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A couple in brown parkas stand in Point Lay, Alaska.

Wilderness Survival

My Wife and I Tried to Walk Home in an Arctic Storm. We Almost Died

By Scott Haugen

A Massachusets hunter with a big buck.

Middle-School Teacher Tags the Biggest Typical Buck Killed in Massachusetts in a Decade

Anti-poaching rangers perform demonstration in Kruger Park.

Wildlife Management

Podcast: How to Wage War on Poaching, According to a Former South African General

A herd of mule deer, likely about to bolt.

Policy & Legislation

Trump’s Order to Pause Federal Grants Causes Chaos in the Conservation World

By Andrew McKean, Natalie Krebs

A group of bull elk stand in the snow.

Wildlife Management

Conservation Groups, Hunters Fight Off Bill That Would Have Let Wyoming Landowners Sell Their Big-Game Tags for a Profit

By Kris Millgate

An illustration of a man in a fur lined hood and a growling husky

My Best Sled Dog Tangled with Polar Bears, Hunted Birds, and Saved My Life More Times Than I Can Count

By Frank Dufresne

A pile of dead vultures found in the Gulf.

Wildlife Management

Watch: Fishing Guide Who Rescued Drowning Vultures in the Gulf Says They Must Have Fallen from the Sky

Two guys with a West Coast steelhead.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Tips for Catching West-Coast Winter Steelhead

A mule deer buck in Wyoming.

Wildlife Management

Hunting Big Bucks Year After Year Helps Curb Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows

By Natalie Krebs

A handgun with a removable magazine.

Semi-Auto Shotguns

Colorado Gun Bill Seeks to Ban Semi-Auto Sales, Transfers in the State

By Alice Jones Webb

A road with public land BLM sign

Policy & Legislation

Here’s What Hunting and Conservation Groups Are Asking of the Trump Administration

By Andrew McKean

A juvenile steelhead trout from a southern California creek.

Climate & Environment

As L.A. Wildfires Burn, Fish Rescuers Use Buckets, Backpacks to Save 271 of the Last Remaining Steelhead in SoCal Creek

A man shoots the Ruger 10/22

Podcast: New Guns, Ammo, and Trends from the SHOT Show

By Natalie Krebs

A pointing dog on point

How a Feud Between Two Pointers Turned Them into True Quail Dogs

By Charles Elliott

A whitetail buck in the South.

Wildlife Management

Georgia Confirms Its First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease

Two whitetail bucks.

6 Buck Harvest Trends That Deer Hunters Should Know

By Josh Honeycutt

A hunter with a new Browning 825 field on his shoulder examines a ptarmigan.

New Shotguns of SHOT Show 2025

By Natalie Krebs

Two photos of duck hunters after successful mallard hunts.

Survival Skills

Stranded Hunters Survive Freezing Night on the Water by Building a Fire with Duck Decoys in Their Cooler

A family holds up a red snapper caught in the Atlantic Ocean.

Saltwater Fishing

Anglers and Lawmakers Blast Fed’s Proposed Fishery Closure On Florida’s Atlantic Coast

A young Minnesota angler and his dad with a state-record black crappie.

Crappie Fishing

Minnesota Boy Says ‘Yes’ to Fishing with Dad, Catches State-Record Black Crappie

By Alice Jones Webb

New Handguns of SHOT Show 2025

Henry Lever Action Supreme

New Rifles of SHOT Show 2025

A snarling mountain lion leans on a fallen tree.

Neighbors to the Rescue Shoot and Kill Mountain Lion with a Dog In Its Mouth

By Kris Millgate

A large herd of elk congregate at a feedground on a snowy landscape.

Wildlife Management

CWD Discovered at Wyoming Elk Feedground, Raising More Concerns Over the State’s Supplemental Feeding Program

By Alice Jones Webb

A drawing of a fire at a man's feet.

Wilderness Survival

How a Chance Encounter with Another Hunter Saved My Life

Colorado officials stand over a wolf crate in the dark.

Climate & Environment

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Releases Second Batch of Wolves Amid Threats, Rumors, and Growing Controversy

Understanding the 3 Types of Trout Streams (and How to Fish Them)

An illustration of a hunter about to shoot a bull moose.

We Were Charged by a Bull on Our Late-Season Moose Hunt

By Russell Annabel

A canyon in the Chuckwalla Mountains.

Policy & Legislation

A New Bill Would Strip the President’s Power to Designate National Monuments

By Natalie Krebs

A herd of Roosevelt elk in Washington.

Wildlife Management

With Increasing Influence from Anti-Hunters, Washington’s Wildlife Commission Is Now ‘Dysfunctional,’ According to a University Report

By Andrew McKean

An angler stands next to a mounted crappie.

Crappie Fishing

‘I Just Wanted to Catch a Fish,’ Says Ohio Angler Who Caught the New State-Record Crappie

A field ranger in South Africa holds a radio.

Wildlife Management

Hunting for Poachers Amid South Africa’s Bloody Wildlife War

Sandhill cranes coming in for a landing

Wildlife Management

In Wisconsin, Home of the Sandhill Crane Recovery, Legislators Are Now Considering a Hunt

By Andrew McKean

A treed mountain lion

Wildlife Management

Anti-Hunters Seek to Ban All Hunting with Hounds in Arizona

By Natalie Krebs

A mule deer buck in snowy woods.

