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‘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

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

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

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