A lone mule deer that was found blind and emaciated in Custer County, Idaho, this summer had the plague, the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine announced Sept. 18. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game was notified of the sick mule deer on June 9, when a member of the public saw it …
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It is impossible to fly fish in earnest without obsessing over the flies themselves. We tie and buy and reinvent them, and since we’re bound to either lose them or wear them out, there is no such thing as too many flies. Sure, you might be able to get away with just a pocketful. But …
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We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › The recently introduced Labradar LX is a significant upgrade over the original Labradar, now called the Labradar V1, which for many years had been the go-to chronograph for serious shooters. The V1’s legacy is substantial. It …
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Dante Piraino already had a pair of 2-pound smallmouth bass in his boat’s livewell when he hooked a heavy fish in 30 feet of water at 9 a.m. on Sunday. Piraino was competing in a qualifying tournament on New York’s St. Lawrence River, and he needed some real weight to move up in the rankings. …
The perfect compound bow setup for whitetails will be easy to draw and shoot accurately from a treestand when the pressure is on and your heart is racing. It will be properly tuned. And it will sling arrows with a relatively flat trajectory over modest distances to give you a healthy margin of error when …
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You go out with coon dogs a dozen times, or maybe a hundred times, and the results are just so-so. Sure, you have fun. You strike coons and you chase them. You tree one 10 minutes after you put the dogs down. Or maybe you shoot five out of a single tree. By midnight you’ve …
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Surf fishing and flyfishing are both challenging. It might be easy to assume, then, that combining the two would present the ultimate angling test. But in reality, it’s a lot less daunting than many people believe. Those who live within range of migratory striped bass on both coasts have the perfect targets for breaking the …
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On Sept. 14, Robbie Status tried to get his wife, Susie Status, to go with him for a workday at their deer camp near Utica, Mississippi. But Susie had other plans. “I told him no, I was gonna hunt for ‘Big Boy,’ the buck I’d been watching since early July,” Susie tells Outdoor Life. The …
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What’s the most important piece of deer hunting advice you’ve ever received? I’m guessing it didn’t have anything to do with pre-rut tactics, analyzing moon phases, or developing cellular trail camera strategies. It was probably a lot simpler. Maybe something like: “Stop wiggling so damn much and listen for deer.” The thing is, these little …
Species such as tarpon don’t have stock assessments, partly because they’re not commercially harvested. That’s when nongovernmental organizations step up to track the fan favorite. Kevin Dodge Roxanne Willmer hears a lot of fish stories. As the tagging director for Gray FishTag Research, Willmer is in regular contact with anglers, often on the boat with …
Dan Wolfe held Red’s head steady as I pulled the cinch up tight around the horse’s middle, stuck my toe in the stirrup, and swung myself up into the saddle. Dan looked up at my freshly shaven face and smiled. “Hey, pardner, you look so good the deer won’t know who you are or what …
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Rhett Goolsbey is a young, hard-working ranch kid from Powell, Wyoming. He plays football, wrestles, and is a 4H member. And he’s now the youngest hunter in Wyoming history to kill a bighorn sheep. Rhett harvested the ram alongside his dad Bill after drawing a lottery tag. “He’s only in the 7th grade and weighs …
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Law enforcement officials have cited a series of pay lake operators, catfish anglers, and other suspects in a multi-state trafficking bust. The suspects were allegedly involved in harvesting catfish illegally and selling them to various pay lakes — sometimes transporting them across state lines to do so. A total of nine perpetrators were cited for …
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On menus and in fish markets across the country, you’ll see them labeled under their Hawaiian name, mahi-mahi, more than anything else, but these fish have several monikers. In Southern California, Mexico, Central and South America, they are dorado. In the Gulf of Mexico, around Florida, and into the Northeast, they are dolphinfish — often …
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Fishing in East Matagorda Bay, Texas, seatrout will chomp a jig and soft plastic combo. Soft baits of all kinds are very popular locally. While big-trout enthusiasts often head south for the winter, East Matagorda Bay sits tranquil, serene and crawling with some of the heaviest gator trout Texas has to offer. I know, Baffin …
Chris Moore and Austin Rush were working at Green Top Sporting Goods in Ashland, Virginia on Aug. 17 when a man walked into the store and said he had a large snapping turtle he’d like to have weighed. It was a first for Moore. “He’d called the store earlier and said he had a huge …
Kona, Hawaii is one of the best places in the Pacific to target big blue marlin, so it was a logical destination for Ian Keinath. The 37-year-old fly fisherman from Montana has been chasing marlin for the past 16 years, with the ultimate goal of landing an IGFA world-record blue marlin on the fly. Keinath …
