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A black bear walks across a meadow in a national park.

Black Bear Hunting

Florida Commission Unanimously Approves Black Bear Hunt, Despite Anti-Hunting Rhetoric

boundary waters canoe area wilderness

Climate & Environment

Podcast: “This Type of Mine Has Not Been Done Without Polluting.” Why the Boundary Waters Mine Is a Bad Trade

By Alex Robinson

duck poaching bust

Wildlife Management

The Ducklegger War: How an Undercover Agent Busted a Massive Ring of Market Hunters and Waterfowl Bootleggers

A rock with the word "HELP" scrawled on it.

Survival Skills

Missing Man Found in Canadian Wilderness After Scrawling ‘HELP’ on Makeshift Rock Shelter

big trout small flies

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Giant Trout on Tiny Flies

A winning team celebrates onboard after a billfish tournament.

Saltwater Fishing

13 Epic Photos from the Fishing Tournament that Pays Million-Dollar Checks (and Where an NBA Legend Finished Second)

A wake boat in surf mode kicks up a big wave.

Wildlife Management

Wake Boats Aren’t Just Eroding Shorelines. They’re Harming Lake Bottoms, Too

smallmouth bass

Smallmouth Bass

Old School Tactics for Catching Fall Smallmouth Bass

Hunter Jim Carmichel in a black hat and red shirt sitting behind a deer.

Myth of the Iron Deer: Our Legendary Shooting Editor Explains Why Simply Choosing a Bigger Cartridge Is a Bad Idea

By Jim Carmichel

A meandering river flowing through a meadow.

Robbing the LWCF Would Hurt America’s Public Lands. Maybe That’s the Point

A group of tournament anglers pose with a big escolar on the scales.

This Record Fish Caught in the Gulf Peeled Off 2,000 Feet of Line Before Anglers Knew It Was Hooked

A cape buffalo in tall grass in South Africa.

The Recent Death of an American Hunter Highlights the Dangers of Cape Buffalo Hunting in Africa

By Kris Millgate

Why the Remington 870 Is Still the Greatest Pump Shotgun (and Why It’s Hard to Find New Models in Stock)

By Phil Bourjaily

Largemouth Bass

Old-School Tips for Catching Giant Bass in Small Ponds

By Anthony A. Ciuffa

A disabled angler and his family out on a fishing boat in the Gulf.

Saltwater Fishing

This Gulf Coast Captain Customized His Boat and Gear So He Could Guide Disabled Anglers

Where to Hunt Ducks: 4 Underrated States for Freelance Waterfowlers

By Alex Robinson

Levi Morgan shoots for his 14th ASA shooter of the year title

Bow Hunting Gear

Podcast: Levi Morgan on Archery Myths and Misconceptions

By Scott Einsmann

Nash Buckingham Once Shot a 25-Black-Duck Limit (and 8 Geese) During the Glory Days of Waterfowl Hunting

By Nash Buckingham

An Arizona angler with a record-sized largemouth bass.

Monster Largemouth Bass Caught in Tournament Should Be a New State Record

.270 winchester ammo

Jack O’Connor on the .270 Winchester vs .30-06 Springfield

By Jack O'Connor

Scarlett Johansson poses for a photo at Cannes Film Festival.

Wildlife Management

The Newest Tool for Hazing Wolves? Scarlett Johansson’s Voice

By Kris Millgate

An NHL mascot turns back to look at a charging bear.

Watch: NHL Mascot Charged by Brown Bear While Fishing in Alaska

world record muskies

Pike and Muskie Fishing

The World-Record Muskie That Turned Out to be a Hoax — and the Investigation That Brought It Down

By John Dettloff

Predator Hunting

The Legendary Cowboy Who Caught More Than 1,000 Wolves With His Bare Hands

By John R. Abernathy as told to Monroe H. Goode

Male lion (panthera leo), Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.

Big Game Hunting

Blondie the Lion Is Already Being Called the “Next Cecil.” Here’s Why That’s a Problem for Lion Conservation in Africa

By Robbie Kroger

A hunter guts a deer in the woods.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

9 Expert Field Dressing Tips That Will Make Gutting a Deer Much Easier

By Alex Robinson

A fisherman with a rare deepwater fish; fisherman's son with another rare fish.

Father and Son Catch Two Bizarre Record Fish on the Same Day

A government contractor in Arizona whose been threatened and targeted by wild horse advocates.

Public Lands & Waters

This Cowgirl Is Tackling Our Wild Horse Problem. Activists Want Her Dead

A Utah hunting guide in the mountains; the guide's pointer.

Survival Skills

After Rolling His UTV, This Man Crawled 11 Hours Through the Mountains with Only His Dog to Guide Him

By Kris Millgate

A wild hog walks across a field.

Everything You Didn’t Need to Know About the DNR Pig Sting at Ted Nugent’s High-Fence Ranch

claycopter target thrower

Upland Bird Hunting

Want to Improve Your Wingshooting This Fall? Change Up Your Summer Training

By Alex Robinson

A pheasant hunter setting out.

Upland Bird Hunting

Where to Hunt Pheasants: The 4 Best States for DIY Hunters

By Natalie Krebs

Podcast: How I Stopped a Charging Griz at 5 Yards (with a 10mm)

A fisheries official reaches into a net filled with stocker rainbow trout.

