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‘I Know He Was with Me.’ Virginia Hunter Tags 20-Point Buck with His Late Father’s Bow

It was mid-afternoon on Oct. 19 when Cameron Parham left his vehicle and walked alone to a ladder stand on a 55-acre property south of Richmond, Virginia. The stand was located in an old food plot near some mature white oaks that were raining acorns. Carrying the bow that his father used before he passed …

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The Biggest Myths and Misconceptions Around Deer Rifles, Cartridges, and Shooting

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Outdoor Life’s shooting editor John B. Snow cut his teeth hunting Michigan’s Northwoods in his youth. Now, all these years later, he lives in Bozeman, Montana—the beating heart of big-game hunting in the West. He shoots …

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How to Catch Kingfish on Live Bait

Kingfish are among the most popular and widely distributed nearshore gamefish in America. You can find king mackerel, and passionate kingfish anglers, from Massachusetts to Brazil—throughout the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean. Live bait is one of the most common and effective tactics for targeting kingfish. What follows are some perspectives, tips, and tricks …

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California’s New State-Record Swordfish Was So Huge It Wouldn’t Fit in the Boat

San Diego anglers Luc Ofield and Dave White have been close fishing pals for nearly three decades. They’ve learned to rely on each other when chasing even the biggest and meanest saltwater fish. On Oct. 20, the two friends headed offshore to chase giant Pacific swordfish, arguably the orneriest of all billfish. “We left about …

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Scientists Photograph Giant Python Swallowing a Full-Sized Whitetail Whole in First-of-Its-Kind Discovery

After 12 years of tracking and hunting Burmese pythons in South Florida, it takes a lot to get Ian Bartoszek riled. A wildlife biologist and the science coordinator for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Bartoszek would say the same thing about Ian Easterling, his right-hand man and fellow biologist on the project. “So when Ian …

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Aarn Mountain Magic 50 Pro Review: Throw Out Everything You Knew About Backpacks

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › The most innovative backpack in this year’s backpacking gear test wasn’t from an up-and-coming cottage gear company, but from a decades-old company out of New Zealand, Aarn. Where most backpacking backpacks are fiddling around the margins …

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Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Editor’s Note: This is the second of a three-part series covering the presidential election and how each administration’s policies might impact outdoorsmen and gun owners. Part one focused on how (and why) Outdoor Life covers politics. …

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Tara Dower Battled Intense Hallucinations, Sleep Deprivation, and 53-Mile Days to Set the Appalachian Trail Speed Record. Here’s How She Did It.

Seven minutes before midnight on September 21, 2024, Tara Dower reached the terminus of the Appalachian Trail on Springer Mountain in Georgia. At 40 days, 18 hours, and 6 minutes, Dower finished AT with the fastest known time (also known as the FKT). Not the fastest southbound time, or the fastest women’s time, but the …

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Buy a Suppressor and Get One Free

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Buying a suppressor has never been easier and ATF approvals now take days rather than months, so it’s a great time to get a can for your hunting rifle. Most people instantly appreciate the utility and …

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Can Fish Thrive Without a Home?

It’s important to consider what essential functions structure provides for fish Keith Alexander Lee As anglers, we often look for structure when we’re trying to find fish. Back in my formative years, and before fish finders and sounders, I used to spend time snorkeling the shorelines of lakes to locate deeper, rocky shoals and then …

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Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It

On a chilly October day in Denver, a crowd of Colorado sportsmen and -women gathered on the Capitol steps to rally against a proposed mountain lion and bobcat hunting ban. Amid the sea of camo, blue jeans, and blaze orange, I stood next to two lion hounds, Nose and Rosie, and their owners, who’d driven …

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Montana’s New Grizzly Bear Plan Shows It’s Ready to Take Back Management from the Feds

On Sept. 26, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks released a record of decision adopting the final environmental impact statement and proposed action for its 2024 Statewide Grizzly Bear Management Plan. The finalized plan is meant to prepare the state wildlife agency should grizzly bears be removed from the Endangered Species Act, which could happen as …

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Smith & Wesson Schofield Revolver: The Gun That Almost Beat the Colt Peacemaker and Led to the .45 ACP

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › People know about the Smith & Wesson Schofield revolver, even if it’s only from watching Unforgiven. Officially known as the S&W Model 3, it’s one of the important revolvers of the Old West. When we look …

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Denver’s Proposed Fur Ban Could Be a Serious Problem for Fly Shops and Fishermen

Denver, Colorado, is often celebrated as one of America’s greatest fly-fishing hubs. It lies just a short drive from countless trout streams, including the legendary tailwaters of the South Platte, and it has one of the highest concentrations of fly anglers of any major city in the Rocky Mountain West. But a ballot initiative facing …

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How to Hunt Deer During the Pre-Rut

