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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

Six alligator hunters hold up a 14-foot gator.

Predator Hunting

This Opening-Day Gator Is One of the Biggest Ever Killed in Mississippi

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

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

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

Archery gear on wood.

Podcast: The Bowhunting Gear That Actually Matters

By Scott Einsmann

Mallards and pintails

Mallard Numbers Are Up This Year, Plus Duck Hunters Might See a 3-Pintail Limit Next Season

By Natalie Krebs

Teen holds up large tiger trout.

Teen’s First Tiger Trout from His Home Lake Is a New Wyoming Record

By Alice Jones Webb

A kayak angler hooked up with a marlin.

Saltwater Fishing

Watch: Marlin Tows Kayak Angler 11 Miles Across the Ocean in Epic, 5-Hour Battle

A bowhunter shoots a bull elk.

Watch: Utah Officials Reject Elk Hunter’s Claim that a Sheriff’s Deputy Stole His Bull Illegally

A grizzly sow walks on dirt with her cubs.

Wildlife Management

Watch: This Is the First-Ever Verified Sighting of a Grizzly Sow and Cubs on Vancouver Island

By Alice Jones Webb

30-30 vs 30-06: Comparing Two Granddaddy Rifle Cartridges

Houses with mountains in background.

Don’t Let Politicians Convince You That Selling Public Lands Is the Solution to America’s Housing Affordability Crisis

Mountain Lion atop a Rocky Outcrop Looking Ahead into the Trees

Wildlife Management

A Big Cat Hunting Ban Would Cost Colorado More Than $60 Million, Study Shows

A kayak fisherman holds up a nice largemouth bass.

Largemouth Bass

Cannibal Bass: What a Problem at an Illinois Fish Farm Can Teach Us About Catching Bigger Largemouths

An illustration of a pair of bull moose fighting in the snow.

A Bull-Moose Brawl and Meat-Packing Sled Dogs: A Mountain Man’s Last Hunt Before Winter

Fox hunters in the UK.

Small Game Hunting

UK Group Says Hunters Are an ‘Ethnic Minority’ in Need of Protection

An angler with a big chinook salmon caught in Montana.

Watch: Montana Retiree Catches Pending State-Record Chinook Salmon from His Pontoon

black bear walks through the woods

Officials Track Down and Kill the Black Bear They Say Attacked a 3-Year-Old Girl in Her Tent

Podcast: The Cheapest Way to Catch Tuna

A bird that died of avian botulism.

Wildlife Management

Hundreds of Ducks Dead Amid Reports of Avian Flu and Botulism at Two Critical California Refuges

A greater prairie chicken on the prairie.

Climate & Environment

A 7,100-Acre Solar Farm Is Slated for What’s Left of Wisconsin’s Best Prairie Chicken Habitat

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Michigan Makes Youth Hunt and Opportunities for Disabled Hunters Antlerless Only, Faces Heavy Backlash

By Alice Jones Webb

A tarpon jumps out of the water.

Watch: Maryland Charter Captains Keep Spotting 100-Pound Tarpon in Chesapeake Bay

Six month old Irish Setter Pointer in action during the duck hunting at the Lakeshore.

Sportsmen’s Group Sues Feds Over New Dog Import Rule, Says It Will Cripple Breeders in Canada and Europe

Indiana angler with record spotted gar.

Watch: Indiana Kayak Fisherman Shatters Another State Gar Record on His Quest to Break All 3

An illustration from Outdoor Life of two bowhunters shooting a bull.

My Buddy and I Shot the Same Elk — and It Turned Out to Be the Colorado State Record Bull

By Harry E. Troxell III

A woman gets too close to a bull elk.

New ‘Selfie Control’ Instagram Filter Gives Tourons an Idiot-Proof Way to Keep Their Distance from Wild Animals

By Alice Jones Webb

Watch: Snake Hunters Find Giant Python Being Eaten Alive by Ticks

Wildlife Management

Watch: Snake Hunters Find Giant Python Being Eaten Alive by Ticks

Using Forward Facing Sonar to Locate Fish

Largemouth Bass

7 Forward Facing Sonar Tips: Settings, Mounting, and Techniques Explained

By Chad Morgenthaler

geecrack cuebomb

Largemouth Bass

How to Fish the Geecrack Cue Bomb — and Other Rubber Dice Baits

A pet pig at an animal sanctuary.

Big Game Hunting

Hawaiian Hunters Help Turn in Hog-Contest Cheaters Who Stole a Pet Pig

By Alice Jones Webb

Wade fishermen on Gulf Coast.

Saltwater Fishing

Texas Fisherman Dies from Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Wade-Fishing in Flip Flops

RFK J with the dead black bear cub in 2014.

Wildlife Management

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits to Bizarre Prank That Involved Dumping a Dead Black Bear Cub in Central Park

By Alice Jones Webb

Everything you need to know to catch bass on a strolling rig

Largemouth Bass

A Complete Guide to Strolling for Bass: The Ultimate Rig for Forward-Facing Sonar

By Derek Horner