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The Bureau of Land Management is having a moment. The largest public-land manager in the country is replacing gas wells with solar farms, elevating wildlife habitat to the same status as livestock grazing, and — starting this year — implementing provisions of the landmark Public Lands Rule, which aims to “restore” public lands that have …
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Among the triple crown hiking trails, the Continental Divide Trail, also known as the CDT, looms large. It’s the longest of the three (the other two being the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail), and the unofficial slogan of the CDT is “Embrace the Brutality.” At 3,100 miles, including all possible alternates, its scope …
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The FWC Lionfish Challenge in Florida saw record-breaking participation and harvest numbers this year. Some 285 divers removed 31,773 invasive lionfish from fragile coral reef ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, according to a press release from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. One of those scuba divers was 46-year-old …
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There are a few reasons why you shouldn’t leave your legally harvested elk carcass within reach of a family of grizzly bears. You’re guaranteed to lose some part of the animal, and you’ll be teaching the bears a bad lesson (that backyards are good places to score easy meals). You could also catch some heat …
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For private-land hunters, managing the deer herd is an important part of each season. In most of whitetail country this means shooting does in order to keep buck-to-doe ratios healthy and to prevent over-population and subsequent habitat damage. We rely on public-land hunters to keep deer numbers in check, too. And in many whitetail units …
Rod holders abound, with optional kite rod holders also available. Courtesy Cobia Boats Visit Cobia Build Your Cobia Find a Cobia Dealer My immediate thought when I first saw the new Cobia 265 CC Open was “I need more rods!” There were so many rod holders, including optional leaning post rod holders, optional kingfish rod …
Polish angler Kacper Stępień could be a new world-record-holder for common carp after landing a massive fish from Euro Aqua, a private lake in Hungary and a renowned carp fishery. Stępień was fishing there on Sept. 16 when he caught the 104.5-pound common carp, which would easily break the current IGFA all-tackle world record should …
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All elk hunters dream of a screaming bull that charges across a meadow and into bow range, hot steam still flowing from his nostrils. After all, calling in a bugling bull (or even just getting a response from one) is what makes elk hunting so thrilling. But learning how to call elk is about more …
There were four of us. Right after sunrise we had done an almost unbelievable thing. Within the space of a minute, we had killed four good moose, no farther than rifle range from our tents. We were packing the quarters the short distance into camp when the trouble started. The weather had been good for …
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We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › I’ve often said that the best deer rifle is the one you already own. That rifle, if not an actual treasure, has one quality that no other firearm can match — the experiences and memories it …
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In high school biology class I learned that all the matter in the universe is always there. It can neither be created nor destroyed. In other words, all stuff must be remade from other stuff, on and on. Forever. The deer eats the plants and drinks from the stream, and when he dies, he’ll decompose …
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Compact spinning reels allow for more finesse. Sam Hudson More anglers are targeting finicky fish with finesse tactics, and small spinning reels with sturdy construction, smooth drag and powerful gears are gaining popularity. Blain Anderson, product manager at Shimano, says crossover freshwater finesse tactics have created a demand for compact spinning reels. “When I’m casting …
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Smallmouth bass and chain pickerel. They’re both common across much of the United States — so much so that few people give much thought as to how they might expand their range. If you were to catch one in a lake or river where you hadn’t previously, you’d probably shrug it off as a fluke …
It was just after dark on Aug. 31 when Paul Myers, a well-known fishing guide on the Texas coast, settled into a spot on a privately owned shoreline with his client Emilie Song. He rigged three heavy-duty spinning rods with cut tilapia as bait, and then cast them out into the backwater bayou. “I’ve fished …
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The sounds of frenetic scratching on pine bark pulled my eyes skyward. Scanning the uppermost branches for any tell-tale movement, I expected to see the subtle shimmy of pine needles or a twitching bushy tail. But the canopy was still. As I reached for binoculars, a flurry of lacy white flakes fluttered down from directly …
Spacious elevated casting decks fore and aft offer sure footing and plenty of room to fish. Courtesy Contender Visit Contender Find a Contender Dealer Contender’s new 23Bay boasts a 12-inch draft and a 15.5-degree deadrise with a double-step bottom. Its lines are sleek and crisp, and response is immediate. In the light wind chop of …
I have been mauled by grizzly bears and mountain lions. A lion bit me through the left knee and did it no good at all. Anyway, I’m not kidding myself; I know that I’m no longer as young and spry as I once was when I roped lions in and around Grand Canyon. But I’ve …
