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It Took Me Decades to Draw a Bighorn Sheep Tag — But It Was Well Worth the Wait

By Andrew McKean

Composite photos of body cam footage and a group of duck hunters.

Wildlife Management

‘Textbook Rally, Shoot, Kill.’ Game Wardens Catch Waterfowl Guide Rallying Sea Ducks on Video

Wildlife Management

Video: Wildlife Agents Rescue Bighorn Sheep That’s Stuck in Frozen River

By Kris Millgate

hunter with sheep head

Hunting Sheep In the Yukon Has Been a Dream Adventure for Generations. But That Opportunity May Be Fading

By Alex Robinson

Senior staff writer Tyler Freel wears an Outdoor Life revenant hoodie.

Apparel & Knives

Outdoor Life Merch Drop: You Don’t Have to Be Hugh Glass to Snag a Revenant Hoodie

An angler holds up a huge Texas bass.

Largemouth Bass

This Fisherman Just Caught the Same 14-Pound Bass from the Same Dock for the Third Time in 4 Years

max point blank zero

Here’s Why the Maximum-Point-Blank-Range Aiming System Is Flawed

Wisconsin trapper with furs, which will last longer than meat from game.

Climate & Environment

Hunting for Meat Is Widely Accepted. Wearing Fur from the Predators You Hunt and Trap Should Be, Too

A crew in an airboat comes to the aid of a boat locked in river ice.

Natural Disaster Survival

‘Young Guys Think They’re Invincible.’ Duck Hunters Rescued by Airboat After Becoming Trapped in a Frozen River

By Kris Millgate

A hunting rifle with a suppressor on it

Policy & Legislation

South Dakota Is Preparing for Suppressor Deregulation. These 16 States Should Follow Suit

By Natalie Krebs

Two gray wolves

Wildlife Management

Utah Confirms It Killed 3 Gray Wolves for the First Time in 16 Years

By Christine Peterson

A Pennsylvania hunter with a big 10-point buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Pennsylvania Hunter Tags a Giant Buck with His Flintlock. It Should Become a New State Record

A man holds up a giant great white shark tale

Watch: We Just Caught and Released a Huge Great White Shark from the Beach

6.8 western cartridge

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Wisconsin Sharpshooter Is Fined $10,000 After Deer Culling Violations

kid on high elevation summit

How Far Should We Push Our Kids in the Outdoors?

By Christine Peterson

A fisherman holds up a nice Great Lakes steelhead.

Salmon and Steelhead Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Secrets of a Great Lakes Steelhead Guru

Kansanans culling jackrabbits during a Dust Bowl rabbit drive.

The Dust Bowl Jackrabbit Drives Were the Darkest Days of Small-Game Hunting in America

By Natalie Krebs

State record yellowfin tuna

‘Those Guys Know How to Fight Fish.’ Florida Angler Lands Louisiana’s Pending Record Yellowfin Tuna

An illustrated collage of scenes from deer hunting.

Mule Deer Hunting

I Watched the Glory Days of Mule Deer Hunting Rise, Then Slip Away. I’m Still Hopeful for What Comes Next

The Seekins SIC

Podcast: The Biggest News, Trends, and Products from SHOT Show 2026

By Alex Robinson

A black and white photo of Jack O'Connor shooting with a sling.

Jack O’Connor Explains Why You’ve Been Using Your Rifle Sling All Wrong

By Jack O'Connor

Ice fishermen stand outside a shanty.

I Got My First Taste of Smelt Fishing on a Frozen Maine River, Where the Party Went Till Midnight

A herd of bison graze on a hillside in Montana.

Policy & Legislation

BLM Says American Prairie’s Bison Can No Longer Graze on Public Lands

A cartridge and a mushroom bullet the Remington 7 Backcountry

The Most Interesting New Ammo from SHOT Show 2026

By Natalie Krebs

A screenshot from body cam footage of a hunter being arrested in South Carolina.

Wildlife Management

Video: A Hunter Was Arrested for Glassing a Dummy Buck During a Poaching Sting. Now He’s Suing the DNR for Abuse of Power

Leupold BX-6 rangefinding binos.

The Leupold BX-6 Range HD Binocular Runs Your Favorite Ballistic Calculator, Drops onX Pins, and More

By Natalie Krebs

Colorado officials look over a wolf in a helicopter.

Wildlife Management

Colorado to Pause Wolf Reintroductions as Feds Apply Pressure and States Balk at Providing Them

By Kris Millgate

beretta suprema

Semi-Auto Shotguns

The 11 Coolest New Shotguns of SHOT Show 2026

By Alex Robinson

Canoeists in the Boundary Waters.

Policy & Legislation

House Votes to Strip Critical Boundary Waters Protections in a Blow to Sportsmen and Public Lands

By Christine Peterson

New Handguns of SHOT Show 2026

A barbed wire fence in North Dakota.

Looking for Private Land to Hunt in North Dakota? Check Out This New App

By Kris Millgate

A photo of the Garmin Xero L60i on a rock.

This New Garmin Xero L60i Is a Truly Innovative Rangefinder. It Also Costs $2,500

By Scott Einsmann

An angler with a big muskie caught from Green Bay.