Stocking Fish Is Getting So Expensive that Kansas Is Slashing Its Trout Season

By Kris Millgate

A black lab near the water ; a dog after recovering from surgery.

Carolina Man Who Saved His Duck Dog from a Gator’s Jaws Says He’d Do It Again in a Heartbeat

A big fluke caught aboard a flounder party boat operated by the Big Mohawk.

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Become a Party Boat Flounder Pounder

An Arizona fisherman with the new state-record redear sunfish.

Giant Redear Sunfish that Fought Like a Bass Is a New Arizona Record

Big Game Hunting

My African Safari Nearly Ended in a Shootout

By Scott Haugen

An illustration of an electronic rifle

My 3 Wild Predictions About Rifle and Shotgun Technology Didn’t Exactly Come True

By Jim Carmichel

Glock G20 10mm and DLP grizzly bear

These Alaskans Stopped a Charging Grizzly at 5 Yards with Their 10mm Pistols

A photo of seized deer mounts

Wildlife Management

5 Men Were Busted for a Trophy-Buck Poaching Ring. They Killed 60-Plus Deer

By Natalie Krebs

Three Black Bears in Montana

We Rented a Forest Service Cabin for Our Fishing Trip. We Spent the Weekend Battling Problem Bears

By Leon Copenhaver

A gray wolf trots across a sage flat

Wildlife Management

Colorado Suspends Trapping After a Wolf Tripped a Coyote Trap at a Livestock Operation and Died

By Kris Millgate

falconer releases goshawk into the air in dry grassland

Photos: This Hunter’s Falconry Demands Discipline, Stamina, and a Pack of Bird Dogs

Photos by Nick Kelley, Story by Natalie Krebs

A painting of a mako shark feeding on a fish

Tales from the Mako Shark Fishermen Who Make Captain Quint Look Like a Rookie

A bull moose flings a hunter into the air in an illustration

I Was Nearly Killed in a Freak Moose Attack. Then My Buddies Abandoned Me

By Clint Buckmaster, as told to Jim Rearden

A free-ranging horse walks across a forest road in Arizona.

Public Lands & Waters

Podcast: Sued, Sabotaged, and Threatened. Meet the Cowboys Caught in the Middle of the West’s Wild Horse Problem

Where to Hunt for Deer OTC

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Where to Hunt Deer: The 5 Best Whitetail States for DIY Hunters

By Alex Robinson, Derek Horner

Two anglers with a big lake trout from the Midwest.

Michigan Lake Trout Floors Biologists, Who Say It’s the Oldest Fish They’ve Ever Seen

A marsh rabbit sits in the grass in Florida.

Wildlife Management

Florida Just Deployed 40 Robot Bunnies to Trick the Worst Predator in the Everglades

An illustration of an American alligator about to attack a black Lab retrieving a duck.

Before They Were Delisted, American Alligators Were the Original Grizzly Bears

By Frank Sargeant

Kansas blue catfish state record.

Catfish Fishing

Kansas Just Certified a New Record Blue Catfish, and It’s a Giant

By Natalie Krebs

A hunter in a Hawaiian shirt raises a shotgun with crows, geese, and pigeons in the background.

The 4 Best Bird Hunts of Summer

By Will Brantley, Brian Lovett

An illustration of Jim Jordan shooting a running giant buck with a lever action.

Solving the 65-Year Mystery of the Jordan Buck, the Biggest Whitetail Ever Killed in America

An illustration of a hunter with a caribou bull and a big bull moose.

I Arrowed the World-Record Caribou by Pretending to Be a Tree

By Tommy Frye, as told to Blair A. Peterson

A lightning bolt comes down out of the night sky.

Natural Disaster Survival

Local Archer and Volunteer Hailed as a Hero After Lightning Strike Kills 1, Injures 13 at Archery Club

The Hunt for a Record Cape Cod Striper in the suft

Striped Bass Fishing

After a Weeklong Skunking on Cape Cod, We Caught the Biggest Striper Blitz of the Fall

By Frank Woolner

A male sage grouse stands on a lek in Wyoming.

Wildlife Management

Have North Dakota’s Sage Grouse Winked Out Completely?

By Kris Millgate

A bunch of sportfishing boats head offshore from Cabo San Lucas.

Saltwater Fishing

The ‘Super Bowl’ of Offshore Fishing Tournaments Is Expanding into Costa Rica

A collage of screenshots from a viral video of ticks swarming a deer.

Wildlife Management

Viral Video of Deer Crawling with Ticks Is Nightmare Fuel. It’s Also a Warning

By Alice Jones Webb

Claude Dallas killed two game wardens in 1981.

The Manhunt for Claude Dallas, the Poacher Who Killed Two Idaho Game Wardens and Fled

A bowfisherman holds up a record-sized flathead catfish in Michigan.

Bowfisherman Sticks a State-Record Catfish, Has to Wrestle It Out of the Creek with His Bare Hands

An angler in Idaho holds up a state-record lake trout.

Record Lake Trout Caught in Idaho Is a Sign of a Fishery Reborn

A waterfowl production area sign.

Policy & Legislation

Podcast: Are Conservation Groups Spending Our Money Wisely?

By Natalie Krebs