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Policy & Legislation

More Than 99 Percent of Americans Disapprove of Roadless Rule Rollbacks, According to New Analysis

Mule Deer Hunting

Why You Should Always Talk to the Game Warden, According to Ted Trueblood

By Ted Trueblood

Wilderness Survival

Lost, Hypothermic Hunter Rescued in Colorado Did These ‘Ingenious’ Things, According to the Crew That Found Him

By Natalie Krebs

Photos: Meet the Diehard Crews Who Power SoCal’s Offshore Tuna Scene

Photos by Tom Fowlks, Story by Natalie Krebs

Big Game Hunting

I Faced Down a Charging Rhino, Just Like My Great-Grandfather, Teddy Roosevelt

By Jonathan Roosevelt

I’ve Lived in Bear Country My Whole Life. Here’s What Happens When Bears Don’t Back Down

I Was Nearly Trampled by an Angry Bull Moose

By J. Lee Voorhees

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Ohio’s EHD Outbreak Worsens as Officials Consider Tag Cuts and Hunters Ask for Even Tighter Restrictions

Missing Elk Hunters Found Dead, Ending Massive 6-Day Search in Southern Colorado

By Kris Millgate

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Is Your Wild-Game Processor Shorting You on Venison?

By Alex Robinson

Before Fred Bear Became an Archery Legend, the IRS Nearly Shut Down His Bow-Making Business

By Clare Conley

Other Hunters Report Latest Sighting of 2 Missing Elk Hunters, as Massive Search Effort Continues in Colorado

By Kris Millgate

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Fisherman Stripped of His Salmon Record Because of This Odd Technicality

Striped Bass Fishing

Where Are All the Striped Bass? A Biologist Forecast for Your New Normal This Fall

By Christine Peterson

Big Game Hunting

Old-School Tips and Traditional Knowledge for Field Dressing Big Game Animals

By Maurice H. Decker

Climate & Environment

Photos: A Family Found This Giant Fossil (and Discovered a New Species) While Fishing in Alabama

By Kris Millgate

Grandfather Mauled by Black Bear in ‘Unheard of’ Attack Has Died, Arkansas Officials Confirm

Quick Strike Podcast: Why You Need to Fish for These Hard-Fighting Florida Exotics Before You Die

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Giant Muskie Caught and Released in Green Bay Is a New Wisconsin Record

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Watch: ‘Ginormous’ Atlantic Salmon Takes Angler on a Mile-Long Run Downriver

Check Out Outdoor Life’s New Line of Merch

By Alex Robinson

Why the Roadless Rule Is Important for Hunters and Anglers

Wilderness Survival

I’ll Always Remember the Day I Went Round for Round With a Grizzly

By Don Vitto, as told to Jim Zumbo

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 20 Biggest Myths in Deer Hunting

By Michael Hanback

Wildlife Management

13 Weird and Wonderful Wildlife Photos from a Day in the Life of a Conservation Biologist

By Natalie Krebs

Ivy League College Kids Who Butchered a Black Bear in Their Dorm Had the Cops Called on Them

Panfish Fishing

‘Marathon’ Angler Who Broke 24-Hour Fishing Record on 9/11 Didn’t Stop Until He’d Caught 2,977 Sunfish

What I’ve Learned from the 50-Plus Moose I’ve Killed, and the Ones That Tried to Kill Me

Catfish Fishing

18 Wild Photos of Catfish Noodlers Wrestling Giant Flatheads

By Natalie Krebs

Wildlife Management

Wildlife Poaching Is Costing Americans an Outrageous Amount of Money

By Andrew McKean

In His Day, This Legend Likely Shot More Trophy Elk On Public Land Than Any Hunter in North America

By Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback

Catfish Fishing

She Just Landed Idaho’s New State-Record Catfish. The Old Record Belonged to Her Husband

Wildlife Management

After Influencer Ryan Lampers Was Charged with a Slew of Wildlife Violations, Gritty Bowman Speaks Out

Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘Death Is in the Air.’ This Drone Pilot and Deer Tracker Is Uncovering Mass Whitetail Die Offs

By Alex Robinson

Policy & Legislation

Just a Year After It Was Implemented, the BLM Plans to Rescind the Public Lands Rule

By Andrew McKean

Wilderness Survival

My Boy Scout Troop Rescued a 78-Year-Old Backpacker (and Former Scoutmaster) Lost in the California Wilderness

By Kris Millgate

After a Kid Tagged His First Turkey, His Former Teacher Claimed It Was Her Pet. Now He’s Facing a Felony Charge

Predator Hunting

Hunters Tag ‘Dragon-Size’ Alligator in Mississippi’s Ross Barnett Reservoir

Catfish Fishing

24 Fascinating Photos of the Master Catfish Trotliners Who Are Keeping This Southern Tradition Alive

Photographs by Rory Dole, story by Natalie Krebs

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Hammer High-Speed False Albacore Without a (Motor) Boat

Largemouth Bass

Widow Sues Major League Fishing After Deadly Boat Crash

By Alex Robinson

Wisconsin DNR Warns Hunters Not to Eat Mallards Shot in Green Bay. But What Happens When Contaminated Ducks Migrate?

By Alex Robinson

Saltwater Fishing

Fishing with the Year-Round, Blue-Collar Party Boaters of New York City

By Peter Kaminsky

Grizzly Bear Hunting

I Was 20 Yards Away from a Big Boar Grizzly When My Rifle Misfired — and Blinded Me

By Frank Glaser, as told to Jim Rearden

The Mexican Desert Holds a Surprising Number of Ducks and Quail. Here’s Why

By William J. Schaldach

Waterfowl Hunting

After a 20-Year Closure, I Finally Got to Hunt Snipe Again. They’re Still Impossible to Hit

By Hart Stilwell

Big Game Hunting

I Wrecked My Horse, Knocked My Scope, and Missed a Giant Caribou Bull. It Was Worth It

By Charles Elliott

Boomer the Bear Dog Was Stranded on a Cliff for Two Days. Then He Got an Unlikely Rescue

By Kris Millgate

Lever-Gun Shoot-Out: .44 Remington Magnum vs .45-70 Gov’t

By John B. Snow

Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Elk Hunting Adventures

By Scott Haugen

The Bizarre Disappearance of Wade Tackett Still Haunts Southeast Alaska

I Drew a Rare Desert Bighorn Tag, and Killed One of the Biggest Rams in the State

‘It’s Just Unheard Of.’ Arkansas Just Had Its First Black Bear Attack in Decades

By Kris Millgate

Policy & Legislation

Americans Already Agreed How to Balance Energy Development on Public Land in Their States. The House Just Voted to Undo It

By Andrew McKean

This Kid Just Wanted to Catch Something Big. He May Have Caught a World Record

Largemouth Bass

Bassmaster (Partially) Bans Forward-Facing Sonar for the 2026 Season. Fans Love It — and Hate It

By Derek Horner

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Podcast: This Thermal Drone Project Is Revealing the Surprising Behavior of Mature Bucks

By Alex Robinson

Big Game Hunting

‘It About Snatched Me Out of the Boat.’ Hunters Tag Giant Gator That’s Nearly a State Record

Wildlife Management

Pintail Numbers Increase, Mallards Are Stable, and Other Takeaways from This Year’s Duck Survey

By Jonathan Olivier

Saltwater Fishing

We Just Caught a Giant Striped Marlin Off the Oregon Coast. That Almost Never Happens

Mule Deer Hunting

Most of My Buddies Weren’t Tough Enough to Hunt Velvet Bucks at 13,000 Feet

By Charles Elliott

Quick Strike Podcast: This Is the Secret to Catching More Bowfin

Upland Bird Hunting

Dove Shooter’s Fever on an Old-School Opening Day Hunt

By Carlos Vinson

Jack O’Connor’s Opinion of the Indestructible .30-06

By Jack O'Connor