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Hunter Anthony Faus holds up Pennsylvania’s new No. 2 archery buck. Courtesy of Pennsylvania Game Commission Anthony Faus of East Berlin, Pennsylvania, arrowed a monster buck with a crossbow on Oct. 15, 2022. He tagged the 22-point non-typical giant in Adams County near the Maryland state line. He shunned publicity, however, and his trophy went …
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Look back at any review of a Harley-Davidson touring model (and any other model than the Pan America), and there’s a good chance you’ll find a sentence or two about Harley’s weird choices when it comes to suspension. Specifically, the rear shock(s). It seems as though, in order to bring the seat height as low …
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For miles, we rode into a dense cloud of ruddy South African dust. Those dusty roads connected rocky trails and choice stretches of pavement like the famed Franschhoek pass which, on a Saturday, was reminiscent of California’s own Angeles Crest Highway. We watched eclectic groups of open topped roadsters interspersed with an equally varied slew …
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The author with a stud smallmouth. Kristine Fischer I was first introduced to kayak fishing as a kid. We would take family fishing trips to the boundary waters and our little resort offered paddleboats, canoes, and kayaks for use. Then in high school and my early college years, I would borrow kayaks to fish farm …
One of the whitetails that got stuck on the roof of Mid-City Lumber in Jefferson City last Wednesday. KRCG News At least a few people who drove past Mid-City Lumber in Jefferson City, Missouri, last Wednesday did a double take as they looked out their windows. A few even slowed down long enough to gawk …
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The Henry Homesteader is a handy PCC carbine chambered in 9mm. John B. Snow We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › The Henry Homesteader 9mm Carbine is a good reminder that guns are supposed to be fun. We’re awash with serious firearms. Serious …
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Zeiss’ SFL 40 binoculars stood up to the rigors of life aboard, even during a Northeast winter. Joe Albanese One of Zeiss’ newest offerings, the SFL 40, offers fast-focusing capabilities in a lightweight frame that delivers the impeccable low light performance the company is known for. I tested a pair of the SFL 40 binoculars …
Use multihook rigs to load up on species such as blackbelly rosefish. George Poveromo Special delivery: Sign up for the free Salt Water Sportsman email newsletter. Subscribe to Salt Water Sportsman magazine for $19 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. Deep-dropping between 500 to more than 1,000 feet has blossomed in popularity. The rewards are delicious …
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An Australian man wades through a raft of dead fish on the Darling-Baaka River. @thomaswielecki via Facebook Australia’s third-longest river, the Darling-Baaka, is experiencing yet another catastrophic fish kill. Millions of fish went belly up near the small inland town of Menindee last week, and government officials worry the die-offs could continue. They point to …
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Have you ever wondered why your owl hoot works so well?. John Hafner Of all the creative ways to strike up a gobble, the owl hoot is a tried-and-true classic. But in all the times you’ve let “who cooks for you” rip, have you ever stopped to wonder why turkeys often gobble in response to …
The opinions expressed by Mr. Allen do not reflect the views of the editorial staff here at Motorcycle.com. In fact, we would be surprised if they reflect the views of anyone remotely familiar with the sport. Grand prix motorcycle racing – MotoGP to aficionados – is a Eurocentric parlor game for the rich and not-so-famous. …
Jacob W. Frank / NPS THEY WERE UNMISTAKABLE as they moved through the brush. Where there had been nothing moments before, the backs of five wolves now bobbed in silent procession through a thick patch of red willows. I snapped to attention and quietly tipped my tripod-mounted rifle forward. I had to pick one. In …
Mason McCormick (left), Alexis Virgillito (right), and Alexis’ father Bradley hold up their winning stringer at Caney Lake. courtesy of Bradley Virgillito via Facebook A pair of young anglers made their mark on the Louisiana High School BASS Nation circuit on March 19. Fishing the “Hawgfest” tournament on Caney Lake, Mason McCormick, 18, and Alexis …
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With the teeth and snout only a crocodile could love, should anglers be afraid to swim in waters where alligator gar roam? Courtesy Texas Parks and Wildlife A recent news item about a rare melanistic, solid-black alligator gar caught my eye. The headline trumpets, “Internet calls it terrifying!” It turns out that some unidentified person …