Starting Sunday, Missouri hunters will be able to use drones to track and recover wounded deer, elk, black bears, and wild turkeys. The rule change was included in the Missouri Department of Conservation’s 2024 hunting regulations book, and the MDC reminded hunters of the change in a Sept. 6 announcement. Archery seasons for both deer …
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Planning a successful elk hunt requires a ton of prep work. A lot of hunters focus on the obvious stuff like fitness and gear, but understanding elk feeding habits should be more than just another task on your to-do list. It’s a key to unlocking their daily movements and patterning their behavior. It can be …
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Last year waterfowlers across the country commiserated about one of their worst duck seasons ever. The ducks, they said, just never showed up. Or when birds did come through their areas, they were in smaller groups rather than the historically massive flocks. That’s why many waterfowlers were stunned when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service …
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The big bull raged again, and my fingers tightened on the stock of my rifle. I glanced around at Vernon Scott, seated a few feet away. He nodded his head toward the tangle of oak brush in front of us, indicating that the bull would come in from that direction Seconds later another shrieking bugle …
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A deer eats a plant you don’t recognize. Then, another, and another, and it “selects” these over your food plot or corn pile. On another hunt, a buck hits several obscure native species, and completely ignores the crop fields, falling acorns, and other high-profile foods that deer hunters are supposed to focus on during the …
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A velvet mule deer buck that was killed with a bow in Colorado on opening day could be a new world record, according to a recent Instagram post by beast_broadheads. The buck was taken by resident hunter Seth Craft and measured as a typical, with an unofficial green score of 238 6/8 inches. If the …
The new Lowrance Recon is the brand’s first-ever trolling motor engineered for the rigors of saltwater fishing. Courtesy Lowrance Big news emerged from the 2024 ICAST fishing trade show in Orlando, Florida. Both Lowrance and Simrad debuted bow-mounted, electric-steered brushless trolling motors designed for salt water, representing the first trolling motors from either engineered to …
In January and February, officials with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources culled 170 elk on the Deseret Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit, which lies within the Morgan-South Rich Hunting Unit and is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The DWR says this was necessary due to an overpopulation of elk in …
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Pollock schools stack up throughout the lower portion of the water column, making them good targets for slow-pitch techniques. Kade Gewanter While some anglers find joy in a marsh teeming with redfish or trolling seamounts alive with wahoo, my happy place is on the pulpit of a headboat off the coast of New England in …
Darkness loomed on the remote Alaskan tundra. Skies to the west were much darker than five hours prior. It was comforting to finally hear the distant buzz of a bush plane’s engine that Pat, Tim, and I had been anxiously awaiting all afternoon. Earlier that day we checked in with the plane service in Kotzebue …
Alligator hunter Jason Ullendorf landed a massive, record-breaking gator on the Pascagoula River on Saturday, the last weekend of the 10-day Mississippi season. Ullendorf’s female gator measured 37 inches around the belly, had a tail girth of 32 inches, and was 11 feet, 3/4 inches long. The massive reptile weighed in at 324 pounds, according …
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A pack of five wolves has been relocated to an enclosure in an undisclosed location in Colorado following a multi-week capture operation. It was an effort designed to mitigate conflict with livestock producers in Grand County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed in a press release on Monday. The capture and relocation process began on Aug. …
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The ink barely dried on Chris Johnston’s Bassmaster Elite Angler of the Year check and already the off-season is off to a contentious start. As the season concluded last month, the days following the Elite Series event on the St. Lawrence River were full of drama surrounding professional anglers’ opinions on forward facing sonar. Clark …
A moose carcass recently found in Carbon County, Wyoming died from anthrax, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed Tuesday. Now state agencies are warning hunters, ranchers, and residents in the south-central part of the state to avoid approaching dead wildlife in the area. Test results from the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory determined that the …
“There’s one reason, mister,” the Georgia sheriff said stoutly, “why I don’t like your Wyoming country.” Max Wilde bristled like a stallion in a brush corral. “And what’s that?” he barked. “Everything’s too easy. You get on a horse, ride for a day, camp, walk out to the edge of a grassy park, and bang! …
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone who can help them figure out who poached a giant buck in Louisa County in early August. Iowa DNR conservation officer Joe Fourdyce says he’s waiting for helpful phone calls after a botched law enforcement response resulted in the buck’s carcass getting thrown …
