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Elk eating hay in Montana.

Big Game Hunting

States Want to Issue Lots of Transferrable Big-Game Tags to Landowners. Regular Hunters Want to Stop Them

By Andrew McKean

Lynn Bumgardner with his record yellow perch.

Tennessee Fisherman Catches Kentucky State-Record Perch

A Canadian man in a hospital bed.

A Hiker Says He Was Attacked by a Cougar. Officials Say It Never Happened

A bighorn sheep was poached and beheaded.

Wildlife Management

Reward for Intel on Oregon Bighorn Poacher Hits $4,500 as Conservation Orgs Chip in

A flock of Canada geese takes off from a snowy river bank.

Public Lands & Waters

A Stretch of the Yellowstone River Long-Closed to Waterfowl Hunting Might Reopen Soon. Some Hunters Aren’t Thrilled

An angler holds up a smallmouth bass in a parking lot.

Smallmouth Bass

Huge Smallmouth Bass Caught in Indiana Should Break 32-Year-Old State Record

Sandbar sharks fight over a hooked red snapper.

Saltwater Fishing

Watch: Snapper Fishermen Work Up a Shark Feeding Frenzy off Florida Coast

A sow black bear and three cubs sit near a tree.

Black Bear Attacks Pennsylvania Woman in Her Own Backyard

A wildfire in Texas is killing quail.

Climate & Environment

The Biggest Fire in Texas History Will Help Quail Someday. Right Now It’s Killing Them

A miniature whitetail deer stands in a backyard.

Wildlife Management

Man Photographs Mutant Miniature Deer in His Backyard

Will Thermals Change the Way We Hunt?

By Andrew McKean

A fisherman wearing 3D goggles holds up a bass.

Watch: YouTuber Syncs Apple Vision Pro with LiveScope

Two men paddle a canoe across Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

Climate & Environment

Feds Say Mining Company Can’t Divert 1.4 Million Gallons Water per Day from Georgia Wildlife Refuge

Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey with his team of dogs.

5-Time Iditarod Champion Kills a Moose, Guts It Mid-Race

Two dead sawfish found dead in Florida.

Saltwater Fishing

Endangered Sawfish Are Dying in the Florida Keys and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why

300 PRC vs 300 Win Mag cartridges lined up

300 PRC vs 300 Win Mag

By John B. Snow

An orca swims by itself.

Wildlife Management

Watch: Orca Kills and Eats Great White Shark on Its Own, Stunning Scientists

A wildlife biologist next to a breeding ball; holding up a Burmese python.

Wildlife Management

Florida Python Trackers Remove Two Giant Mating Balls in Record Day of Snake Hunting

By Natalie Krebs

A sign with Smoky the Bear warns of fire risk.

Public Lands & Waters

Here’s Why No One Can Agree on How to Manage America’s Old Growth Forests

A gray wolf walks through the snow in Yellowstone National Park.

Wildlife Management

Montana Authorities Are Investigating a Suspected Wolf Poaching Near Yellowstone

A bass pro fishes from his bass boat.

Elite Series Angler Riles the Industry by Sharing ‘the Truth’ About Professional Bass Fishing

By Derek Horner

A search and rescue training operation

Wilderness Survival

Hikers and Backpackers in the American West Hit Their Garmin InReach SOS Button Most Often

Poached deer antlers rest on the hood of a police vehicle.

Wildlife Management

Tennessee Man Who Poached 20 Deer from the Road, Threatened to Kill a Landowner Gets Lifetime Hunting Ban

A deer disease like arterial worm makes this deer have puffy cheeks.

Wildlife Management

9 Deer Diseases Every Hunter Should Know

A group of anglers with an all-white (leucistic) sailfish.

Saltwater Fishing

Anglers Catch All-White ‘Billfish Unicorn’ Off the Coast of Guatemala

Brian Beckstead casts on the shore of a mountain lake.

Ultra Fishing: Meet the Trail Runner Who Covers 25 Miles in a Day to Catch Unpressured Trout

A teenager kneels with a fat tiger trout held in his hands, an dholds the fish by his tailgate.

West Virginia Teen Lands New State-Record Tiger Trout That Barely Fit in the Net

Biologists investigate a dead shark found on a Florida beach.

Did Anglers Accidentally Kill the 15-Foot-Long Great White Shark That Washed Up in Florida?

Screenshots of a hawk being attacked by muscovy ducks and a guy rescuing them

Wildlife Management

Watch: “The Hawk’s Gotta Die,” Man Tells Buddy Who Breaks Up Bird Fight

By Natalie Krebs

A giant white sturgeon lays on a dock.

Wildlife Management

Oregon Man Does Jail Time for Poaching 7-Foot White Sturgeon, Estimated to Be 80 Years Old

A Connecticut angler holds up a big bluefish.

Saltwater Fishing

Anglers Disqualified from Bluefish Tournament Lose $32K, Say Mandatory Polygraphs Are B.S.

A drone-mounted camera shows a wounded buck in the woods.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Man Convicted of Wildlife Crimes for Trying to Help Undercover Game Wardens Recover a Deer with His Drone

An old Outdoor Life cover framed for purchase in the OL cover shop.

