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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

By Outdoor Life Staff

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 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 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

A black bear sits in a green field.

Policy & Legislation

Florida Rep Cites ‘Crack Bears’ in Effort to Legalize Killing Black Bears in Self Defense

Houndsman Killed a 400-Pound Bear with a Knife to Save His Dog and Hunting Buddy

By Richard P. Smith

A white crappie caught in Kansas.

Panfish Fishing

“I Caught That Fish Legally and Honestly.” Kansas Officials Seize State-Record Crappie, Strike It From Record Books

A trail camera photo of a buck in Mississippi.

Hunter Tags 15-Point Buck with Unusual Double Rows of Tines

Two trail runners kneel next to a dog that was attacked by a mountain lion.

My Running Buddy and I Charged the Mountain Lion That Was Trying to Kill His Dog

By Pete Deneen, as told to Dac Collins

AIARE 1 students skin into the mountains.

I Took an Avalanche Safety Course to Learn How to (Probably) Not Die in the Mountains

By Ashley Thess

The Accufire OMNIS is a new digital spotting scope that represents the shift toward digital optics.

The Next Generation of Digital Smart Optics Promises to Replace Traditional Scopes and Binoculars

By Scott Einsmann

A man interacts with Kodiak bear cubs in Florida.

Wildlife Management

Body Cam Footage: Kodiak Bear Cubs Found Wandering Down Road in Florida, Thousands of Miles from Native Range

By Outdoor Life Staff

Ammunition on a shelf in a California gun shop.

California Law Requiring Background Checks for Every Ammo Purchase Reinstated After Just Six Days

By Dac Collins, Natalie Krebs

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Does Ozonics Actually Work? Here’s What 5 Independent, Diehard Deer Hunters Say After Field Testing

By Alex Robinson

Hand carved decoys

Photos: The Iconic Hand-Carved Decoys of the Illinois River Valley

A hunter looks through a red-dot sight on a duck gun.

Red-Dots for Wingshooting? Manufacturers Say We’ll Soon Have Optics on Our Duck Guns

By Natalie Krebs

Would Banning Doe Harvests Help Save Northwoods Deer Hunting?

By Alex Robinson

Remington Nitro-steel duplex

New Ammo of SHOT Show 2024

By Tyler Freel, Natalie Krebs

Chase Cominsky sits on a curb and talks to police.

Wildlife Management

Walleye Tournament Cheater’s Deer Poaching Charges Dropped

New Thermal Scopes and Optics of SHOT Show 2024

By Scott Einsmann

A grizzly bear walks over dead timber in the woods.

Wildlife Management

Montana Man Killed a Grizzly, Threw Its GPS Collar in the River, and Hid Its Claws in a Hollow Tree, Feds Allege

A man wearing ear and eye pro shoots a new Browning A5 in 20 gauge.

Double Barrel Shotguns

New Shotguns of SHOT Show 2024

By Natalie Krebs

A pair of night-vision binoculars shows a showroom floor at SHOT Show 2024.

The New Buk Ops Binocular Turns Low Light into Daylight

By Scott Einsmann

Two short fixed-blade knives side-by-side

New Knives of SHOT Show 2024

Two anglers from Quebec pose with a giant Atlantic halibut they caught through the ice.

Quebec Anglers Catch Giant Atlantic Halibut Through the Ice

The MAC 9 1911DS, a silver gray semi-auto handgun on a wooden background.

New Handguns of SHOT Show 2024