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An illustration of a bear biting the hand of a West Virginia houndsman.

Black Bear Hunting

A Black Bear Tried to Kill My Dogs. Then It Turned on Me

A young hunter with her first buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

This Kindergartener’s First Deer Is a Huge Droptine Buck

A magazine spread featuring an illustration of a duck and a US naval destroyer.

I Hunted Ducks from a U.S. Naval Destroyer During the Korean War

By D.J. Carrison

Trophy burbot on winter fishing laid out on ice

Quick Strike Podcast: Pro Tips for Catching Burbot Through the Ice

A black man in hunters camo holds a rifle.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I’m an Immigrant, a Veteran, and Finally… a Hunter

By Ron Taylor, as told to Natalie Krebs

An illustration of a man, Frank Glaser, flying off a sled led by sled dogs.

The Legend of Frank Glaser, the Toughest Woodsman Alaska Has Ever Seen

A bass boat with a cutout of a kayak mounted to the stern platform, and an inset pic of bass.

Fisherman Caught Staging Kayak Pictures in a Bass Boat Banned from Tournaments for Cheating

Ryan Callaghan behind a spotting scope

Policy & Legislation

Outdoor Life Podcast: Is Ryan Callaghan the Optimist Our Public Lands Need?

By Natalie Krebs

A hunter with a big Oklahoma buck.

Oklahoma Hunter Tags His Biggest Buck Yet — from the Ground

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Deer Hunting Gear

Cheap Deer Hunting Gear That Actually Works

By Josh Honeycutt

An illustration of a hunter in a blue jacket leaning out a barn window to shoot a deer.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Drove 180 Miles to Hunt Deer. The Biggest Buck of My Life Lived Behind My Barn

By Harold Brigham

a rutting bull moose stands in a river

I Spent 12 Days Trapped with a Moose Guide Who Wouldn’t Give Up

By Andrew McKean

A Tennessee game warden with trophy bucks confiscated from a poacher.

Wildlife Management

‘Penitentiary Poacher’ Busted for Killing Trophy Bucks at a Tennessee Prison

A hunter and his buddy with a big Missouri buck.

Louisiana Bowhunter Drives 9 Hours North to Tag a Giant Buck After a Rainstorm

The Organ Mountains National Monument in New Mexico.

Public Lands & Waters

Former New Mexico Congressman (and Supporter of Public-Land Transfers) Picked to Lead the BLM

By Andrew McKean

A hunter with a Pennsylvania buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Tracked a Buck for 36 Hours to Find a Game Warden Had Already Taken the Antlers

A gray wolf stands in a river in Minnesota.

Wildlife Management

Feds Say They Won’t Craft a Nationwide Wolf Recovery Plan, Opening the Door to Delisting

By Christine Peterson

A record striped bass on a measuring board; an angler holds up a big striper.

Perch Fisherman Catches a State-Record Striped Bass on Light Line

A mule deer buck in the desert with a sunrise.

Mule Deer Hunting

I Passed on the Biggest Mule Deer of My Life

By Mark Sullivan

A bowhunter admires a big Iowa buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Public-Land Hunter Says This Huge Iowa Buck Is ‘the Pinnacle of His Bowhunting Life’

A teen whose face is blurred out sits behind a domestic turkey that he killed during turkey season.

Teen Charged with Felony for Killing a Turkey on His Family Property Found Not Guilty

An illustration of Frank Glaser falling down dogs.

The Day My Sled Dogs Took On a Grizzly — and Won

By Frank Glaser, as told to Jim Rearden

A view of the village of Kipnuk after Typhoon Halong.

Alaskan Officials Extend Moose Seasons in Areas Still Reeling from Devastating Typhoon

Hand-knapped stone points on handmade arrow shafts.

Survival Skills

Why I Keep Choosing Bushcraft Over Modern Convenience

A dead buck that was infected with EHD.

When EHD Hits Deer Paradise a Hunter Is Left to Make Sense of the Devastation

By Andrew McKean

A bowhunter with an 8-point buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Bowhunter Tags His Target Buck After Watching It for 6 Years on Trail Cameras

A collection of hated worms

Quick Strike Podcast: Trout Flies We Love to Hate (But Keep Using)

Two search-and-rescue professionals hike along a hillside in Oregon.

Wilderness Survival

Oregon National Guard Deployed as Search for Missing Deer Hunter Enters Third Day

A deer hunter with a big buck from Indiana.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Indiana Hunter Tags a Dandy 12-Pointer, Then Hauls the Buck Out in a Canoe

An illustration of an old-school hunter rattling

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Was Rattling Really Born in Texas? The Untold Story Behind the Favorite Tactic

By Hart Stillwell

An illustration of a man and a buck falling down a snowy hillside.

Mule Deer Hunting

I Work Hard for All My Deer. This Buck Humbled Me

By Andy Russell

A Soviet-style illustration of a bear.

