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A Pennsylvania flintlock rifle with a compartment in the stock.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

19 Timeless Photos from Pennsylvania’s Flintlock Season, the Last of Its Kind in the Country

Photographs by Henry Hung, Story by Derek Horner

An old color photograph of two deer hunters in Mississippi.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Spent Thanksgiving with Southern Hunters Who Ran Deer Hounds. Here’s What I Learned

By Robert E. Price

A kid's first deer hunt in a Louisiana swamp in the 1960s.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

My Son’s First Trip to Deer Camp Was a Rite of Passage — for Both of Us

By Grits Gresham

An illustration of a man with a hawken rifle near a crowd.

My Father’s Hawken Rifle Was Legendary for Taking Our Thanksgiving Turkeys

By Orie C. Ramsay

A hand on a rifle

Jim Carmichel on Why We Hunters and Shooters Miss

By Jim Carmichel

An illustration of a grizzly bear tumbling down a mountain as hunters get out of the way.

Grizzly Bear Hunting

A Grizzly Stole My Son’s First Deer. So We Tracked the Bear Down

By William J. McRae

A crossbow hunter with a 14-point velvet buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

This 16-Point Velvet Buck Is a New Maryland State Record

A collection of small flies held up in front of a wintery trout stream.

Quick Strike Podcast: If You Can Tie These 3 Flies, You Can Tie Anything

A bear on a road.

After a Single Bear Attacked a Group of Schoolchildren on a Hike, B.C. Urged to Reopen Grizzly Hunts

By Kris Millgate

I Shot the Biggest Roosevelt Elk of My Life on a Drive

By Scott Haugen

American Woodcock. (Photo by: Picturenow/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Upland Bird Hunting

I’ve Hunted Woodcock My Whole Life. I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This

By Henry S. Beverage

An illustration of two figures crossing an icy channel to reach a cabin

Wilderness Survival

Five Men Met Up for a Deer Hunt. Only Three of Us Survived

illustration of a deer hunter drawing

Mule Deer Hunting

How a New College Grad Found Direction from His Grandpa’s Deer Rifle

By Andrew McKean

Two bucks swimming across a pond

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Watch: The Craziest Rut Footage You’ll See All Year

By Natalie Krebs

Beretta suprema

Semi-Auto Shotguns

Beretta AX800 Suprema Review: This Could Be the Ultimate Duck Hunting Semi-Auto

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of a giant double-beamed buck running away from horses in the snow.

I Tracked This Double-Beamed Buck for 8 Miles Across Ohio

By Paul Helser, as told to Ben East

An elk hunter with his bull elk and the rancher who stole it.

Public Lands & Waters

Watch: A Landowner Stole My Buddy’s Public-Land Elk to Deter Us from ‘Hunting This Outfit’

By Andrew McKean

A bald eagle on a post.

Climate & Environment

Feds Announce Plan to Overhaul the Endangered Species Act. It Throws Out Science and Adds (More) Red Tape

By Christine Peterson

deer walks uphill in brushy field

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Quit Treestands a Decade Ago. It Turns Out Hunting Whitetails from the Ground Is More Fun

By Andrew McKean

A Utah biologist ropes a bighorn.

Wildlife Management

Watch: Utah Biologist Ropes 3 Bighorns Trapped in a Red Rock Formation

By Kris Millgate

A giant Missouri buck.

He Almost Skipped the Hunt for His Son’s Homecoming, Then Shot a 200-Class Droptine

A public health sign advising fishermen not to consume the fish in a contaminated pond.

Climate & Environment

The EPA Is Gutting the Clean Water Act, Which Has Protected Fish and Game for 53 Years

By Christine Peterson

A haul of pollock aboard a factory trawler.

Policy & Legislation

This Mind-Boggling Commercial Fishing Practice Is Robbing Alaska’s Anglers

Jim Carmichel with an elk

3 Rifles to Hunt the World, According to Jim Carmichel

By Jim Carmichel

mallards on private land

Waterfowl Hunting

Copper Wire Thieves ‘Cripple’ Arkansas Duck Waters Just Ahead of Opener

A bowhunter with a Missouri buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Missouri Bowhunter Tags 180-Class Buck That He Nicknamed ‘Texas Red’

Earl T. McMaster with his big Montana hwitetail.

I Shot a Limit of Mallards, then Tagged the No. 4 All-Time Record Buck

By Earl T. McMaster

Joe Cermele with a tautog caught on an ultralight jig.

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Tautog Like the Cool Kids

illustration of gunsmith at work

How the Kentucky Rifle Turned Frontier Deer Hunters into America’s First Snipers

By Fred R. Zepp

An offshore kayak fisherman with a big yellowtail.

Wilderness Survival

Search for Missing Fishing Influencer Ends 4 Days After Capsized Skiff Found Drifting Off Baja Coast

Mule Deer Hunting

These Basic Tools and Tactics Can Make Any Deer Hunter a Better Shooter

By Alex Robinson

A crossbow hunter with a big Kansas buck.

Fishing Guide Grunts in This Stud Kansas Buck to 2 Yards

A black and white and red illustration of a hunter looking behind him to see a big buck.

Mule Deer Hunting

Old-School Advice for Still-Hunting Whitetail Deer

A whitetail buck in a grassy field.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Why Trophy Deer Hunting Is a Trap

A bowhunter with a huge, 34-point Missouri buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Missouri Bowhunter Ends 3-Year Quest for ‘Cactus Jack,’ a 34-Point Buck

A sheep hunter in the Maroon Bells

Public Lands & Waters

Federal Public-Land Recreation Generates $350M Daily, Creates More Jobs Than Logging and Mining Combined

By Christine Peterson

A Maine hunter in blaze orange and a green check coat with a nice buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

‘I Laughed, I Cried.’ After 36 Years, North Woods Hunter Finally Tags His First Deer

By Natalie Krebs

Illustration of a hunter aiming a rifle at a deer in the snow.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

This Legendary North Woods Deer Tracker Is the Last of His Kind

By Gerry Bethge

A buck approaches cover

Whitetail Deer Hunting

The Whitetail Tactic Most Hunters Abandoned — and Why It Still Works

A No Trespassing sign posted in Utah.

Wildlife Management

A Mayor in Utah Who Pled Guilty to Hunting Violations Says He ‘Did the Right Thing’ After Screwing Up

A moose hunter falls backward as a black bear charges

My Guide Left Me Alone, and I Was Mauled by a Black Bear

By William D. Brown

A big Ohio buck photographed with a cellular trail camera.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Ohio Crossbow Hunter Sees a 190-Class ‘Mega Buck’ on Camera — and Tags It That Afternoon

the general sheds

He Bought the World Record Whitetail Sheds for $1 Million — Then Found Out They Had Been Tampered With

By Alex Robinson

Two hunters with a pending North Dakota record ram.

North Dakota Hunter Tags Pending Record Bighorn with the Current Record-Holder by His Side

By Kris Millgate

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

cheap deer gear

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’