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Officers believe the cougar saw the man’s head moving above the water close to the ground and didn’t realize he was a human. Connor Meyer / NPS An evening soak turned into a confrontation with an apex predator in Chaffee County, Colorado, on Saturday when a mountain lion clawed a man relaxing in a hot …
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A solitary coyote will travel hundreds of miles (and cross as many roads as necessary) in order to find a new territory. NPS Using live traps and dog collars, a landowner in northwest Ohio is conducting his own research into how far coyotes can travel. David Yankee’s homespun coyote-tracking project has been underway for more …
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After a case of shakes, the author is all smiles. Outdoor Life WHEN I FIRST met the Cohutta gobbler, I had no faint suspicion that he and I were embarking on one of the magnificent outdoor adventures of my life. The time was early spring. The woods were splotched with chalky clumps of dogwood in …
Anglers should use push poles instead of trolling motors to sneak up on skittish fish in shallow, clear water. Courtesy Hewes Special delivery: Sign up for the free Salt Water Sportsman email newsletter. Subscribe to Salt Water Sportsman magazine for $19 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. The advent of the remote-controlled trolling motor might be …
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Ditch Ballard with his giant wels catfish. Ditch Ballard Anglers know Spain’s River Ebro as the “catfish capital of Europe” because of its giant wels catfish. English fisherman Ditch Ballard provided another story for that legendary river when he hooked a massive catfish on a freezing February night. Ballard was targeting carp while fishing from …
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Alan Cathcart’s conversation with Stefan Pierer continues, as the PIERER Mobility president and chief executive officer discusses his motorcycle brands (namely, KTM, Husqvarna and Husqvarna), and some of their competition. This includes MV Agusta, of which PIERER gained a stake in 2022. —ED. Interview with KTM’s Stefan Pierer – Part 1 Alan Cathcart: Let’s talk …
Cisco was a working cattle dog and Blaze was a pet. Courtesy of Greg Sykes and Roy Gollobith Two collared wolves from Colorado’s North Park pack killed a working dog on March 13 and fatally injured a pet dog on March 14. The dogs lived on neighboring ranches located about four miles from each other …
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Throughout much of turkey country, hunters are seeing fewer strutters on the landscape. John Hafner As the snow melts and temperatures climb, spring turkey seasons across the country are starting to open. In some regions like the Upper Midwest, wild turkey populations seem healthy. In others, especially the Southeast, an ongoing turkey population decline has …
The 420z combines efficient handling with fishability. Courtesy SeaVee Boats Special delivery: Sign up for the free Salt Water Sportsman email newsletter. Subscribe to Salt Water Sportsman magazine for $19 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. Making its debut at the 2023 Miami International Boat Show, the long-awaited SeaVee 420z features an innovative cross-ventilated step-hull design …
blackboxguild / Adobe Stock YEARS AGO, a popular winter fishing destination in my area was at the outflow of the now defunct Oyster Creek power plant at the Jersey Shore. During the cold months, resident striped bass would pile into the warm discharge, most of which flowed through public property that was legally accessible. Droves …
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The herd was killed near the Columbia River on the southwestern border of the state. Lance Cheung / USDA Two dozen elk died in Washington State last week when a freight train on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line collided with a herd that was standing on the tracks. Three of the 26 elk had …
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A couple of days ago, we were tipped off by Harley-Davidson blogger Dr. Dan Morel about photos of an alleged new CVO Road Glide and CVO Street Glide taken from the factory floor. Morel has since sent us another photo, offering a clear look at the CVO Road Glide’s right side, including evidence that the …
“I like the idea of racing things that were never meant to be raced.” – Roland Sands The brainchild of one Mr. Sands, the Super Hooligan National Championship is all about taking bikes that were never meant to be raced, but may have sporty inclinations, and sticking them on a racetrack – highly modified, of …
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Grouper get big, really big. But have you ever wondered what they look like when they’re the size of a cherry tomato? The life history of most game fishes is pretty amazing. Although some species may grow to more than 1,000 pounds, all begin life as one of millions of eggs the size of a …
