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A wolf strolls along a hillside.

Wildlife Management

The Wolf Pack Responsible for the Majority of Livestock Depredations in Colorado Will Be Relocated, Not Killed

A young buck paws at the ground and feeds on acorns.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Red Oak vs White Oak Trees: What Every Deer Hunter Should Know

By Alice Jones Webb

bass lure trout

How to Catch Giant Trout on Bass Lures

Giant shark photos.

The Biggest Sharks Ever Caught

By Ken Perrotte

Two college fishermen hold up bass at a Bassmaster tournament.

Podcast: Why Today’s College Anglers Are Tomorrow’s Bass Pros

Game wardens wearing body cameras.

Policy & Legislation

Should All Game Wardens Wear Body Cams? Washington State Thinks So

A shark hunting

Watch: Hammerhead Hunts and Kills Reef Shark in Rare Drone Footage

By Natalie Krebs

smallmouth bugs

Smallmouth Bass

Podcast: The Secrets to Catching Bug-Drunk Smallmouths

A CWD-detection dog identifies a CWD-positive sample.

Wildlife Management

Dogs Are Really Good at Detecting Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows

By Natalie Krebs

conservation tax leakage

Bow Hunting Gear

Some Foreign Hunting and Fishing Gear Manufacturers Aren’t Paying Required Conservation Taxes

By Andrew McKean

Two men catfishing in a boat

Catfish Fishing

Missouri Man Arrested for Allegedly Shooting at Two Anglers Who Fished ‘Too Close’ to His Dock

By Alice Jones Webb

JT Thompkins was disqualified from a tournament and it cost him a shot at thousands.

Largemouth Bass

Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie Disqualified for Failing a Polygraph Test

By Derek Horner

Two fishing buddies hold up black crappies.

Crappie Fishing

West Virginia Fishing Buddies Break State Crappie Record Twice in One Morning

The author prepares to punch a release aid

Punching a Release Aid Is Accurate, But Don’t Do It

By Scott Einsmann

A 12-year-old holds up a white marlin.

‘It Was the Craziest Fish of My Life,’ Says 12-Year-Old Who Caught a Pending World-Record White Marlin

By Alice Jones Webb

Colorado High Schoolers Invent a Thermal AI Dashcam to Reduce Collisions with Deer

Wildlife Management

Colorado High Schoolers Invent a Thermal AI Dashcam to Reduce Collisions with Deer

A kayak fisherman holds up a nice snakehead.

How to Land and Handle Snakeheads Safely and Easily in a Kayak

Two college anglers hold up bass.

The Best Bass Fishing in America Is Happening on the College Circuit

A wolf near the Dalton Highway.

Wolf That Attacked and Bit Two People on Alaska Highway Still on the Loose, Troopers Say

A brown bear turns to look at something.

Hunter Survives Brown Bear Attack and a Gunshot Wound on Kenai Peninsula

By Alice Jones Webb

Archery gear on wood.

Podcast: The Bowhunting Gear That Actually Matters

By Scott Einsmann

Mallards and pintails

Mallard Numbers Are Up This Year, Plus Duck Hunters Might See a 3-Pintail Limit Next Season

By Natalie Krebs

Teen holds up large tiger trout.

Teen’s First Tiger Trout from His Home Lake Is a New Wyoming Record

By Alice Jones Webb

A kayak angler hooked up with a marlin.

Saltwater Fishing

Watch: Marlin Tows Kayak Angler 11 Miles Across the Ocean in Epic, 5-Hour Battle

A bowhunter shoots a bull elk.

Watch: Utah Officials Reject Elk Hunter’s Claim that a Sheriff’s Deputy Stole His Bull Illegally

A grizzly sow walks on dirt with her cubs.

Wildlife Management

Watch: This Is the First-Ever Verified Sighting of a Grizzly Sow and Cubs on Vancouver Island

By Alice Jones Webb

30-30 vs 30-06: Comparing Two Granddaddy Rifle Cartridges

Houses with mountains in background.

Don’t Let Politicians Convince You That Selling Public Lands Is the Solution to America’s Housing Affordability Crisis

Mountain Lion atop a Rocky Outcrop Looking Ahead into the Trees

Wildlife Management

A Big Cat Hunting Ban Would Cost Colorado More Than $60 Million, Study Shows

A kayak fisherman holds up a nice largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

Cannibal Bass: What a Problem at an Illinois Fish Farm Can Teach Us About Catching Bigger Largemouths

An illustration of a pair of bull moose fighting in the snow.

A Bull-Moose Brawl and Meat-Packing Sled Dogs: A Mountain Man’s Last Hunt Before Winter

Fox hunters in the UK.

Small Game Hunting

UK Group Says Hunters Are an ‘Ethnic Minority’ in Need of Protection

An angler with a big chinook salmon caught in Montana.