Black Bear Hunting

The Ex-Communist Bear Baiter of Saskatchewan

By Andrew McKean

bighorn sheep on highway

Wildlife Management

The Unexpected Bright Side of Roadkill (and What It Means for Big Game)

By Andrew McKean

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Grizzly Bear Hunting

I Thought Alaska Had Beaten Me. Then, Finally, I Saw the Biggest Brown Bear of My Life

By Kenneth C. Kellar

Speed testing arrows

Bow Hunting Gear

Everything Bowhunters Need to Know About Arrow Speed

By Scott Einsmann

A sow grizzly stands on her hind legs.

Another Hunter Was Just Mauled by a Grizzly, This Time in Alberta

By Natalie Krebs

Ryan Callaghan has been named the new president and CEO of BHA.

Public Lands & Waters

Ryan ‘Cal’ Callaghan Named the New CEO of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers

By Natalie Krebs, Alex Robinson

A photo of a big brown trout being released.

Wildlife Management

It’s Time to Rethink Catch-and-Release Trout Fishing — or Get Much Better at It

By Christine Peterson

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Kentucky Hunter Tagged This Massive Buck After Receiving a Cell Cam Photo and Driving Through the Night

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Whitetail Deer Hunting

19 Eerie Trail Camera Photos You Can’t Unsee

By Josh Honeycutt

Two guys drag a deer out of the brush.

Hunter Recruitment

21 Ways to Recruit New People into Hunting and Fishing

A black and white photo of a crossbow set as a trip wire.

Wildlife Management

Game Warden Tales: I Hunted Down a Trip-Wire Crossbow Poacher

Whitetail Deer Hunting

27 Bad Excuses Why You Didn’t Kill a Buck Last Year

By Will Brantley, Tony Hansen

A motion spinning decoy on the water.

The 3 Motion Decoys All Duck Hunters Need on a Calm Day

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of a grouse hunter sitting on a porch.

My Dog and I Got Lost in the Grouse Woods. We Found Something I Still Can’t Explain

By Joel M. Vance

Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘His Antlers Grew 40 Inches.’ Kansas Hunter Arrows Massive Nontypical Buck

A whitetail deer makes a scrape on the edge of a field.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Where to Kill a Buck This Weekend: Target These Key Food Sources and Scrapes

By Derek Horner

A painting of two bears attacking a guy.

They Tell You to Play Dead When a Brown Bear Attacks. I Found Out If It Really Works

By Rollin Braden, as told to Marguerite Reiss

Fisherman Joe Cermele holds up a cow striped bass.

Striped Bass Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Use This Key Baitfish to Catch Your Bass of a Lifetime

Joey Pendry died three weeks after being attacked by a grizzly.

Elk Hunter Dies 3 Weeks After He Was Attacked by a Grizzly

By Kris Millgate

A composite image of Ian Stasko and Andrew Porter, elk huntersw ho died in Colorado last month

Wilderness Survival

‘Tragically Unlucky.’ The Real Story of What Happened to the Elk Hunters Who Disappeared in Colorado’s Wilderness

A buck scent checks a doe.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The 9 Best Deer Stand Locations for Hunting the Rut

By Michael Hanback

Skinning a deer in a skinning shed.

Don’t Toss Out Your Deer Hides. Here’s What to Do With Them Instead

The .280 Remington Should Have Been a Success. Here’s Why It Wasn’t

By Jim Carmichel

benelli advanced impact

Video: We Tested Benelli’s Advanced Impact Barrel Claims

By Alex Robinson

A Missouri bowhunter with a buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

College Kid Plays Hooky and Arrows a Huge Missouri Buck with 3 Main Beams

Colorado officials stand over a wolf crate in the dark.

Wildlife Management

US Fish and Wildlife Director Calls Out Colorado Wolf Program. Could the Next Release Be Stopped?

A hunter in a blaze orange Outdoor Life rooster hoodie holds up a pheasant for a Lab.

Outdoor Life Merch Drop: Rooster Hoodies Are Here

By Natalie Krebs

ANWR coastal plain

Climate & Environment

Trump Administration Opens the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Drilling

By Natalie Krebs

A pair of mallards prepare to land.

‘AI Told Me Duck Season Was Open,’ and Other Reasons Officials Are Warning Hunters Not to Rely on AI

A gambel's quail sits ona. log in the evening sunshine.

The Time Jack O’Connor Trespassed, Killed a Quail in a Lady’s Yard, and Somehow Still Got Hunting Permission

By Jack O'Connor

An older yellow Lab returning with a wild rooster.

I Learned One of Life’s Most Important Lessons from My First Bird Dog

By Christine Peterson

The new state-record sow black bear in Maine.

Black Bear Hunting

Maine Guide Snares a New State-Record Black Bear

Two fishermen filming themselves on the river.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

These Salmon Fishermen Just Demonstrated the Absolute Dumbest Way to Get a Ticket