Clubbing jackrabbits that were driven into a corral. This image, taken in Kansas sometime between 1934 and 1936, was printed on a postcard. | kansasmemory.org, Kansas State Historical Society, copy and reuse restrictions apply IT WAS the driest year on record when 21-year-old Paul Gatschet saw the advertisement in the local paper. Volunteers wanted, announced …
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Drew Schreiber, on the right, caught this massive yellowedge grouper during an overnight outing in the Gulf of Mexico. Drew Schreiber Drew Schreiber may have missed an IGFA world record by a little more than a pound when he hauled in a massive yellowedge grouper during an overnight outing in the Gulf of Mexico in …
As the Coronavirus pandemic gradually disappears in the rear view mirror of history, in its aftermath the global motorcycle industry continues to experience rapid and sustained growth. Leading this charge among European companies is the KTM Group, whose parent company PIERER Mobility AG finished 2022 on a continued high, after a 12th successive record year …
Crates of invasive goldfish, collected from a B.C. lake for study. Christian Tisdale / Stocksy When the novelty of a pet goldfish wears off, people often dump them in water may allow goldfish to spread and overpopulate places far and wide. This is bad news for native critters and healthy waterways, say government officials in …
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Trijicon Tenmile 3-18×44 FFP scope is an ideal optic for long-range hunting rigs. John B. Snow The Trijicon Tenmile 3-18×44 first focal plane scope is a great example of the trend in products that bridge the realms of precision shooting and hunting. For technically inclined hunters who like to dial their dope for longer shots …
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After years of success with the 765 cc Moto2 spec engine, Triumph would be foolish to ignore all that it has learned on the international racing stage, and the 2024 Triumph Street Triple 765 R and RS are proof that the engineers have been paying attention. While most of the focus was on increasing power, …
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The author fishes for bowfin and pickerel in the Suwannee River Sill on the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Toni Furniss At first, it’s a subtle tug. A nibble, really. With a quick strip set, the line goes tight and the dark water roils as a prehistoric air-breather erupts. The fish makes a few more tarpon-like …
Mahi grow fast, but anglers seem to catch them just as quickly, leading some captains to voice concerns over declining numbers, especially of larger fish. Michael P. O’Neill Thank God for the mahi. It never fails. When someone learns that I’ve fished all over the world, they immediately ask me, “What’s your favorite fish to …
Harley-Davidson released the bulk of its 2023 lineup about two months ago, but we’re still waiting to here about more models, such as the Custom Vehicle Operations models that will be joining the CVO Road Glide Limited Anniversary. We may not have much longer to wait, as videos of a new CVO Road Glide and …
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The Bear Legend (left) costs $460. The Elite Era (right) costs $1699. Scott Einsmann Everything is more expensive these days, and that includes flagship compound bows. These are the bows that major manufacturers promote as their latest and greatest—and they keep creeping up in price. Five years ago, Hoyt raised eyebrows with the price of …
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Lila with his catch-and-release record pike. Minnesota DNR Brad Lila of Hudson, Wisconsin, was ice fishing on the sprawling 132,000-acre Mille Lacs Lake on Jan. 22 when he caught, measured, and released a big northern pike. The Minnesota DNR has certified the fish at 46.25 inches long as a tie for the state-record in the …
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Boucha, after wrestling the laker through the ice. Courtesy of Sam Boucha It was a long and cold fight, but worth the effort when lifelong angler Sam Boucha hauled an estimated 57-pound lake trout through a hole in the ice on March 3 from an unnamed lake near Red Lake, Ontario. Boucha and her boyfriend, …
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Game Boy’s “Pocket Sonar” unit. Gaming Historian Electronics are a hot button topic in fishing lately. Over the last few years, the advent of technology like side-scan, down-scan, and forward-looking sonar has a lot of folks asking if the sport is getting ruined because we’re giving fish no place to hide. The answer, naturally, depends …