Big Game Hunting

Wyoming Lawmakers Want to Quadruple Hunting License Application Fees

A mountain lion sneaks up on a pair of hunters.

Predator Hunting

My Buddy Called in a Mountain Lion. It Attacked Before He Ever Saw It

By Reed Peterson

A steelhead in California.

Climate & Environment

L.A. Wildfires Torched One of SoCal’s Last Remaining Steelhead Streams

A man holds up a nice bass while wearing a winter jacket in a bass boat.

Quick Strike Podcast: 3 Winter Escapes for Bass Addicts

A bull elk bugles on the side of a hill behind two cows.

Wildlife Management

Colorado Is Switching Its Big-Game Draw. Here’s Why Hunters with Preference Points Are Short-Changed

By Natalie Krebs

A Louisiana hunter with a black bear he harvested.

Black Bear Hunting

Veteran Tags Potential Record Black Bear During Louisiana’s First Bear Season in Decades

By Jonathan Olivier

A red rock canyon on Utah's BLM land.

Public Lands & Waters

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Utah’s Public-Lands Lawsuit

By Andrew McKean

An illustration of Jim Carmichel and an Iranian game warden.

Big Game Hunting

Carmichel in the Middle East: Risking Our Lives to Hunt Iranian Ibex

By Jim Carmichel

An angler with a big bowin; a close-up of a fishing lure.

Kayak Fisherman Catches State-Record Bowfin on His Nephew’s Custom-Made Lure

Dead deer hit by a car lying by the road with motion blurred vehicle, U.S. Highway 14, Wyoming, USA.

Wildlife Management

The Ultimate Guide to Eating and Donating Roadkill

By Christine Peterson

south dakota rooster

Policy & Legislation

The Federal Walk-In Hunting Access Program Won’t Be Funded in 2025. An Even Bigger Budget Battle Looms in the Next Farm Bill

By Alex Robinson

A lone mule deer buck stands on a snowy ridge.

Mule Deer Hunting

Why Mule Deer Are North America’s Greatest Big-Game Animal

A pencil drawing of a timber wolf pinning down a hunter who is scrabbling for his rifle.

I Was Attacked by a Timber Wolf

Two vintage white bucktail jigs lay on a gray wooden plank.

Baits, Lures, & Flies

The Bucktail Jig Still Catches Everything. Here’s What All Anglers Need to Know About This Old-School Lure

By Alice Jones Webb

Four deer lit up with a thermal on a prairie.

Policy & Legislation

Survey: Idaho Big-Game Hunters Would Ban Drones and Thermals, But Keep Most Other Tech

By Andrew McKean

A grizzly bear walks through the snow in Yellowstone National Park.

Wildlife Management

Grizzly Bears Will Remain on Endangered Species List, Feds Say

A bald cypress grows out of the swamp in the Okefenokee.

Public Lands & Waters

Feds’ Expansion of Okefenokee NWR Could Help Prevent a Proposed Mine There — If It Sticks

An illustration of a duck hunter paddling in a windswept lake.

Why Duck Hunters Die

By Alex Robinson

Shaun Ing with a big catfish caught in the UK

Catfish Fishing

Landing This 8-Foot Catfish, Possibly the Largest Ever Caught in the UK, Was Like ‘Walking 12 German Shepherds’ at Once

By Natalie Krebs

Three wolves stand together on the top of a snowy hill.

Wildlife Management

Podcast: Wolves Will Be Delisted, Public-Land Transfer Attempts Will Fail, and Other 2025 Predictions

By Andrew McKean

A rancher walks across a snowy prairie past a carcass of a dead cow killed by a wolf.

Wildlife Management

Ranchers Submit $582K Bill for Colorado Wolf Damages, Which Could Drain the State’s Depredation Fund Entirely

A young boy in a blaze orange hat poses with a large black bear.

Black Bear Hunting

Sixth Grader Tags Nearly 600-Pound Black Bear While Hunting with His Grandpa

By Alice Jones Webb

A nice Ohio buck with a unicorn antler.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘I Hadn’t Shot a Deer All Year.’ Hunter Tags Unicorn Buck in the Final Days of Muzzleloader Season

A pair of 7mm Backcountry rounds on an elk antler

Federal 7mm Backcountry, Tested and Reviewed

By John B. Snow

Eighteen large black bass are lined up on the tailgate of a pickup truck along with spearfishing gear.

Wildlife Management

Poachers Caught with 76 Pounds of Illegally Speared Bass in Urban Texas Lake

By Alice Jones Webb

Bison feed along a spring in the snow.

Wildlife Management

Montana Sues Yellowstone National Park for Having ‘Utterly Failed’ to Manage Its Bison Herd

By Natalie Krebs

A cleaning table full of pikeminnows; a man fishes from a powerboat.

Pacific Northwest Angler Earned $164K for Catching Pikeminnow, Shattering the Payout Record

An illustration of a setter on point in the snow.

A Young Pup, an Old Setter, and a Point I’ll Never Forget

By Floyd A. Baker

Football players get ready for the snap.

Patriots Hall-of-Famer Caught Turkey Hunting Behind Stadium Says ‘I Hunted that Property Forever’

A bowhunter with a giant Rocky Mountain bull elk.

Bowhunter with 86 Bulls to His Credit Tags a Pending World-Record Elk