I settled into my stand and waited. The Kentucky pre-rut with cool afternoon temps combined with the early muzzleloader season had me hopeful. Soon after sitting down, deer poured into the CRP fields around me. Later in the afternoon, I spotted him — a nice buck that I didn’t immediately recognize but eventually realized was …

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The Best Red Dot Sights of 2024

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Narrowing down a list of red dot sights is like determining the best flavor of ice cream. There are a ton of options out there. Most perform really well. Some are excellent. And, rarely, you’ll find …

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‘Senseless’ Poaching Ring Allegedly Killed ‘Well Over 100 Deer’ in Wisconsin and Harassed, Abused Other Wildlife

Local authorities in northern Wisconsin have completed their investigation into a series of poaching and wildlife harassment incidents that allegedly took place from spring of 2023 through July 2024 in Fond du Lac, Dodge, and Washington Counties. They believe one group of poachers was responsible for killing “well over 100 deer” during this period, most …

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Mahi Mahi Fishing Rigs

Angler Steve Dougherty with a full-size dorado from off the coast of Guatemala. Courtesy Mark Going / Columbia Sportswear I love to fish for anything that swims in saltwater, yet I’m an offshore man at heart. And while I’ve spent decades chasing marlin, sailfish, tuna, swordfish, wahoo and dolphin, everyone has their favorite game fish, …

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Mack Brothers Custom Rifle Review: A Lightweight Hunting and Competition Crossover

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Mack Brothers isn’t a household name among hunters and shooters, but among discerning riflemen the company has an excellent reputation. Curiously, the brand also has quite a following among some shooters who have never heard of …

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Albemarle 30 Express

A full clear-acrylic enclosure offers weather protection and an unobstructed 360-degree view. Courtesy Albemarle Visit Albemarle Build Your Albemarle Find an Albemarle Dealer The 30 Express was originally released in 2021, but Albemarle has been steadily refining it. Express cruisers are Albemarle’s forte, and the 30 keeps true to these roots with a modern flair. …

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Q&A with a Tribal Hunter on Storytelling, Taking Photos of Deer, and Family Traditions

Even though the Nez Percé are an ancient people, tribal ethnographer Josiah Pinkham has spent much of his career focusing on the present and future. The 42-year-old might study the fossil record and visit archaeological sites across the Pacific Northwest, but his primary job is to immerse himself in the current customs, habits, and traditions …

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Harris-Walz Campaign Launches Coalition of Hunters and Anglers as It Tries to Appeal to Rural Men

Later today the Harris-Walz presidential campaign will announce the formation of a coalition of hunters, anglers, and gun owners and tomorrow Democratic vice-presidential candidate and sitting governor of Minnesota Tim Walz will kick off his state’s pheasant opener with a stage-managed event in southern Minnesota. The outreach to rural voters comes as polls indicate a …

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State Officials Cancel Squirrel Hunting Event Amid Outrage from Anti-Hunters

Officials with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish had to scrap their plans for an R3 event earlier this week that was meant to promote small-game hunting and wildlife photography. After announcing the 2024 Squirrel Challenge on Monday, the state agency received a number of complaints from environmentalist groups and anti-hunters, according to …

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Wyoming Wildfires Have Been Devastating This Year. They’re Also Giving Landowners a Chance to Rebuild with Wildlife in Mind

T.J. Tavegie watched two orphaned pronghorn fawns plodding across the charred sand 15 yards away from him. They kicked up clouds of ashy dust with each step as they headed toward the small stock pond where Tavegie’s ground blinds still stood, miraculously, after surviving Wyoming’s House Draw Fire two days prior on Aug. 21. The …

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The Long-Awaited Grasslands Conservation Act Is Finally Introduced in Congress

A bipartisan quartet of U.S. representatives today introduced the North American Grasslands Conservation Act which, if passed by Congress, would create an incentive-based fund to sustain and restore grasslands ranging from coastal savannas to the West’s sagebrush-steppe to remnants of tallgrass prairies in the Great Plains. The mechanism proposed by the Grasslands Act mirrors that …

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How to Hunt Swamp Bucks

A mud-caked buck appears out of nowhere, his legs stained from the bog. The deer scans its surroundings. He’s an old deer that knows just how perilous life can be outside the security of his swamp. This kind of buck is hesitant to leave his bedding area during daylight. Fortunately, he won’t have to. You …

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My Hunt for the First Tennessee Nontypical Ever Accepted by Boone and Crockett

WHEN THE BUCK shoved his heavy-antlered head through the curtain of thick undergrowth that separated him from the clear-cut area where the chain saws had been at work, I hesitated. The oncoming animal was 150 yards away — a long shot by the brush-country standards that prevail here in heavily wooded northeastern Tennessee. But it …

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Prime Day Deals on Outdoor Footwear

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Hiking boots and water sandals are on sale from top brands like Keen, Merrell, Teva, and Chaco this October Amazon Prime Day 2024. Find durable and comfortable footwear for your next adventure heavily discounted through October …

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