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Sean Murphy (left) and Greg Hamilton and getting after it with their long guns during a training session. Tanner Denton If you want to get better at something, it’s worth learning from the best. As a guy who likes to shoot at small pieces of steel at very long distances, I’m always looking to up …
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A worker cleans sargassum seaweed from a beach in Mexico last year. Artur Widak / NurPhoto via Getty Images A massive floating jungle of sargassum seaweed—so large it can be seen from space—is on a collision course with the North America mainland. It’s most likely hitting land somewhere on the Gulf of Mexico shoreline, according …
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Ben Lilly—the last of the mountain men, portrait by W. Herbert Dunton. This story originally appeared in the May 1948 issue with illustrations by Bob Kuhn. Outdoor Life This story, “Last of the Mountain Men,” originally ran in the May 1948 issue of Outdoor Life. Ben Lilly, a legendary hunter and houndsman of the American …
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Bluefin tuna often inhale clear poppers, exposing the leader to their teeth, but heavy fluoro minimizes bite-offs. Courtesy Clear Choice This scenario repeated itself time and again this summer off the Southern California coast: Boats would pull up on huge schools of surface-feeding bluefins—known as foamers for the vigorous way they churn up the water—charged …
News flash: Suzuki is still selling the DR-Z400SM. Can you believe it? One of the early adopters of the street-legal supermoto craze, Suzuki had a lot of people excited with this bike. Unlike former MOron Sean Alexander in his ride story below, I was less than thrilled with the bike. Anemic and heavy, it dulled …
Harley-Davidson has officially revealed the X 350 for the Chinese market, a small displacement flat track-inspired roadster produced with Qianjiang Motor (QJ Motor). As of this writing, the X 350 is only confirmed for China, though a modified variant known as the X350RA will be used in Harley-Davidson Rider Academy programs in the U.S. QJ …
The gator entered the homeowner’s backyard through a broken fence. jeremy / Adobe Stock An unidentified homeowner had a terrifying experience in his backyard when a large alligator charged and grabbed his dog in its jaws this week. The incident happened in Deltona, Florida, which is just north of Orlando, according to Fox35 Orlando TV. …
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Josh Kelsey tagged the bull in September 2022. Courtesy of Josh Kelsey It took Josh Kelsey more than two decades of hunting and a half-decade spent chasing the same bull to grasp the most important lesson of all: If you want to kill the biggest elk in the woods, you have to be the biggest …
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The desert outside Los Angeles. David McNew / Getty Images A LONE DOVE soared over us, and Kent abruptly stopped his Tacoma on the side of a dirt road. He and I debated whether to get out. We’d hiked 5 miles that morning in futile pursuit of doves and jackrabbits and were about ready to …
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I’ve been wearing Alpinestars Copper Denim Pants in one form or another for seven years, and while I’ve been quite happy with how they looked like traditional jeans and provided comfort off the motorcycle, none of our staff of MOrons have put them to the ultimate test until now. If you’ve read my recent 2024 …
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New Yorkers had big fish, a lot of fish, and then a lot more big fish blasting bait off the beach all season. Capt. John McMurray Special delivery: Sign up for the free Salt Water Sportsman email newsletter. Subscribe to Salt Water Sportsman magazine for $19 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. We were fishing big …
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Fishing reefs and wrecks in Marathon and the Florida Keys is as common as the postcard sunsets. But bottom fishing can bring with it an all-too-common sight: a deep water fish floating away after being released. It’s called barotrauma, where the fish’s body cavity expands and distorts, leaving them helpless at the surface. Initiatives are …
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Approximately 200 pronghorns have died from the disease so far. WGFD The Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced Thursday that it’s investigating a rare disease outbreak that has killed roughly 200 pronghorn antelope in the state over the last several weeks. These mortalities are concentrated near Pinedale, a sparsely populated town at the base of …
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Lorna Smith voted in favor of closing Washington State’s spring black bear season. Paul Thomson via Getty Images A wildlife commissioner in Washington State who has de-emphasized the role of hunters in wildlife management—instead recommending using large carnivores to control deer and elk populations—is the target of a lawsuit filed this month by the Sportsmen’s …
