The Easiest Way to Tune Your Bow for Broadheads

By Alex Robinson

A grizzly bear surprised and attacked bowhunters in Idaho on Sept. 1.

Idaho Bowhunters Kill Grizzly in Self-Defense During ‘Surprise Encounter’ Near Yellowstone

sharpen broadheads

Bow Hunting Gear

How to Sharpen Broadheads

By Drew Conover

Two old school hunters drag out a mule deer

Mule Deer Hunting

McRae in Montana: Two Botched Shots and One Chance at Redemption on Mountain Mule Deer

Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss stand next to a giant man-eating great white from the movie Jaws.

The Weirdest Things Ever Found Inside a Shark’s Stomach

A flock of pintails on a California wetland.

Wildlife Management

Federal Officials Confirm Botulism Outbreak at Klamath Refuges, with 20,000 Birds Dead So Far

Foraging & Gardening

Pawpaw Fruit: Here’s How (and Why) to Forage for Pawpaw This Fall

By Scott Einsmann, Tim MacWelch

Bill McRae holds up a resolution wheel.

Remembering Bill McRae, the Godfather of Modern Sporting Optics

By Andrew McKean

A surf angler casts out from the beach.

Saltwater Fishing

What Tides Are the Best for Fishing? Here’s What All Saltwater Anglers Need to Know