Pike and Muskie Fishing

Wisconsin’s Muskie Record Was Broken 3 Times in 2025. This One Took the Crown

The Seekins SIC

New Rifles of SHOT Show 2026

A close-up of an angler holding a Florida pompano.

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Flat-Out Florida Pompano Fire

Fred bear bowhunting in Alaska

Fred Bear Bowhunted All Over the World. These Two Hunts Were Too Much for Him

By Fred Bear, as told to Ben East

A fish cleaning table with halibut and pacific cod hanging.

Wildlife Management

Former Alaskan Guide and Convicted Poacher Found Guilty of Commercial Fishing Fraud

eurasion wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon Are the Gem of the Pacific Flyway — and I’ve Become Obsessed With Hunting Them

By Scott Haugen

A color photograph of ice fisherman behind an igloo.

A Spark Plug, a Paper Clip, and Pliers Helped Me Catch More Lake Trout Through the Ice

By John B. Gleason

southern rabbit hunting

The Vanishing Legacy of Southern Rabbit Hunters

By Robert DeWitt

Ben Lilly faces off with a bear

Grizzly Bear Hunting

Mountain Man Ben Lilly’s Infamous Showdown with a Mexican Grizzly

By Frank C. Hibben

An elk hunter with a giant Alaska bull.

I Traveled to Alaska for My First-Ever Elk Hunt and Tagged a Pending Record Bull on Opening Day

A wildfire burning on national forest land in Utah.

Public Lands & Waters

Utah Will Co-Manage 8 Million Acres of National Forest. Insiders Say It’s (Probably) Not a Way of Transferring Federal Land to States

By Christine Peterson

An old illustration of a hunter shooting a shark and a buck in the sea.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Just Wanted to Shoot a Nice Buck. I Ended Up Fighting a Shark

By Phil H. Moore

This is how you master the wind while prone

Big Game Hunting

How Hunters Can Master the Wind on Long Shots

By John B. Snow

Paddling a tandem canoe across a lake in the Boundary Waters.

Public Lands & Waters

Trump Administration and Congress Are Attempting an ‘Unprecedented Maneuver’ to Roll Back Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Protections

By Dac Collins, Alex Robinson

The bronze sheep statue outside KUIU headquarters was stolen.

Watch: Thieves Steal Bronze Sheep Statue at Kuiu Headquarters, But Can’t Fit It In the Getaway Car

By Kris Millgate

Mallards in flooded corn.

Waterfowl Hunting

Has Hot Cropping Ruined Duck Hunting? Here’s What the Data and Biologists Say About How Flooded Corn Affects Waterfowl Migration

By Natalie Krebs

A crew of anglers with the Virginia record bluefin tuna.

‘The Most Amazing Bite I’ve Ever Had.’ Monster Bluefin Tuna Smashes State Record That Was Just Hours Old

A photo of three wolves in Wyoming

Public Lands & Waters

Podcast: USFWS Director Brian Nesvik on the Future of Refuges and Wildlife Conservation

By Andrew McKean

A mountain lion on red sandstone in the Southwest.

Wildlife Management

Utah Is Culling Cougars to See If It Helps Deer. Houndsmen Aren’t Happy About It

By Kris Millgate

A photo of an ice fisherman holding up two white perch.

Panfish Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Crush Slab White Perch Through the Ice This Winter

A view of the Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge in central Oregon.

Public Lands & Waters

Interior Department Plans to Open All Its Public Land to Hunting and Fishing — Unless Specifically Closed by Site Managers

By Andrew McKean

A trapper with a beaver.

Why America Needs Trapping More Than Ever

A bull moose wades in an Idaho stream.

Wildlife Management

Idaho Man Gets Lifetime Hunting Ban for Roping a Bull Moose

trophy coues deer at night

I Hunted Coues Deer in Mexico’s Cartel Country

By John B. Snow

An illustration of a man smoking a pipe in a deer camp

Whitetail Deer Hunting

I Let the Biggest Buck of My Life Walk So a Kid Could Tag It

By Perry Johnson

An illustration of a deer heart and a fixed blade knife.

Wild Game Recipes

These 6 Wild-Game Rituals Have Stood the Test of Time

By Alex Robinson

tiny but heroic looking jack russell terrier stands in front of downed cape buffalo

Big Game Hunting

10 Epic Photos of the Fearless Safari Dogs in South Africa

By Tyler Sladen

An Oklahoma bow hunter with a record-book bull elk.

After Finally Listening to My Buddy, My Bull Is a New Oklahoma State Record

A photo of an old elk hunter with a polaroid and an ivory

21 Hunters on the Lucky Charms We Never, Ever Hunt Without

An illustration of a dog and a coyote fighting

I Track Coyotes with Dogs and Snowshoes. It’s the Greatest Hunt of All Time

By Albert L. (Bud) Livingston

An Iowa hunter with a 14-point buck.

Whitetail Deer Hunting

Disabled Army Vet Caps off a Special Muzzleloader Season with Two Big Bucks in Three Days

A bowhunter with the new Oklahoma record nontypical elk.

Army Veteran Arrows State-Record Elk on a Military Base in Oklahoma