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Mike Dragon holds up a stud rainbow from the Kvichak River, where our fishing lodge was based. Dac Collins THE BEEF GOT REAL when they cut the lines on our boats and sent them drifting down the Alagnak River toward Kvichak Bay. Fortunately for us, the boats didn’t make it very far before spinning out …
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The CWD outbreak remains contained in the western part of Manitoba. Tom Koerner / USFWS On March 6, the Manitoba Department of Natural Resources and Northern Development announced the discovery of the province’s first and second cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in whitetail deer. These two cases join 18 other mule deer cases to …
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Wild game chefs tend to like their meat a little rarer than what federal agencies might advise. HLPhoto / Adobe Stock If you’re ordering beef at a restaurant, you can expect the question: “How would you like that cooked?” Maybe you’re the type who wants a bloody steak. Maybe you prefer a burger that could …
Great white sharks are rarely caught from shore. Big John Shark Fishing Adventures Shore-based charter shark fisherman John McLean led a group of four angling clients to the catch of a lifetime on Feb. 12. The group hooked, battled, landed, and promptly released a large great white shark from Pensacola Beach in Florida’s far western …
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Anglers in New Jersey are no longer permitted to gaff striped bass with the passage of a new law in January 2023. Joe Albanese It had been a long time since I’d seen it, but this past November I watched a gaff sink solidly into the side of a hefty striped bass on a nearby …
My love for the KTM 790 Duke has been well documented on MO, but the reality is that had KTM been a little less tight-lipped when I was laying down my hard-earned cash for the bike, I might never have owned it. Instead, an 890 Duke R would probably be parked in my garage. That …
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Pointing your rod tip at a jumping tarpon makes it harder for the fish to throw your hook. Jason Stemple Special delivery: Sign up for the free Salt Water Sportsman email newsletter. Subscribe to Salt Water Sportsman magazine for $19 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. History counts many notable kings on land, but there is …
Michael Byers WHAT STARTED as a normal morning in the deer woods turned out to be the scariest day of my life. It was March 2020, and my friend Billy Phillps and I were hunting one of the suburban properties we have permission on in northern Virginia. Our state has an extended urban antlerless season …
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When targeting yellowfin, bluefin, or giant bigeye tuna like this one, you need to have a spinning reel that’s up to the task. Ryan Morie Months of planning, weeks of preparation, days of travel, and hours of casting all culminate in a single moment. And when a triple-digit tuna explodes on a surface popper, the …
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The author with a stud common carp caught on the fly. Joe Cermele Step back in time ten years or so and fly fishing for carp was exploding. It became so popular that it served as fodder for fly fishing films, spawned new guide services, turned previously unknown waters into destinations, and even prompted big …
Footage from the moment this Idaho moose charges a snowmobiler has gone viral. Jeremiah Bigelow / Instagram A snowmobiling trip near Palisades, Idaho intensified for a group of five riders when a moose charged the front rider on March 2. A video showing the exact moment when the moose charges the snowmobiler has now gone …
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The Banish Backcountry suppressor is designed specifically for hunting rifles where overall weight is a concern. John B. Snow The Banish Backcountry by Silencer Central is a clever little suppressor. As the name suggests, it was designed to be a lightweight option for outdoorsmen to run a silencer on their hunting rifle. In this role …
Clam We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Whether you’re a newbie to the sport of ice fishing or a seasoned angler, everybody needs that one ice fishing rod to handle multiple species. These versatile ice rods are sensitive enough for sunfish, crappies, …
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In honor of the beginning of the 2023 racing season, MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series, has agreed to give two lucky entrants a subscription MotoAmerica Live+ for the 2023 season and a pair of three-day passes to the MotoAmerica event of the winner’s choice. For those who don’t know, MotoAmerica is officially sanctioned …
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