The second shot was the charm for Frank Reynolds, a Missouri bowfisherman who arrowed the new state-record grass carp from his own private pond in early August. Reynolds’ record was made official Wednesday, a little over three weeks after he harvested the whopper carp on Aug. 12. That wasn’t his first brush with the fish, …
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The 231 CE boasts two expansive fore and aft casting platforms. Courtesy Grady-White Visit Grady-White Build Your Grady-White Find a Grady-White Dealer The 231 Coastal Explorer features Grady-White’s SeaV2 hull. The boat is designed for fishing shallow waters as well as for families wanting to relax on the water. The 231 CE boasts two expansive …
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Plentiful in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic waters, stripers are caught on fly in many situations. John McMurray There are anglers who exclusively fly-fish for stripers. I’m not one of them. I love to fish plugs, even bait. But there’s something awesome about targeting striped bass on fly gear. Maybe it’s the challenge. Or perhaps it’s the …
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A flying fish rigged with wings extended, does the job on big tuna when drifted and slow-trolled on the surface from a kite. Jim Hendricks When fished from a kite, flying fish is one of the most effective baits for yellowfin and bluefin tuna, particularly in Southern California and Baja. Securing the wings in the …
That 164-inch velvet 8-pointer looked like an extinct Irish elk as he stepped out of the cedar thicket. His rack swayed back and forth as he scanned the landscape. My first hunt for that giant buck resulted in a sighting, but no shot opportunity. However, I was just fine with that. It was meant to …
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We were not 300 yards from camp when my buddy Brad froze in his tracks. “There’s a buck right there,” he whispered as he grabbed for his binos and aimed them uphill. “It’s just a giant 2-point.” But over Brad’s shoulder, less than 70 yards away, I could see another deer with its head down …
Mississippi’s brief 10-day alligator season opened at noon Friday. So at 12:05 p.m. Megan Sasser and her five crew mates launched their 21-foot War Eagle skiff into the Yazoo River near Vicksburg. The six hunters, who call themselves the Gator Getters, motored a short distance downstream, where they warmed up by catching and releasing a …
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ONE AFTERNOON in August 1946, I was riding along the bottom of a canyon cut into the rolling tundra of northern British Columbia by a little creek named after Billy Nevis (pronounced Neeves), an old trapper. With me was my outfitter, the dean of the Stone-sheep guides, the late Frank Golata. Beside me rode a …
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The 457 CCF is packed with innovative features. Courtesy Formula Boats Visit Formula Build Your Formula Find a Formula Dealer Formula’s 457 Center Console Fish pushes the boundaries in the CC market with so many features we can’t list them all, but here’s just a taste. Powered by triple Mercury 600 Verados with joystick piloting, …
Duck blinds have come a long way since ancient Egyptians first started hunting over clay decoys along the Nile River in 2,500 B.C. But even back then hunters knew a key rule of waterfowling: The better your concealment is, the better your chances are of luring ducks in close. Today’s ducks are highly pressured and …
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A bowhunter in Idaho was attacked by a grizzly bear Sunday while elk hunting with a friend on public land. The bowhunter was injured but survived the attack, and officials say the two men were able to shoot and kill the adult boar with their sidearms. Conservation officers determined through an investigation that the hunters …
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Every bowhunter wants to experience that moment of releasing the perfect arrow, watching it fly like a laser beam, and seeing it hit precisely on target. This is, after all, the apex of bowhunting. But to …
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › During my bowhunter safety course, the instructors showed us a video of Fred Bear sharpening a broadhead with a mill file while discussing the importance of sharp broadheads. The instructors then showed the class the difference …
The new Maryland record blueline tilefish weighed 20.6 pounds. A 20.6-pound blueline tilefish caught on Aug. 24 is the new Maryland state record. Caught by London J. Anthony, of Pasadena, Maryland, the big blueline was less than 3 pounds off the current IGFA all-tackle world record. Anthony was deep-dropping with conventional hand-crank gear and a …
The Stayput manual anchor pole is an affordable alternative to shallow-water anchors from brands such as Power-Pole. Courtesy Stayput Anchor Want to catch more fish, but don’t have a fortune to spend on the latest sonar, carbon-fiber outriggers, or a pair of high-dollar shallow-water anchors? Not to worry. You can enjoy many practical angling upgrades …
Bill McRae was a hunter, a wildlife photographer, and the optics editor emeritus of Outdoor Life. He died on Aug. 21 in Montana. You can read more about his life and legacy here. This story, originally titled “My Sun River Dream Buck,” first appeared in the November 1973 issue of Outdoor Life. I DUG MY …
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It’s rare that predatory animals like sharks have just meat in their stomachs. While most sharks primarily prey on fish, marine mammals, and other sea life, they’re still indiscriminate predators who accidentally consume stuff that’s not exactly edible. For millennia humans have lost, wrecked, or purposely dumped all kinds of stuff in the ocean. That …
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