Classic Outdoor Life Covers Are Now Available as Prints and Posters

By Alex Robinson

Angler releases giant king salmon in Argentina.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Watch: ‘Absolute Beast’ of a King Salmon Proves Why the Next World Record Will Come from Argentina

augmented reality glasses

A Bassmaster Pro Is Using Augmented Reality Glasses for LiveScoping

By Pete Robbins

A survival instructor sips rainwater out of a rock. Photo by Benjamin Rasmussen

Survival Skills

This Survival Instructor’s Lesson? The Wilderness Isn’t Out to Get You

Story by Andrew McKean, Photographs by Benjamin Rasmussen

A coyote walks across the snow in Canada.

Wildlife Management

Coydog, Coywolf, or Coyote? A Complete Guide to Eastern Canids

A pack of hogs in Texas as seen through a drone-mounted thermal imaging camera.

Wildlife Management

Mississippi Has a Wild Hog Problem. Lawmakers Think Legalizing Drones for Hunting Them Will Help

A bull moose in a field in Denali National Park.

Wildlife Management

Two Men Poached a Moose in Denali National Park, Then Abandoned the Meat Because They Were Scared of Bears

Is Joe Rogan Good for Hunting?

By Alex Robinson

A bull elk looks across grassy plains.

Wildlife Management

Man Busted for Allegedly Killing 42 Elk, Selling Meat for Cash at a Rest Stop

A snarling mountain lion leans on a fallen tree.

Four Mountain Bikers Overpowered the Cougar That Nearly Killed Their Friend

Dead snow geese with avian influenza are frozen into a lake.

Wildlife Management

The Story Behind the Snow Goose Mass Die-Off Video

A composite image of deer visiting vine scrapes.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Truth About Rope Scrapes, One of the Hottest Tactics in Whitetail Hunting

By Natalie Krebs

A Wolf Attacked My Dog and Then Charged at Me

By Richard P. Smith

An x-ray image of a crappie with ball bearings in its gut.

Crappie Fishing

Investigation Reveals Kansas Record Crappie Was Stuffed with Ball Bearings

Wildlife Management

Minnesota Congressman Posts Viral Video of Wolf Killing Deer at Logging Site. Calls for Delisting

Wildlife biologists and houndsmen with a cougar they fitted with a GPS collar.

Wildlife Management

Utah Mountain Lion Makes 1,000-Mile Journey to Colorado, Where It’s Killed by Another Cougar

ice fishing crappie

Crappie Fishing

Crappie Barotrauma Controversy: Are All Crappies Caught in Deep Water Destined to Die?

A fisherman holds up a fat rainbow trout caught from a creek in Maryland.

Fat Rainbow Trout Caught from Historic Creek Shatters Maryland State Record

argali ram with hunters and mongolian flag

Hunting Argali Sheep with a Crappy Scope, One Box of Ammo, and No Translator

By John B. Snow

A dead mountain lion was discovered in Arkansas.

Wildlife Management

A Dead Cougar Was Found in Arkansas for the First Time in a Decade. Experts Aren’t Sure What Killed It

Chesapeake channa

Chesapeake Channa Might Be the Most Delicious Freshwater Fish of All Time

wolves wisconsin

Wildlife Management

Retired Game Warden Under Investigation After Shooting a Collared Wolf in Wisconsin. He Claims Self Defense

Michel Beaulieu poses with a shed bighorn sheep horn.

Wildlife Management

A Hunting T.V. Show Host Who Says He Didn’t Know the Regs Just Got Fined $31K for Poaching Violations

Wildlife Management

The onX Effect: Digital Mapping Apps Have Changed the Way We Hunt. Now What Will They Do With All Our Data?

By Christine Peterson

A flock of Marco Polo sheep rest on a hillside.

Montana Man Charged for Illegally Cloning and Breeding Marco Polo Sheep from Central Asia

A Tennessee hunter with a buck and a drone flying overhead.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Drones Could Revolutionize How Hunters Recover Lost Deer … If They’re Not Banned First

By Hayden Sammak

A buck lies half-submerged in half-frozen water.

Mule Deer Hunting

Question of Ethics: The Buck I Was Snow Tracking Suddenly Broke Through the Ice. Should I Shoot Him?

By Nick Fasciano

Bear tracks walk through snow on a path in the woods.

Survival Skills

Identifying Animal Tracks — A Complete Guide

California Guide’s Roosevelt Elk Is a New World Record. It’s Not His First

A portrait of archer Liko Arreola shooting her bow at home on Maui.

Even for Archery Prodigy Liko Arreola, the Journey to Becoming a Champion Is Full of Highs and Lows

By Scott Einsmann

A Ute Tribal Fish and Wildlife sign against a blue sky.

Policy & Legislation

‘Disrespectful Violations’ Prompt Ute Tribe to Close 4 Million Acres to Nontribal Hunters, Anglers, Campers

By Natalie Krebs

A mountain lion jumps over a man standing below.

Wildlife Management

Watch: A Biologist Darts a Mountain Lion. It Nearly Attacks Him