Watch: Montana Retiree Catches Pending State-Record Chinook Salmon from His Pontoon

black bear walks through the woods

Officials Track Down and Kill the Black Bear They Say Attacked a 3-Year-Old Girl in Her Tent

Podcast: The Cheapest Way to Catch Tuna

A bird that died of avian botulism.

Wildlife Management

Hundreds of Ducks Dead Amid Reports of Avian Flu and Botulism at Two Critical California Refuges

A greater prairie chicken on the prairie.

Climate & Environment

A 7,100-Acre Solar Farm Is Slated for What’s Left of Wisconsin’s Best Prairie Chicken Habitat

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Michigan Makes Youth Hunt and Opportunities for Disabled Hunters Antlerless Only, Faces Heavy Backlash

By Alice Jones Webb

A tarpon jumps out of the water.

Watch: Maryland Charter Captains Keep Spotting 100-Pound Tarpon in Chesapeake Bay

Six month old Irish Setter Pointer in action during the duck hunting at the Lakeshore.

Sportsmen’s Group Sues Feds Over New Dog Import Rule, Says It Will Cripple Breeders in Canada and Europe

Indiana angler with record spotted gar.

Watch: Indiana Kayak Fisherman Shatters Another State Gar Record on His Quest to Break All 3

An illustration from Outdoor Life of two bowhunters shooting a bull.

My Buddy and I Shot the Same Elk — and It Turned Out to Be the Colorado State Record Bull

By Harry E. Troxell III

A woman gets too close to a bull elk.

New ‘Selfie Control’ Instagram Filter Gives Tourons an Idiot-Proof Way to Keep Their Distance from Wild Animals

By Alice Jones Webb

Watch: Snake Hunters Find Giant Python Being Eaten Alive by Ticks

Wildlife Management

Watch: Snake Hunters Find Giant Python Being Eaten Alive by Ticks

Using Forward Facing Sonar to Locate Fish

Largemouth Bass

7 Forward Facing Sonar Tips: Settings, Mounting, and Techniques Explained

By Chad Morgenthaler

geecrack cuebomb

Largemouth Bass

How to Fish the Geecrack Cue Bomb — and Other Rubber Dice Baits

A pet pig at an animal sanctuary.

Big Game Hunting

Hawaiian Hunters Help Turn in Hog-Contest Cheaters Who Stole a Pet Pig

By Alice Jones Webb

Wade fishermen on Gulf Coast.

Saltwater Fishing

Texas Fisherman Dies from Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Wade-Fishing in Flip Flops

22 ARC cartridges in front of ammunition boxes

Could Hot New .22 Cartridges Replace the .243 Winchester?

RFK J with the dead black bear cub in 2014.

Wildlife Management

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits to Bizarre Prank That Involved Dumping a Dead Black Bear Cub in Central Park

By Alice Jones Webb

Everything you need to know to catch bass on a strolling rig

Largemouth Bass

A Complete Guide to Strolling for Bass: The Ultimate Rig for Forward-Facing Sonar

By Derek Horner

Largemouth Bass

How to Fish the Geecrack Bellows Gill: This JDM Lure Is Starting to Catch Big Bass in the U.S.

A german shepherd lounging on a porch

Minnesota Man Charged with Killing His Neighbor’s Dog While Under Investigation for Poaching Deer and Baiting Bears

By Alice Jones Webb

A wolf walks along the coast of Vancouver Island in B.C.

Hunting Outfitter Accidentally Uses Photo of Famous Coastal Wolf on His Website, Receives Threats from Around the World

biggest crappies ever caught

Crappie Fishing

The Biggest Crappies Ever Caught

By Ken Perrotte

Ultra Running for Beginners: What It’s Like to Run a 52-Mile Mountain Race

By Christine Peterson

Team USA wins bronze at the 2024 Olympic Games

Team USA Wins Bronze in Archery Mixed Team

By Scott Einsmann

Man holds large channel catfish.

Catfish Fishing

West Virginia Angler Smashes State Catfish Record Using His Daughter’s Pink Kiddie Rod

By Alice Jones Webb

A gray wolf in Oregon.

Wildlife Management

Colorado Seeks New Wolf Source After Colville Tribe Rescinds Offer to Help with Reintroduction

Lee Wooseok shoots for Korea's men's archery team.

What Bowhunters Can Learn from Elite Olympic Archers

By Scott Einsmann

Yusuf Dikeç at Paris 2024 Olympics.

Turkish Pistol Shooter Casually Takes Silver at the Olympics and Becomes an Internet Legend

California Teen Claims He Was Attacked by a Mountain Lion. Officials Say It Was a House Cat

By Alice Jones Webb

Lion Hunting Ban Qualifies for Colorado’s November Ballot

By Andrew McKean

hunter education

Hunter Recruitment

A Digital Revolution in Hunter Education

By Andrew McKean